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Offline bj

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Paying the piper
« on: January 11, 2018, 06:42:44 am »
   Been a decent winter, as winters go, but this morning is a bit chilly.
   -32.8 C as I type this.
   Inside projects it is.
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Re: Paying the piper
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2018, 07:30:09 am »

Was cooler here today than it has been, only 34oC

Last sunday it hit 46C.

I agree, indoor projects only!

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Re: Paying the piper
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2018, 04:14:08 pm »
Hong Kong was down to 8 degrees Celsius a few days ago.

During last summer I saw 41 degrees Celsius on a gauge in my car port.

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Re: Paying the piper
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2018, 06:37:29 am »
  Folks, that is seriously hot weather.  If given a choice, I find it easier to deal with the
cold.  All you have to do is add more layers/better clothing.
  Just for info, bit chillier at -33.8 C this morning.
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Re: Paying the piper
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2018, 03:02:59 am »

I wouldn't call 33 Chilly.

Oh, wait, MINUS 33!
Surely, that can't be legal is it??   :o

Few days ago I was in town at 5PM.  Temp reading on the dash of the car was 43. Got home here and it was 46.  Again. Thought Geez, these things are normally pretty accurate, must be wigging out or something.  Can't be that hot still this late, feels like about 35, maybe 38.

Speaking to Neighbour next day he was telling he was talking to his his mate that morning who works at the airport 3 km down the road who said the official temp at the weather station there yesterday was still 44 at 5pm and had hit 47 at 2:30.

Seems nothing wrong with the car thermo after all and I'd just acclimatised and wasn't feeling it that much.


I want to move somewhere it is 23-25c all year round, night and day, 30% humidity max, nice even rainfall all year round and only between Midnight and 6am.   ;D

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Re: Paying the piper
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2018, 01:43:33 pm »
Hi DJ, good luck finding a place that is the same temperature all year day and night. Living in Tasmania I would find 24 or 25 degrees too hot and definitely would hate it if the nights were that hot.
After a year or so here your blood thickens up to the consistency of molasses. Then anything over 20 is pretty warm, 25 is bloody hot. Nights well we don't like them above 12 degrees C.
I am sure that your blood would adjust to 25 all year round and you would need a jumper at 24 degrees
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Re: Paying the piper
« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2018, 07:21:29 am »
   Our proximity to the Rocky Mountains brings interesting weather changes.  This morning
it's only -9 C, with predicted above freezing temperatures mid-week.  Never gets boring.
   Back to outside projects.
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Re: Paying the piper
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2018, 02:51:49 am »

Daughter had her 21st on the weekend. Being on acreage we had a tent city in the back yard.
The day was warm, about 35 but the evening cooled off nicely and by about 2am there was a chill in the air. The kids bunked down with blankets nice and cosy in their swags and tents. 

Some pain in the arse Riff raff hung around that would not go to bed or bugger off ( my family) so I stayed up to make sure things didn't get out of hand with the noise and didn't bother going to bed myself.  After getting fed up and threatening my nephew and nieces husband if they didn't shut the hell up, I was going to beat the ship out of both of them because I had enough of their racket and didn't want the neighbours any more pissed off, they finally got the message.
Too early for me to go to bed then so I was sitting on the back veranda watching the sun come up with a lovely coffee and the kids started emerging.

Once the sun hit their swags and tents, it quickly melted them out.
Was very funny. They would open the swag or the tent to let in some cool air and be blinded by the sun and the looks and expressions were hilarious.
Cooked breakfast for about 30 of them and they sat around for a bit then started packing up. By this time they were getting a good dose of country sun and heat and it was showing.

Was a lovely night though, temp was just right which made things that much more enjoyable.
Last 2 days have been back in the 40's  so for once we timed it just right.

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Re: Paying the piper
« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2018, 10:13:34 pm »
Anybody ever finds a place that's truly temperate year round, I'd be highly interested  ;D
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Re: Paying the piper
« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2018, 07:04:41 am »
  Me too Steve.  Hawaii is close though.
  But then, we got a 2 foot dump of snow yesterday, so a lot of places look good right now.
 
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Re: Paying the piper
« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2018, 11:55:59 am »
"truly temperate year round"
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Re: Paying the piper
« Reply #11 on: January 30, 2018, 06:32:30 pm »
Haha yeah anywhere looks good when there's that much snow around.

I ain't so sure about the lake there tho... seems a little too close to the equator to stay right at 21C 25/8 lol

I agree tho, if there is a such place, it's going to involve a lot of water. That just leaves the little issue of humidity... LOL What to do, what to do...

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Re: Paying the piper
« Reply #12 on: January 31, 2018, 05:47:26 am »
  What to do?  For myself, probably live here for the rest of my time.  The winters can
be tough, but then spring comes, with all the wonders it brings, and I settle in to my
love this country phase.
 
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Re: Paying the piper
« Reply #13 on: February 04, 2018, 05:15:00 pm »
Hehe yeah there's definitely "sticky feet factor". Never hurts to dream tho right? Hehe
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