How about some real heat! Frosty is nowhere to be seen! [Archive]

crazycanuck

01-28-2009, 03:13 PM

I think folks in South Australia & Vic would love some cooler weather at the moment :eek: I wouldn't want to be cycling in the temps they've had over the past few days.

45C in Melbourne yesterday...47C in Ceduna(South Australia)!!!

http://http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24977761-601,00.html

jaydee

01-28-2009, 05:06 PM

Only 37 here today - which is 99F. :o (the red face is from heat, not embarrassment today). So I am not going outside, have the air on full blast and am hoping that the weather from the south does not make it here.

bmccasland

01-29-2009, 05:10 AM

Is it hot enough to fry an egg on the side walk or on top of someone's car???

Biciclista

01-29-2009, 05:33 AM

frosty is up here, trust me.

Geonz

01-29-2009, 05:46 AM

Yea, seriously... send just a fwe degrees here!

That's beyond beastly.

Pax

01-29-2009, 05:48 AM

CC, that's 116F!!!! :eek: Dang, I'd barf in that kind of heat!

Biciclista

01-29-2009, 07:04 AM

CC, that's 116F!!!! :eek: Dang, I'd barf in that kind of heat!

ha, i could handle it.....:cool:

for about 2 minutes. then I'd keel over :eek::eek::eek:

Pax

01-29-2009, 07:20 AM

ha, i could handle it.....:cool:

for about 2 minutes. then I'd keel over :eek::eek::eek:

It would get that hot where I lived in AZ, I'd see spots in front of my eyes just walking to the mailbox at the end of the driveway. People liked to tell me "but it a dry heat", to which I'd reply "so's my oven...but I don't like to hang out in it"

Crankin

01-29-2009, 07:22 AM

I feel for you. I remember what 115 feels like quite well. In fact, I think of it, every time I walk outside in an icy, 5 degree windy day. I think about what it felt like to have to hold a rag in my hand to open my car after work. How my kids had to ride on an air conditioned bus to the pool after having activities in an air conditioned school at summer camp, instead of running around in the woods and swimming in a lake.
Some people don't mind it, but I felt trapped inside my house, much worse than I do in winter. In winter, you can put on layers and go play outside! And where I live, the really cold part of winter is not as long as the over 100 degrees I used to have in AZ.

Red Rock

01-29-2009, 07:31 AM

I hope you all can go hang out in a pool or something to stay cool. In hearing the news for the Tour down under as well as the Australian Open, it is way too hot out there. Think ice!

Red Rock

wackyjacky1

01-29-2009, 12:25 PM

I was watching the Roddick/Djokovic match, and the on-court thermometer read something like 62 degrees C. (The thermometer only went up to 60, but the needle was well past that.) That's what, 140 degrees F? Djokovic couldn't continue and retired.

crazycanuck

01-29-2009, 11:49 PM

It's only been muggy here in Perth but when the sun peeked from the clouds it was worse...only 32c though..

I've been wandering on the bureau of met site www.bom.gov.au as i was curious of how hot it's been over east today...
In Adelaide it peaked at 43.1C earlier today & at 7pm it's down to a balmy 39C..:eek:

Melbourne..45C :eek:
Jaydee..it was 37C in Canberra...

There's no relief in sight either..

I had to chuckle at a reporter on the ABC this afternoon that discussed how wildlife was coping :(. In regards to possums that live in people's roofs etc, residents were encouraged to give them water or something!!

We also can't forget seniors living alone..
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24983015-421,00.html

Trekhawk

01-30-2009, 01:36 AM

OK I know its seriously hot in the East when Tasmania cracks the big 40.
Apparently they had their hottest temp on the Apple Isle in thirty years.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/01/29/2477864.htm

jaydee

01-30-2009, 02:10 AM

Jaydee..it was 37C in Canberra...

Tell me about it :o - although out this way it was supposed to be cooler at only 35C. What worries me though is that there doesn't seem to be any change on the horizon for at least the next week - except for getting hotter. Looks like there'll be plenty of reading done and not much else. It is a worry when Darwin is one of the coolest capitals! :confused:

crazycanuck

01-30-2009, 02:22 AM

Jaydee, Darwin's in their "cool"season with the normal monsoonal showers! I would hazard a guess it's similar to KL or Jakarta's weather at this time of year!

Also, what are those flowers in your avatar?

Trekhawk

01-30-2009, 04:15 AM

Jaydee, Darwin's in their "cool"season with the normal monsoonal showers! I would hazard a guess it's similar to KL or Jakarta's weather at this time of year!

Hmmm not sure about that. If its anything like Cairns at this time of year its hot and wet. Middle of the year is when the temps drop and its a great time to visit.:)

jaydee

01-30-2009, 11:06 PM

Also, what are those flowers in your avatar?

My grandmother was a rose grower, and her aim was always to grow a perfect blue rose and a black rose. The black roses she grew were red based, but my cousin who also grows roses managed to grow some based on a plum/blue. These aren't my cousins roses but are very similar to. The black rose has sort of become a special symbol for my daughter and myself - she has a tattoo of a black rose on her back!:)

bmccasland

01-31-2009, 07:29 AM

My grandmother was a rose grower, and her aim was always to grow a perfect blue rose and a black rose. The black roses she grew were red based, but my cousin who also grows roses managed to grow some based on a plum/blue. These aren't my cousins roses but are very similar to. The black rose has sort of become a special symbol for my daughter and myself - she has a tattoo of a black rose on her back!:)

Hey Jaydee - my biggest disappointment about living in muggy New Orleans is not being able to grow roses without spending lots of time fighting black spot. (we do grow some lovely fungi) I had a beautiful Lavender Lace floribunda when I lived in Phoenix that I wished I could grow here. I know the quest to grow blue/black roses has been long and hard. I still fondly remember the lovely bouquet of Sterling Sliver roses I was given for my birthday one year.

crazycanuck

02-05-2009, 02:57 PM

Trekhawk

02-06-2009, 04:30 AM

I know many of you love Koalas & have to share this with you. Australian wildlife is suffering in the varying heat waves round the country & have taken to pools, tubs etc.

I'm not a big koala fan but these pics are just too cute :) ...awwwww...

http://www.bicycles.net.au/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12327

Another scorcher forecast for Upper victoria..46C+ :eek: http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDV17001.shtml

39C for us next week...

Cute pics!!

Crazy weather for sure. You see pics of animals dying for water down south and up in far north Queensland the poor things are surrounded by water and are desperate for food.

After watching the news tonight I think I can safely say that Frosty is in England.

Keep safe TE girls in Britain.

crazycanuck

02-07-2009, 07:35 PM

Can someone please send some good thoughts down to Victoria? The death toll is at 35 as of today but it's likely to rise. What really gets my goat is that many of the fires are work of arsonists :mad:

http://www.watoday.com.au/national/whole-township-on-fire-20090208-80om.html

http://www.watoday.com.au/national/victims-stories--worse-than-ash-wednesday-20090208-80os.html

A good friend has family in Horsham and have heard good news that they've not lost any posessions. So far..

Rain please...!!!

jaydee

02-08-2009, 01:19 AM

I am in a complete state of shock with the fires in Victoria. 66 dead and over 600 homes lost -but emergency services can't get into some townships to even see what the damage is.

We have a huge pall of smoke right across the sky to the south and while I know it is blowing up here with the southerly change and there are no fires around Canberra, it still makes you feel really nervous.

It is still awfully hot with erratic winds. A cool change is forecast but for many down south it is simply too late.

A horrendous day for people in the fire zones and their friends and families scattered all over the world. Our prayers and thoughts are with you. It really puts things into perspective and makes you appreciate all you have!

crazycanuck

02-08-2009, 07:25 PM

:( :( :(

I don't know how to describe how I felt last night when I watched the reports about the Vic bushfires. It's overwhelming to know that whole communities have been wiped out. The stories i'm reading today are both amazing & sad.

Aussies are normally well prepared for bushfire season but from what i've heard, the fires were just too ferocious for most to even try and contain.

Jaydee, Trekhawk & other aussie ladies-do you remember " Black friday http://www.abc.net.au/blackfriday/home/default.htm" and " ash wednesday http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Wednesday_fires"??

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/

*sigh* :(

sundial

02-09-2009, 08:42 AM

CC, are you alright over there?? Your family and friends?? I am just sick at what's happening. The death toll is unbelievable! :( :( :(

Trekhawk

02-09-2009, 01:35 PM

crazycanuck

02-09-2009, 01:44 PM

Sundial, we're ok out west.

:(

Ninabike

02-09-2009, 02:22 PM

Hello all of you TEr's down under. Our news media has been giving a lot of coverage to the Victoria fires. It is so sad. Those of us here in Southern California can identify. We have had massive fires over the past couple of years with tremendous losses, although not the loss of life you are experiencing. Take care and stay safe!!

sundial

02-12-2009, 01:50 PM

Sundial, we're ok out west.

:(

Stay safe, CC. And to our TE'ers down under, my prayers are with you.

crazycanuck

02-12-2009, 09:14 PM

Hmm..this is interesting. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25048866-421,00.html

It's also good to see the fundraising is coming along & over $70mill (Aust) has been raised!

:)

bmccasland

02-13-2009, 05:06 AM

I understand the totally helpless feeling. Completely. :( New Orleans is still rebuilding after the 2005 hurricanes and levee failures/overtoppings.

I feel for all y'll in Oz with the bad bushfires. All I can say for the arsonists is they need to round up all his stuff, every single iota of things he hold dear, and burn it, and make him watch. Of course I'm assuming he as a thread of empathy. Which obvisouly he doesn't. May he rot in a dark hole some where.

crazycanuck

02-13-2009, 03:59 PM

Beth, I can assure you the $*$*$8 arsonist now in police custody will not make any friends in jail. I'm sure the Coffin Cheaters & other gangs will make his life miserable.

sundial

02-14-2009, 04:08 AM

What about the homeless families....where are they staying? Is the government providing them with temporary shelter?

crazycanuck

02-14-2009, 02:52 PM

Sundial, there are people offering the bushfire displaced space at their homes. Also, there is a tent like city set up in one of the towns which was set up (i think) by reservists & now being helped out by the military.

The Red Cross is doing a great job!!! http://www.redcross.org.au/vic/services_emergencyservices_victorian-bushfires-appeal-2009.htm

The total $$ raised keeps growing..:)

sundial

02-14-2009, 03:37 PM

Ok, I hope the government works more efficiently than ours when Hurricane Katrina hit.

Trekhawk

02-14-2009, 04:43 PM

What about the homeless families....where are they staying? Is the government providing them with temporary shelter?

Families are also being offered accommodation at Puckapunyal Army Base in Victoria.

bmccasland

02-15-2009, 05:46 AM

Ok, I hope the government works more efficiently than ours when Hurricane Katrina hit.

That wouldn't be very difficult to do. For emergency response - the National Guard and Regular Army did a bang up job and deserve lots of praise. National Guard Police are still here.

One of the big problems down here was the high poverty rate, and the social ills that goes along with that. People lived in marginal housing before the storm, and now that's gone. Various charities are still here helping rebuild homes or whole neighborhoods.

It will take a lot personal drive to rebuild an entire community, and the stories that come out of that will be amazing.

sundial

02-16-2009, 04:42 AM

Harry Connick Jr is helping to rebuild parts of NOLA. :cool:

crazycanuck

02-16-2009, 09:26 PM

The ABC program " Four Corners" had a great documentary about the Vic Bushfires lastnight. It's now online if you're interested in viewing.

http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/

I heard that this Sunday will be a national day of mourning here in Aust. If i can find more info, i'll post it.

sundial

02-17-2009, 09:35 AM

Did they find who did it?? I just can't imagine the pain and anguish off all those people who survived the terrible firestorm. So much loss! :( :(

crazycanuck

02-17-2009, 01:54 PM

One suspect is in protective custody in Melbourne. Let's just say he's from one of the communities affected & isn't welcome there any longer!!!
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25064530-5018722,00.html

One of the other fires was started by lightning i believe.

sundial

02-18-2009, 05:41 AM

Saw on the news that Nicole Kidman donated 1 million to the cause. :cool:

crazycanuck

02-18-2009, 02:06 PM

The Memorial service is being held this Sunday at 11am Melbourne time. (Check your time zones..) If you can spare a few moments of reflection that day, it would be great.