Winter is coming (NOT A GOT thread)

[LewisM]

And so it begins...

[Sunfish (Ray)]

Reminds me of living behind Mt Wellington in Collinsvale, Hobart. Sure was cold there. But clear and dry and dark.......come to think of it.......

[multiweb (Marc)]

Good to see a bit of frost again.

[casstony]

My DSLR will be happy with the longer, colder nights. Also no snakes or mosquitos. Of course a mid-winter tropical holiday wouldn't be out of order.

[pgc hunter]

Tell me about it! Low was 1.1C here this morning. In a few days they are forecasting 34-35C!

Still warm compared to the -5C odd I've seen out in the bush here

[leon]

Now that is what I call a fresh start, I used to love the frosty nights when the grass crackled under your feet.

Leon

[DarkArts]

... and so all our monkeys turn to brass.

I was talking to a colleague the other day, who just joined us from QLD. He was horrified when I told him that my hot water system froze last winter ... well the inlet valve to the house did ... which I figured out happens at -7C. I had to thaw it by pouring on boiling water from the kettle. This winter it will have extra lagging.

[Camelopardalis (Dunk)]

...which is no excuse as soon as you get an hour inland from the coast, frosts and ice are a common occurrence in QLD in winter.

I remember a couple of years ago we were up in the Savannah country in N QLD and we met some travelers from Victoria...they were horrified that the weather was cold and rainy, just like they were used to like, see your breath, good winter jacket cold. They thought QLD never had winter...sure, it doesn’t overstay it’s welcome like it does down south (that job is left to summer!)...

And ask any folk who’ve travelled to QLD AstroFest how warm the nights are

[GTB_an_Owl (Geoff)]

I don't care how COLD it gets.

"BE WISE - BE TOLD - NEVER BE COLD"

geoff