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Old 17-03-2008, 05:43 PM
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Heat wave? Bah! Come here to Port Hedland in the Pilbara if you want real heat.
Our last day under 30 degrees was the first of November and we've averaged over 35 since the end of September. To top it off our air-con just got fixed after going down at Christmas!
Of course it could be worse.....Marble Bar is just two hours up the road.
Seriously though, my sympathy to all of you suffering, astronomically and otherwise. I know it's a lot harder when you aren't acclimatised to it.
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Old 17-03-2008, 10:27 PM
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summas in da cities.....

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Yes - 'tis a wee bits warm boys: one ting down here's at da beach those dang Willunga 'scarpments aint sendin' down hunnert kilometre winds at da mo coz it aint coolin' down in da night-times - obbin's bin good till that dang fire 'n smokes set ins.

Still, great work dose boys an gals did wif da fires, an now da smoke's startin to discappears. ('cept for da waxin' moon nows - scheisenn, I'sa soundin likes dem unhappies cockies!)
Wells, I checked me post an don't reckons I woz too whingies; even pulled meself up at t'end; but I wonts t'say summin to youse (mainly younger) fellas a-puffin yer machismos ups in dem places youse tinks are hots, buts nowadays youse rilly hafs lotsa conseshuns - wedda it be's jist eskies, ors inshulayshuns, ors hair condishunners an udder tings likes werkin regulayshuns; an mosts of youse mos' problies in y'early 40's, at mostest: I'sa werked ats Millers Creek and out on da old Ghan lines, an ats Ooldea, Immarna's, Tarcoola's (which it'aint) Maree's an plenty o' udder hotboxes where's dere woz no shades or nuttin; and youse outin da suns alldays wif nuffin buts dat ol canvass waterbags, fixin dem bores or rails or fensus etc.

It's not jist as yer gits abits longa in da tooths wif da heat tolerances, buts ya jist can't compares da clear heats, or even dusties heats, of da bush, t' da heat 'n stinks o' da bitumens an' cars an concretes in da cities. (an peeples) So's, Ima reminissin anda xaggeratin, jist like sum o' youse young bucks!
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Old 17-03-2008, 11:39 PM
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heat wave

Still showing 29 degrees at my place in Melbourne's west and air con not working........(anyone tried sleeping in their car with the engine running and air on???? or would I scare my neighbours????)

If it's 22 in Adelaide on Friday, then bring on a cooler Easter for us!!!

Cheers, Caroline
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Old 18-03-2008, 01:37 PM
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Had an overnight low of 27.8慢 again here but nights as a whole havent been very warm at all, mostly below 15 degrees except for last night and last thursday night.
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Old 18-03-2008, 02:08 PM
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Had an overnight low of 27.8慢 again here but nights as a whole havent been very warm at all, mostly below 15 degrees except for last night and last thursday night.
I had the scope out for half an hour, around 10:30pm. It was still above 30 then, I'm sure. Lousy seeing - looked good to the naked eye though.

Saw a few bright satellites earlier - a bright one went right under the moon around 8:30pm, heading ENE. Another about 15-30 minutes later heading NNW through Orion.
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Old 18-03-2008, 02:36 PM
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I never have the scope out on such nights because from experience there is a 99.999% chance of crap seeing plus all the crud blown around in the wind that has covered perhaps 2000km over dusty desert kills off transparency completely. Cold clear still nights seem far better both seeing and transparency-wise.
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Old 18-03-2008, 02:42 PM
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I never have the scope out on such nights because from experience there is a 99.999% chance of crap seeing plus all the crud blown around in the wind that has covered perhaps 2000km over dusty desert kills off transparency completely. Cold clear still nights seem far better both seeing and transparency-wise.
That's why it was only 30 minutes
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Old 18-03-2008, 02:48 PM
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Old 18-03-2008, 05:43 PM
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Heat wave? Bah! Come here to Port Hedland in the Pilbara if you want real heat.
Our last day under 30 degrees was the first of November and we've averaged over 35 since the end of September.
Ah, those were the days...I spent 8 or so years in Port Hedland but have gone soft living in Tassie
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