Bloody Weather

During our 4+ months in WA this last winter we were either waiting for the rain to stop so we could get to a planned destination, at a destination waiting for the rain to stop so we could go to town for supplies, (mainly Dan Murphy deliveries) digging/winching out of a bog instead of swinging the detector, it goes on. 

So we thought that at least we will get a decent spring when we get home but NO. Half of the State goes up in bushfires, us poor sufferers closer to the Qld. border cop wind and wet stuff they didnt want then the last 2 weeks has been bloody torrential rainstorms to the extent the van is now bogged in the backyard. 

Adding insult to injury the roof has developed a leak right at the front edge of the loo bowl. The missus is bellowing she cant perch and do the crossword, I cant get on the roof until it dries out a bit. 

Not only that, but we are still wearing a jumpers and summer is only days away. Climate warming? Yeah, pull the other one.
But what am I whinging for, we're on top of the ground, eh. It sure beats the alternative. 
Mike

Hang in there Mike, things can only get better!!!!!!........or worseLOL!!!!! 
It takes a lot more then that to get a tough bloke like you down.

Cheers

Ted

Hey Mike,
We have to believe the weather guru's the planet is doomed with increasing temperatures.
Even removing records from 1889 to jusify the means.
Whilst it is probable that remote areas of the Australian desert have seen extreme temperatures that have gone unrecorded, the outback Queensland town of Cloncurry originally held the record for the highest known temperature in the shade, at 53.1 °C (127.5 °F) on 16 January 1889. Cloncurry is a small town in northwest Queensland, Australia, about 770km west of Townsville.

The Cloncurry record was later removed from Australian records because it was measured using unsuitable equipment (that is, not in a Stevenson screen, which only became widespread in Australian usage after about 1910). According to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, the current heat record is held by Oodnadatta, South Australia, 50.7 degrees Celsius, occurring on 2 January 1960.

The world heat record for consecutive days goes to Marble Bar in Western Australia, which recorded maximum temperatures equaling or over 37.8°C on 161 consecutive days, between 30 October 1923 and 7 April 1924.

Buy Chris an umbrella so she can still enjoy the crosswords.
AND bring your boat with you next year.

Cheers
Peter 

well we work in the sun and not the shade unfortunately and the temp was 54c a tad warm but we survived.

don't forget they take the temp in the shade..don't know anyone who work in the shade.

don't even think about picking up any tools u inadvertently leave in the sun as u would get severe burns.

regards
oneday