The totally off-topic thread

[whatmeworry]

In regards to Melbourne weather, I'd imagine this is hell for people with a fever, and probably the prime weather for people to get a fever!

Also, I'm not sure what the balance of air conditioners (dual cycle) are in Melbourne, as I'm sure many older homes have none or only heating, but when really hot weather hits it also sees many die from heat stroke, particularly the elderly. Usually such stories make the news, but from at least the Queensland news, nothing heard about down south yet.

You find many of the older poorly constructed homes are more reliant on A/C or evaporative cooling. Neighbours next door had the cooling on yesterday and heating today. Home built in 30's but advertised by the real estate agents as only 20 years old! Reality it had some renos but totally BS by the real estate agents.

Dry heat mainly in Melbourne, so you usually need at least 3 days of heat for health problems to arise.

 

[blackcat20]

In regards to Melbourne weather, I'd imagine this is hell for people with a fever, and probably the prime weather for people to get a fever!

Also, I'm not sure what the balance of air conditioners (dual cycle) are in Melbourne, as I'm sure many older homes have none or only heating, but when really hot weather hits it also sees many die from heat stroke, particularly the elderly. Usually such stories make the news, but from at least the Queensland news, nothing heard about down south yet.

No aircon in our house, its was a sweaty 30c inside last night. Good old 50's weatherboard. Open all windows and doors once the change arrives to cool it down.

 

[whatmeworry]

No aircon in our house, its was a sweaty 30c inside last night. Good old 50's weatherboard. Open all windows and doors once the change arrives to cool it down.

But do your windows open left to right/right to left or up and down?

Some Neighbours replaced the L to R/R to L with trendy windows (Up and down) and now can't tap into the coll change.

 

[blackcat20]

But do your windows left to right/right to left or up and down?

Some Neighbours replaced the L to R/R to L with trendy windows (Up and down) and now can't tap into the coll change.

Up and down; they're the old fashioned sash windows. Bottom goes up and top comes down if desired. Perfect for letting in the cool change.

 

[Bindibuys]

No aircon in our house, its was a sweaty 30c inside last night. Good old 50's weatherboard. Open all windows and doors once the change arrives to cool it down.

No air-con at my place either. But I have 22 sets of windows and 6 doors/slide doors I can open wide to let any changes come thru. Always the pool to dip into. Trouble is I am at work during the hottest part of the day, and by the time I get home & do bits, I hardly ever get into the pool.

 

[Cossie]

That photo series was amazing. Makes me rethink the Vegetarian issue. We conveniently think Humans have the only mortgage on emotion.

Elephants have also been known to mourn and it isn't unusual to see birds mourn their dead mate as well.

 

[blackcat20]

No air-con at my place either. But I have 22 sets of windows and 6 doors/slide doors I can open wide to let any changes come thru. Always the pool to dip into. Trouble is I am at work during the hottest part of the day, and by the time I get home & do bits, I hardly ever get into the pool.

Our problem is the confined-to-indoors deaf cat which means the back door cannot be left open. No screen door and she will make a run for it, given the opportunity.

 

[Pushka]

Elephants have also been known to mourn and it isn't unusual to see birds mourn their dead mate as well.

Yes. True. And recently the Orang-utans at Adelaide's Monarto Zoo openly mourned the death of a female in their troop.

 

[get me outta here]

Well, apparently it wasn't kangaroo love, it was lust! Kangaroo photos 'fundamentally misinterpreted': wildlife expert

 

[Pushka]

Our problem is the confined-to-indoors deaf cat which means the back door cannot be left open. No screen door and she will make a run for it, given the opportunity.

We have an old Tudor 2 storey home. The bedrooms upstairs are basically in the attic. Unbelievably hot. MasterP is in one room, the other room is now the cat's bedroom! Otherwise he roams noisily around the house. The cat's room is airconditioned as is MasterP's.

Us downstairs? Nope. I end up sleeping in the lounge which has an airconditioner. But the place only heats up after a few days but takes days to cool down. The house hasn't been cool for weeks now due to Adelaide's current horridly hot summer.

 

[Pushka]

Well, apparently it wasn't kangaroo love, it was lust! Kangaroo photos 'fundamentally misinterpreted': wildlife expert

I wish there was a dislike button.

 

[get me outta here]

Don't like the expert's view, or lust or what??

I wish there was a dislike button.

 

[anat0l]

All this talk about windows...

... have we all got fly screens, or is this a Queensland thing only?

No, you don't have to say if it's CrimSafe or not....

 

[Pushka]

All this talk about windows...

... have we all got fly screens, or is this a Queensland thing only?

No, you don't have to say if it's CrimSafe or not....

Always have had fly screens in RAdelaide.

 

[Pushka]

Don't like the expert's view, or lust or what??

The expert's view.

Experts are funny things esp in behavioural matters where really their expert opinion is based on observation. Not exactly scientifically proven either.

 

[medhead]

2860 points came in today for the purchase of our new A/C 3 days before christmas. Haven't had it over fan speed 3 yet. House at a nice 23 to 25, and one child wearing a hoody inside.

Old A/C was 18 years old, the motor died and replacement was $1100 plus $400 for badly needed new pads. vs $2860 for a new A/C of greater capacity. Great present for SWMBO as well

If we are going to call them that, then perhaps that's a better reason why perhaps a carrier should not have them on the tails. I mean, an airline with a drop bear as the mascot??

It's not a matter of calling koalas dropbears. Koala's and Dropbears are two completely different animals.

 

[whatmeworry]

For some reason Europe (Especially Southern) have never really embraced fly screens.

 

[Cossie]

In Canberra, I'd say it would be difficult to live without fly screens, well at least in our area!

 

[drron]

Emus also mourn.Coming back from Coober Pedy we came across this mob of emus who wouldn't move even though we stopped and I got out of the car.

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Just to the left of the closest emu in the second picture was the body of an adult emu obviously hit crossing the road.

 

[Bindibuys]

All this talk about windows...

... have we all got fly screens, or is this a Queensland thing only?

No, you don't have to say if it's CrimSafe or not....

ALL window/doors have fly screens, (even the Man-cave) but that does not seem to stop those tiny little S***ts of bugs getting in at night.