Who nicked our winter..Give it back now !
Submitted: Monday, Aug 08, 2005 at 11:11
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Member - RockyOne
Can't trust anyone they say (Not true of course) Here I am at 11am just reaching for the switch to turn on the air-con as it is too hot and stuffy,wearing long jeans and short sleeve cotton shirt..We had a winter of sorts,last year,but this year,it's missing..I see on one of the forums,a southern guy was putting up his soft-top rear flexible window..It broke in the 1 degree temp..Who has got our cold weather..Fair go mate..When do we get to have our Bonox & rum? Not cold enough yet and we only have three weeks of winter left..Sure,we live on the
Tropic of Capricorn,but still,we used to get some pretty cold snaps..!MPG:7!
Reply By: Member - Chrispy (NSW) - Monday, Aug 08, 2005 at 11:16
Monday, Aug 08, 2005 at 11:16
Yup... We've only had one snowfall on our place this season. Been hovering around -7 most mornings, but there are too many positive numbers during the day!
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Reply By: Tripp'n Around - Monday, Aug 08, 2005 at 12:48
Monday, Aug 08, 2005 at 12:48
Hi Rocky
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...........don't let our great secret out........lol
The Ekka is almost here so expect the westerlies with some cooler weather and then maybe you can have your rum......... :)
Cya
Tripp'n
:)
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Follow Up By: Member - RockyOne - Tuesday, Aug 09, 2005 at 08:39
Tuesday, Aug 09, 2005 at 08:39
Hey Trippin'Around,.Like the shiver bit in your mssg..I remember,as per my snow pic,piling into my summer sleeping bag at 2 below,shivered & shook like a diesel in snow country,running on normal fuel..Saved by one of those magic little,pocket size "space blankets" (silver one side,camo green other)..Instant warmpth when I put that on..Everyone should carry one..Uses:Rain coat,Groundsheet,Warmpth for accident/shock victims,Screen & of course,blanket..(Mate of ours makes his own rum..Good drop..Calls it Bio-Rum))
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Follow Up By: Tripp'n Around - Saturday, Aug 13, 2005 at 11:10
Saturday, Aug 13, 2005 at 11:10
Hi Rocky
Hope you're finally getting to drink that rum, brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr......cold here in Brissy these past 2 days.
Cya
Tripp'n
:)
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Reply By: Member -Dodger - Monday, Aug 08, 2005 at 17:38
Monday, Aug 08, 2005 at 17:38
I HATE winter,
got it post poned to Jan he he he.
Just gotta luv the heat.
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Follow Up By: Nudenut - Monday, Aug 08, 2005 at 18:15
Monday, Aug 08, 2005 at 18:15
i hate winter too...
but also summer..have to work too bloody hard when its hot!
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Reply By: Crackles - Monday, Aug 08, 2005 at 22:41
Monday, Aug 08, 2005 at 22:41
Winters due back to Victoria this Wednesday. Snow down to 600 metres forecast:-)
Time to head for the hills this weekend & play in the white stuff.
You can keep your heat! I always reckon when it gets cold I can put more clothes on but when it's 35 degrees with 95% humidity it's still damm hot even when one's got no clothes on at all.
Cheers Craig.................
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Follow Up By: Member - RockyOne - Tuesday, Aug 09, 2005 at 08:47
Tuesday, Aug 09, 2005 at 08:47
Hi Craig & rest of the crew, Guess I got the wrong idea of the climate down there when I had 2 1/2 years at the RAAC
army camp at Puckapunyal "Valley of the winds"..Froze for all of September,never saw a shadow once..But I love the roads in that area..They have bends,hills,trees..Not a lot of any of those just here..(Brigalow trees don't count)
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Follow Up By: Crackles - Tuesday, Aug 09, 2005 at 22:53
Tuesday, Aug 09, 2005 at 22:53
Even we folk from Benalla avoid Pucka like the plague. Wind chill factor of minus 10 on a good day ;-)
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Reply By: Member - RockyOne - Saturday, Aug 13, 2005 at 12:16
Saturday, Aug 13, 2005 at 12:16
So,some like it cold,some like it hot..Colder days are ok with me as long as the sun shines..Seems 10deg warmer in the sunlite with "real" shadows being cast..On my second posting down to Puka from Bris,I had my MGA soft-top sports car..Had a lot of good drives in it to
places like Benalla (nice town),Shepparton,
Mansfield etc..Roads up in that northern area of Vic are magic these days,the ones off the highway I mean,of course..Was 8deg as I switched my Mac on this morn at 8am,no wind and great sunshine..Nippy little breeze has come since..Ideal for hobby welding.Blows smoke/smell away..12:17 pm,time to go home,16k & 5 bends.Enjoy your weekend guys..That's an order !
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