Kids crack me up
Submitted: Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 17:24
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Member - andrew B (Kununurra)
As a follow up to the wet dry season post, yesterday, my wife rang me at work asking if we had a heater. I remembered a small electric heater I've had for ever, and directed her to its location. Still talking to her on the phone while she plugged it in, I hear my 4yo daughter in the background..."Whats that Mummy?"...."A heater"...."Oh....is there a fire in there?"
We both lost it laughing, seems it hasn't been this cold for at least 4 years!
The
grey and not so
grey nomads may not be having the best of times at the moment. My wife had one greet her in the
supermarket the other day..."you look like a local, is there a st vinnies or similar in town where I could buy a jumper or cardigan? I pity those in tents at the moment, I haven't camped in the rain for almost ever..
Cheers Andrew
Reply By: uneekwahn - Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 18:00
Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 18:00
*fingers crossed*
please let the rain and cold weather stop before I head up there in just over 3 weeks !
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Follow Up By: Member - andrew B (Kununurra) - Friday, Jun 22, 2007 at 07:16
Friday, Jun 22, 2007 at 07:16
Should warm up in the next week.....I'm planning to do about 60 sqm of bush rock slate, there is no way it will stay cool for that!
Cheers Andrew
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Reply By: Member - Mark E (VIC) - Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 18:19
Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 18:19
Andrew,
Been
camping twice in the last 2 weeks down here in Vic. Freezing and raining most of the first trip into the mountains, then cold, rain and strong winds for the trip along the coast at Malacoota....not so great for sea kayaking.... lucky I had my 'cardi'...!
Cheers,
Mark
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Follow Up By: Member - andrew B (Kununurra) - Friday, Jun 22, 2007 at 07:22
Friday, Jun 22, 2007 at 07:22
Gday Mark
Its been awhile since I've been down that way. I always wanted to drive the coast from Malacoota to
Marlo, but I only did a few excursions from the highway to the coast. I still think the coldest I have ever been was in
Merimbula, not the coldest day, but we were doing the steel work for a second story slab and it was blowing a gale from the west, snowing on Brown Mountain etc. I don't think I will ever be doing that again! (can't believe I wrote that, as a kid I used to work on farms chipping weeds, vowed never to do it again. All was good 'til I mooved to KNX, then found myself dooing it in 39 degrees.....only for 2 days, then got a better job)
Cheers Andrew
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Reply By: Member - Nick (TAS) - Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 19:58
Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 19:58
You just have to keep bringing it up , dont you.ATM its -1 heading for -6 I reacon.We got down to -6.7 the other morning.
Man I just wanna head north.
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Follow Up By: Member - andrew B (Kununurra) - Friday, Jun 22, 2007 at 07:23
Friday, Jun 22, 2007 at 07:23
Yep, we may come down for a visit when global warming kicks in....
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Reply By: Member - Dunworkin (WA) - Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 21:47
Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 21:47
Hi andrew B, I would like to put in a request, please turn the heat up for the end of July, We are cold down here and my poor old bones are feeling it. I am looking forward to a warm few weeks on the GRR so turn the control to heat PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!
Cheers
D
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Follow Up By: Member - andrew B (Kununurra) - Friday, Jun 22, 2007 at 07:25
Friday, Jun 22, 2007 at 07:25
mmmm, the gibb may be in pretty bad nick for a few weeks....it will warm up soon. I do feel for the people who have come up for a week or so on the 'trip of a lifetime' and their schedule means this had to be the week to do the gibb.
Cheers Andrew
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Reply By: Member - Roger B (VIC) - Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 22:03
Thursday, Jun 21, 2007 at 22:03
Melbourne has been fairly bitter the last few days, however I've only got 7 days left before heading North for 2 months. At least by having this cold spell before I go, I'll know what I'm leaving behind. Leaving here next Friday 29th., and heading for
Newcastle to pick up with other family members travelling with us. In fact they may be pretty pleased to leave home also. We're then off to Groper
Creek, N.Q. hopefully to catch fish, prawns , mud crabs and sunshine for a while. After a month there we're heading down to
Rubyvale, in the Gem fields, to try and snaffle a
sapphire or two. Then slowly head for home again. Should be back in early September, and hopefully the worst weather will be gone. Can't wait. They're the joys of being an old fart...!!!
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Follow Up By: Member - andrew B (Kununurra) - Friday, Jun 22, 2007 at 07:27
Friday, Jun 22, 2007 at 07:27
Looking forward (
well forward!) to when I don't need to work so I can do more travelling........like the spare cover on the camper!
Cheers Andrew
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Reply By: PeteS - Friday, Jun 22, 2007 at 08:04
Friday, Jun 22, 2007 at 08:04
Hi Andrew
Agree that the Tin Lids come up with absolute classics. Some of their comments are often based on the simplest things we take for granted.
I don't feel as bad if KNX is having a 'cold snap' ;-)
We picked up our new van on the June longweekend and since then we have been itching to try it out however
Newcastle region has copped a battering with the weather over the last few weeks and we are still waiting..... waiting.....waiting..... for the weather to improve.
Hoping this weekend we can get away for a night for a test run.
Cheers
PeteS
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