Hot enough for everyone

[threedogs]

Bit of a warm spell , dont forget to check your elderly neighbours if you have any.
Make sure your pets have plenty of water too, First big 40 tomorrow as well
Drink a glass of water between you beers as well, stay hydrated eh lol

[Winnie]

Bit of a warm spell , dont forget to check your elderly neighbours if you have any.
Make sure your pets have plenty of water too, First big 40 tomorrow as well
Drink a glass of water between you beers as well, stay hydrated eh lol
Good tip John on all counts. We are driving tomorrow to Daylesford to meet our potential new rescue dog, a jack Russell named Bindi. Keep cool guys and bring your pets inside to the AC!

[Bob]

It was so Hot today that the Pardalote Parents called their Chick out of the Nesting Box.
We have placed it in a Flower Pot and the Parents are feeding it there.
Have been spraying with a fine mist to cool the birds down.

Here are some Pics

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[Maxhead]

Drink a glass of water between you beers as well, stay hydrated eh lol

Hmmm, isn't beer 90% water anyways :)

[nissannewby]

I would like it a bit warmer actually.

[Ben-e-boy]

I would like it a bit warmer actually.

I'll gladly swap Victorian heat for Qld humidity

[Winnie]

I'll gladly swap Victorian heat for Qld humidity
Yeah it was bloody hot today... 41 at home but only 25% humidity.
When I was living in Darwin it was 40 every day and over 95% humidity.

[mudski]

Bloody love this heat! I really do. I effing hate the cold.

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[Hodge]

Bloody love this heat! I really do. I effing hate the cold.

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No thanks mate! lol Personally give me freezing cold anyway...

Was just outside watering some of whats left of our plants and the warm northerly is unbelievable, at 6am. Thats when you know it'll get serious.

[Irish]

I am melting.

[Hodge]

Talk about a temp .jump !!
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[mudski]

No thanks mate! lol Personally give me freezing cold anyway...

Was just outside watering some of whats left of our plants and the warm northerly is unbelievable, at 6am. Thats when you know it'll get serious.
Jusg a out to get out there and mow the lawns and clean the bbq. Beer time after that...

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[Hodge]

Farkin warming up early

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[Winnie]

39 yesterday, 40 today, 39 tomorrow, 23 on Monday... Hahaha

[Rossco]

Supposed to be putting new roof on deck today. . . Good day for it! ! Tne wind is more of a bugger tho, hate wind not good for fires either 😕. . .

[Bacho86]

I was jus outside for 10 mins, it's bloody hot already! Gonna be a real warm night as well, minimum of 27 degrees between 12-3am!!!


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[Hodge]

I was jus outside for 10 mins, it's bloody hot already! Gonna be a real warm night as well, minimum of 27 degrees between 12-3am!!!


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Yeah it's the nights that are more annoying when warm lol.
Today has a lot of bushfire potential. stay safe folks

[Winnie]

Supposed to be putting new roof on deck today. . . Good day for it! ! Tne wind is more of a bugger tho, hate wind not good for fires either 😕. . .
Yeah we have been on hot weather status for a few days now so our station is being manned at all times. No fires here yet though!

[Winnie]

I was jus outside for 10 mins, it's bloody hot already! Gonna be a real warm night as well, minimum of 27 degrees between 12-3am!!!


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We had the AC on for a couple of hours in the bedroom last night, might be on all night tonight!

[Bacho86]

We had the AC on for a couple of hours in the bedroom last night, might be on all night tonight!

Yeah ours got turned off pretty late into the night as well, but I think it will be going all night tonight!

Will prob have a camp out sleep with the kids in the lounge tonight under the split system as well, all the bedrooms are at the other end of the house and we struggle to keep the kids room cool when it gets this hot


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[threedogs]

Yeah it was bloody hot today... 41 at home but only 25% humidity.
When I was living in Darwin it was 40 every day and over 95% humidity.


Dont think Darwin ever gets to 40, normally 32 and afternoon storms in the wet
but you're right about the humidity its soul destroying lol
No wonder they call it suicide/silly season,

32 and windy in Melb today at 9 in the morning, bring it on,,,,,lol

[AB]

Bloody fires popping up everywhere today.

I hate these days!

[taslucas]

It's even hot here.... But as usual it's not the air temp that's bad it's the bloody sun.

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[taslucas]

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[Hodge]

Scary its getting close to home. And just after midday ...

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=63372&stc=1

[threedogs]

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2015/12/127.jpg

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Lying down already lol

[threedogs]

Full report here with road closures ETC

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/grass-fire-blazes-at-epping-near-melbournes-edge-20151218-glrgof.html

[Hodge]

I just have the map with everything open.

http://emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/#

[BigRAWesty]

Just hit 41 in mount G.. where I'm working is a few degrees hotter but really once over high 30's it's just farking hot..
Steel in the sun is currently melting work boot soles..

[Bacho86]

I just have the map with everything open.

http://emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/#

Yeh I just the grass fire up Epping way - hope you guys up north Melb are keeping safe


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[threedogs]

Just heard Seymour is to be evacuated,
Must be bad as its windy as well

[AB]

Yeah friends have evacuated from Wandin. Emergency warning down there with out of control bushfire.

[threedogs]

Seems there are fires between Melb and Geelong too
Got a very bad feeling about this

[Hodge]

Just noticed wind has picked up big time here. Bloody hell....

[threedogs]

How the heck do these fire start by themselves does the sun reflect through broken bottles HOW????
They cant all be deliberate, or can they

[Maxhead]

How the heck do these fire start by themselves goes the sun reflect through broken bottles HOW????
They cant all be deliberate, or can they

One reason is idiots chucking their ciggie butts out car windows

[Hodge]

One reason is idiots chucking their ciggie butts out car windows

x 100!!

A lot of these start on the edge of a road. Go figure.
But, there are some sick people out there ......

[Hodge]

End of cooper st.
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=63374&stc=1

[Maxhead]

I just have the map with everything open.

http://emergency.vic.gov.au/respond/#


There are a few apps you can get to .
I use Fires near me and NSW RFS

[Hodge]

There are a few apps you can get to .
I use Fires near me and NSW RFS

Yeah I'm using the Watch and act app, pretty good.

[AB]

God some people need a good slap. Just heard on the Cfa radio that someone is burning off in their backyard in Park Orchards.

[Maxhead]

God some people need a good slap. Just heard on the Cfa radio that someone is burning off in their backyard in Park Orchards.


a Slap, More like ferking bullet!!!

[Hodge]

God some people need a good slap. Just heard on the Cfa radio that someone is burning off in their backyard in Park Orchards.

What in the f... . Out of all days, seriously ? You would think people would learn especially after Black Saturday..... God I hate that word.

[taslucas]

Stay safe everyone.. Geez, From snow to bushfire season in a few weeks! Fire ban for most of tassie already too... Mostly east and south but wow there was snow I'm the central and south last week!!

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[threedogs]

Seems a big fire has started down Wonthaggi way,
burning off what the F are they thinking, I wouldnt even weld in this weather
The whole worlds F'ed if you ask me

Now a severe thunder storm alert as well sounds right arghhhhhhh

Plenty of rain on the radar

[Chubba]

Adelaide forth day in a row over 40°c

[threedogs]

Any of you guys in SA getting wet from rain or too hot to reach the ground, lol

[NigeP62]

No rain yet in the Adelaide Hills. They're saying around midnight unless we get a thunderstorm.
Can see plenty of dust blown down from where there was a big fire a few weeks ago.

[mudnut]

A fairly dry thunderstorm here ATM. Hope it doesn't start a bloody fire.

[threedogs]

42.5 degree here atm
looking at the radar most rain has slipped down past Geelong way

[threedogs]

They have arrested a 34yo guy for the fires up Epping way, bloody low life

[NigeP62]

Spoke too soon.
A few spots here now and the birds are making a noise out there.

[MEGOMONSTER]

Mum felt light headed and fell pretty badly. We are now at hospital waiting on further info.

[BigRAWesty]

No rain down south yet. Very high cloud over though which had eased the sun a bit. Still hot.

[BigRAWesty]

Mum felt light headed and fell pretty badly. We are now at hospital waiting on further info.
Hope she's all good mate and just a bit taken by the heat

[threedogs]

Mum felt light headed and fell pretty badly. We are now at hospital waiting on further info.

not good mate ,,only good thoughts going your way buddy

[Chubba]

Cool change going through Adelaide as we speak. temp drop 6° in last hour from 43°c to 37°c.

[threedogs]

hopefully it wont take long to reach Melb now

[Hodge]

hopefully it wont take long to reach Melb now

Keep waiting John, won't drop below 28 tonight change late tomorrow arvo...

[threedogs]

Just started to rain here, so hopefully the temps will drop a bit
smells so fresh,,, send it down huey, good rain too

[Hodge]

It'll only make it humid

[mudski]

Still hot as here but raining.
Been kewping myself hydrated though. Lol
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[Hodge]

Well done Mark. It's dropped to about 30 here right now, and raining but that just means it's going to get humid as faaaaarrrk shortly.

[Maxhead]

Lighting strikes are the major worry in these conditions....one of the main causes of bush fires

[mudski]

Now im outta beer the irish whiskey is gettihg a nudge. Lol

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[Avo]

believe it or not,we have our wood fired heater on most of today....currently sitting at around 14.5 degrees...6 pm...

[threedogs]

Now im outta beer the irish whiskey is gettihg a nudge. Lol

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I have a feeling this is not going to end well lol

[AB]

And now the power is out.

Going to be an awesome night!

[threedogs]

And now the power is out.

Going to be an awesome night!

and 9 month later another ABlette is born lol

[MEGOMONSTER]

Mum felt light headed and fell pretty badly. We are now at hospital waiting on further info.

Hairline fracture in the foot.
Staying now overnight in hospital.

[taslucas]

And now the power is out.

Going to be an awesome night!
12 volt oven in the back of the trol reversed up to reaching distance from the pool.

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[mudski]

Hairline fracture in the foot.
Staying now overnight in hospital.
Shit mate. How she do that? She's ok apart from the foot?

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[mudnut]

I hope that all it is. At least she will be in a cool hospital.

[jay see]

And now the power is out.

Going to be an awesome night!

I wish........

[MEGOMONSTER]

Shit mate. How she do that? She's ok apart from the foot?

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All good. Big bump on of head. Bruised risked.
Sprained ankle and hair line fracture.

She doesn't know how it happen.
Just that one foot went this way and the other foot went that way.

[growler2058]

All good now
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[AB]

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[threedogs]

@ Kallen is it raining your way yet???

http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR021.loop.shtml#skip

[NigeP62]

Adelaide Hills 16C at 1030.
2mm in the guage but seen the last of it now.
Roll on 40C Christmas Eve.

[threedogs]

The rain is nearly here,
cant wait might go out and stand in it to cool down
Looking at the radar we might miss the rain, bummer
hopefully temps will come down though
Cool change is here no rain yet GRrrrrrrrr

[Bacho86]

Power outage in my area due to weather... Power not expected to be turned on till 10:30pm, very glad that the cool change has already come through and I had a fridge in the patrol to transfer all the food too!!

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[Hodge]

ahhhhhhh the relief.

[Bacho86]

Power outage in my area due to weather... Power not expected to be turned on till 10:30pm, very glad that the cool change has already come through and I had a fridge in the patrol to transfer all the food too!!


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Power is back on much earlier than expected which is great! Thanks for puttin in a good word hodge lol




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[Hodge]

No worries mate. Lol
They always give a few hours even though it may be a 20 minute fuse job.

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[Bacho86]

No worries mate. Lol
They always give a few hours even though it may be a 20 minute fuse job.

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Yeh the power went out after 3pm and they were originally saying it would be fixed at 10:30pm... Then pushed out to 11:30pm, but ended up getting turned on much earlier!


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