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Post by braided-rug on Oct 15, 2005 14:38:40 GMT 10
The Australian summer is different to the American one from looking at the other summertime threads.
We have no 4th of July, mainly because it is not July. No Father's Day, ours is in September.
We have Australia Day, which is a picnic kind of a day. We have Christmas, the long school holiday of 5-6 weeks, so we have end of school year concerts and presentations. We also have back to school, which can be the hottest week, although is has been brought forward a little.
We play cricket and tennis traditionally in summer. We drink cordial, which is a drink you mix from a strong liquid, like Koolaid.
We eat cold meat and salads, especially if we don't have air-conditioning in our homes, although it is more common. Most people live near the beach though.
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Post by braided-rug on Oct 15, 2005 14:42:09 GMT 10
I found this article "You know you're in an Australian Summer when...". Funny thing is I have already read it on another board to describe a summer in Texas or another state like that. jmm.aaa.net.au/articles/12080.htmTell me how many ring a bell for you. You know you're in an Australian Summer when: 1.The best parking space is determined by shade instead of distance. 2.Hot water comes out of both taps. 3.You learn that a seat belt buckle makes a pretty good branding iron. 4.The temperature drops below 35c and you feel a little chilly. (Yes, it is always that hot here consistently) 5.You discover that in February it only takes two fingers to steer your car. 6.You discover that you can get sunburnt through your car window. 7.You develop a fear of metal car door handles. 8.You break a sweat the instant you step outside at 7:30am. 9.Your biggest bicycle wreck fear is, "What if I get knocked out and end up lying on the pavement and cook to death?" 10.You realise that asphalt has a liquid state. 11. While walking back barefoot to your car from the beach, you do a tightrope act on the white lines in the carpark. (Didn't know you could do that) 12.You catch a cold from having the aircon full blast while you sleep during the night. (Yep, that's me) 13.You pray that your train will have airconditioning, and if it doesn't, waiting an extra 15 minutes for one is worth it
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Post by Admin on Oct 16, 2005 2:24:24 GMT 10
So it gets pretty hot in Australia during the summer months. How long does your summer last br? I live in the south and while we get some hot weather, I can't relate to most of the above. Unfortunately, this past summer was hot and humid for days on end. The AC ran most of the day and night and I am now looking forward to the cooler temps of Autumn.
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Post by braided-rug on Oct 16, 2005 6:08:01 GMT 10
I can relate to the above. I am not sure if I can cope with humidity though. I had air-con. in my last house, so I am missing that. It was evaporative. Not much good in humidity. It cools down at night here in the mountains. At the last house it started cooling down around 11pm.
Where Miss Violet lives you can have heat followed by a change, then heat again.
Last year it was still hot in April, ie second month in autumn, but that hasn't happened since our eldest son was born in 1988.
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Post by braided-rug on Dec 29, 2005 21:35:42 GMT 10
Our summer a few days ago: It would be a bit cooler here at night, it is greener than most places I imagine.
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Post by Admin on Dec 30, 2005 3:54:39 GMT 10
That is beautiful br. It looks dry, is it?
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Post by braided-rug on Dec 30, 2005 8:39:26 GMT 10
When we drove out of the mountains for Christmas we got about 2 hours away and it started to get really dry and the grass had a grey look, I was shocked.
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Post by beth2 on Jan 10, 2006 20:52:18 GMT 10
Oy! I can so relate to that list above. Can't count the times I've been burnt with a car door handle or steering wheel. Have walked on the painted white lines in parking lots! Have sweated at an even earlier hour - 530am, when I had to report to the prison to get the lawn mower squad working the gas weedeaters before the compound opened at 8am. Totally drenched by 6am!
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Post by braided-rug on Jan 10, 2006 21:20:17 GMT 10
It was only a couple of days ago I nearly burnt my hand on the steering wheel.
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