You know it's humid when your glasses fog up after getting out of the car.
Andrew - 13/01/2011 - 23:45
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Showing posts with label Weather. Show all posts
Sunday, 16 January 2011
Tuesday, 10 February 2009
The Speech
(Note: I grew up near Marysville)
Not all politicians are elegant speakers, this speech from the Deputy Primister of Australia, The Honurable Julia Gillard MP had me in tears. For the full speech please go to the official Australian Government website:
http://www.deewr.gov.au/Ministers/Gillard/Media/Speeches/Pages/Article_090209_172757.aspx
Mr Speaker
I offer the deepest and most sincere condolences of this House and our Nation’s Parliament to those families suffering most, to the communities lost and to a State that will never be the same.
A tragedy beyond belief, beyond precedent and beyond words.
The 7th of February 2009 will now be remembered as one of the darkest days in Australia’s peacetime history.
The beautiful towns and hamlets of Kinglake, Marysville and Narbethong are no more.
At least 640 homes and their irreplaceable contents – like the photographs of children and memories of family life – have been destroyed.
The weekend’s fires and particularly February 7 2009 is surely Victoria’s blackest time.
While it does not yet have a tragic name, it is blacker than the human tragedies of Black Friday of 1939 and Ash Wednesday of 1983.
And in this dark time, there has been a human cost without comparison.
February 7th 2009 will be remembered as the day when more than 400 fires burnt across the State during the most severe weather conditions recorded.
It will be a day remembered for the lives lost – 107 at last count – and families and communities changed forever.
It will be remembered as the day when fires raged across the State – from Horsham in the West, Bendigo and Beechworth in the North, and in an arc of destruction from West Gippsland to Kinglake and Kilmore.
It will be remembered as a day of tragedy, courage and sheer luck.
Not all politicians are elegant speakers, this speech from the Deputy Primister of Australia, The Honurable Julia Gillard MP had me in tears. For the full speech please go to the official Australian Government website:
http://www.deewr.gov.au/Ministers/Gillard/Media/Speeches/Pages/Article_090209_172757.aspx
Mr Speaker
I offer the deepest and most sincere condolences of this House and our Nation’s Parliament to those families suffering most, to the communities lost and to a State that will never be the same.
A tragedy beyond belief, beyond precedent and beyond words.
The 7th of February 2009 will now be remembered as one of the darkest days in Australia’s peacetime history.
The beautiful towns and hamlets of Kinglake, Marysville and Narbethong are no more.
At least 640 homes and their irreplaceable contents – like the photographs of children and memories of family life – have been destroyed.
The weekend’s fires and particularly February 7 2009 is surely Victoria’s blackest time.
While it does not yet have a tragic name, it is blacker than the human tragedies of Black Friday of 1939 and Ash Wednesday of 1983.
And in this dark time, there has been a human cost without comparison.
February 7th 2009 will be remembered as the day when more than 400 fires burnt across the State during the most severe weather conditions recorded.
It will be a day remembered for the lives lost – 107 at last count – and families and communities changed forever.
It will be remembered as the day when fires raged across the State – from Horsham in the West, Bendigo and Beechworth in the North, and in an arc of destruction from West Gippsland to Kinglake and Kilmore.
It will be remembered as a day of tragedy, courage and sheer luck.
Releif
Releif is when you find out that your loved ones are still alive.
Last heard from my youngest brother was at midnight, the entire town was on ember allert.
Then nothing.
3:00pm - All is fine, he was up untill 8:00am patroling the house with his friends. Slept untill 3. A well deserved sleep. Fingers crossed for a couple of weeks.
Facebook - hear from Slaters, Murphies and co.
Thinking about you all,
Andrew
Last heard from my youngest brother was at midnight, the entire town was on ember allert.
Then nothing.
3:00pm - All is fine, he was up untill 8:00am patroling the house with his friends. Slept untill 3. A well deserved sleep. Fingers crossed for a couple of weeks.
Facebook - hear from Slaters, Murphies and co.
Thinking about you all,
Andrew
Thursday, 29 January 2009
Weather
Whether the weather be cold,
Whether the weather be hot
Whether the weather, whatever the weather
Whether you like it or not.
The weather in Melbourne on Wednesday was 43 degrees Celsius(109 degrees Fahrenheit) and it will be the same today and on Friday. When there will be a cool change on the weekend and will be about 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit). The minimum temperature last night was 29C (84F).
Listening to talkback radio this morning everyone was talking about the weather and complaining about lack of sleep. I find this talking about it, harder to cope with it. Plus Melbourne's weather is pretty good, it gets a lot hotter elsewhere, even in Australia.
Forecast for today (Thursday):
Sid-den-knee - 28 Fine. Mostly sunny
Melbourne - 43 Windy.
Brisvagus - 30 Mostly fine.
Perth - 26 Morning shower or two.
Adelaide - 44 Dry. Mostly sunny.
Hobart - 29 Fine.
Canberra - 37 Fine. Sunny
Darwin - 29 Monsoonal showers
Conversation with boss (Steve) last night.... (Steve is a bit of a car fan)
Steve: Are you driving home today or taking the train?
Me: Driving.
Steve: Thats good. Have you got air-conditioning.
Me: Yep.
Steve: Hopefully not just the window...
Me: No, my air-conditioning works pretty good. I turn it off when I go over one or two hills, but that is all. Its a good car, has a bit of power, probably because it is light and small. I can beat all the sports cars in going up one hill.
Steve: So you are a bit of a rev-head.
Me: Just a little on occasions.
Steve: Thats good. Everyone should be a little bit of a rev-head.
Me: Though they threw me out of the club the other day when I had ABC Classic FM blasting out of my radio
Whether the weather be hot
Whether the weather, whatever the weather
Whether you like it or not.
The weather in Melbourne on Wednesday was 43 degrees Celsius(109 degrees Fahrenheit) and it will be the same today and on Friday. When there will be a cool change on the weekend and will be about 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit). The minimum temperature last night was 29C (84F).
Listening to talkback radio this morning everyone was talking about the weather and complaining about lack of sleep. I find this talking about it, harder to cope with it. Plus Melbourne's weather is pretty good, it gets a lot hotter elsewhere, even in Australia.
Forecast for today (Thursday):
Sid-den-knee - 28 Fine. Mostly sunny
Melbourne - 43 Windy.
Brisvagus - 30 Mostly fine.
Perth - 26 Morning shower or two.
Adelaide - 44 Dry. Mostly sunny.
Hobart - 29 Fine.
Canberra - 37 Fine. Sunny
Darwin - 29 Monsoonal showers
Conversation with boss (Steve) last night.... (Steve is a bit of a car fan)
Steve: Are you driving home today or taking the train?
Me: Driving.
Steve: Thats good. Have you got air-conditioning.
Me: Yep.
Steve: Hopefully not just the window...
Me: No, my air-conditioning works pretty good. I turn it off when I go over one or two hills, but that is all. Its a good car, has a bit of power, probably because it is light and small. I can beat all the sports cars in going up one hill.
Steve: So you are a bit of a rev-head.
Me: Just a little on occasions.
Steve: Thats good. Everyone should be a little bit of a rev-head.
Me: Though they threw me out of the club the other day when I had ABC Classic FM blasting out of my radio
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