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Our thermometer is still reading around 31C (88F). And it's warmer now in the city (Observatory Hill) than it was most of the afternoon.
Poor airconditioning is getting a workout.
Going to be a great night :(

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Our thermometer is still reading around 31C (88F). And it's warmer now in the city (Observatory Hill) than it was most of the afternoon.
Poor airconditioning is getting a workout.
Going to be a great night :(

The heat continues...

Back in the air conditioning...currently 36C (97F) and it's only 11am.
Was still 31C (88F) when we went to bed at 2am. Left the air conditioning on (though it does have a thermostat so was turning on and off--otherwise you freeze in the bedrooms) until 6am when it was 25C (77F). Mum opened up all the windows for about 2-3 hours. But not long after 9am was all shut up again.
Bushfire up at East Gosford.
Now we wait for the southerly. Better be a good one.

ETA: Just went up the back to get the last of the clothes in (most dried within an hour or so). Horrible NW winds.

The heat continues...

Back in the air conditioning...currently 36C (97F) and it's only 11am.
Was still 31C (88F) when we went to bed at 2am. Left the air conditioning on (though it does have a thermostat so was turning on and off--otherwise you freeze in the bedrooms) until 6am when it was 25C (77F). Mum opened up all the windows for about 2-3 hours. But not long after 9am was all shut up again.
Bushfire up at East Gosford.
Now we wait for the southerly. Better be a good one.

ETA: Just went up the back to get the last of the clothes in (most dried within an hour or so). Horrible NW winds.

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It's cool and we have power!
The electricity went out about 5:15pm, had to open the window shutters so we could see, called it in to the appropriate authorities.
About half an hour later there was a truck around, dad talked to him, the main road was out too and he was trying to find where the problem was on the high tension lines.
I rang back before 7pm, was told it was the two suburbs around us too (as per bloody usual - we go out regularly) and estimated time was 11pm.
Dad hooked a small b&w tv up to the car battery and I thought we'd watch Joan of Arcadia that way. But the tv packed up after about 5 minutes (we'll miss that tv, ~ 20 years old).
My brother then suggested calling our other brother to record it (didn't think of him). Matt called Michael, yapped a bit to both Katherine (Michael's wife) and then Michael, and then said "I'm calling on behalf of our sisters. We haven't got any power and..." and PRESTO! The power came back on!
Matt's magic.
We're still getting Pizza Hut for dinner. And now there's some spots of rain and some rumbling. And the breeze is beautiful.

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It's cool and we have power!
The electricity went out about 5:15pm, had to open the window shutters so we could see, called it in to the appropriate authorities.
About half an hour later there was a truck around, dad talked to him, the main road was out too and he was trying to find where the problem was on the high tension lines.
I rang back before 7pm, was told it was the two suburbs around us too (as per bloody usual - we go out regularly) and estimated time was 11pm.
Dad hooked a small b&w tv up to the car battery and I thought we'd watch Joan of Arcadia that way. But the tv packed up after about 5 minutes (we'll miss that tv, ~ 20 years old).
My brother then suggested calling our other brother to record it (didn't think of him). Matt called Michael, yapped a bit to both Katherine (Michael's wife) and then Michael, and then said "I'm calling on behalf of our sisters. We haven't got any power and..." and PRESTO! The power came back on!
Matt's magic.
We're still getting Pizza Hut for dinner. And now there's some spots of rain and some rumbling. And the breeze is beautiful.