Bordy

I'm like you JK, I finish work at 5am & its freezing. First thing I do is fill the hot water bottle when I get home.
This will be our 6th Winter here I think & gotta agree with your mum its certainly the coldest weve felt.
But the good thing is less than two months to go until spring.

yafm

Here in Tahmoor, 80 k south of Sydney and inland it is almost freezing in the morning and after 4.30 at night. The hose pipe was actually frozen solid on Sunday when I went out to water the garden (we are on water restrictions and can only water early in the morning and after 4pm on Sunday Wednesday and Friday - by hand.
The houses do not seem to be insulated and therefore they stay cold - I wear a coat in the house and take it off when I go out into the garden during the day as it is usually warm enough to eat lunch outside.
Lilke you it is hot water bottle time (never had one in uk ever) also two duvets on the bed instead of the uk 4 tog one I used all the year around (and I did not have the heating on in the bedroom)
I am promised it is only for about 2 and a half months of the year and by next winter we shall have ducted air con put in which can be turn into heaters.
It is strange to have 1 degree frost in the morning and 21 degrees at 11 am which is what we have at the present time.

Linda Max

Think yourself's lucky, it is really cold wet and miserable here, you get up to fog, it lifts some times around 3.00 and comes back at 4.00, never been so cold and I'm Scottish, oh and before anyone starts, yes it might just be the Waikato and not the whole of NZ

hevs

Cheers for the advice megs

Might be of some use if all of the heat didn't exit via the walls, windows, floors skylight etc etc

Pollyana

Thats the worst bit. The walls are so thin its not worth having a heater as everything just flows through them! Its often warmer outside than in here!

debsy

Poll
You will have to get the bloke to give you a big hug to warm you up

I am sweating at the mo. It is really hot here now with temperatures up to 40c it feels like an inferno outside. Luckily though the humidty is only about 50% today.

Megalania

Ah, you used to live in an old thermos?

You could put another lorg on the fire or you could:

1. Cook up some bacon and some beans.
2. Go out to the car and change the tyre.
3. Wash all the socks and sew those old blue jeans.
4. Fill hubby's pipe, and fetch his slippers.
5. Boil up another pot of tea.

bondipom

I went for a paddle out for the first time in ages. Bloody excellent as a pod of 10 to 15 dolphins decided to hang out in the line up. They were only a couple of metres from me. Hands were a touch numb getting back but nothing a cup of coffee couldn't fix. Feel sorry for those westies. Drops below freezing out there in places.

Exercise is good for the circulation and helps your tolerance to cold and resistance to illness.

hevs

You could just BOG OFF!!!!

Megalania

But you were just getting fired up.

hevs

hot, or bothered??

Jaykay

Hi BP

Unfortunately whenever I feel the urge to go out for a run it's usually pouring with rain and knowing my luck, if I went out anyway I'd end up with a stinking cold and be stuck in bed for a few days.

bondipom

Move to Sydney. Can't remember the last day it rained. Bush fire season has already started with some backburning going out of control.

Megalania

Shivering is good.

soapy©

sent u a pm mate