The_Wookie

37/38 degrees today and it truly does take your breath away.

Went Christmas shopping in town and was knackered after about 30 minutes. Thankfully it was quiet, and nothing like the Oxford Street chaos I was fearing.

Have spent the afternoon sitting in front of a fan drinking ice water.

sme

I tidied and prepared the garden for Christmas !!!!!

Cheetah7

My cat is the only one of us who is totally chilled out in this weather, he is lying by the fly screen watching the birds.

We bought the Kelpie a plastic paddling pool today and I think I have the only water phobic dog on the block, he has dipped his paws in, a bit of his face and then ran away barking I might jump in it actually.

I have the fan on instead of the air con as I prefer the doors open when its daylight and the fly screens shut.

I cannot believe how much water I have drunk, I never normally drink water but I am guzzling it down. Not been out today apart from to the shop, I am just slowly acclimatising to it all as it is my first summer.

Can't go to the beach yet till I get the proper clothes - board shorts and one of those UV shirts to swim in.

God it makes you tired though.

breezeboylan

We spent the whole day on the beach. Loved every second of it. This is the reason we came here. This is our 3rd summer and just cant get enough of the heat
Tracie

dave99

Yep summer has arrived, i thought it was 33 when I checked not 38 though. Wait till it gets up to 45 like last christmas, now thats hot !

PoppetUK

I am really looking forward to that being pregnant during Australia summer then. So as it gets hotter I'm gonna get bigger.

I found today to hot. Will teach me to say things like. It can't be that bad with the air con etc. Well this is true but wait until the kids are going barmy indoors and I have to go out. I know last summer we never really had days on end of late 30's. There were a few cooler days to break up but some of the other states had straight runs of it. Then I would start to worry if a heat wave like that hits this year.

I will appreciate the fact that I will be comfortable tonight in a nice cool house. In the UK during summer our 3 bed end of terraced modern house was so hot no body could sleep. I swore to my husband that if we stayed I would be having a wall unit put in at least one room because it drove me mad the fact that I could never ever get out of the heat unless I went to Sainsburys.

Just a point for those with littlies. My DD (aged 4) came home from Kindy the other day and looked much more hot and bothered than usual. Her friend did as well. I think the increase in temperature from 20's to 30 really wacked them. Any way after a while DD seemed to be getting worse and complaining that her head hurt and didn't feel well. I had this feeling she hadn't been drinking enough in the day and thought she seemed dehydrated. After a hydrolyte drink she was as right as rain so I will be keeping an eye of their fluid intake a bit more from now on. They do only drink water but they are probably only asking for water when they are thirsty which is obviously too late.

Have a good one and enjoy some lovely temps for the rest of the week. 29's. That's more like it.

wannabauzzienurse

Very hot and humid in Cairns at the moment...more so than last year, thank god for the air con!!

ACE

We took the boys to the Gold Coast for a Christmas surprise last week and got home yesterday. It wasn't that hot over there but I hated the humidity and grey skies, I just felt sticky and tired all the time. The evenings were quite nice though when it wasn't raining. I found the climate very similar to Florida and Jamaica both of which I found hard going. Give me the dry heat any day, we don't have air con but we live at the top of a hill very close to the ocean. We have kept the doors open today and have enjoyed a wonderful sea breeze all day, even now it is lovely and cool and the smell of the ocean is so fresh.


love it

mindblower

A scorcher, but very pleasant in King's Park.....think icy UK ...think icy UK.

irishbloo

I chose today of all days to spring clean the house for Christmas.I even cleaned the windows.Then when the house was all clean we put the tree up and of course house needed a clean again.Then went to Scarborough for carols and fireworks.Give me all that, than dragging kids round packed shops any day.

sel

It was beautiful

Went 4x4ing on the tracks down to the beach ... bit of snorkling .... caught some fish, fried em up .... home and a few beers ... fab day !!!!

wanttobedownunder

Hi,

Just thought you would all like to know that it's 4 degrees in Glasgow and I have the central heating on full blast BBRRRrrrrr......... Come on visa where are you?????

globalart4u

is it hot enough to fry an egg outside from the heat? Just wondering

bu1lder

Yes it is cold back here in the uk........ we got a roast in the oven, wine in the fridge, logs on the burner and the kids are playing quietly at the table. Not all that bad. could be worse........

Cassey Mather

Hi
Just to let you know that it rain all through Friday night, wind rattling and rain lashing and it was really cold, and then to make it worst it rained all day Saturday and it was still freezing.....

Changes places with you if you like...lol...