Brisbane heat hell
Oct 24th 2014, 6:01 am
#122
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Re: Brisbane heat hell
Sunshine Coast airport always makes me smile.
Prior to the flight to Melbourne the outside viewing area is packed full of the Deck shoe and white linen crew ( victorians with holiday home in noosa/buderim etc ).
They sit outside catching the last rays of sun as if they were flying out to Siberia not Melbourne
You can spot them a mile off, well dressed, brown as biscuits, designer sunnies, moaning about the weather they will have to face at the other end. An hour and half in and the baggage shuffle starts, jumper, hoodies and coats! need to be firmly in place before those doors open. Then some brave qld'er will tumble down the aisle in boardies and singlet and the 'knowing' looks start.
Same every flight
Oct 24th 2014, 7:14 am
#123
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Re: Brisbane heat hell
Yeah, never understood that one. Bewildering really. 
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Glad they got rid of them. That slogan never made sense.
Well, I took minimalist clothing to Sydney last week and I froze - 6° in the mornings. I know it was a cold snap, but really!
The coffee guy in Park road Milton wears shorts, flops and t shirt throughout winter i.e. that's what he wears all year round. That's acclimatization for you. Mind my son in England went to school in the middle of winter in trousers, shirt and tie. No jumper ever. Nuts!
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Glad they got rid of them. That slogan never made sense.
Sunshine Coast airport always makes me smile.
Prior to the flight to Melbourne the outside viewing area is packed full of the Deck shoe and white linen crew ( victorians with holiday home in noosa/buderim etc ).
They sit outside catching the last rays of sun as if they were flying out to Siberia not Melbourne You can spot them a mile off, well dressed, brown as biscuits, designer sunnies, moaning about the weather they will have to face at the other end.
An hour and half in and the baggage shuffle starts, jumper, hoodies and coats! need to be firmly in place before those doors open. Then some brave qld'er will tumble down the aisle in boardies and singlet and the 'knowing' looks start.
Same every flight
Prior to the flight to Melbourne the outside viewing area is packed full of the Deck shoe and white linen crew ( victorians with holiday home in noosa/buderim etc ).
They sit outside catching the last rays of sun as if they were flying out to Siberia not Melbourne
You can spot them a mile off, well dressed, brown as biscuits, designer sunnies, moaning about the weather they will have to face at the other end. An hour and half in and the baggage shuffle starts, jumper, hoodies and coats! need to be firmly in place before those doors open. Then some brave qld'er will tumble down the aisle in boardies and singlet and the 'knowing' looks start.
Same every flight
Well, I took minimalist clothing to Sydney last week and I froze - 6° in the mornings. I know it was a cold snap, but really!
The coffee guy in Park road Milton wears shorts, flops and t shirt throughout winter i.e. that's what he wears all year round. That's acclimatization for you. Mind my son in England went to school in the middle of winter in trousers, shirt and tie. No jumper ever. Nuts!
Oct 24th 2014, 10:06 am
#124
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Joined: Jan 2013
Location: Western Australia
Posts: 21,139
Re: Brisbane heat hell
Plenty of 'take the piss' fodder here, you Pommy bastards. Go on, knock yourselves out (even I find some of them embarrassing!!)
Australian state and territory slogans
New South Wales – First State (previously The Premier State), Towards 2000
Victoria – Garden State, On the Move, The Place to Be
Queensland – Sunshine State, Smart State, Beautiful one day perfect the next
Western Australia – The Real Thing (previously Golden State, State of Excitement, Wildflower State)
South Australia – Festival State, Better by Bike, The Wine State, The Defence State, The Creative State
Tasmania – Apple Isle, Holiday Isle, Natural State (also Your Natural State), Explore the Possibilities
Australian Capital Territory – Nation's Capital (previously Heart of the Nation and Feel the Power)
Northern Territory – Outback Australia, The Never Never, 'The Difference is Opportunity
Australian state and territory nicknames
The following is a list of Australian state and territory nicknames.
New South Wales – Canadians (North of the Border),Cockroaches Coat-hangers, and Cornstalks[1][citation needed]
Victoria – Mexicans (South of the Border),[citation needed]
Queensland – Pommys, Banana Benders, Cane Toads
Western Australia – Sand Gropers
South Australia – 'Crow Eaters or Wheatfielders"[1]
Tasmania – Taswegians, Apple Eaters, Twin Heads "Jam Eaters"[1]
Australian Capital Territory – Territorians "Roundabout-Abouters"'[citation needed]
Northern Territory – Territorians "Top Enders"
Eastern States in General historically "Tothersiders",[1] modernly "Eastern Staters" [2]
(even I find some of them embarrassing!!)Australian state and territory slogans
New South Wales – First State (previously The Premier State), Towards 2000
Victoria – Garden State, On the Move, The Place to Be
Queensland – Sunshine State, Smart State, Beautiful one day perfect the next
Western Australia – The Real Thing (previously Golden State, State of Excitement, Wildflower State)
South Australia – Festival State, Better by Bike, The Wine State, The Defence State, The Creative State
Tasmania – Apple Isle, Holiday Isle, Natural State (also Your Natural State), Explore the Possibilities
Australian Capital Territory – Nation's Capital (previously Heart of the Nation and Feel the Power)
Northern Territory – Outback Australia, The Never Never, 'The Difference is Opportunity
Australian state and territory nicknames
The following is a list of Australian state and territory nicknames.
New South Wales – Canadians (North of the Border),Cockroaches Coat-hangers, and Cornstalks[1][citation needed]
Victoria – Mexicans (South of the Border),[citation needed]
Queensland – Pommys, Banana Benders, Cane Toads
Western Australia – Sand Gropers
South Australia – 'Crow Eaters or Wheatfielders"[1]
Tasmania – Taswegians, Apple Eaters, Twin Heads "Jam Eaters"[1]
Australian Capital Territory – Territorians "Roundabout-Abouters"'[citation needed]
Northern Territory – Territorians "Top Enders"
Eastern States in General historically "Tothersiders",[1] modernly "Eastern Staters" [2]
Oct 24th 2014, 11:50 am
#125
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Re: Brisbane heat hell
http://www.yukiba.com/upl/server/upl...nia-Sydney.jpg
Its just the best isn't it. The sarcasm of it all.
Its just the best isn't it. The sarcasm of it all.
Oct 28th 2014, 7:14 am
#126
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Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 255
Re: Brisbane heat hell
Sunshine State was much better 
July 22, 2012
The Queensland government, under Campbell Newman's directions, has opted not to renew the trademark on Peter Beattie's marketing tag: SMART STATE, and in April 2012 the government ordered manufacturing of the Smart State numberplates be stopped.
In a statement, Premier Campbell Newman said his government had retired the trademarks "Queensland the Smart State" and the "Smart State" as part of cost-cutting.
The two "Smart State" trademarks would have cost $36,000 per month to maintain, and for something that very few people wanted, was a waste of government money.
In the 2011-12 financial year, Queenslanders only opted for 34,000 Smart State number plates (8.7%) out of a total of 388,000.
In 2012 there were still about 20,000 Smart State registration plates yet to be allocated to vehicles.
The Beattie government developed and trademarked the tags for marketing and communication material in 2003, and pushed the idea for several years but by September 2008 the trademarks were rarely used.
Mr Beattie still tweets using the handle SmartState1...
The Queensland government, under Campbell Newman's directions, has opted not to renew the trademark on Peter Beattie's marketing tag: SMART STATE, and in April 2012 the government ordered manufacturing of the Smart State numberplates be stopped.
In a statement, Premier Campbell Newman said his government had retired the trademarks "Queensland the Smart State" and the "Smart State" as part of cost-cutting.
The two "Smart State" trademarks would have cost $36,000 per month to maintain, and for something that very few people wanted, was a waste of government money.
In the 2011-12 financial year, Queenslanders only opted for 34,000 Smart State number plates (8.7%) out of a total of 388,000.
In 2012 there were still about 20,000 Smart State registration plates yet to be allocated to vehicles.
The Beattie government developed and trademarked the tags for marketing and communication material in 2003, and pushed the idea for several years but by September 2008 the trademarks were rarely used.
Mr Beattie still tweets using the handle SmartState1...
Oct 28th 2014, 8:55 am
#127
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Re: Brisbane heat hell
Sunshine State was much better
July 22, 2012
The Queensland government, under Campbell Newman's directions, has opted not to renew the trademark on Peter Beattie's marketing tag: SMART STATE, and in April 2012 the government ordered manufacturing of the Smart State numberplates be stopped.
In a statement, Premier Campbell Newman said his government had retired the trademarks "Queensland the Smart State" and the "Smart State" as part of cost-cutting.
The two "Smart State" trademarks would have cost $36,000 per month to maintain, and for something that very few people wanted, was a waste of government money.
In the 2011-12 financial year, Queenslanders only opted for 34,000 Smart State number plates (8.7%) out of a total of 388,000.
In 2012 there were still about 20,000 Smart State registration plates yet to be allocated to vehicles.
The Beattie government developed and trademarked the tags for marketing and communication material in 2003, and pushed the idea for several years but by September 2008 the trademarks were rarely used.
Mr Beattie still tweets using the handle SmartState1...
The Queensland government, under Campbell Newman's directions, has opted not to renew the trademark on Peter Beattie's marketing tag: SMART STATE, and in April 2012 the government ordered manufacturing of the Smart State numberplates be stopped.
In a statement, Premier Campbell Newman said his government had retired the trademarks "Queensland the Smart State" and the "Smart State" as part of cost-cutting.
The two "Smart State" trademarks would have cost $36,000 per month to maintain, and for something that very few people wanted, was a waste of government money.
In the 2011-12 financial year, Queenslanders only opted for 34,000 Smart State number plates (8.7%) out of a total of 388,000.
In 2012 there were still about 20,000 Smart State registration plates yet to be allocated to vehicles.
The Beattie government developed and trademarked the tags for marketing and communication material in 2003, and pushed the idea for several years but by September 2008 the trademarks were rarely used.
Mr Beattie still tweets using the handle SmartState1...
Oct 28th 2014, 8:20 pm
#128
Happy migrant
Joined: Oct 2006
Location: Newcastle , NSW
Posts: 6,756
Re: Brisbane heat hell
I'm just back from a few days in Qld and it was dark by 6.30.
We like our daylight savings and won't give it up!
Oct 29th 2014, 12:33 pm
#129
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Posts: 297
Re: Brisbane heat hell
Ok...so I almost died this week. What the hell with this freakish weather? My aircon only goes to 16 wtf?
Oct 29th 2014, 12:53 pm
#131
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Re: Brisbane heat hell
Oh and just read original post... get a vespa!
Oct 29th 2014, 1:06 pm
#132
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Location: Western Australia
Posts: 21,139
Re: Brisbane heat hell
Refrigerated air conditioning should definitely make your house cooler if set at 16, rather than than 22. Although I know that air conditioning techs tell you that 22 is an optimum temperature, or something like that!
Oct 29th 2014, 1:22 pm
#133
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Posts: 65,493
Re: Brisbane heat hell
Having your aircon that low is crazy, it'll only make the real temps/humidity outside seem beyond horrendous.
Oct 29th 2014, 2:44 pm
#134
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Oct 30th 2014, 2:48 am
#135
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Re: Brisbane heat hell
But 16deg is extreme, never seen any unit go that low below.