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Old Jan 16th 2007, 7:27 am
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...resulted in big areas of electricity blackout in Vic today

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=67946

We're having a hot one !!
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dear cas, how hot is it ? where are you anyway ? Im in parkville...
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dear cas, how hot is it ? where are you anyway ? Im in parkville...
It's very hot...couldn't walk on the sand today.

I'm in Elsternwick ..
How you doing M ?
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Tell me about it,,,I think I'm going to melt!!!!
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Tell me about it,,,I think I'm going to melt!!!!
Hotter than Darwin, Brisbane and Perth today by far ...think I'll go to one of those for a cool ...always get higher extremes.
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It's been a hot one here today as well at 38 degrees.

I'm suprised my air con hasn't blown up!!
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It's been a hot one here today as well at 38 degrees.

I'm suprised my air con hasn't blown up!!
Yes...saw you were having a hot one too ...it's that North wind that affects you and us...does nothing to cool the sun ...thing is the other cities don't get that...sdo don't know what it's like.
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It's very hot...couldn't walk on the sand today.

I'm in Elsternwick ..
How you doing M ?
Im doing good !!!!! I wish we had aircon though....
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Yes...saw you were having a hot one too ...it's that North wind that affects you and us...does nothing to cool the sun ...thing is the other cities don't get that...sdo don't know what it's like.

Aye, that north wind is a killer. Singes the hair off your arms :scared:

I burnt my hand on the car door it was that hot
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Originally Posted by rubbeldiekatz
Im doing good !!!!! I wish we had aircon though....
Got a lovely cool apartment ...won't be saying that in the winter though
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Originally Posted by Wendy
Aye, that north wind is a killer. Singes the hair off your arms :scared:

I burnt my hand on the car door it was that hot

I had to put my thongs on to walk down the beach to the sea today (that was lovely )
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(that was lovely )
First warning.

I 'burnt' my hand on my gearstick. It's one of those long ones.
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I had to put my thongs on to walk down the beach to the sea today (that was lovely )
I hope you mean thongs as in the Aussie sense of the word
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First warning.

I 'burnt' my hand on my gearstick. It's one of those long ones.
Thats nice to know ...not that you'd burnt your hand...
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Originally Posted by rubbeldiekatz
Im doing good !!!!! I wish we had aircon though....

you have no air con??????????????
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