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How weird :blink:

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What's humidity?

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It's not the evap aircon doing that, that should be pulling the wet air out of the house.

Bizarre, never had wet floors from humidity :confused:

Only thing I can think of is that maybe your homes are well insulated so there's not enough ventilation to let the moisture flow out???????

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Thats the stuff that makes any Leather gear that you own rot in your wardrobe or underwear drawers ;)

I'm amazed to hear there are actually people out there that like humidity. I can understand that one can acclimatise. I would have thought that would take a long while though.

It's bloody hard to enjoy my "wake up" cup of tea at present because my head is sweating and beads are starting to run down my forehead into my eyes. I may take a tip I saw off of Kevin Muscat and put some Vaseline on my Eyebrows, as to stop my eyes getting stung... that should be a good look. :D

Do people think, that your sweat threshold becomes higher, or do you get used to sweating ?

I've met native born and bred Queenslanders in Melbourne that have moved here because of the humidty. Got to admit the traffic is mostly the other way though.... although I wouldn't be surprised if amongst native born and bred Aussies the traffic is greater Melbournes way. Not sure on that one.

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I honestly think I sweat (sorry, I'm a lady, 'glow' ) far less now than I used to in hot days in the UK simply because my body has got used to it I guess.

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We kinda worked out that the gunk in the gutters had something to do with it :o. Some water was seeping along the wall of my son's room and once we cleaned out the gutter, it stopped. Will need to do something about the gum leaves clogging the gutters. Cut the trees maybe:blink:;)

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I don't like excessive humidity but I'm sure your tolerance must change just like qld'ers who freeze there ass off in southern parts when they first arrive. Maybe you have Cairns style humidity happening rather than Brisbane?

Everything is set up to make summers more comfortable in Brisbane whereas I suppose Melbourne is setup to take the sting out of winter.

Just like Melbourne isn't always freezing in winter, Brisbane isn't always really humid in summer. It comes and goes. I can sit outside on the deck in summer surrounded by trees, with the music on, a cool drink, a good book and maybe the deck ceiling fans on or a light breeze, a shot of mozzie spray and all is good with the world.

Brisbane=Light Wooden house on stumps to catch breezes
Melbourne=Heavy brick house on slab to retain warmth

Brisbane=Front/back door line up to encourage breeze cross flow.
Melbourne=Rooms are considered for their ability to be heated/retain heat?
(New builds may differ in both cities)

Brisbane=Air conditioning main priority, heating far less so
Melbourne=Heating main priority, air con far less so?

Brisbane=Huge elevated decks to catch breezes
Melbourne=More indoor living with summer patio's?

Brisbane=Light short clothing to feel more comfortable (i don't own a jacket)
Melbourne=Heavy dark clothing to keep out the cold

Brisbane=Get up and about early in summer to avoid later morning humidity
Melbourne=Stay in bed in winter

Most of my Melbourne entries are guesses so I'm sure someone will correct me.

Summer for some in Brisbane is the worst season just like winter in Melbourne is the worst. In Brisbane there is always a non-humid summer on the way after the official summer ends just like there is in Melbourne after the winter ends :)

Me, overall I like summer as well....just has a nice feel about it apart from the odd overly humid periods - reminds me of holidays and thunderstorms and other stuff. That's just me though. One bonus is we don't get those annoying bloody flies you get in dry summer parts. I agree with bc that work clothes and public transport are not great combinations though finally almost every bus is air conditioned so not as bad as it was - need a bus stop with a shady tree. I just ride a bike and shower at work :thumbup:

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I think you read too much into this brick thing.

I live in a 50s (guessing) brick building and it is excellent at staying cool - it takes 3 days of 35C+ before it gets uncomfortable inside.

My weatherboard house in Brisbane was ice cold in winter! The wind would whistle up through the floorboards - you had to go outside sometimes cos it was warmer!

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Possibly it is all surmising drivel ;) :o I noticed in the uk though on a hot day some of the little brick houses were really hard to cool down - small windows, double brick, lots of insulation I guess.

I expected wood houses to be colder (as some are) but my last two wooden houses have surprisingly been far warmer than the brick house I lived in - it was all open plan, windows and tiles though and got very nippy. I imagine the really gappy ones could be worse.

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I'd rather have warm/hottish humidity than the cold that we had most of last year. :(

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gives me betty swollocks

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Ozzie, the kids struggled the night before last - but I find by 11pm I'm gone anyhow and then the humidity makes no odds.

I could sleep on a chicken's lip..

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My house gets so mouldy when it is humid. Got only one air con in my bedroom, and a gas fire in the lounge for winter, so it, being brick, gets very hot, or very cold. When it is hot and I'm overheating, I jump in my pool, which gets up to about 24 degrees max as it is shaded by trees. Mind you I usually get hot because of cleaning all the leaves and bark out of it every day!

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It does seem very strange being warm and muggy down here at the moment and being sticky! OH opened the windows to get some fresh air in and this warm sticky breeze came in! The garage needs airing as that definitely seems damp and warm out there.

At the moment it is warm, muggy, dull and wet all at once! It's very English.........:( I have noticed since living in VIC with the drier heat that I notice humidity more, so a hot summers day in the UK now is quite uncomfortable (we did have one when we were back!!).

I don't mind it as I prefer being warm in anyway than being cold! Our house doesn't seem too bad so maybe the insulation is working!!! Plus maybe because we are on the Peninsula makes a difference?

I guess you do adapt to the humidity/heat as I see Westerners who live in Singapore wearing jeans and think how the hell could you, loose clothing is the order of the day in my suitcase for visiting there!

The only thing I don't like about it is that I get: swelly ankles and frizzy hair!

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I cannot stand humidity. When we first came to OZ I guess heat and humidity were a novelty:unsure:, I coped with it OK ish. As the years have gone on I just admit I cant stand it.

I could not live in Cairns or Darwin. Brisbane is fine in from late march to novemberish.... then I seem to hop from one AC building to the next. However brisbane does not get the dreaded flies of the hot dry climates get so for me its the devil or deep blue sea:eek: Basically aussie summers suck:thumbdown:

Someone mentioned singapore, I admire the singapore people who still manage to look smart/pretty in hot humid weather, aussies seem to just accept dressing as a slob is the way to cope with it, sorry but this is not a good look on women:eek: or men.

I love winter, and cold climate hols when I can feel fresh and crisp all day.:thumbsup: