Originally Posted by fish.01 (Post 9098455)

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.

Originally Posted by fish.01 (Post 9098419)

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

Originally Posted by hevs (Post 9099973)

love lighting the coonara in the cold

Originally Posted by hevs (Post 9099973)

LMAO! I wish...first house on stumps, freezing. Second house on slab, warmer, but not buy much, way easier to keep cool too. Our houses are single brick and that, IMHO is crap :sneaky:
No, simply NOT the case. All new homes are open, and, believe it or not when our summer hits we NEED through breezes just as much as you...40 plus and no breeze isnt funny!....

Originally Posted by fish.01 (Post 9100098)

I'm not sure if you missed my comment about "new builds may differ" but I was talking about the traditional melbourne houses - not the new build areas which look similar to new builds anywhere in oz (except more tightly jammed in). I didn't mean patio's open to the sun btw, just on the ground with pergola and small doors out to them. Of course I don't know all of the first 12km of Melbourne....just talking about all the suburbs I caught trams through and walked around/drove around.

Originally Posted by Bix (Post 9100000)

At which times Mat goes around with the fire brigade number in his hand.

Originally Posted by ozzieeagle (Post 9100336)

Yipppeeee It's stopped raining.... but booo now I have to do a dog crap run :thumbdown:

Still bleeding sticky though.

We dont have a tumble dryer so we may have to go to the Laundromat to get our heavy load of washing dry. (about 6 laundry baskets full now) Never had to do that before, even in the coolest wettest winter. Clothes line has been full for 3 days now of wet items.

Originally Posted by fish.01 (Post 9098419)

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:

Originally Posted by MartinLuther (Post 9100397)

Looks like a spell of dry weather for the next week :thumbup:

Looks beautiful out there now. Huge change from this morning. :D

Originally Posted by ozzieeagle (Post 9100422)

I reckon the grass has grown at least 3 cm's in 3 days.

Originally Posted by DeadVim (Post 9100424)

Our ground is so sodden I can't mow ... that's my excuse anyway <sounds of neighbour mowing in the distance> :D

Originally Posted by moneypenny20 (Post 9100452)

The husband looks at the grass, says it's metres high :blink: and goes out and struggles to keep the machine from sinking. The neighbours place looks like it's been ploughed but hey, the grass is short :rolleyes::lol:

Originally Posted by itigo (Post 9100403)

You can tell they're guesses! ;-)