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Come to WA they said where the sun shines! I remember doing the bus tour when we arrived and the commentary saying how Perth has the weather that California dreams of. Well only in its nightmares.
For those of you not here, the myth that Perth has a hot climate is just that. A myth.
Its stinking hot for 3 months a year. But what really pi@#es me off is the people who design the houses here. I know i can safly talk about them as i am sure they arent able to use a computer as these are a group of people who have moved on from crayons yet.
The issue. Simple. Its freezing cold, chucking it down with rain, high winds and hardly any houses are fitted with any heating systems. I dont just mean central heating, but there is no heat source of any description. Double glazing - never seen it. Insulation - whats that then.
The reason that Australia is so empty, has nothing to do with it being big. Its simply that huge amounts of the population have frozen to death.

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:lol::eek::lol::eek: Love it... try telling the folks back in the UK that its like living in a fridge come Winter time and they simply don't believe you..

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Quite possibly one of the most ridiculous posts I've seen on here.

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Which one?? Yours, mine or the OP?

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As our PTI used to say (shout actually) 'toughen the f**k up princess'.

:D

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Could I interest you in a Snuggie? Moneypenny has declined my offer of one, wrong colour or something, so I have a fetching little number in burgundy going spare...

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I think it's pretty obvious I was referring to the OP.

Yes it's a bit chilly at the moment, but it's winter for goodness sake. It certainly isn't unbearable, as it used to get in my place in the UK. Now THAT was cold. We didn't have heating or double glazing, and there were occasions that condensation on the windows would frost on the inside.

If you're cold, get a portable heater. Simple as. The fact remains that for the majority of the year WA is warm/hot/very hot. The build of the houses reflects that.

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You had a UK house with no heating?. :confused:

There are innumerable posts from people complaining about how cold the houses are in Winter so there must be an issue somewhere. We all know that the houses dissipate heat pretty damn quick and that's great come Summer... but shite in the Winter. Much better would be a house with double glazing and decent insulation and aircon. Likely to be far more comfortable and a damn sight cheaper to heat.

I know prices changes and exchange rates make a nonsense of these comparisons but my last Winter bill here in Oz was precisely DOUBLE what my last UK Winter bill was.

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I mate used to say "Dry your eyes princess".

Still cracks me up :D

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If they were properly insulated to begin with, there wouldn't be heat to dissipate. Houses down south are built cheap and shoddy.

I've found houses up north (older Queenslanders) far better suited to the climate (shutters, open floors, high ceilings etc).

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The difference is though, you are guarenteed to get a summer here! Yeah is baltic today, pissing it down out side and very windy - but in a few months it will be warm again and the heating will be off . . . and then you'll be moaning it's too hot!! :p

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:rofl:

Those snuggies are hilarious - have you seen the advert with the kid wearing one, almost drowning in it.

Burgundy did you say? Ill have it.:thumbsup:

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Not sure about anyone else but in our house the living areas including hallways are all tiled, this makes it cooler in summer but very cold in winter..good job winter dosent last for long!!

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Last winter I was wearing shorts and T shirt as I hadnt adjusted to the climate.

I cannot believe and totally underestimated how cold I would feel and my friend has lent me his gas fire for a month while he is away to see how we get on with it.

The cat sits in front of it every night (he loved our fire in the UK) and I cant believe how much more comfortable it makes the house.

So in a months time, guess who is going out gas fire shopping:thumbsup:

IMO, if it is too cold - there is usually something you can do to rectify it.

As you say, good job winter doesnt last for too long, its hard waking up when its dark and coming home when its dark.:thumbdown:

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Is that the one they advertise on TV? They might be warm but you would look like a tool wearing one. A cross between a monk and a mental patient.

Wearing pyjamas in the supermarket? Imagine someone turning up in a snuggie......

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:rofl:

They are awful though arent they? I think I would cry if someone bought me one of those.

That advert always makes me laugh - monk and a mental patient:rofl:

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Yes we are sor ( like you?) and i cant believe how dark it is outside, i work afternoons so am used to coming home in the dark..as for the snuggie things they sell them in home-mart ( i think thats the name) i sae them yesterday and in burgundy too :) My oh usually never feels the cold even in the uk in winter he was in shorts and a tshirt but the last few days hes been freezing and wants a pair of ugg boots!! Im more used to the winters here as been here since i was 12, but even so i have to say the last few days have been really cold..reminds me of the uk.

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Love that Snuggies advert. It looks like a bunch of clan members sitting in the stands watching sports!

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Yep we are SOR.

I am feeling the cold far more here than I ever did in the UK and we only had a little gas fire in our flat in London.

I struggle to wake up here during the winter mornings, really struggle with it. My skin doctor does a yearly vitamin D blood check and I had mine done and my levels were very low which he put down to not enough sunlight and the fact I had taken to protecting my skin/head a bit too far:eek:

So Im on some tablets to bring the levels up and will be re tested in August. As you can imagine, winter is a bloody struggle and Im really noticing the difference in not seeing much sunlight and never realised how important it is for your mental health.

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It is cold, but it's winter !!
I like the fact that although it's raining and the skies are grey, it only lasts a couple of days at a time, and you'll have a sunny day in between. Not like the Uk where it's grey and wet for about 8 months of the year. Last summer in the uk was bad. It rained through most of the kids summer holidays and was constantly grey and wet. At least here, I know the weather is going to improve.

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we spent 9 months in the uk last year, and for the last couple of them i was going round the bend!! had not been back for 20 years and having to stay indoors made me depressed and when we did go out i had on so many clothes i could barley walk, oh used to call me his little eskimo :rofl: tho there are lots of things in the uk i miss,( family, tesco, asda, next, shoes that fit my feet!!) but i could never go back to there to live, im used to the sunshine, tho at the moment its raining and dark, i know that it wont last for long :fingerscrossed:

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well Aussies wear these so anyone who is feeling cold knock yourself out

http://lazypatch.com.au/

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:eek: Not at that price..id rather buy a quilt

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If there is a family next to me wearing snuggies at the Eagles match on Saturday I think I will move:ohmy:Sue.

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My Mum drives me crazy(no change there then)when she phones up quoting the temp in Perth and saying you should not really be cold!Sue.

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The houses are badly built here and mainly built for summer months and no one has heard of double glazing, thick curtains, insulation etc but be brave in your new life and show the natives how its done. After the coldest ,wettest few months of our lives in a Sydney rental I vowed we`d never be cold again and sought a double brick house to buy. Real estate agents looked quizzical when I stated nothing else would do. We then replaced all windows with double thick glass and thick wooden frames, put in huge solid fuel fireplace, replaced entire electric system (to reduce no of power cuts/fuses etc) installed split system air con and had blinds especially fitted into new windows and then had (expensive) double lined heavy curtains made and insulated loft. Cost a lot and we`ve run out of $ for new furniture so having to make do with stuff that does not quite suit the house but our children are not cold at home and never miss a day of school due to pnumonia etc which most children seem to experience here.I love the summers here and now the winters pose no problem and our friends love sitting by our fire warming up before going home.

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:rofl:

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mr hitch thought i might like one for mothers day :eek: i polietly declined his present - :rofl: though for mr hitch it was actually a thoughtful present - i always have a blanket over my lap in winter - so he thought i would like it

oh he thought i would like the royal blue - would have rather had the choc brown colour :rofl:

miss hitch aged 3 would like one though - in pink :rofl


my inlaws also comment on the temp in perth - saying it cant be that cold :sneaky: drives me mad


i was brought some plants for my front garden for mothers day and a pr of ugg boot slippers

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:rofl:

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Put a jumper on!

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This thread cracks me up

The first winter my mum came to visit us we told her it would be cold, but she still took shorts, t-shirts and suntan lotion then complained about the cold:rofl:

Then when we built a house we had such an argument with the builder who said that double glazing would be too heavy for the walls. When we won that argument he tried to argue against insulating the floors, ceiling and walls as we had already passed the energy efficiency test with just the windows:rofl: Ah happy days:D

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Stop your whingin for goodness sake & move further north if it bothers you that much!:sneaky:

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...and that one sentence sums up Oz building standards !!

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As my (double brick) house is in Adelaide, I would find it impossible to justify the high cost of double glazing for the sake of three months' cold weather every year.

Far more sensible to beef up your insulation instead.

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I can understand the logic in that, but come on, a builder says the walls won't take the weight of double glazing. What does that say about building quality!! :eek:

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I've just been back to UK and had two weeks of a Scottish "summer." Absolutely crap, cold, wet and miserable. Glad to be home to the "cold"
Had a great time though, and for those that are interested, it hasn't gone to the dogs!

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It says "You'd be better off building a sandcastle". ;)

It also suggests that the builder is lazy, a complete waste of space, and probably a con artist as well.

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I would still have it if I could Vash, for me it's the noise thing, everything here sounds too noisy when used to double glazing.

Those pesky bin motors drive me up the wall on a Wed morning! :ohmy:

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Yes, that's one thing I will miss about double glazing. I spent four and a half years as a shift worker, which left me very sensitive to noise; I can't sleep without earplugs these days. :zzz:

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You're in for a rough ride then when you return to Oz! :eek: