Summer equals grumpy.
 

I know it's not just me.

The hotter it gets, the grumpier people are. I've even heard that assults increase in the hot weather.

It's horrible hot already - two weeks from the start of Summer - and I'm afraid to go out because all this hot stinking weather is probably about to turn into a hot stinking rain storm all over a weeks worth of washing.

:frown:

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So, what with the hot weather enervating you and the bloody koel keeping you awake at nights it sounds like a fabulous time in paradise (not! :rofl:). Keep cool!

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Thanks Quoll. Your empathy is underwhelming. :lol:

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It isn't just you. Summer heat makes me grumpy too. We don't get the humidity in South Australia but days over 35C and nights that don't cool down definitely affect me.
The temperatures are in the low 20's at the moment and my Canadian mother in law who arrived a few days ago from where it is just above freezing, is complaining about the cold in SA :D.
I think she will be happy when it gets to 40C ;)

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And I'm grumpy because its cold and bucketing down here - where's my sodding summer?

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Summer makes me happy.

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Thought that was Tequila ;)

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Not me :sick:

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I feel better in the summer also. Sydney is a summer city and comes alive more between Nov - March.

Also find that I have adjusted more to the heat now. When I first arrived I would find temps close to 30c sweltering. These days it has to get to 35c before I get a little uncomfortable but then Sydney summer climate isn't actually all that hot. Sure we get a day or two of very hot temps but a southerly change is never far away.

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I agree!! My arthritis in lower back has created havoc since May, I went through winter without being able to work, first time in years. The heat is finally kicking in, lots more sleep and full of energy. The hotter it gets, better I feel :thumbsup:, but then again, I've always chased the heat and sunshine since I was a kid!

As for people being grumpy, I think you see what you feel, all it saw all winter was grumpy people, now that I'm upbeat, energetic and happy, that's all I see around me!

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Yeh, but the women wear less.

In some cases this is a Bad Thing but I'm willing to overlook this. :thumbup:

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I hate Summer.

:goodpost:

Sometimes you've just got to self promote.

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I like mid 20's for the summer, once it gets into the 30's it is horrible.

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Feargal calls it:



Get with it ya' pommie pussies

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Yer a bad one:D

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I hate winter. Summer is great, although can get a little warm over 40 degrees. (I have to jump into my pool which is currently around 18 degrees- instant hypothermia.) Because of various medical conditions I have lost the ability to properly regulate my body temperature, so it is a fine line between the circulation shutting down and the MS kicking in. Summer is always better as I don't feel like hibernating, and don't get chillblains!

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Yep, we're grumpy in Mellie because of no sun...... It keeps teasing us with the odd nice day and then today we are back to ark building. It's been raining solid since the middle of the night :(

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Agree. Albeit, the part of NZ where I live gets to 25 to 30 degrees Centigrade in the summer. Probably more on occasion during the summer but personally, I don't find it much hotter than where we lived in S.E. England.

The winters are milder. It still gets cold, but it's rare to see frost.

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We actually had our first frost this morning, not a hard one. I really like 20-25 as it is comfortable to work.

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Summer, winter, spring,autumn - I'm just grumpy anyway :rofl:

TD

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Cold, cloudy, wet.

It didn't even make it to 15C in Melbourne today. It only got to 11.5C in Ballarat.

Parts of southern Victoria have had 80-100mm of rain in the past two days, including the Mornington Peninsula.

There has been snow up in the higher VIC/NSW/TAS mountains in recent days.

I don't remember the last spring with so few warm and sunny days. We usually get some cold days and cool spells and its still fairly wet up to this time of year, but it's normally mixed in with a lot more warm and sunny days.

Only 2 and a half weeks until summer but you wouldn't know it except for the fact it's not fully dark until well after 8pm here atm.

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It rained last night. It's still stupid hot. Today I am a frog.

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Four weeks of slowing reclaiming some of my health in the UK (the bits that aren't chronic and gone for ever!!)
Land in Brisbane, hot, sweaty, sticky, stunning storms last night but this morning I feel sicker than I have for a month. Bring back winter!!!!

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Yes, it's horrible isn't it? I whinge all Summer but I seriously find it hard to function in this weather. People who like the heat just don't get it.

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Beautiful day here in Sydney, blue sky 25 degrees, and joy of joys, my OH has finally paid for me to have a gardener come in for 5 hours to do all the heavy digging/pruning that I can't manage.

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Not the heat though is it, it is the humidity that gets you. 32C and low humidity is more comfortable than say 25c and 90% humidity. Thankfully it only really gets humid in Sydney from Feb - March time. Feb is the worst month of the year in Sydney - usually humid and wet.

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But so much better than February in the UK- by then I have SAD, having not seen the sun for months, and the cold wet, dark weather drives me into a depression. I think I'm solar powered.

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Don't come to Mellie Caroline, you'll seize up! I topped up my Vit D levels in the UK over the Oz winter and I think they are thoroughly depleted now.

My hubby is fed up with me being fed up with the weather! Although I can guarantee the weather will perk up the minute I will have a full time work on, I'm in a lull at the moment and have got time to go the beach if only the flipping sun would stay out!

There is a rumour Monday might be nice and warm but then back to 13 degrees :(

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Ever thought of moving?

I don't mean that flippantly and I know its never that simple, but down here on the Illawarra coast we very rarely get scorchers and humidity never seems to be a real serious issue.

We got to 24.9c here today and 29% humidity at that time. That's a fairly average day here at this time of year.

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When Summer does come to Mellie it is nice, it's a dry heat and we don't often get more than 2 40 degrees in a row. I remember they freaked out when we had 4 in a row 4 years ago!

It's just a shame about the winter though although they said this year wasn't cold (was to me!) it was very dark, wet and throughly miserable. They say us Brits moan about the weather but the locals are just as bad if not worse!

I think the hardest thing at the moment in Mel is the up and down, one day it's summer and then back to winter. Last week I had a summer dress on and yesterday winter jumpers. Plays havoc with headaches, sinuses and general wellbeing.

Ideally I'd summer here and then be elsewhere for the other 8 months....now isn't that what I said about England :)

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:( Tried it, didn't get the job

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Yeah, I remember that now. Shame, climate sounds much more to your liking.

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Our problem was there was nowhere else in Australia that interested us as far as somewhere to live, we certainly wouldnt go back to Victoria, WA was not even worth thinking about and neither was NSW. We liked the Brisbane area but the weather could be truly horrible.

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"WA was not even worth thinking about and neither was NSW"

So that's 1.3 million square miles ruled out in one sentence. That's some going.

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Yes, I think about moving about ten times a day! :lol:

Actually, I have moved around Australia quite a bit in the past and I agree there are places (like NSW) with much better weather (at least as far as I'm concerned.) That said, like Chris (below) ... there isn't anywhere that I have seen that has enough pull for me to consider moving there now.

I understand what you mean but (and you're probably going to think I'm mad) of all the places I wouldn't choose to live it is Brisbane! :eek:

I always said I would never live in Brisbane - one significant reason being the weather. But then I met my husband and agreed to move to be with him and his air conditioner.

The air conditioner keeps the lounge cool but I haven't yet found a way to conduct my entire life from the couch. :lol:

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I liked the area, I love rainforest and the wildlife associated with it. I hate dry and brown and desolate so SE Queensland was a good option. I liked the winter but the summers were just so oppressive, its just different strokes really, some thrive in that environment.

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I like it hot :)
We've had quite a few days of 35 degrees and it's only spring. I haven't even put the aircon on.
In fact, I hate air con!

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It's Australia, known to be hot. Most people grew up with heat and it's part of life. For me, I'll take heat any day, and I'm from one of the coldest countries, bring it on for me! For someone to move to country known to be hot, unless you move to Tasmania, live with it, you can't change it, whinging about it is the reason for certain nickname...

I get that it's not for everyone but seriously how many moving here do the actual facts? Look at "police" section of BE atm, they are all looking for sunshine, do they realise the heat on the beat? I came here without knowing anything about the heat but bring it in for me as winter makes me suffer, the hotter it gets, better for me. Humidity is another thing but I cope with that. Only just. Most people don't realise how much wind and humidity effects things unfortunately:confused:

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Horses for courses. We don't get humidity levels of 90% often but I'd rather have 25c and humidity over 32c and low humidity. Not a fan of having all the water drawn out of my body just by walking outside thanks. :lol: Not a fan of air con either. Open windows and doors is more than enough here. Amazing the difference a 100+kms from Brisbane can make.

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When it comes to the weather, I'm comfortable to be called a whinging pom... even if it is by an Aussie-Finn on a British Expats site. :p

Like I said... those who like the heat just don't get it about those of us who hate it.

I hated the heat in Australia from the very second I arrived. Unfortunately, it didn't seem to bother the rest of my family.