Damage from Melbourne heat wave......

[PDC1]

Some of you may be aware of the current heat wave here in Melbourne, where we've had three days in excess of 43° C in succession. Peaking at 45.1° yesterday.

I don't want to disturb anyone with this image of some of the damage from the heat so, best to turn away if you are at all squeamish....

[Ken Gargett]

Some of you may be aware of the current heat wave here in Melbourne, where we've had three days in excess of 43° C in succession. Peaking at 45.1° yesterday.]

having just spent a few days down there for the tennis, i know exactly how it feels. bloody hot! 43 degrees after 6 pm at night. that is about 110! in F, for those not using centigrade.

the only thing i would say is that, as hot as it was, i would prefer that to 10 degrees cooler but with our humidity. hate that. much prefer the dry heat.

i remember back in the 80's when one could still travel northwest pakistan and along the afghan border etc, i was in a truck. we had ten days in a row over 48 C and the final day was 51C! we had reached lahore by then and i remember just walking all over the city in that heat. people were fantastic. i remember down some back alley in the slums, a bunch of metal workers insisted i share their water - it had obviously been scooped out of a nearby gutter - was muddy brown - but they were so generous i could not refuse (think i had been travelling long enough by then that the gut was close to cast iron - had done the dysentry etc months earlier). i reckon i was well in my third gallon of liquid by lunch and was still to take the day's first leak. i'm almost sweating thinking about it.

[Wiley]

that's damned hot !

and cool photo! sent it on to the wife and kids

[jwm8592]

Well if you'd rather have -17 F, book a trip to the eastern US.

[Habanos2000]

i remember back in the 80's when one could still travel northwest pakistan and along the afghan border etc,

Ken,

I hope you don't mind me asking, but what the hell were you doing in this part of the world?

[El Presidente]

Ken,

I hope you don't mind me asking, but what the hell were you doing in this part of the world?

...a little wine writing...a little Tennis watching....another junket

[rckymtn22]

Ken,

I hope you don't mind me asking, but what the hell were you doing in this part of the world?

Taking the long way to Thailand to met some woman

[DocRKS]

He did tell us - he was going to 'la hore'......

I guess spelling varies in different parts of the world - but the message is clear.....

Like the song states..... Just Lookin for love in all the wrong places.......

PS - in the words of the great Don Rickles....we kid because we love.....

[bolivr]

I had to use freezer bricks in the humi and managed to keep the temp to 75F. I think that is ok. From what I have seen elsewhere on the forum a higher temp can hatch beetles but I have never seen any, touch wood. Using the bricks introduced the new problem of condensation so the rH went up and down...

I think all is well now and no smokes were ruined