DavidB-AU Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Marble Bar had 26 consecutive days over 43 degrees C, then a little relief yesterday when it got to only 42.5 C. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-15/hottest-town-marble-bar-26-days-over-43-degrees/103313608 1 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 12 minutes ago, DavidB-AU said: Marble Bar had 26 consecutive days over 43 degrees C, then a little relief yesterday when it got to only 42.5 C. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-15/hottest-town-marble-bar-26-days-over-43-degrees/103313608 Ahhhh, blessed relief! When my niece was visiting Melbourne many years ago, I took her to the Melbourne Zoo on a 43 degree day. When we went into the Butterfly House, that was a relief for both of us because they keep that at a cool 36 degrees! 🤣 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 (edited) 2 hours ago, DavidB-AU said: Marble Bar had 26 consecutive days over 43 degrees C, then a little relief yesterday when it got to only 42.5 C. Phoenix*, Arizona (a substantially larger metropolis than Marble Bar**) had 31 consecutive days over 110°F / 43.3°C last summer. They had a total of 54 days over 110°F for the season. * 1.7 million residents / metro is 4.7 million ** 927 residents 579 people died from the heat in Maricopa County (Arizona) in 2023. Edited January 15 by Ozexpatriate 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted January 15 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 15 One small thing which is often overlooked in extreme temperatures is expansion. Yes we know it happens. But the effects upon public transport can be crippling. Rail buckles are common and commonly dealt with by pouring water onto the rail to cool it sufficiently to be replaced. What of the overheads? Copper wire expands and sags. There are weighted slack-adjusters but they can only adjust so far. I have found myself (along with many others) trapped when the overhead wires for Melbourne’s trams sagged to below the safe operating limit. The pan (or pole in older times) can only offer so much upward pressure. If it is forced down by hot sagging copper the roof-mounted traction kit may be damaged or a short-circuit through the tram body may occur. A “live tram” is one of the most dangerous situations possible. It cannot be touched until the traction power is isolated and earthing bonds attached. Try that on a busy city street with lots of people around and some of those trying to get on or off the affected tram. The same happens on the railways too. 1 1 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 11 hours ago, Gwiwer said: One small thing which is often overlooked in extreme temperatures is expansion. Portland has the opposite problem right now. The local Trimet Max light rail (trams by another name) are out of commission with buses operating with chains. Despite ice cutters on the pans, they have real problems with maintaining contact in icy weather and despite improvements have lots of problems with frozen points. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted January 16 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 16 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-16/python-eats-endangered-numbat-dryandra-woodland-national-park/103321854 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 dont know if this has been posted before but seems to fit the thread 1 3 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 23 minutes ago, peanuts said: dont know if this has been posted before but seems to fit the thread Ouch! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted January 30 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 30 Chickens? What chickens? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-31/michelle-mckenzie-laidley-snakes-under-house-chickens-flood/103406892 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 (edited) Edited February 1 by monkeysarefun 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted February 6 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 6 You can't even have a decent funeral! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-06/kerang-cemetery-forced-to-delay-holding-funerals-follow/103410666 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hroth Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 3 minutes ago, monkeysarefun said: Ruddy useless poodles! 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sidecar Racer Posted February 6 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 6 10 minutes ago, monkeysarefun said: So the poor little pig got smacked into the green thing twice , came close to hitting the wall and if the snake had let go it could have been ejected out of the garden and never seen again . 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 8 minutes ago, Sidecar Racer said: So the poor little pig got smacked into the green thing twice , came close to hitting the wall and if the snake had let go it could have been ejected out of the garden and never seen again . Cute Little Dougie Dog would have chewed the snake in two, looking for its squeak! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 16 hours ago, kevinlms said: You can't even have a decent funeral! Wait until the coffins start surfacing. If the ground gets wet enough they will float and surface. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 (edited) 8 hours ago, Sidecar Racer said: So the poor little pig got smacked into the green thing twice , came close to hitting the wall and if the snake had let go it could have been ejected out of the garden and never seen again . I'm surprised it didn't stagger off diagonally for a few steps then fall over sideways like I would have if it had been me. Alls well that ends will, she and her none-the-worse Guinea Pig got to be on every morning TV show.. Edited February 7 by monkeysarefun 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted February 8 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 8 Schools back - except it isn't! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-08/mould-infestation-disruptions-willyama-high-school-term-start/103443216 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted February 8 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 8 On 06/02/2024 at 23:10, Sidecar Racer said: So the poor little pig got smacked into the green thing twice , came close to hitting the wall and if the snake had let go it could have been ejected out of the garden and never seen again . That's why I never volunteer to be the guinea pig😉 1 2 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted February 11 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 11 Surely it's better sense to steal FULL kegs, THEN dispose of the empties at the scrap merchant! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-11/keg-theft-mystery-costing-brewers-pubs-and-bars-dearly/103438910 1 1 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbedford Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Doesn't that depend on the drug of choice of the scrotes? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 15 hours ago, kevinlms said: Surely it's better sense to steal FULL kegs, THEN dispose of the empties at the scrap merchant! Much harder to steal. Much heavier and not usually left out in the open for crimes of opportunity. The real problem is the scrap dealers who will accept and pay for them. Just like the scrap dealers who will accept and pay for catalytic converters cut out from parked cars. There is no market for this kind of property crime without dodgy scrap dealers and is relatively easy for police to stop if they want to invest in it. A summons for the scrap dealer in question would go a long way. In a given city it's very likely a small number of scrap merchants (perhaps just one) and a small number of thieves. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted February 11 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 11 40 minutes ago, Ozexpatriate said: In a given city it's very likely a small number of scrap merchants (perhaps just one) and a small number of thieves. Probably true for Australia which doesn’t have the Traveller population many European and British nations do. If you want to find a dodgy scrappie look no further than the nearest site. Not all Travellers are dodgy nor scrappies. Few enough will deal beyond their own communities and trusted friends. And not all dodgy scrappies are Travellers although it is known (including by police) that many are. The legit ones mostly now hold the required licences and won’t get far without them. I lived and worked closely with a local Traveller community for several years. I became friends with their leaders and was able, in their company, to enter their site unchallenged. We got as far as sharing meals together; they never came into my home which was a share-house but we would sit outside, eat takeaway and talk. They smoked; they always offered me and I always respectfully declined. Producing the asthma inhaler avoided any diplomatic incidents! I knew their trades. I knew to ask no questions. And they came to know that I would neither tell anyone beyond their community nor betray their trust. An awful lot of scrap metal came and went from that site. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted February 12 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 12 When many fire stations are increasingly finding it difficult to get volunteers, you don't try this cheapskate trick! Worse was to deny it, when letters have been sent out! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-12/cfa-backflips-on-cost-cutting-decision-to-remove-sanitary-bins/103452160 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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