Currently just after 7:30am and only 20c, but the forecast is for 42c here in Melbourne. Should this happen, it will be the hottest recorded December day ever - since records began in the 1800s.
Total fire ban for most of Victoria. With the hot North wind - which feels like that blast you get when you open an over door, only it doesn’t stop - the bushfire alert is probably extreme. Fingers crossed that nothing happens.
Also, the weather guys were saying it ‘only’ has to hit 32c to make it the hottest December ever, on average.
Today was the 5th and final day of the cricket at the MCG. Went along, and knowing it was going to be hot, we sat in the shade. Initially that was upstairs in the magnficant new Northern Stand, but as the play went on longer than expected, we wandered upstairs. By this stage it was about 12:30 and already 37c.
South Africa hung on for longer than most people (me included) tipped. Despite losing their 9th wicket in the final over before lunch, the rules apparently don’t allow for even a 15 minute extension. Strange. So we all waited 40 minutes. The players returned and it was then all over in less than 5 minutes.
Walked back - armed with water - in the hot wind over the new William Barak foot bridge. Into city and caught a tram to Lush to buy my shampoo (solid bar). One lasts me nearly 6 months (insert joke here)
Anyway found what I wanted and was talking to the two store ladies about the heat. One of them spotted my water bottle was 90% empty and said “you would like me to fill that up?…it’s only tap water, but it’s pretty good.” How sweet. She did and after a chat about how great our water is compared to other cities, I wandered off along Swanston St. Happier and less thirsty for the experience.
Backing up your digital photos; not just from the camera but from the hard drive. The Age “Livewire” December 8, 2005
Newsfeeds (RSS) are a great way to get the headlines of a web site. The Age “Livewire” December 1, 2005
