On 3/02/2016 8:46 AM, Bruce wrote:
> On 3/2/2016 08:22 Jeßus wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 21:07:26 -0000 (UTC), Bruce >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 3/2/2016 07:44 Jeßus wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 20:20:14 -0000 (UTC), Bruce >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 3/2/2016 07:10 Je�us wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, 2 Feb 2016 19:52:56 -0000 (UTC), Bruce >
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yes, it was 40 C or predicted to become that when we left. And my car
>>>>>>> has no airco
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Typical Ipswich/Brisbane weather for this time of year. I was so glad
>>>>>> to move from Brisbane when I did.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd hate Brisbane traffic every day. They lose so much time in those
>>>>> traffic jams.
>>>>
>>>> I moved to Brissie back in 2000 after gaining my I.T qualifications.
>>>> I did make good money there, but I never did take to Brisbane itself.
>>>> Didn't like the summer weather, the place itself (boring), or the
>>>> people very much, to be honest. I was glad to move on after two years
>>>> there.
>>>
>>> I can handle the heat, but they were having a heat wave up to
>>> yesterday and it was a bit extreme.
>>
>> I used to love the heat when I was younger, but once in my thirties I
>> progressively moved further and further south from Darwin until I
>> ended up here. Now, I don't much like it over 20°C - seriously.
>> I'm obviously well acclimatised to this place now.
>
> Yes, you do get used to the climate. In Tasmania, I used to think
> that 20 was moderately warm. Now I find it chilly if it's only 20 when
> I get up.
>
>> There is also a massive difference between dry heat and humid heat...
>> dry heat I can tolerate much more.
>
> Yes.
>
Dry heat is easier to tolerate. That's because your body has mechanisms
to deal with it. Those mechanisms don't work when the humidity goes
above a certain percentage. Evaporative air cons suffer the same for
exactly the same reason. When I was working in the mines in WA, any
increase above 30C wasn't greatly noticeable. I could handle even 45C in
dry conditions.
This morning we went to Lowanna to pick some stuff up from this place;
http://tinyurl.com/zn4tgsf
It wasn't even 30C this morning but the humidity was very high. It's
surrounded by rainforest so that's why the humidity was up. You didn't
even need to exert yourself before you began to sweat profusely. Trouble
was, we had to pick up some gear and load it into a trailer. Not fun at
all. It's located in a bit of a gully surrounded by trees so no breeze
whatsoever.
Nice picturesque place but no way would I live there with those humidity
levels.

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Xeno