"Xeno" > wrote in message
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> 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

The humidity levels in Malta were huge. Get into the shower, get dry and
still be wet

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