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tuco wrote: I know what you're going through.

Welcome to our weather up here

That's alright Perth is in for a cool change tomorrow: 38 degrees and humid! Now we really are living in the tropics!

We had pleasant conditions today riding at 6am. It was 24 C with an apparent temp of 27C and 83% humidity. Almost felt cool.

Probably sounds hot but it was better than what we've had lately.

Well, almost 10.30pm and still 30 degrees. I gave up any hope of a ride today...with family commitments, I haven't been on the bike since last Wednesday actually

I have two steam trains on their mattresses (dogs panting in overdrive) so our house is very humid!!

I'm going to bed...airconditioned bedroom...

Moo...

moosterbounce wrote:I'm going to bed...airconditioned bedroom...

No power from 9 PM to 5 AM. Sat here and listended to the sound of exploding transformers as the power grid melted down for the 4th successive day.

30 degrees in house at 1 AM. Neighbours a bit pi**ed when I fired the big generator up at 2 AM Gotta keep beer cold.

Only 105 days to go until I'm out of HellonEarth (new name for Perth)

Gotta go thermal alarms have gone off again........

At least it's better than Bedout Island.
The eye of cyclone George just crossed over it with winds of 195km/h and gusts up to 275km/h.

Nasty head wind.

Just heard that a cycle tourist has been sighted up north with melted bicycle tyres. It's over 50 degrees.

Am waiting for some photos.

Temps came down to a reasonable 30 C by 4.30pm so I ventured out for the first time in 3 days. It's amazing how fresh you feel when you do give it a break!

For those people in Perth, the end of Connolly Drive in Butler is becoming known as Time Trail Hill (Standing Sprint to the top and slow descent x 5, followed later by the slog that is Neerabup Road (800m+ length) climb that connects you back to Marmion Avenue. And if you survive that you then have to cross Marmion Avenue rush hour traffic to get back to Mindarie!

Cheers,

Gary

tuco wrote:Nasty head wind.

Yeah, but one hell of a tail wind!

I give up. Went out just after 9am this morning and was actually cold!! 2 days ago Perth had it's hottest March day at 42.hot yet this morning I froze!! Aaah well. Managed a ride albeit into a southerly which didn't help the north/south ride much.

Gary - I don't really like the sounds of your TT Hill regardless of the weather (but I reckon I'll give it a go soon cos I'm a sucker )!! Today we did 5 laps of my circuit - hit the road along the beach at the end of Shenton Ave and head south to Hodges Drive, round the roundabout and back down (north) until you hit the end of the road. Then turn around and do it all again!! It is a bit of a hill heading south, but you get a great run (55kmh easy) heading north. It is just over a 5km loop and the road has only recently been laid so is smooooooooooth!!

Anyway, rain expected sometime next week as a result of the 2 cyclones up north which will be nice.

Moo...

Went riding at about 10 degrees this morning, it's getting cold. Bought some lycra arm warmers this afternoon.

I'm just about to go out, and it's a balmy 19C

My lord it is shite here this year!
Rain, rain and more of it.
Can't just dump it and clear either.
Drizzle stop, drizzle stop. Rinse and repeat.

Makes the distances you have been riding even more impressive warty

find_bruce wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 17, 2022 10:50 am

Makes the distances you have been riding even more impressive warty

Cheers mate. I still avoid the rain where possible and have just picked and chosen when and where I ride largely according to the weather.
If money was no object I'd have 2 smart trainers. One at home and one at the on-call accommodation.
I'd certainly be on it today.

warthog1 wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 17, 2022 10:34 am

My lord it is shite here this year!
Rain, rain and more of it.
Can't just dump it and clear either.
Drizzle stop, drizzle stop. Rinse and repeat.

August weather up here (Qld/NSW borders) was nice - (in comparison with what the rest of the year has been like, wet, floods and mouldy)
Nice as in afternoon temps in the low 20’s.
Admittedly some of the mornings were damn cold!

Now it’s mid September and the weather has suddenly become hot. Murwillumbah was 28 yesterday and Brisbane got up to 30.
The sun is oppressive after 10am. The old saying springs to mind - Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun.

But what really worries people up here now is if we will get flood rains again this summer.
The physical and emotional scars from the February/March floods are not healed yet.

elantra wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 18, 2022 10:14 pm

August weather up here (Qld/NSW borders) was nice - (in comparison with what the rest of the year has been like, wet, floods and mouldy)
Nice as in afternoon temps in the low 20’s.
Admittedly some of the mornings were damn cold!

Now it’s mid September and the weather has suddenly become hot. Murwillumbah was 28 yesterday and Brisbane got up to 30.
The sun is oppressive after 10am. The old saying springs to mind - Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun.

But what really worries people up here now is if we will get flood rains again this summer.
The physical and emotional scars from the February/March floods are not healed yet.

Let's hope it stays dry.

I'll take the heat over the cold. We are we going north next year for a month in the depths.
To at least break it up.
Winter sux here.

I know the weather is bad but it isn't as dark as these photos suggest:

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/syd ... 7tt#p547tt

Those are just bad photos, deliberately underexposed. These folk surely must know how to use ISO, aperture and shutter speed...

Predicting a major flood at the town I work in.
Rochester.
Had a big one in 2011.
This one hopefully won't be as bad.
Parts of NSW appear to be copping it even worse.
"A land of droughts and flooding rain"
We are in the rain part.

warthog1 wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 12, 2022 2:35 pm

Predicting a major flood at the town I work in.
Rochester.
Had a big one in 2011.
This one hopefully won't be as bad.
Parts of NSW appear to be copping it even worse.
"A land of droughts and flooding rain"
We are in the rain part.

Hope things don’t get too bad in your neck of the woods Warty.
Stay calm and safe

https://amp.abc.net.au/article/101527960

elantra wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 13, 2022 7:39 pm

Hope things don’t get too bad in your neck of the woods Warty.
Stay calm and safe

https://amp.abc.net.au/article/101527960

Thanks mate.
I am home now. Not looking good for Rochy though. It is looking to be as bad as 2011.
Evacuations are taking place as that article says.

Yeah I'm keeping track on how Albury fares with the flooding but I don't think Albury is getting it as bad as Wagga Wagga and Rochester.

Lets hope no more lives are lost.

brumby33

brumby33 wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 13, 2022 9:53 pm

Yeah I'm keeping track on how Albury fares with the flooding but I don't think Albury is getting it as bad as Wagga Wagga and Rochester.

Lets hope no more lives are lost.

brumby33

I hope Albury/Wodonga does well.

Yes, it would be good if no more lives are lost.

There is going to be alot of property loss which will hurt many.

Let's hope it just clears off.

It looks as though Inner City Melbourne will be inundated with flood water today due to the flooding Maribrynnong River breaking it's banks and flowing towards the City.

Looks to affect many on the Northwest side of the City.

To our Melbourne and Victorian members, please be careful.

I truly feel for the people of Rochester and Seymour and surrounds, it's not looking great

brumby33

brumby33 wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 14, 2022 11:04 am

It looks as though Inner City Melbourne will be inundated with flood water today due to the flooding Maribrynnong River breaking it's banks and flowing towards the City.

Went for a quick ride at lunch from Richmond along the Yarra River to Federation Square and while there's a lot of water flowing quite quickly, all of the river paths were dry. Apparently it was worse this morning as one of my colleagues couldn't cycle in due to flooded section of path.

P!N20 wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 14, 2022 2:02 pm

Went for a quick ride at lunch from Richmond along the Yarra River to Federation Square and while there's a lot of water flowing quite quickly, all of the river paths were dry. Apparently it was worse this morning as one of my colleagues couldn't cycle in due to flooded section of path.

The Yarra peaked in inner city Melbourne just before midnight last night. Abbottsford tracks were heavily flooded, some areas under 2m of water. As were many upstream at least as far as Heidelberg. Dights falls no longer had a deadly weir and Kayakers were loving it doing laps of the rapids.