BlackLightning AKA Twin is my irl hubby, we both live in Australia but we're not Australian... yet at least. we have PR though
Aussie tally in H&E is now up to six including me. Interesting
Anywho, I just had sudden inspiration to write about temperature and weather, because it's scorching outside and I hell don't want to go and put the clothes out
Oh yeah, on a side note, most of the stuff I mention will be about New South Wales, Sydney, since that's where I live. Stuff varies over the states, cities and everything.
WARNING: If you don't feel like reading through boring info, please skip
Temperature & Weather
Sooooo.... everyone knows about Australia being hot, right? Like, hole in the ozone layer and everything? The sun is pretty strong down here - sometimes at school, on a really hot day, you can see that watery mirage thing you usually see on the roads and in the desert, but on the playground. Most of the time in NSW it's the sun that's the bother, not so much the actual humidity. When you're really deep into summer, the wind is scorching and hot and icky and flopping down on the bed is impossible because your shirt would basically get stuck to your back
If it gets really hot, like, really hot, you don't have to go to school. I don't know about the workplace, but if it gets over 41°C (105.8°F - that big number is making me gulp, lol
) you can have your parents pick you up from school, or not go at all. It's a safety thing, because some people can get heat stroke
. I only remember one instance where it hit 41°C in NSW. I think I was in Year 5 or 6 (5th/6th grade) so that makes it... 2004 or 2005. At the end of the day, including me, there were only 8 people left in class.
Usually, the average temperature around here in Sydney is around 15°C (59°F) to 25°C (77°F). That's about average for autumn and spring. In summer, it's a bit hotter - usually about 25°C to 35°C (95°F). It hasn't been as hot this year in summer - the hottest day was actually during autumn or something. It's fine as long as you stay home and don't stay out on the streets. Except when it's really humid and the wind is hot.
Then you're in trouble. Fans out and air con on!
Winter is more of around 13°C (55.4) to 20°C (68°F). Winter's not all that bad if you know how to dress. As long as you have a jacket or something, you'll live.
It rains every now and then. There used to be a drought but I think it's stablised now. Usually it rains for a few hours one day, stops, and then continues the following few days. Like every other country and place, I think
God, you should see the rain sometimes. Full on side ways, heavy rain. The streets - you can see water currents. It's not quite a flood, possibly not even as bad as some major storms in other countries, but to us it's like, crap, grab the clothes, shut the windows, pray that your car is safe in the garage. Several times, my mum and I went down to the garage to find this humongous puddle of water by the drain. Clogged and stuff.
There haven't been any floods, earthquakes or natural disasters in Sydney for a while now. I've never experienced any to date and I'm fifteen years old. There might have been some a few cities away or something but I'm not very updated with the news.
It's really easy to get sunburnt in Australia - I think that's apparent everywhere. Go to the beach on a sunny day, you'll probably get sunburnt. I've never been sunburnt before, actually - maybe a little bit that barely qualifies as sunburnt. I remember when I was a kid, my dad took me to Bondi Beach and his back was like, red, peeling skin and all. He was rubbing it against the wall, I remember :rolleyes:
I was going to write something about the drought we had but I can't remember anything about it except for the fact that Mum kept kicking me out of the shower early. There were no restrictions (like, no water suddenly cutting off) but it was a pretty big issue. It was getting serious, I think, but then it started raining like mad and we all lived happily every after
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That's it for today, class. I think I didn't tell you anything you didn't know already. I'm a bad teacher, I know XD; But hell, I can't believe I wrote all that. Proof as to how bored I am right now.
Hmm, what should I talk about tomorrow.....? Hmm.... Christmas?
Edited by peanutbutter126, 19 December 2008 - 04:26 AM.
I missed joo! :33
