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I’ll take the root of a tree over a limb right now cuz I’ve been sawing up limbs for 4 hours today from a storm we had Wednesday night. Lost 4 big limbs from my 50’ tall sunset maple. Going to have about 3 truck loads to a storm dump site…if I trim them up nicely so I can pack them neatly into my truck bed. We had 90 mph winds that lasted 35 minutes. Lots of damage in a wide swath that went from central nebraska into Iowa.
I don’t want to hear about 1mm of frost.
Sorry for my snarkyness.
I’m tired.
So shut up and somebody sweep that shit up.
I’m tired.
So shut up and somebody sweep that shit up.
Oh look, you can spell
You made me snarky
I’m snarky from 10 hour of tree limb cutting, trimming and hauling…….and picking up 599 pears from my yard.
1 more truckload to the dump at 8:00am then mow the yard to get all of the debris off of it and that should pretty much take up the remainder of my weekend.
You made me snarky
I’m snarky from 10 hour of tree limb cutting, trimming and hauling…….and picking up 599 pears from my yard.
1 more truckload to the dump at 8:00am then mow the yard to get all of the debris off of it and that should pretty much take up the remainder of my weekend.
You made me snarky
I’m snarky from 10 hour of tree limb cutting, trimming and hauling…….and picking up 599 pears from my yard.
1 more truckload to the dump at 8:00am then mow the yard to get all of the debris off of it and that should pretty much take up the remainder of my weekend.
Damm….
Only hit reply 1 time…I swear…lol..
My internet And tv are screwed up today.
Only hit reply 1 time…I swear…lol..
My internet And tv are screwed up today.
I think it's 2032 Olympics which is in Brisbane here in Australia
Do you know what else is in Brisbane? Absolutely nothing
They DO have a lot of rain and humidity, if you are into that. I imagine that lots of events will be rained out, or rain delayed
Do you know what else is in Brisbane? Absolutely nothing
They DO have a lot of rain and humidity, if you are into that. I imagine that lots of events will be rained out, or rain delayed
I’m about olympiced out….
Wife has it on nonstop.
Your weather woes are lost on me. You live in a temperate paradise. Today I get nearly 100 with forecasted humidity of 70-75%. Do you know what that combination causes?????? Nether region dripage. The parts of you that SHOULD sweat pour freely like a tap has been turned on and then your nether regions, that should NOT sweat, feel left out and start to sweat so they can feel like they have contributed to your sweaty misery.
“Powder up” you say?
“Why yes…yes I will” says I.
I slap on more powder than can be found in any nursery. Then you know what happens? I come in from tree cutting and pear picking upping and my wife asks “why is milk running down your legs”.
That really doesn’t happen but you would think it could.
Man….I miss the days of -40 degrees.
Those were the good old days.
On a completely unrelated note…
HAWKEYE football in 27 days. Hopefully our quarterback this year has been banned from all buffets and doesn’t resemble a sumo wrestler.
Apparently houses in the states have things like double glazed windows and insulation. And cheaper power bills
But outside must suck
Australia actually has lots of natural resources. We mine them, sell them overseas, then buy the same product from a different overseas country
We are assured that this makes sense
Do you really not have thermopaned (double glazed) windows or insulation?
I can’t imagine life in my part of the world without those 2 things.
We do the same with our resources. And our factories move to other countries so our unemployed factory workers can buy the imported products they used to make right down the street.
We don't
Recently some glaziers have been trying to promote double glazing. But it's a hard sell in a region with no comprehension of it
The temperature outside and inside the house don't tend to differ significantly
Wow….guess I never really thought about that. Just assumed everywhere did it like we do. Do you have an attic space? A foot of blow in insulation does wonders to keep the heat out in the summer and the heat in during the winter.
Apparently ours are "Low arched roofs" particularly in cheap housing like mine
I'll see later if I can find the recent article with a Canadian lady saying that she's never felt as cold as being inside an Australian house in July
'Coldest I've ever been': What these migrants find hardest about living in Australia
Australia may have a reputation as a warm and sunny nation, but one feature makes our winters feel colder than some countries known for their snow.
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'Coldest I've ever been': What these migrants find hardest about living in Australia
Australia may have a reputation as a warm and sunny nation, but one feature makes our winters feel colder than some countries known for their snow.
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Many Australians assume their homes are supposed to be cold in winter, while social media videos about the cold are often posted by migrants from countries with colder climates. Credit: TikTok/Supplied
A recent temperature dip has Australians — and migrants living here — taking to social media to ask an important question: why are our houses so cold?
Canadian content creators living in Australia like Alexandra Tuohey and writer Iona — who blogs under the name Iona on the Coast — are among those to recently highlight Australia's chilly interiors.
"People say to me, 'You're Canadian so you shouldn't be able to feel the cold,'" Touhey says in a TikTok video.
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"The coldest I have ever been is living in a Melbourne sharehouse in the middle of July, and lying in my own bed trying to sleep and being able to see my own breath, while only being able to warm myself with a tiny space heater and an electric blanket."
Sydney and Melbourne experienced their chilliest morning of the year on Wednesday, with lows of 6.5C and 1.4C respectively.
Days earlier, Central Queensland had its iciest night on record at 5.6C, with residents waking up to unseasonable frost covering the ground.
Since then, multiple videos have gone viral on social media of people complaining that Australian houses are ill-equipped for the weather.
Why are Australian homes so cold?
Most homes in Australia are poorly insulated with inefficient heaters that can be expensive to run, says RMIT senior lecturer Nicola Willand.
"If you don't have that, heat just dissipates out, so even though you may be heating (the room), you don't really feel the room warming up," she said.
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That was especially so for homes built before the Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme was introduced in 2004, she said.
While new homes are required to reach an energy rating of seven out of 10, such properties are often too large to keep warm.
Cold homes can have serious health impacts
The chill is not only uncomfortable, it can also impact health. Respiratory and cardiovascular diseases spread more easily in cold conditions, as does mould.
The freezing weather also has implications for mental health and lifestyle.
"People don't want to invite friends over for dinner, for example, because it's cold," Willand said.
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"Children don't want to sit in their own bedrooms, where it would be quiet to do the homework.
"They come into the kitchen, which is often the warmest room ... and then they can't concentrate."
Some Australians are moving to warmer locales
To escape the bone-chilling temperatures experienced in some homes, one in five Australians is looking north to warmer climates to earn a brief reprieve from the cold.
NSW residents are most likely to head to Queensland during the colder months, with 21 per cent indicating a Sunshine State holiday this winter, followed by 17 per cent of Victorians, according to Tourism and Events Queensland research.
Tropical north Queensland, the Whitsundays, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast are among the destinations interstate travellers intend to visit.
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Tourism and Events Queensland CEO Patricia O'Callaghan said it was not just because the temperatures were milder during winter in the north — many experiences such as whale watching were exclusive to winter.
A tropical holiday might not fit into the budget for some Australians this year so heating homes will fall to other solutions.
A lot of people would burn wood for heating as cost of living pressures bit but that polluted the air, Willand said.
Tips to treat a cold home
Fortunately, there are cost-effective solutions.
Willand said draught-proofing — plugging the gaps between doors and windows and the surrounding walls — was the easiest way to better insulate your home.
"If you see little gaps around the windows — you can see the sky — that means there are holes where the warmth just flows out very quickly," she said.
Draught-proofing materials such as tape or panelling can be found in most hardware stores and applied without professional experience.
Ceiling insulation also helps prevent heat from rising.
Heavy curtains, particularly ones that reach the ceiling, will also stop heat from exiting through windows.
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Published 23 June 2024 1:17pm
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Bet you only hear bits of it.
Screwed up country right now, staring at the top and mainly staying at the top.
The vast majority of Americans are lazy and uninformed and the govt. plays on that.
I was still good looking and my wife liked me when I was 45.
Damn whippersnapper……
Get off my lawn.
Can you explain the relationship between:
"Get off my lawn"
And
"Someone come and mow my lawn"
?
I’d be happy to….
“Come mow my lawn” means that my lawn needs mowed and …my….aren’t you a handsome 45 year old.
“Get off my lawn” means said yard is mowed and you need to get your punk ass, 45 year old, down under butt off my lawn………damn whippersnapper.
I hope that helped and cleared up any confusion.
You’ll understand better when you’re 50.
DERP
THATS WHAT SHE SAID
GET OFF MY LAWN WHIPPERSNAPPER…..AFTER YOU MOW IT
THATS WHAT SHE SAID
GET OFF MY LAWN WHIPPERSNAPPER…..AFTER YOU MOW IT
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THEN COME MOW MINE! (after mowing Hawkies of course.)
I just mowed mine
So get off gophers lawn. Then just wait in an orderly fashion for a month or so, before mowing my lawn and then getting off it
It’s a mystery.
Hy thank you doggie, you remembered
You both like mysteries!
Apparently Australia lead the female medal tally. If it was only sheilas, we'd be winningSorry but I’m still Olympicing
Bloody hopeless bloke athletes
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I thought I was doing good all those times it took me 7 strokes to get the ball through the windmill when everyone else did it in 3. Are you telling me high score doesn't win?Almost as bad as, making a 7 on a par 3…️
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That’s part of your birthday celebration.
Granny and Hawkie are working on the other parts.
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is that what she said?
I saw a post which said "Strangest thing I ever saw a manatee do"
Then I wondered what the strangest thing I have ever seen a manatee do was
Then I thought how I have never seen a manatee before
So I decided that even though the question "What is the strangest thing that you have ever seen a manatee do?" was only implied and never overtly stated, it is rather exclusionist towards people who have never seen a manatee before
Good night
Then I wondered what the strangest thing I have ever seen a manatee do was
Then I thought how I have never seen a manatee before
So I decided that even though the question "What is the strangest thing that you have ever seen a manatee do?" was only implied and never overtly stated, it is rather exclusionist towards people who have never seen a manatee before
Good night