BAD WEATHER

Ma · Guru

BAD WEATHER

tiger5 · Senior Member

Hi Ma,

Bet you wish you had not header north sooner.Starting to cool down here as well.Oh I can't wait for the next 2 weeks to fly as we are off to FIJI for our sons wedding.

Ma · Guru

Fiji sounds wonderful Tige. Had a couple of family members get married over there in the past 12 months. Looks really great.

Unfortunately we won't be heading north for some time yet. We had planned on leaving on the 2nd August and heading to Doug's place at Chinchilla but after todays visit to the doctor I have had to put everything on hold.

labrat · Member

Ma I just had a look at the thermometer here in Greystanes and its 12 degrees and just starting to blow I think we are in for a cold and windy night .Even our dog Ellie stayed inside all day and slept under her doona ...It was warmer at Moruya ..cheers ..BOB..

Ma · Guru

It certainly was when we were at Moruya Bob but I think today the wind would be coming straight across the airstrip and would make for very unhappy campers.... smile

Cupie · Guru

I'm 3 score years & ten & haven't seen snow falling .. wish I was at Bowral now, sitting in a favourite recliner, nanna/poppa blanket across the legs, looking out of a double glazed picture window beside a roaring fire with maybe a mulled wine, watching it drift down .... ahh! that's the life.

That's what you guys down south do, isn't it?

Travel Bug · Guru

Ma, sorry to hear that you have had to delay your Chinchilla trip.

Hope that there isn't anything too seriously wrong and that you get a good report and will soon be heading off.

Take care. Pam. smile

Travel Bug · Guru

Ahhhh! Mulled wine....yummm!

Now you're talking Cupie!

Like the idea of the double glazed picture window and and roaring fire too smile

Reality check: I must go and get the washing off the line before it blows away.

Cheers. smile

Happywanderer · The Master

Sorry to hear that Ma, hope it can be sorted quick. Its a real bummer when you have to halt your plans like that. Good luck with the next few weeks.

Ma · Guru

Cupie wrote:
I'm 3 score years & ten & haven't seen snow falling .. wish I was at Bowral now, sitting in a favourite recliner, nanna/poppa blanket across the legs, looking out of a double glazed picture window beside a roaring fire with maybe a mulled wine, watching it drift down .... ahh! that's the life.
That's what you guys down south do, isn't it?

Dealing with snow as you describe Cupie would be the bees knees. It is like that if you can get it.

Unfortunately for those of use who have had experience with the type of snow that they will and are getting in Bowral it is an entirely different story.

Really nice as it's falling but soon turns to brown mush and then packs down as ice and before you know it you are finding out just how much padding you have on your nether regions.

bill12 · Guru

Its blowing a gale at Narooma, where a mate told me its blowing 110klms per hr , and cold to boot. ITS 4.30PM and 25c and blue skys,here on Magnetic island.Come to NQ for our"winter".

-- Edited by bill12 on Tuesday 19th of July 2011 04:32:43 PM

Cupie · Guru

bill12 wrote:
Its blowing a gale at Narooma, where a mate told me its blowing 110klms per hr , and cold to boot. ITS 4.30PM and 25c and blue skys,here on Magnetic island.Come to NQ for our"winter".

-- Edited by bill12 on Tuesday 19th of July 2011 04:32:43 PM

First visited Magnetic on my honeymoon in 1967.

Was beautiful then as it is now.

Hired a little mini moke & drove all round the place. Got big black lip oysters off the rocks ... (much needed food for a honeymoon)

Fantastic

bill12 · Guru

The"winter" , here,is the best I have seen ,in my travels.I have to get off the island to get "demagnetized", now and again.Too much of a good thing.It would be nice to travel south in the summer, and north in the winter.I am trying to work on making it so.

Gerty Dancer · Guru

Sorry to hear about such awful weather so close to home, hope everybody stays safe.

Glad to be in Broome at 31 degrees, light sea breeze......

milo · Guru

hope your ok Ma, it was only 6 degrees here in nowra today, darn freezing and wet when i went into town tonite to do my radio show.. bring on summer where i can wear my birthday suit at home..

Smokeydk · Guru

Good luck Ma.............I'll be in hospital next month....so it will be a couple months before we will be away camping again.....5c here at moment

Ma · Guru

The wind overnight didn't eventuate as strong as they forecast, thankfully.

The rain however is another matter. According to our rain gauge we have had around 50mm over the past 24 hours and it's still coming down.

Hope all goes well in hospital Dave. Our thoughts are with you.

petengail · Guru

I have to agree with Bill - we are here at Seafofrth QLD for the winter looks like we are up for a couple of weeks of lovely sunshine even caught a 70 cm 3kg flathead the other day, amongst a heap of other fish

Havago · Veteran Member

Ma. The wife and I spent the night free camping at Bendermeer last August and froze our butts off. In the morning the whole scenery was white including our black car. Needless to say the boss isn't free camping there in August again. Havago. yawn

-- Edited by Havago on Wednesday 20th of July 2011 06:15:51 PM

lilly31 · Guru

Still same Havago been very cold winter around here .it been snowing at nundle this week ..was - 9 at airport 2 morning ago i would say bendermeer would been a lot colder ..spring will be lovely

Ma · Guru

Havago wrote:
Ma. The wife and I spent the night free camping at Bendermeer last August and froze our butts off. In the morning the whole scenery was white including our black car. Needless to say the boss isn't free camping there in August again. Havago.

-- Edited by Havago on Wednesday 20th of July 2011 06:15:51 PM

You gotta go further than Bendemeer in August heck, you gotta go further than Bendemeer even in November.............

Cruising Granny · Guru

Got big black lip oysters off the rocks ... (much needed food for a honeymoon)

Fantastic

That's why I don't eat oysters. What would I do if they worked?
It's been very balmy here in good old SA. Cold, still, frosty, clear long nights. Sunny, cool, fine short, days.
Too chilly to get the washing dry by 3pm after which is gets cold and damp.
Thank goodness for the RC aircon.
No double glazing on the van, but I'm coping.