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Winter.... i hate it

Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 8:12 pm
by Chryzla
Im freezing. got the reverse cycle aircon heating, two pairs of socks, under my bed covers (duck down quilt and warm as blanket) jumper, shirt, etc. and im freezing still... and we are only just getting into it.... and to think.... I used to work in a fridge environment... old age must be creeping up on me :P:P:P

Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 7:19 pm
by CussCuss
if you could go for a drive in 10deg air temps, then 30 deg temps straight away, beleive me you would learn to love it.

Posted: Fri May 27, 2005 9:39 pm
by avandulls_gal
Got up to 5 degrees today here ...bikini weather. Could see the snow on the mountain. I'll send you photos if you like. Makes a nice change to the beautiful sunny weather we have in summer. :p

Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 3:15 am
by decoy
post the pic!

all i can say is, try riding in winter :S

Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 10:25 am
by Chryzla
lol.

I love that girlfriend definition :P its so true

Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 3:01 pm
by avandulls_gal
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That's a pic from about a block away from our place. You can just see the foothills of Mt Wellington. It snowed down to around 300 meters we think last night. Was freezing today. We're about to go up the mountain.....more pics on our return
And the starions do love it in the cold....just not the ice. Ice gets a bit.....interesting.

Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 4:42 pm
by Chryzla
Yes, ice is not very fun at all. Black ice is horrible.

Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 5:11 pm
by decoy
ooooooooh nice. i gotta see some real snow one day

Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 5:31 pm
by avandulls_gal
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15 mins after leaving the house (which is 10mins from city center) we were here, 800 meters above sea level where they closed the road due to snow and ice. Snow had settled to 500 meters (according to the altometer in the car) but had probably been falling lower.

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This is the bustling metropolis of Hobart from the mountain. The haze you can see is not smog, it's falling snow and rain.

The ice comment relates to the last time avandull took the starion up the mountain. On the way down he was using engine braking to keep it under control, but it dropped to idle and the back decided it wanted to have a go at being in front for a change. A touch of accelerator sorted it out though so all was well.

So who's complaining of cold? :saywha

Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 5:57 pm
by Chryzla
lol.... had to have the last say didnt ya! :P

Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 6:07 pm
by avandulls_gal
yes. I did. :p rofl

Re: Winter.... i hate it

Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 9:33 pm
by TD05
Chryzla wrote:Im freezing. got the reverse cycle aircon heating, two pairs of socks, under my bed covers (duck down quilt and warm as blanket) jumper, shirt, etc. and im freezing still... and we are only just getting into it.... and to think.... I used to work in a fridge environment... old age must be creeping up on me :P:P:P
you're in the wrong state..

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Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 9:38 pm
by NachoMan
It was 25 in Perth today. :P

Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 3:24 am
by Chryzla
17 here..

Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 12:31 pm
by Junkers
If it's 13 over here I consider it good.