RED weather warning

[gazuty]

When backpacking, I had a job in Cairns, tropical Queensland, which included drying oil barrels full of sand for sandblasting, by shovelling each one bit by bit down a 15 foot rolling furnace, sited at the edge of a beet field, in 40c heat. Was 1989 and I was on $10 an hour. Not even a sign of anything protective - I was totally expendable lol

Worst thing was I was right next to a river I couldn't go near, as it was full of crocs

Great stuff.

Pretty sure in 1989 I was paid $6/hour as a storeman in a warehouse as my summer job. Unloaded a lot of ceiling tiles out of shipping containers. Very hot and dusty work. But the “hot girl” in the canteen next door made it all worthwhile. Not that I had the courage to ask her out but things worked well in my imagination.

[Derek27]

Call this hot weather? It's not even hot enough to fry an egg.

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[Derek27]

Just rolled a cold beer over the cat. She seemed to like it, but then I thought, what the fuck have I done? I've warmed up my beer.

[Archery1969]

Just rolled a cold beer over the cat. She seemed to like it, but then I thought, what the fuck have I done? I've warmed up my beer.

Surprised you didn't roll it over Penny's legs Derek.

[greenmark]

Just rolled a cold beer over the cat. She seemed to like it, but then I thought, what the fuck have I done? I've warmed up my beer.

Surprised you didn't roll it over Penny's legs Derek.

Do cats not have the common sense to seek out shade and water? I'm not a cat person, so just curious.

[sniffer66]

Just looking on the BBC news site and tomorrow the hottest place in the country is forecast to be Worksop, at 41c

Guess where my daughter is staying with a friend and needs picking up from at 4pm ?

[Dallas]

Just rolled a cold beer over the cat. She seemed to like it, but then I thought, what the fuck have I done? I've warmed up my beer.

Surprised you didn't roll it over Penny's legs Derek.

Do cats not have the common sense to seek out shade and water? I'm not a cat person, so just curious.

I'm not sure all dogs do, mine seems intent or laying in the sun rather than the shade when he's in the garden, and while I've got the aircon on in my room he avoids it like Dracula does the sun

[Dallas]

Just looking on the BBC news site and tomorrow the hottest place in the country is forecast to be Worksop, at 41c

Guess where my daughter is staying with a friend and needs picking up from at 4pm ?

Ouch, isn't it meant to peak more around that time as well rather then 1pm-2pm like it usually would?

[sniffer66]

Just looking on the BBC news site and tomorrow the hottest place in the country is forecast to be Worksop, at 41c

Guess where my daughter is staying with a friend and needs picking up from at 4pm ?

Ouch, isn't it meant to peak more around that time as well rather then 1pm-2pm like it usually would?

Yup. Lucky me

[Emmson]

On Friday I opened front door and saw a tabby cat chasing a mouse on front lawn of next door neighbour, it eventually caught it and calmy carried it away in its mouth.

All off-topic

[Derek27]

Just rolled a cold beer over the cat. She seemed to like it, but then I thought, what the fuck have I done? I've warmed up my beer.

Surprised you didn't roll it over Penny's legs Derek.

Do cats not have the common sense to seek out shade and water? I'm not a cat person, so just curious.

My cat was sitting in front of her fan. Then she moved to the shed (which I thought would be quite hot), the the livingroom floor, now she's lying in the sun on the bedroom windowsill, and it's still 35 degrees!

[Derek27]

Surprised you didn't roll it over Penny's legs Derek.

Do cats not have the common sense to seek out shade and water? I'm not a cat person, so just curious.

I'm not sure all dogs do, mine seems intent or laying in the sun rather than the shade when he's in the garden, and while I've got the aircon on in my room he avoids it like Dracula does the sun

My cat avoided the fan when I first got it, she didn't like the noise. But once she realised it keeps her cool she loved it.

[Derek27]

On Friday I opened front door and saw a tabby cat chasing a mouse on front lawn of next door neighbour, it eventually caught it and calmy carried it away in its mouth.

All off-topic

My cat caught a mouse last night and left it in the garden. I was going to get rid of it but its legs started twitching and it moved its head. I didn't have the stomach to finish it off, several years ago when I stamped on a mouse that the cat brought into the flat, blood splattered all over the carpet and onto the skirting boards, so I just left it. But now in the sunshine I'm pretty sure it's dead.

[Derek27]

37ºC, I can only describe as comfortable. Roll on 40 plus.

[Derek27]

Just came out of the toilet, peered into the bedroom, saw the cat on the floor and thought poor cat, struggling to keep cool. Got a beer out of the fridge, went into the garden and saw the dead mouse. I thought fuck the cat, what did the poor mouse do to deserve such a gruesome fate.