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shapeofthings) wrote2013-01-04 04:44 pm
shapeofthings) wrote2013-01-04 04:44 pm
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Too Damn Hot
4:30 pm and it's still over 40oC (that's 105 F for the 'Merkins). Blah.
There are currently 41 fires burning around the State, according to Tas Fire Service, with two rated as severe with property at risk.
I worked from home today so I could keep an eye on the chickens. Just as well really, as the ladies have been feeling the heat and I've had to break out ice-bricks and the sprinkler for them. I suspect I won't be getting any eggs for a few days.
I haven't got any work done since the temps hit 40 as it's just too hot to think (yup, I'm a bad employee). My place has good thermal design and it's significantly cooler inside than out but it's still got to be over 30oC inside. I'm going to head off for a cold shower shortly in an effort to revive myself.
The garden is a very sad place right now. The beds I managed to soak for a couple of hours last night as well as mulch look like they'll be ok, but the ones that only got a hosing and mulch aren't doing so well. Still, I think I'll only lose a few young herbs and everything else will recover (though my harvest will be less), which is better than I was expecting. I'm really glad I got out there yesterday and spread around a couple of bags of stable straw despite the heat and wind.
I'm hoping to head up to Hamilton to spend the night with friends tonight, but I'm waiting for the heat to ease so I can give the garden a decent watering, plus we're keeping a close eye on one of the severe fires that's out that way. The air conditioning in my car is really only useful for de-fogging the windscreen, so it won't be a pleasant drive (especially as I don't have a garage, so my car has been baking in the sun all day) but it will be really nice to see D and to get out into the hills. If only it wasn't so damn hot!
If this is the climate change future, I think I need to move even further south!
There are currently 41 fires burning around the State, according to Tas Fire Service, with two rated as severe with property at risk.
I worked from home today so I could keep an eye on the chickens. Just as well really, as the ladies have been feeling the heat and I've had to break out ice-bricks and the sprinkler for them. I suspect I won't be getting any eggs for a few days.
I haven't got any work done since the temps hit 40 as it's just too hot to think (yup, I'm a bad employee). My place has good thermal design and it's significantly cooler inside than out but it's still got to be over 30oC inside. I'm going to head off for a cold shower shortly in an effort to revive myself.
The garden is a very sad place right now. The beds I managed to soak for a couple of hours last night as well as mulch look like they'll be ok, but the ones that only got a hosing and mulch aren't doing so well. Still, I think I'll only lose a few young herbs and everything else will recover (though my harvest will be less), which is better than I was expecting. I'm really glad I got out there yesterday and spread around a couple of bags of stable straw despite the heat and wind.
I'm hoping to head up to Hamilton to spend the night with friends tonight, but I'm waiting for the heat to ease so I can give the garden a decent watering, plus we're keeping a close eye on one of the severe fires that's out that way. The air conditioning in my car is really only useful for de-fogging the windscreen, so it won't be a pleasant drive (especially as I don't have a garage, so my car has been baking in the sun all day) but it will be really nice to see D and to get out into the hills. If only it wasn't so damn hot!
If this is the climate change future, I think I need to move even further south!