portlaunay Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Chilly day today. From Perth Weather Live Perth Wakes to a Chilly Morning : Parts of the Perth Metro woke to some of the coldest temperatures since July 2013, Temperatures currently as of 7:15am this morning still haven't began to rise. Gingin leads the way with a chilly 1.8°C at 6:49am and still only 2.0°C a 7:15 == Bickley : 6.0°C (2.12am) Champion Lakes : 6.5°C (6:53am) Dwellingup : 3.5°C (7:00am) Gingin : 1.8°C (6:49am) Jandakot : 2.2°C (6:39am) Mandurah : 8.5°C (6:59am) Pearce : 2.9°C (6:56am) Perth Metro : 4.7°C (6:25am) Perth Airport : 3.1°C (6:28am) Bunbury : 4.6°C Busselton : 4.4°C Katanning : 6.5°C Cunderdin : 4.2°C Dalwallinu : 4.9°C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scot01 Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 But we should follow that with there is sunshine and it will reach 20 degrees, and up to 23 next week! Luckily our house is north facing so we get all the winter sunshine streaming in the back windows and it heats up the family room, bloody freezing everywhere else though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 so we should all feel 'at home' now, lol... thank God for the sunshine during the day though. On another note, with such freezing temperatures it's odd that most houses don't have proper|central heating and feel freezy... especially the bathrooms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 I am still in vest tops been out walking I thought it was lovely.Next year when I am use to it be in my jumpers. it does get cold of a evening inside but if I go outside it always feels warmer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druid Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 2 degrees in Jandakot, thought it was chilly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7cdb Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 So basically when you move over to WA you become a wuss? I can remember driving to a production plant in Lincoln in 2010 early morning and my car temp gauge was reading -19 Thats cold. Did a days work and went home. Does OZ stop at anything below a certain temp:swoon: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druid Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 So basically when you move over to WA you become a wuss? I can remember driving to a production plant in Lincoln in 2010 early morning and my car temp gauge was reading -19 Thats cold. Did a days work and went home. Does OZ stop at anything below a certain temp:swoon: Mmmmmmmmmm................. Came out of a centrally heated house, got in a heated car, got out of the heated car and walked into a heated factory...................cold eh, it's the UK unions that shut everything down when things get too cold, here we just bake like lizards in the morning sun & get on with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7cdb Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 (edited) Mmmmmmmmmm................. Came out of a centrally heated house, got in a heated car, got out of the heated car and walked into a heated factory...................cold eh, it's the UK unions that shut everything down when things get too cold, here we just bake like lizards in the morning sun & get on with it Or at 4am in the morning without any central heating as it had failed 2 days before due to a burst pipe. Into a pretty cold car (do you know how long a diesel car takes to warm up at that ambient?) To a job that was not in a factory but a plant room which was pretty cold too. As for unions closing things down we are not in the 70's now,and if you work for yourself a union doesn't really exist apart from the mrs. Also worked in UAE in the summer fitting a chiller plant so know about warm weather a little too. But of course don't let facts get in the way of a good stereotyping Edited June 11, 2014 by 7cdb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druid Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 You're talking to someone that commuted a hundred miles a day on a motorbike 365 days a year & works outside on airport ramps in the UK & now in OZ, still commute 100KM a day on a motorbike, also worked in the Middle East in summer, Montreal & Moscow in winter, & believe me, the UK unions do still call work stoppages if it gets too hot or too cold, it happened to me at Raytheon once, the heating broke, so we were all sent home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7cdb Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 You're talking to someone that commuted a hundred miles a day on a motorbike 365 days a year & works outside on airport ramps in the UK & now in OZ, still commute 100KM a day on a motorbike, also worked in the Middle East in summer, Montreal & Moscow in winter, & believe me, the UK unions do still call work stoppages if it gets too hot or too cold, it happened to me at Raytheon once, the heating broke, so we were all sent home You sound awsome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksman Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Me and the wife have been freezing in the house we are renting this past week. Seems the houses here are not built for the chill factor. Despite leaving the UK in Feb and it being even colder there, we came to Perth via South East Asia (just over 3 months spent travelling) so completely de-climatised us from any winter hardship we had. Thought we would quickly become resilient of the morning and evening chill, but sadly, not yet. We kind of rolled our eyes as we got off the plane at 7am from Bangkok, seeing people in hats and scarfs, but its not often now that we don't have a big jumper on. Still its been great curling up on the sofa with the wife and a duvet while watching TV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 I remember has a kid we did not have central heating and having a bath was a dread. In our rental here it feels the same.Defo need to look into getting heaters before it gets colder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkis2000 Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 I take it all back. Sitting in bed with a jumper on as it's the cosiest place to be. And I just found a huge incy wincy trying to get in the back door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frosties Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Mmmmmmmmmm................. Came out of a centrally heated house, got in a heated car, got out of the heated car and walked into a heated factory...................cold eh, it's the UK unions that shut everything down when things get too cold, here we just bake like lizards in the morning sun & get on with it Have you got central heating in your house in Oz? I didn't know you could get it over there? Is it the same as UK heating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 One of the pluses of mandurah. Always several degrees warmer than Perth in winter and several degrees cooler in summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chardy Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Have you got central heating in your house in Oz? I didn't know you could get it over there? Is it the same as UK heating? Central heating isn't like the UK with a boiler and rads. It's usually a ducted aircon unit with electric heater built in. I'm loving ours after last winter in a rental with NO heating. No wall insulation and single glazing is not good though ! WA really needs to move away from double brick construction as thermal mass simply doesn't work well in this climate (apart from the very Southern areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Toughen up Princesses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druid Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Our rentals have had gas outlet bayonets, I went on gumtree and found a huge gas fire to plug in, it's made by Everdure, everything is lovely and toasty now, we have also got an electric blanket, even toastier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkis2000 Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 We're considering flannelette sheets. Never would've caught me saying that in the UK. They were something your Nanna used!! Here they're quite the fashion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Got a blanket and thick dressing gown today I will be warm to nite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akasully2 Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Sat on the beach today whilst my boys played in the Ocean. I was blooming freezing! I wrapped myself up in every piece of spare fabric I could find, towels, jackets, etc., still freezing. The walk back over the sand with bare feet was painful. Indoors now with multiple layers on, sitting under a duvet. Defrosting now but we were planning on heading out to the garden to have a few drinkies but the thought sends a shiver down my back. Brrrrrr.......! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poxonfamily Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 I thought it was freezing this morning when I dropped the hubby off at the transit station at 6am (6 degrees by gum!). I dread getting out of bed in the morning at the moment - mind you, getting into it at night is pretty bad too! Looking forward to the electric blankets arriving when our ship finally gets here..... :smile2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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