Hot times

[imhilien]

Phew, it's hot today and I've got a fan going - for me this means it's hot. It's 30 degrees (90 deg F). A heat wave that's been menacing Australia has arrived here (a lot of our weather comes from Australia). I'm wearing a bamboo fibre t-shirt and leggings which has helped a bit, as they're good to wear in hot weather.

Last week the hall of my old intermediate school* caught fire due to workmen doing maintenance and apparently a third of the school is damaged. This was upsetting because it was also the school my mum and her siblings went to as well. When I attended eons ago, I saw my first computer - it was a clunky, black and white thing that only played a mathematics game. But it had a sound card, and we were all fascinated. Internet - what was that?

*I was there when I was eleven and twelve years old

Comments

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[ysabetwordsmith]

Here it is quite cold and the wind is stripping the heat out of the house. >_

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[imhilien]

I've been hearing about the extra-freezing weather in the USA, sorry you are going through that.

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[ysabetwordsmith]

Yyyyeah. I tried running a space heater and it broke my office. We had to reroute through an extension cord, and I gave up on the heater. At least with a fire going the house is livable.

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[imhilien]

Ouch. Yes, at least a fire will help keep you warm.

[corvidology]

I'm sorry to hear about your old school. It's always sad to lose a part of your history.

[imhilien]

Thanks. You hear about other schools being damaged, but don't think it would happen to your old school.

[vilakins]

It's hot down here too, but at least it's a lot less humid. I had to have the fan going all night, but on low.

[imhilien]

It's the humidity that can be the real hassle, isn't it. :(

[vilakins]

Definitely! It used to go as high as 45 in Israel but it was dry so - literally no sweat! I had to have a siesta though.

[imhilien]

That's very hot! You'd really need a siesta.

[apisa_b]

I really hope temperatures are not going to climb much higher for you.
That happened to my husband's school as well a couple of years ago. As we live near, we saw the fire from our house - that was really scary.

Are they going to rebuild it? I hope so.

[imhilien]

Thanks for that. It's slightly cooler today, which helps.

Am sorry about your husband's school.

I hope they rebuild the hall / classrooms that were affected.