The Hotter Things Get....

[Paulbot]

..the more Hot Spot and Inferno like them. But what about the rest of us?

The Melbourne forecast for this week is
Tues: 38
Weds: 41
Thurs: 40
Fri: 40
Sat: 40
Sun: 31

The media is telling us it's the longest heatwave in Melbourne since 1908! We had a cold December but it looks like Summer is about to strike back!

I believe Sydney's been having some really hot weather recently too.

Will we cope and just as importantly will our Transformers cope? Iceburn raised an interesting question in another thread. Will Transformers melt? Keep them away from the windows!

I remember last year when we had a stinking hot New Years seeing that the rub signs on my Classic TFs were activated just by radiant heat.

[sifun]

great time for the beach. too bad i'm at work.
man my TFs are going to cook, i'd better leave a fan on or something up there where my collection is.

[jaydisc]

Beach is suicidal. Lucky, I'll be missing most of this in my lovely low 20's in Sarasota, Florida.

[Golden Phoenix]

GAH
I have work wed, thur, fri, sat and sun
*cries*
And people will order nothing but cold drinks....All I'll be hearing is "James can you make a milkshake" "James can you make a smoothie" "James can you make a Ice coffee" "James can you make a Ice coffee, milkshake, smoothie ice chocolate and another milkshake"
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/jimmey-11/other/pain.jpg

[Wheel-J]

my another good reason to take a week's leave not just to see the tennis match..:D
even on TV, I can say how hot is it outside - as the cameraman shows mirage eminating over the tennis court..:eek:

[blackie]

GAH
just played 9 holes of golf :S
god it was hot in the sun, and sadly even in the shade
luckily my job involves spending 2 hours a night in a cool room :D
that and i hope cricket isnt cancelled this weekend....

[TheDirtyDigger]

My workplace is a very comfortable 19 degrees.
My home is a stinking hot concrete box that once heated just doesn't cool down.

Might put some extra hours in at work this week.

[iceburn]

hmmm it isn't as hot is it outside there now
went downstairs during lunchtime and it was still alright

voted for "TOO MANY"

[Paulbot]

Today is just "warming up" it's the next four days that are the heatwave (according to the weathermen anyway...)

[STL]

My biggest problem with this weather is only getting in and out of a place. It's the transition from cold to hot that kills.

Home is very pleasant at night thanks to air conditioning and just generally a good build.

The beaches aren't as good as u think they are. Great views and lots of fun but it doesn't take any of that heat away. By the time u get back in the car, ur sweaty, hot again, grimy and sandy and by the time u get home so is the car.

And it makes me think twice about catching the train to work (well when I start next week anyway)

[roller]

im not affected

i dont live in Melbourne

ive been everywhere but Queesnland and Tasmania

i think WA has the nicest weather all year round

[sifun]

bloody trains. hope they don't break down.
Last time it was hot i was stuck at peak hour 5 oclock for the sandringham line, bloody cancelled in that heat. Took me like an hour and a half longer than it should have to get me to the beach. Bah.

[turtle boy]

I was riding about today, on my "lazy day" AKA: RDO. And when I stopped at the bank I took my helmet off and squeezed the fome lining inside, nothing but sweat came out... Where I can press on it some times and dust comes out.. I think my tfs are safe, My room is shaded by the fence and the shed also my curtains have been shut for the past 3 weeks. So yeah..

[loophole]

too damn hot in Adelaide as well 41 today tomorrow and the day after that :( and no air conditioning

[Burn]

pffffft. Wimps. 40's are nothing, it's when you factor in high humidity that things get uncomfortable.

... and by uncomfortable I mean cyclone's end up developing. :p

[Stompy]

Ugh. Its ridiculous. You sweat while being completely still, you sweat while showering, your sweat sweats. I can't stand it. Luckily my workplace has a really good airconditionerso I'll be fine except for nights as we don't have aircon at home. My fan does a decent job though.

[Golden Phoenix]

Luckily my workplace has a really good airconditionerso I'll be fine except for nights as we don't have aircon at home.

Mine doesn't.....*sigh*

[iceburn]

it's fReAking HOT here!!

[Paulbot]

it's fReAking HOT here!!

Ice is melting!! :)

[Thanatos]

Man, Melbourne folks getting 40 degree days? That's insane! You guys are meant to be freezing all year round. QLDers have it way worst! :P

[iceburn]

Ice is melting!! :)

this is why.....stupid BUILDING MANAGEMENT!
no air-conditioning for the whole day.....so hot!



Dear All

We write with reference to the air conditioning, or lack there of, experienced in the building today. We advise that due to low water pressure within the street the building was unable to refill the roof top cooling towers and therefore unable to run the building’s air conditioning plant.

We have had our contractors and building manager doing everything they can since 10.30am this morning to try and rectify the matter. We have had to be somewhat creative in refilling the towers and as a result the plant is back up and running and the building will experience cooler temperatures within the next hour.

We have been advised by City West Water that the mains pressure will return to normal by tomorrow once the issues with the Preston mains has been repaired.

We will also have our contractors onsite first thing tomorrow morning to ensure the plant is operational.

Kind Regards

[TheDirtyDigger]

Haha...customers keep coming in sweating and complaining but I'm sitting in a slightly chilly 19 degrees.

I feel like being really facetious and throwing them a "Hot enough for ya?" or a "How 'bout this heat?"

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f339/lamia2275/trooper.jpg

[Golden Phoenix]

Despite the heat people are still ordering extra hot coffee
WTH
haven't they been outside?!?!?!

[turtle boy]

Eh 41 here today.. or so they say.. Being a welder now.. The temp in the shed gets 10 to 15 degrees higher then out side.. So eh, very very hot for me today..

[Golden Phoenix]

Eh 41 here today.. or so they say.. Being a welder now.. The temp in the shed gets 10 to 15 degrees higher then out side.. So eh, very very hot for me today..

Don't all the builders and tradies get to knock off when it gets past 35?

[loophole]

it got to 46 today too damn hot especially when the booths they you trying to paint in are at a temperature of about 48

[loophole]

Don't all the builders and tradies get to knock off when it gets past 35?

well that all depends on your boss

[turtle boy]

Don't all the builders and tradies get to knock off when it gets past 35?

Not when the jobs 5 months behind cause of the idiot draftsmen.:(

[roller]

bit of heat never hurt nobody

[jacksplatt11]

It's hurting me, too old for this, my body is so sore

Can't even sleep in nowadays because my room feels like a sauna from the sun at about 9am

[turtle boy]

Only good thing about starting at 6 in the morning is that it's cool enough to work comfortably. After about an hour and a half it becomes to hot to really want to do anything..

[roller]

I say pass the Dutchie on the left hand side

you know

Pass the Dutchie on the left hand side

we a go hear it on the stereo

[Robzy]

We've already had 2 days over 40 degrees in Adelaide!

Thursday is supposed to be over 44! :eek: And worse still - according to the forecast, we're not going to go below 40 degrees until next Monday!!! :eek:

[Paulbot]

Does sound like Adelaide is getting it worse than us.

I just need to find another way to get home, because the trains in Melbourne are a nightmare. I'm hanging out in the city for a couple of hours after work tomorrow. No point rushing when trains are half an hour delayed and packed when they arrive.

[blackie]

Does sound like Adelaide is getting it worse than us.

I just need to find another way to get home, because the trains in Melbourne are a nightmare. I'm hanging out in the city for a couple of hours after work tomorrow. No point rushing when trains are half an hour delayed and packed when they arrive.

dont you work for the transportation dept?

[Paulbot]

dont you work for the transportation dept?

At this moment: deny deny deny! :o

[blackie]

ITS PAULS FAULT EVEYBODY
BLAME HIM :P
paul id think it would be a simple task to make the trains run on time wouldnt it?

[Paulbot]

ITS PAULS FAULT EVEYBODY
BLAME HIM :P
paul id think it would be a simple task to make the trains run on time wouldnt it?

That's a question for the rail operators...

zing! master of the spin!

[blackie]

i knew you would say that, but it was your dept that gave them the contract, god, i could do a better job i swear :P

[jacksplatt11]

zing! master of the spin!

http://www.topnews.in/sports/files/shane-warne.jpg??

[Sam]

I believe Sydney's been having some really hot weather recently too.

Will we cope and just as importantly will our Transformers cope? Iceburn raised an interesting question in another thread. Will Transformers melt? Keep them away from the windows!

I remember last year when we had a stinking hot New Years seeing that the rub signs on my Classic TFs were activated just by radiant heat.

Yes Sydney has also had some hot weather but I think you guys in Melbourne will have it worse. I hope your TFs and other action figures / toys will be okay. I do think the heat is not too good for the plastic.

The rubsign on my Classics Prime is also activated, despite the fact that I've placed it on a level of a bookshelf that's facing away from the sun, with the blinds regularly down! I think when living in units, the higher up you go the hotter it gets (at least that's been my experience).

[STL]

Other sucky thing about this weather is its not very desirable to speak the universal language. :(

[iceburn]

lang> wahhh

[roller]

The rubsign on my Classics Prime is also activated, despite the fact that I've placed it on a level of a bookshelf that's facing away from the sun, with the blinds regularly down! I think when living in units, the higher up you go the hotter it gets (at least that's been my experience).

I took my Machine Wars Prowl to Malaysia in their 'summer' hottest time of the year, his head turned a greeny yellow shade:( I also noticed that Beastwars toys fresh out of the box there dont have working rubsigns, i think the heat effected them all

[iceburn]

I would like to say my office is now back with nice cooling air-conditioning!!
Yippee...time to snooze

[sifun]

I'm considering staying here overnight just to beat the heat at home

[JuzMel]

Beach is suicidal.

Yeah +1! The UV rating is at it's highest today! My poor Jasper at home, lucky I cut his fur short and we left 2 fans on for him. Couldn't sleep last night, our house has no air-con! It was horrible...:eek:

[iceburn]

I would like to say my office is now back with nice cooling air-conditioning!!
Yippee...time to snooze

i'm taking back my words....it's beginning to suck once again!!!! :mad:

[Golden Phoenix]

i knew you would say that, but it was your dept that gave them the contract, god, i could do a better job i swear :P

Then we shall blame him for not giving the contract to the Japanese!


The rubsign on my Classics Prime is also activated, despite the fact that I've placed it on a level of a bookshelf that's facing away from the sun, with the blinds regularly down! I think when living in units, the higher up you go the hotter it gets (at least that's been my experience).

Just checked my classics. Most have their rub signs semi activated, if not completely. And according to my clock's thermometer, my room is sitting just under 30degrees

[roller]

im a reptile so i enjoy heat

This time last year Perth had 40 C days everyday, this year its cooler

[Robzy]

Wow... I was just watching the news - apparently last night was the hottest night in Adelaide ever! :eek:

EVER!!! :eek::eek:

And we have another week of it to look forward to here!

[turtle boy]

Wow thats hot. Sucks to be living in SA atm then.

[jaydisc]

http://lindalane.com/temporary/tf/melbourneheat.jpg

[iceburn]

oh crap...poor ice cream truck

[TheDirtyDigger]

Well if it really gets too hot people can just hit the beach.....


http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/5615/heatwavecrowdedchinesebur4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Paulbot]

Well if it really gets too hot people can just hit the beach.....


http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/5615/heatwavecrowdedchinesebur4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I found Wally! :D

[iceburn]

you mean him???!!!???

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/generationwhy/music/festivals/photo_blog_2007/uploaded_images/wally-782766.jpg

[roller]

you guys should enjoy the heat, last night i had a runny nose and was super cold

[Burn]

I still have a stuffy nose, and i'm absoloutely sick of being stuck inside! Rain was suppose to ease by Sunday afternoon they said, but now there's a bloody cyclone out there

[i_amtrunks]

I was in Melbourne for the string of 30+ days before Australia Day, but damn am I glad that we left before the real heat set in.
Driving up the Hume to Canberra and surrounds would have been a killer in the old car, but the new one's air con works wonders!

It's strange, Sydney itself never really gets too hot too often, out West and South West it gets to 40 at least a dozen times a year, yet in Melbourne, the city is just as hot as the outlying suburbs.

The Melbourne heat is moving north still Sydney itself is looking at 40+ temps by Saturday, which does not bode well for those living in Penrith, Liverpool or Campbelltown.

I really feel for the Adelaidians here, the dry heat is unbearable. Perth is possibly the best city for heat, at least you get a breeze every afternoon to cool you down a bit if you cannot make it to a beach.

[STL]

I know it's hot when my cricket bat's grip melted up against my cupboard! Knew I should've left the aircon on at home.

[dirge]

It's strange, Sydney itself never really gets too hot too often, out West and South West it gets to 40 at least a dozen times a year, yet in Melbourne, the city is just as hot as the outlying suburbs.


This is because the City and the eastern row of suburbs are cooled down by the neighbouring ocean. Melbourne City is close to the bay, but quite a distance from the ocean.

[liegeprime]

The hotter things get.... the more you should check on your TFs you might be collecting small puddles of plastic instead :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

[SilverDragon]

I'd post up a long and detailed rant on the warmth, but I can only muster up the strength to say...

...meeeeeeeeeeeEEEElllllLLLLLLttttttttttttIIIIIIII nnnnnnngggggg...

*melts into a puddle*

[Burn]

Well, definitely gone to the extreme opposite.

Category 1 Cyclone last weekend made landfall about 50km's away, today a low that bordered on a cyclone made landfall directly on top of us. Suffice to say the catchments have received plenty of rain in the last 48 hours, combined with the start of king tides for a few days, we've got a flood!

[GoktimusPrime]

Front page of the Daily Telegraph this morning claims that NSW is going to be the hottest place on Earth this weekend with 47 degree heat forecast. I didn't read the article properly though so I'm not sure what they're basing that claim on. (<_<)

Either way it's gonna be a STINKER this w/e. (T_T)

[roller]

all the heat from summer must have ran to the east

its freezing in perth tonight

[iceburn]

another hot freaking day tomorrow in Melbourne.
i'm off to High Point for Yumcha and shopping..... :P

[Golden Phoenix]

all the heat from summer must have ran to the east

its freezing in perth tonight

You can take it back.
I find it easier to get warm when it is cold then to cool down when it's hot

[Wheel-J]

i'm off to High Point for Yumcha and shopping..... :P

Hey ice, if only by any chance, could you check TRU, mate? ;):D
I hope they've restocked their shelves with new 2-packs of animated and universe. :)

[turtle boy]

I was in Melbourne for the string of 30+ days before Australia Day, but damn am I glad that we left before the real heat set in.
Driving up the Hume to Canberra and surrounds would have been a killer in the old car, but the new one's air con works wonders!

It's strange, Sydney itself never really gets too hot too often, out West and South West it gets to 40 at least a dozen times a year, yet in Melbourne, the city is just as hot as the outlying suburbs.

The Melbourne heat is moving north still Sydney itself is looking at 40+ temps by Saturday, which does not bode well for those living in Penrith, Liverpool or Campbelltown.

I really feel for the Adelaidians here, the dry heat is unbearable. Perth is possibly the best city for heat, at least you get a breeze every afternoon to cool you down a bit if you cannot make it to a beach.

and you didn't yell out to me while going over the bridge threw wodonga. shame on you:D

[roller]

Its getting hot in here, so hot, so take off all your clothes

i am getting so hot, im going to take my clothes off

i once saw some primary school girls in Canberra singing this song, they were busking without a permit

[jacksplatt11]

Did they take their clothes off?

[autobreadticon]

too brutual today!!!!!

[hotaru_oz]

the AC in my house decided to die leaving my house heated like a sauna so I packed up and stayed out in Kadina at my mum's place for the last 2 weeks.
it was pretty bad yesterday. I found a falcon sick from heat exhaustion in my front yard.
I called the RSPCA to come collect him but by the time they made it the poor fella died :(

[Adzma]

Hottest day ever recorded in Melbourne today. Just after 3pm it reached 46.4°

[TheDirtyDigger]

The sky has been grey all day. Feels like some alternate universe sh!t.

[blackie]

something whether it be the heat or most likely the power being screwey has destroyed my router :'(

i dont think i can live without wireless :(

[Robzy]

I found a falcon sick from heat exhaustion in my front yard.
I called the RSPCA to come collect him but by the time they made it the poor fella died :(

[kup]

:(

:( for me too.

[turtle boy]

It was about 41 here, Not bad compared my Melbournien neighbors, but all the same. Still hot. Same as Melb, the sky was Grey and it was very humid. I was going to accompany a mate of mine to Melb today. (she hates driving in the city) But instead of leaving at 6 in the morning like we had intended. She left at 3:30Am with out telling me. I then get a phone call at 7 "I'm lost, help" she also got scared panicked and got 2 speeding tickets and then her car over heated. Poor little bugger. :(

[Golden Phoenix]

I was at my Dad's place with some friends all day.
He has a pool :D

[Stompy]

I had to be outside yesyterday for a good 30 mins. I got so hot that my body went into that state of intense temperature not knowing if it's hot or cold anymore.

Then today came and it's cooler by a huge margin. I love Melbourne weather.

[Burn]

Well, flooding was bad enough but fortunately no one lost their lives up this way.

My condolences go out to those who have lost not just their houses, but also their lives in the bushfires that have been caused by this heat wave.

[Robzy]

Yes - very sad! My thoughts are with everyone in Victoria affected by this tragedy! :(

[GoktimusPrime]

My condolences go out to those who have lost not just their houses, but also their lives in the bushfires that have been caused by this heat wave.
According to Sunday Night (http://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunday-night/) these fires were no act of nature but deliberately lit by arsonists.

[Vector Sigma 13]

the AC in my house decided to die leaving my house heated like a sauna so I packed up and stayed out in Kadina at my mum's place for the last 2 weeks.
it was pretty bad yesterday. I found a falcon sick from heat exhaustion in my front yard.
I called the RSPCA to come collect him but by the time they made it the poor fella died :(

Hey and how about all the Koalas coming out of the trees for water!

We had a 48.C yesterday- about 5 years ago i worked for an almond harvesting mob. Got to over 50.C and the aircon in the heavy steel tree shaker just didnt work at all. Still surprises me today that we didnt shut the machine down (the temp gauge was sitting on 90.c all day long and amazingly didnt go higher and overheat).

Never seen a tree shaker?
http://www.shakermaker.com/magnum-monoboom.php

[Robzy]

According to Sunday Night (http://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunday-night/) these fires were no act of nature but deliberately lit by arsonists.Yes - and "if" they ever get caught, they will apparently be charged with murder!

[roller]

no they'll get a slap on the wrist and say they were having mental difficulties, obviously not enough difficulty with going out and lighting a fire :mad:

[GoktimusPrime]

Catching and prosecuting arson is really hard since most of evidence is incinerated - so the police have my sympathy. And I'm not sure if they can throw a murder charge at them without providing malice aforethought... manslaughter perhaps and definitely destruction of property, endangerment of lives etc.

If the cops don't catch them I really hope that Karma does. (-_-)

[Burn]

According to Sunday Night (http://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunday-night/) these fires were no act of nature but deliberately lit by arsonists.

The heat wouldn't have helped the situation, but, and I apologise for the language, arseholes like this ... ugh ... I can't even put into words the contempt I have for them and what should happen to them.

[roller]

If the cops don't catch them I really hope that Karma does. (-_-)

that guy is never around when i need him

[blackie]

so we can build a pipeline to steal farmers water right????
so why cant we build an uber large pipeline to steal burns water??
not like you guys need/want flood water :P

win win imo

[kup]

The heat wouldn't have helped the situation, but, and I apologise for the language, arseholes like this ... ugh ... I can't even put into words the contempt I have for them and what should happen to them.

Every summer there appears to be reports of such people in different states.

Seriously, are there that many people with that mentality? Even when they catch a few there is always more by the next year.

[Burn]

so we can build a pipeline to steal farmers water right????
so why cant we build an uber large pipeline to steal burns water??
not like you guys need/want flood water :P

win win imo

Your logic, must some how be flawed in the eyes of the government.

We have had water restrictions in the past, but that was MANY years ago. The only thing I want to see happen with that pipeline is for the main tap to be located up here and not down south because I don't trust the government one bit to stop siphoning the water if we start getting low.

[i_amtrunks]

Yes - and "if" they ever get caught, they will apparently be charged with murder!

As they bloody well should. The people that were going around re-lighting blazes in Victoria after they were put out should be roasted alive.

It's scary how quick the death toll is climbing, and a lot of those people didnt have a chance, the fire was too fast. It's miraculous no firies have been trapped.

And I think that NSW was lucky the weekend was so hot, the heat seemed to have kept the firebugs at home, there were only a few spot fires out near me, and they were all tackled quickly as the local Firies were patrolling up and down Eastern Creek.

[GoktimusPrime]

Psychologists say that the majority of arsonists light fires because they like to see things burn and get a kick out of destroying property, but that they never intend to hurt anyone. A lot of them burn down abandoned buildings. But you get a small number of people who think it's not enough and feel the urge to start bushfires.

Just unbelievable selfish, inconsiderate and stupid behaviour. They wanna see something burn? BURN YOUR OWN PROPERTY DOWN!

Gah... it's typical criminal psychology - they just don't think about how their actions effect other people - never stopping to think how they would feel if someone burned, vandalised or stole their property. It's honestly like they think, "It's okay because I don't know these people!"

Set their janglies on fire I say.

[Kyle]

The pictures on TV news make me very sad. I hope they catch the bastards.

[loophole]

The pictures on TV news make me very sad. I hope they catch the bastards.

i sorta hope the fire has already got them :mad:

[STL]

Was it confirmed? My impression is they're still investigating.

[turtle boy]

so we can build a pipeline to steal farmers water right????
so why cant we build an uber large pipeline to steal burns water??
not like you guys need/want flood water :P

win win imo

My dad said that exact same thing.

[GoktimusPrime]

There was one man arrested but released due to lack of evidence. Another man has been arrested and afaik is still in police custody under investigation. There was a new fire that was started by lightning last night, but the main fires which started the whole thing appears to have been deliberately lit by firebugs. Police have assembled a special task force (Phoenix) to investigate this.

Reference (http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25033579-661,00.html).

NSW Premiere Nathan Rees mentioned that NSW has sent some police officers down to assist Task Force Phoenix.

I have only two words for the police: "Get them."

[sifun]

i'm freaking cold today- brrrrr

[GoktimusPrime]

Today's been quite nice in Sydney. Not too hot nor cold. A bit too humid for my liking though, mostly cos my car window keeps fogging when I'm driving so I gotta keep the demister on. (-_-) There's been rain, but it's not too bad. :)

Btw, I wonder if those arsonists can be placed under charges of terrorism... considering that people are comparing the bushfire's destruction, injuries and loss of lives with the Bali Bombing.

[roller]

no way

the legal system is too kind

now things would be better Singapore style !

[i_amtrunks]

I wonder how many people will rebuild in the same area, and how many will move away?

I also wonder if it would be worth the government creating town Fire bunkers for small remote towns, just small ones, enough to hold 50 people for a day or so. Only suggest town ones, as if each property had to build one, it might be cost prohibitive, especially seeing as you would hope that they were never used.

[Robzy]

I wonder if those arsonists can be placed under charges of terrorism... considering that people are comparing the bushfire's destruction, injuries and loss of lives with the Bali Bombing.I hope so! :mad: They should feel the full force of the law IMO!!!

Not only should they be charged with Mass Murder, but they should be charged with X amount of Animal Cruelty too...
http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2009-02/44992964.jpg
Poor little fella! :(

[i_amtrunks]

I hope so! :mad: They should feel the full force of the law IMO!!!

Not only should they be charged with Mass Murder, but they should be charged with X amount of Animal Cruelty too...
http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2009-02/44992964.jpg
Poor little fella! :(

Should charge the Green Tree Huggers. If they had have allowed planned backburning to go ahead, the fire would have had much less fuel to eat. Might not have changed much in the end, but you never know how much a couple of hundred metres of backburnning could have changed things.

Arsonists should be set alight in a glass room, free to run around as they slowly burn. Might make people think twice before starting a fire.

[Vector Sigma 13]

Should charge the Green Tree Huggers. If they had have allowed planned backburning to go ahead, the fire would have had much less fuel to eat. Might not have changed much in the end, but you never know how much a couple of hundred metres of backburnning could have changed things.

Arsonists should be set alight in a glass room, free to run around as they slowly burn. Might make people think twice before starting a fire.

Gee your letting him off lightly- i think you could find something worse...

[STL]

It's amazing where all those pics come around from. We had them in our office last week and then i saw them in a friend's mailbox (unwork related)