How true about Perth

kiwijims · Guru

How true about Perth

JRH · Guru

kiwijims wrote:
You know you're in Perth when:

1. The best parking space is determined by shade instead of distance.

2. Hot water comes out of both taps.

3. You learn that a seat belt buckle makes a pretty good branding iron.

4. The temperature drops below 35c and you feel a little chilly.

5. You discover that in February it only takes two fingers to steer your car.

6. You discover that you can get sunburned through your car window.

7. You develop a fear of metal car door handles.
8. You break a sweat the instant you step outside at 7:30am.

9. Your biggest bicycle wreck fear is, "What if I get knocked out and end up lying on the pavement and cook to death?"

10. You realize that asphalt has a liquid state.

11. Farmers are feeding their chickens crushed ice to prevent them from
Laying hard-boiled eggs.

12. The cows are giving evaporated milk.

13. The trees are whistling for the dogs.

14. While walking back barefoot to your car from the beach, you do a tightrope act on the white lines in the car park.

15. You catch a cold from having the aircon full blast while you sleep during the night.

16. You pray that your train will have air-conditioning, and if it doesn't. Waiting an extra 15 minutes for one is worth it.

kiwijims

Good old Perth, never a cool moment especially in summer. biggrin biggrin biggrin

Hendo · Guru

Read "Pommie In WA" in Joke Forum

JRH · Guru

Hendo wrote:
Read "Pommie In WA" in Joke Forum

Very good pal and soooooooo true, Welcome to Western Australia. biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin

spida · Guru

So you have only been there in the heat of summer? I lived there for 3 years and we had wonderful cool winters, the occasional frost, and some rain. Maybe you are talking more about the centre and north of WA????

Vic41 · Guru

spida wrote:
So you have only been there in the heat of summer? I lived there for 3 years and we had wonderful cool winters, the occasional frost, and some rain. Maybe you are talking more about the centre and north of WA????

I lived in most States and now I wouldn't live anywhere else but Perth Spida and agree with your statement, we just had a great GTG down south/east and usually hotter at this time of the year there than Perth, but the weather gods smiled on us and you couldn't pick better weather.

We just had a brief shower here in Perth, wouldn't you know it I just watered the garden, but it could do with some more. Great Pommie joke Hendo about up north, like the other states up north and south weather varies at different times of the year.

It reminds me of a bloke from NSW I met on the Nullabor, he was complaining bitterly about how he went to the south/west and all it did was rain all the time. He had gone south in the middle of winter, but apparently it doesn't rain in the south of NSW or other states at that time of the year.

All States have extreme weather conditions in most parts during the year.

Funny little story though Kiwijims, noticed your winks at the end of it smile

-- Edited by Vic41 on Monday 10th of February 2014 11:33:27 AM

kiwijims · Guru

Think I had better clear up one thing,
The statement regarding the heat in Perth wasn't written by me,
I received it from an Aussie friend who likes to take the Mickey out of us Kiwi's.

I have lived here in Perth since the early 80's and have called it home since then,
even after all this time, I still find it hard to cope with high humidity and the 40 + deg temps,
sure can get on any-ones nerves, after a couple of months.

We got a bit home sick thinking of the snow on the mountains about 12 months ago so,
off to Victoria we went in the middle of last winter, only got as far as Crystal Brook in South Australia,
"Darn near froze" we stayed a week and headed back to the West....... "To Hell With the Snow"

kiwijims

Vic41 · Guru

Yeh I notice a lot of Kiwi's living in Perth now KJ, don't know how much is part economical or the warmer weather though.

We have a relative living here, works in Perth, has also worked up north and around Kalgoorlie in the mines, loves it, his parents come over from NZ regularly to holiday etc.

Perth/WA doesn't have a monopoly on 40+ degree days and in some places humidity, even Melbourne (among other states) cop them as well. In the lower states I found the humidity in Sydney and surrounds hard to take when I was living there, and of course the tropics go without saying, it is to be expected there. I have noticed though that since more bushland has been cleared around Perth for housing it has been rising in the metro area as well.

Perhaps in retrospect the original topic may have been better in I Digress or the Joke section instead of General however I still enjoyed the post and the later one by Hendo, if we can't laugh at ourselves then all is lost.

Keep up the good posts... smile

PS: I have noticed as we get older we find it harder to cope with the heat and humidity.... furious

-- Edited by Vic41 on Monday 10th of February 2014 05:16:47 PM

JRH · Guru

Vic41 wrote:
Yeh I notice a lot of Kiwi's living in Perth now KJ, don't know how much is part economical or the warmer weather though.
We have a relative living here, works in Perth, has also worked up north and around Kalgoorlie in the mines, loves it, his parents come over from NZ regularly to holiday etc.
Perth/WA doesn't have a monopoly on 40+ degree days and in some places humidity, even Melbourne (among other states) cop them as well. In the lower states I found the humidity in Sydney and surrounds hard to take when I was living there, and of course the tropics go without saying, it is to be expected there. I have noticed though that since more bushland has been cleared around Perth for housing it has been rising in the metro area as well.
Perhaps in retrospect the original topic may have been better in I Digress or the Joke section instead of General however I still enjoyed the post and the later one by Hendo, if we can't laugh at ourselves then all is lost.
Keep up the good posts...
PS: I have noticed as we get older we find it harder to cope with the heat and humidity....

-- Edited by Vic41 on Monday 10th of February 2014 05:16:47 PM

Hey Vic as I get older I find it hard to cope period Mate. biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin

Vic41 · Guru

JRH wrote:
Vic41 wrote:
Yeh I notice a lot of Kiwi's living in Perth now KJ, don't know how much is part economical or the warmer weather though.
We have a Kiwi born family member living here, works in Perth, has also worked up north and around Kalgoorlie in the mines, loves it, his parents and siblings come over from NZ regularly to holiday etc.
Perth/WA doesn't have a monopoly on 40+ degree days and in some places humidity, even Melbourne (among other states) cop them as well. In the lower states I found the humidity in Sydney and surrounds hard to take when I was living there, and of course the tropics go without saying, it is to be expected there. I have noticed though that since more bushland has been cleared around Perth for housing it has been rising in the metro area as well.
Perhaps in retrospect the original topic may have been better in I Digress or the Joke section instead of General however I still enjoyed the post and the later one by Hendo, if we can't laugh at ourselves then all is lost.
Keep up the good posts...
PS: I have noticed as we get older we find it harder to cope with the heat and humidity....
Hey Vic as I get older I find it hard to cope period Mate.

Goes with the territory John, putting one foot before the other is a struggle these days for me... furious .

JRH · Guru

Vic41 wrote:
JRH wrote:
Vic41 wrote:
Yeh I notice a lot of Kiwi's living in Perth now KJ, don't know how much is part economical or the warmer weather though.
We have a Kiwi born family member living here, works in Perth, has also worked up north and around Kalgoorlie in the mines, loves it, his parents and siblings come over from NZ regularly to holiday etc.
Perth/WA doesn't have a monopoly on 40+ degree days and in some places humidity, even Melbourne (among other states) cop them as well. In the lower states I found the humidity in Sydney and surrounds hard to take when I was living there, and of course the tropics go without saying, it is to be expected there. I have noticed though that since more bushland has been cleared around Perth for housing it has been rising in the metro area as well.
Perhaps in retrospect the original topic may have been better in I Digress or the Joke section instead of General however I still enjoyed the post and the later one by Hendo, if we can't laugh at ourselves then all is lost.
Keep up the good posts...
PS: I have noticed as we get older we find it harder to cope with the heat and humidity....
Hey Vic as I get older I find it hard to cope period Mate.
Goes with the territory John, putting one foot before the other is a struggle these days for me... .

If that's the case then they can have their territory back. furious furious furious furious disbelief

NandK · Senior Member

Perth heat, i love it we came over here in 1982 from Tassie for a look around and been here ever since.
W.A.is a great state and good climate wouldn't live anywhere else..