a cool change that is:
today is the fifth consecutive day over 40c with minimum overnight temps of 25c.
it`s now 10am and 38c with a strong northerly straight off the desert,but there is a cool,dry change due early evening which will be a welcome relief as our house is mainly stone and it soaks up the heat:the internal walls are hot to the touch.
unfortunately the change will be a strong southwesterly and there are a number of grass fires south of us so I have packed the hard drives,gibson and fenders and the dogs and are ready to make a run for it-the house is surrounded by around 120sq meters of hardwood decking(freshly oiled mind you) and would light up like a cracker.
it`s a sobering thought that everything physical you own and collected could be all gone tomorrow.
the upside is we are fully insured and it would be interesting to rebuild now and not repeat the mistakes I made as an owner builder the first time.
anyway I am off to let the chooks out to fend for themselves and hope the foxes are too hot to bother.
cheers

I'm waiting for change too...  Or, preferably, dollars and lots of 'em.

I remember living in Australia; those long hot days and nights on the eastern side of downunder can also get very humid.... just sitting in the shade or at night can raise a sweat.

They have good insulation and whirlybirds units that extract heat from the ceiling/roof cavity. A few clean damp hand towels placed in a plastic bag in the freezer for while is great for wiping off sweat.
 
I enjoyed swimming at beaches far north of Sydney near Taree, NSW, I go during the earliest part of the day before the heat really sets in.
 
Take care!

thanks Songcraft.
I did omit that the 15kva Perkins diesel generator is purring away and the aircon is set at 25c.
the tomatoes are a lost cause though although the hardier herbs seem to be coping

Good to hear the hardier herbs are coping.

craigb
I'm waiting for change too...  Or, preferably, dollars and lots of 'em.

You'll never change, Craig.  

Old55

craigb
I'm waiting for change too...  Or, preferably, dollars and lots of 'em.

You'll never change, Craig.  

why change if it`s working,fiddling around will only make it worse........
PS:"Climate Change" is a myth-it`s just a co-incidence that this is the worst heatwave on record and we know what can be done with statistics.
PSS:a special hello to members in Europe and the USA-this thread may seem incongruous as you sit there freezing your balls off......................nothing to do with climatechange though..............

87% of all statistics are worthless.
(Including that one.) 

Stay safe Tony. Hard to imagine heat like that, for so long. The only place I've experienced anywhere near that was in Budapest, with about 95% humidity, but it didn't last long.

Double post.