Marble Bar, Western Australia Superthread - Page 2

major_panic · 11-09-2009, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Axver

I was thinking of doing it tomorrow, since I need to get it checked before Saturday and tomorrow's the coolest day for the rest of the week.

Epic fail by JB there.

Tomorrow, huh? I'll think about it, it's gonna be an absolute fail getting from here to the city in the heat given the way our rail network functions these days. I was hoping next week, after I'd gotten paid and when it's a bit cooler - but looks like you need it asap.

Axver · 11-09-2009, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by major_panic

Tomorrow, huh? I'll think about it, it's gonna be an absolute fail getting from here to the city in the heat given the way our rail network functions these days. I was hoping next week, after I'd gotten paid and when it's a bit cooler - but looks like you need it asap.

Tomorrow's only going to be 27, and I think everything will run satisfactorily. There haven't been any major problems yet either.

I'm going to Puffing Billy on Saturday (hope it's cooler in the Dandenongs!), so I'd like my camera to be working properly for that.

Reggo · 11-09-2009, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Axver

Depends what's your preference. In the southeast here, it's fucking hot in terms of degrees Celsius, but dry. Up in Queensland, it's not quite so harsh in degrees Celsius, but the humidity ranges from uncomfortably sticky to veritably suffocating.

The other difference between regions is that somewhere like Melbourne can have a wildly varying range of temperatures, i.e. 22 one day, 31 the next, 40 the next, then down to 21, while in Queensland, it can just hover around the low to mid 30s without any change for weeks on end.

Dry heat

I can't take the humidity and my hair looks like yours in humidity. Not good.

Axver · 11-09-2009, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Reggo

Dry heat

I can't take the humidity and my hair looks like yours in humidity. Not good.

I firmly maintain that 40 in Melbourne is only as bad as 32 in Queensland, purely because of the humidity up north. With a steady supply of cold water, I can handle a dry heat. Humidity's just ... all kinds of unpleasant.

major_panic · 11-09-2009, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by bono_212

JB owes you some discounts, methinks.

Well, I was meant to get it for something like $60, so I'm pretty happy with that... do you reckon I should send an angry email?

major_panic · 11-09-2009, 11:57 PM

I'm used to humidity, having grown up in Asia, and I find that dry heat really dries me out (surprisingly). That being said, a steady 20-26 degrees would be ideal for me, with occasionally extremely heavy rain (none of this Melbourne "rain" rubbish).

Axver · 11-09-2009, 11:59 PM

Melbourne rain is more like a gentle shower. I really noticed the difference when I was in Europe.

Personally, I'm most content with the temperature around 15-17 and a light breeze. I'll go up to 20 or 21 if you make the breeze a bit stronger.

bono_212 · 11-10-2009, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by major_panic

Well, I was meant to get it for something like $60, so I'm pretty happy with that... do you reckon I should send an angry email?

Did they promise you would get it the day it came out or close to that date? Cause if so, yeah I would.

Reggo · 11-10-2009, 12:01 AM

Being in the desert, we get dry heat. It's only humid just before and just after it rains. Rain that's usually accompanied by some badass thunderstorms. The kind that can rip 60-year-old trees out of the ground, shatter windows, and flatten outbuildings.

Axver · 11-10-2009, 12:01 AM

The thunderstorms up in Queensland would make you feel right at home for a few minutes at least, Reggo.

major_panic · 11-10-2009, 12:03 AM

Incidentally, It Might Get Loud isn't too bad a watch, I actually quite enjoyed it.

Reggo · 11-10-2009, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Axver

The thunderstorms up in Queensland would make you feel right at home for a few minutes at least, Reggo.

Sweet.

Microburst - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Microbursts, basically backwards tornadoes. Doesn't do as much damage.

Reggo · 11-10-2009, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by major_panic

Incidentally, It Might Get Loud isn't too bad a watch, I actually quite enjoyed it.

Even with Jack

White in it?

major_panic · 11-10-2009, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by bono_212

Did they promise you would get it the day it came out or close to that date? Cause if so, yeah I would.

Well, I don't know about 'promise', but the release date on their website was the 30th of October, and I got the email saying it was delayed on the... 5th of November. What should I say?

Angela Harlem · 11-10-2009, 12:06 AM

good fucking god. someone explain to me why i'm such a fucking idiot? i started reading fym again. i want to drive nails into my eyeballs now.

anyway, turds, greetings and salutations to you all.

11-09-2009, 11:59 PM	#22
Axver Blue Crack Overdose Get me off the internetz! Premium Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Riding W class trams in Melbourne until they're gone Posts: 120,579 Local Time: 12:22 PM	Melbourne rain is more like a gentle shower. I really noticed the difference when I was in Europe. Personally, I'm most content with the temperature around 15-17 and a light breeze. I'll go up to 20 or 21 if you make the breeze a bit stronger. __________________ "Mediocrity is never so dangerous as when it is dressed up as sincerity." - Søren Kierkegaard Ian McCulloch the U2 fan: "Who buys U2 records anyway? It's just music for plumbers and bricklayers. Bono, what a slob. You'd think with all that climbing about he does, he'd look real fit and that. But he's real fat, y'know. Reminds me of a soddin' mountain goat." "And as for Bono, he needs a colostomy bag for his mouth." U2gigs: The most comprehensive U2 setlist database! My photography

11-10-2009, 12:01 AM	#25
Axver Blue Crack Overdose Get me off the internetz! Premium Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Riding W class trams in Melbourne until they're gone Posts: 120,579 Local Time: 12:22 PM	The thunderstorms up in Queensland would make you feel right at home for a few minutes at least, Reggo. __________________ "Mediocrity is never so dangerous as when it is dressed up as sincerity." - Søren Kierkegaard Ian McCulloch the U2 fan: "Who buys U2 records anyway? It's just music for plumbers and bricklayers. Bono, what a slob. You'd think with all that climbing about he does, he'd look real fit and that. But he's real fat, y'know. Reminds me of a soddin' mountain goat." "And as for Bono, he needs a colostomy bag for his mouth." U2gigs: The most comprehensive U2 setlist database! My photography

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Angela Harlem Jesus Online Premium Gold Member Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: a glass castle Posts: 29,927 Local Time: 12:22 PM	good fucking god. someone explain to me why i'm such a fucking idiot? i started reading fym again. i want to drive nails into my eyeballs now. anyway, turds, greetings and salutations to you all. __________________

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11-09-2009, 11:57 PM	#21
major_panic Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: the ASIAN TEAM Posts: 7,201 Local Time: 12:22 PM	I'm used to humidity, having grown up in Asia, and I find that dry heat really dries me out (surprisingly). That being said, a steady 20-26 degrees would be ideal for me, with occasionally extremely heavy rain (none of this Melbourne "rain" rubbish).

11-10-2009, 12:03 AM	#26
major_panic Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: the ASIAN TEAM Posts: 7,201 Local Time: 12:22 PM	Incidentally, It Might Get Loud isn't too bad a watch, I actually quite enjoyed it.