Eat. Drink. Relax. Be happy ✌️

    • Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone
      6·
      8 months ago

      Right here. Have to move the mattress to the loungeroom if I want any sleep. This house has no insulation. You turn the aircon off and the house goes back to hot as fuck in 15 minutes.

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
    14·
    8 months ago

    resident maggie has discovered the sprinkler:

    Having a lovely time. Yesterday she had her beak open everytime I saw her trying to stay cool.

    Not today maggie I gotchu.

  • StudSpud The Starchy@aussie.zoneEnglish
    11·
    8 months ago

    What my family calls Gran’s Grapes. She is actually my Great Gran. Before she passed away, she had lived in Thornbury since the 30s, and had this vine growing on her fence that had grapes, so delicious. After she passed, my uncle grabbed clippings and started growing them up at his house in Doreen. They’ve been thriving lately.

    Yesterday, he gave us each a bag of grapes from those vines. Each bag is like a good 1kg, and he has 7. Said he has more at home still too.

    They are the most delicious grapes I’ve ever had, nothing at the shops has come close. We are still trying to work out what type they are, but honestly I’m just glad to have some. They remind me of Gran.

  • SituationCake@aussie.zone
    11·
    8 months ago

    For those without aircon:

    • put on a wet tshirt. For maximum effect sit in front of a fan.

    • open all the windows and blinds overnight. It’s supposed to be 24 overnight, so you want to get your house to that temp before the next day starts. Close it all up again in the morning

    Source: grew up without aircon.

      • Seagoon_@aussie.zone
        2·
        8 months ago

        I’ve only had A/C here is Australia the past few years

        same, cool loose clothes, open window if there is a breeze, fan, damp cloths to wipe face and neck and forearms , years ago damp cloths to soothe baby Miss Seagoon,

    • Dalek Thal@aussie.zone
      2·
      8 months ago

      In addition, get some of that aluminium insulation they use on car windows. Layer it up to about four layers, then put it up on your windows, with the shiny side facing out.

      Also, buy a cooling blanket. Put it through the wash every four hours, and wrap it around you.

      Source: I feel sick but not dead, and the cat is presently purring very loudly.

  • Eevoltic@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    11·
    8 months ago

    Oh wow. It’s still 30 inside. I don’t think my flat has ever started off warming up this hot before. It’s 30% humidity despite the evap cooler being on all night.

    My peace lilly is upset and needs to be watered. Pretty sure I watered them yesterday though.

    peace this means war lilly

  • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone
    10·
    8 months ago

    Lil ladybug clinging onto my leg for moisture at the beach. Beach is very packed and water surprisingly cool still.

    lil ladybug

    • wscholermann@aussie.zone
      7·
      8 months ago

      I have Aircon and even im feeling a bit washed out and tired this afternoon. God help you and folks like you without Aircon, and we’ve still got another day of this!

      Still, I remember not having Aircon growing up in hotter parts of Victoria and I haven’t forgotten. At this point I’d look into taking alternative measures like putting towels in the freezer, putting big ice blocks in front of fans and so on.

      • Duenan@aussie.zone
        4·
        8 months ago

        Gave you up and upvote to balance it out.

        Just reminded me of when as a kid we used to have fruit juice frozen as ice cubes. That was always fun, not sure how that goes these days with cleaning.

        Also need to think about dinner. Not sure what to do for dinner.

        • Rusty Raven @aussie.zoneM
          3·
          8 months ago

          We used to get frozen icypoles made from fruit juice at the canteen in primary school. Cost 12c. If that was out of your price range frozen orange quarters were only 5c. That was back before they handed canteens over to businesses to run and it was all done by volunteer parents.

      • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zoneOP
        4·
        8 months ago

        Yeah don’t worry about the downvoters. It might be because you posted it a couple of times. You only need to post it the once because it will show up on the home page anyway. (I think it’s called a home page. I don’t know. I’m not down with the right terminology 🤷‍♀️)

        See.

        • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
          2·
          8 months ago

          Oh I put it in different subs thinking it wasn’t the same people seeing it. But yeah, people might be getting a firehose of the same stuff…

          Thanks, I’ll remember that about the home page. This place works a little different to the other one.

  • Ntcc661@aussie.zone
    9·
    8 months ago

    Promised my kid an early morning beach visit tomorrow. Can’t say I’m overly excited about it but it still should be nice to dip my toes around 7am. An hour or 2 then home to AC.

    Feeling a little caged at the moment with this heat.

  • Dalek Thal@aussie.zone
    9·
    8 months ago

    Flat is 30 degrees. Lowest it gets tonight is 27. Therefore, flat will reach equilibrium with outside tomorrow.

    What’s the point of paying this much for a rental if it can’t keep the fucking heat out?

  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
    9·
    8 months ago

    Still 31 outside. I’m using 0.4kw/h running the ac. Sun rise is 7:11am, so 8 am to producing any meaningful power. So 3.2kw to buy power overnight to run the…… fuckit I’m leaving the AC on!