Good people of Britain...........PANIC

[Paddingtonwolf]

Hello! I really must bin off ignore functions as they are shit, so I will try!

Today was about 28c when I started the first job at 8.30 and peaked at 32c when I got back and mowed the (1 fucking acre) back lawn here as no other bugger wanted to do it with the pub open and serving cold beer. I am a study in scarlet, as mr conan doyle would say. And I did that acre with a standard mower as some tool here has broken the bloody ride on.

 

[ROVERT47]

I’d happily take that against the week we’ve just had here, gotta send an end of the month meter reading in, ain’t gonna be pretty.

 

[leedswolf]

Hello! I really must bin off ignore functions as they are shit, so I will try!

Today was about 28c when I started the first job at 8.30 and peaked at 32c when I got back and mowed the (1 fucking acre) back lawn here as no other bugger wanted to do it with the pub open and serving cold beer. I am a study in scarlet, as mr conan doyle would say. And I did that acre with a standard mower as some tool here has broken the bloody ride on.

Seriously mate, you should've realised by now that the high UV index in Oz isn't good for your skin.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I certainly have. I put factor 50 on and wear a hat doing all those sorts of jobs, which I never would do at home. But even with that, I had jobs that took hours and still got fried on my arms and back of the neck.

Bar wearing long sleeves and a hoodie, which would make you melt, I am struggling at times to avoid that burn. I'm thinking of buying a swimming pool rasher and soaking it in cold water to wear when I go out for those jobs on the really hot days.

 

[leedswolf]

I certainly have. I put factor 50 on and wear a hat doing all those sorts of jobs, which I never would do at home. But even with that, I had jobs that took hours and still got fried on my arms and back of the neck.

Bar wearing long sleeves and a hoodie, which would make you melt, I am struggling at times to avoid that burn.

Regularly reapplying the factor 50 for starters. Reduce exposed skin with suitable clothing. You don't need a hoodie (a brimmed hat will do) and at least a shirt with a collar. The locals manage to do it at work and I also thought you liked it hot?

https://www.cancer.nsw.gov.au/prevention-and-screening/preventing-cancer/preventing-skin-cancer/reduce-your-skin-cancer-risk/protect-your-skin-in-5-ways

 

[EpsomWolf]

Very mild, very windy, right on cue.

The leaf blowers seem to have been on overtime the last few weeks but couldn’t be doing with one of those annoying things. Bert just blew the lot into a nice little stack in the corner this morning. Two minutes to fill the brown bin and it gets emptied in the morning.

Ta very much.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I do love the heat. That is for sure. I am less keen on the burn when I should do better to avoid it. I re-applied every hour and that is clearly nowhere near enough. I picked up a big brimmed hat from Bunnings that I swear by as it helps but I was leaning over mowing and it still gets that nape of the neck area. I must be more careful.

 

[leedswolf]

I do love the heat. That is for sure. I am less keen on the burn when I should do better to avoid it. I re-applied every hour and that is clearly nowhere near enough. I picked up a big brimmed hat from Bunnings that I swear by as it helps but I was leaning over mowing and it still gets that nape of the neck area. I must be more careful.

Deffo a shirt with a collar mate.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Good tip - thanks my friend.

 

[leedswolf]

Good tip - thanks my friend.

No worries.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

BTW - one really cool thing today was I looked out over the paddock I was working on, which is right on the edge of town, and then it goes into acres and acres of eucalyptus trees, and saw my first wild koalas. I was about fifty metres away from the tree they were in and had to keep still, but saw parents and a baby. Never seen wild koalas before, only at Australia zoo many moons ago. That was officially a very cool thing for me.

 

[leedswolf]

BTW - one really cool thing today was I looked out over the paddock I was working on, which is right on the edge of town, and then it goes into acres and acres of eucalyptus trees, and saw my first wild koalas. I was about fifty metres away from the tree they were in and had to keep still, but saw parents and a baby. Never seen wild koalas before, only at Australia zoo many moons ago. That was officially a very cool thing for me.

My daughter joined her local animal rescue centre as a volunteer and she can get called out to attend/assist in wild animal rescue/injury which is pretty cool. She's had young joeys (usually their mums have died) at home to look after and feed until a suitable placement has been found.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I genuinely might look into that before fire season gets going. It isn't all about the fireys doing the amazing shit they do to protect properties, but looking after the displaced wildlife when that happens is something I could be involved in.

 

[pagey]

Can't believe how much rain we had overnight, popped out about 10 and this was near the steel park island in Wednesfield.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

crikey.

 

[EpsomWolf]

Never mind your factor 50’s and floods, heroic work from the brave Underground with only ‘minor delays’ despite “significant leaf fall”.

Incredible effort. Round of applause incoming I think.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Err- leaf fall is October isn't it? Maybe first week of November at latest?

And that is of course before we remember that Euston to Angel is COMPLETELY UNDERFUCKINGGROUND.

 

[EpsomWolf]

Half expected trouble on SW railway services but Balham to Angel is Northern line tube.

Delays due to leaves. I’m trying not to be all Dunkirk spirit, but come on.

 

[leedswolf]

Half expected trouble on SW railway services but Balham to Angel is Northern line tube.

Delays due to leaves. I’m trying not to be all Dunkirk spirit, but come on.

Increases braking distances due to poor traction.

 

[Keef]

That train crash in mid wales couple of weeks ago which killed a bloke was tentatively put down to leaves on the line, train stopped in the passing place at the top of the hill, on the single track line, was a shade further forward than he should be and gravity took over and bought the two trains together