Oh my! Yesterday we had record heat wave of 47 degrees C.
Of course, we had the air conditioner on all day, but it has now given up the ghost. First indication was that smoke started coming into the house, and a very bad acrid smell. Oh well, at least we survived until the southerly winds arrived and the cool weather.
So, this morning it is a phone call the the aircon company and go out and buy some fans to try to keep as cool as we can until it is fixed.
A minor thing really, as many people lost their homes in bushfires yesterday. My father taught me one thing about bushfires, and that was "get out and get out early". The silly advice of stay and defend your home was proven to be very bad advice recently when over 100 people died in Victoria. Fortunately the fire dept has revised its processes and is now telling people to leave when bushfires are heading their way. The problem is, if you leave it too late the smoke and embers make it almost impossible to leave, and in a bushfire with lots of fuel behind it you cannot defend your house with a hose.
I remember driving through areas where fires were close to the road when we were staying with my grandmother in Scotts Head. Very scary, but dad was insistent everyone leave. He was right.
So, if you are ever in Australia in a bushfire - go to safety early, do not wait and get trapped.
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