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A&P Show week in Christchurch. Also known as the week from hell with high temps and usually a howling dry nor-west wind blowing.
So far all as usual - around 30C here and a gale blowing.
What's not usual is an Aussie visitor winning the NZ Cup - harness racing horses. Think the aussies have won it twice this century.
More harness racing to come followed by the gallops on Saturday And a local BEARS outing on Sunday. Just been contacted by someone who's bought a bike I built about 10 years back and wants me there for advice on Sunday I'll have to look back in my workbooks to see what i did to it.
Probably be hot as hell at the track - and there's not a lot of shade....
 
My Dad was Trotter mad, he owned one when he was 20. We spent quite a few Friday nights at Harrold Park in Sydney back in the day. The last time was the night of his Funeral, the whole family went. I won some money on a Driver he followed.
 
GregT said:
A&P Show week in Christchurch. Also known as the week from hell with high temps and usually a howling dry nor-west wind blowing.
So far all as usual - around 30C here and a gale blowing.
What's not usual is an Aussie visitor winning the NZ Cup - harness racing horses. Think the aussies have won it twice this century.
More harness racing to come followed by the gallops on Saturday And a local BEARS outing on Sunday. Just been contacted by someone who's bought a bike I built about 10 years back and wants me there for advice on Sunday I'll have to look back in my workbooks to see what i did to it.
Probably be hot as hell at the track - and there's not a lot of shade....
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Take a hat.
The prizewinning hat 😁
(And tie the bloody thing on! Those Canterbury nor-westers…🥵 Back in the olden days before air conditioning in cars I was amazed that it got hotter with the windows open)
 
Andy J said:
Ditched the recent storms and icy weather in the IOM for our favourite winter sun destination. I definitely need a bit of warmth and gentle swimming to help with the R&R after my recent little accident.
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Do we start the guessing game for where you are, Andy? Obviously northern hemi - Spain?
 
I do believe Santa is going to have to wear a RAIN COAT this year come a green 3C XMAS Day here on the North Shore of Lake Huron.
 
aebbern said:
I picked a great Calgary winter to start cycling to work in... pretty balmy here for mid-Dec. Was riding in shorts last week.
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Just sitting on the deck having coffee, watching a local station owner practicing with the monsoon bucket. Central Otago is baking this week.
 
Quick shout out to anyone affected by the flooding in Queensland. Reports of houses inundated is never good news, and hearing of people on their roof who then had to move to their neighbours roof as the water kept rising gives an idea of how high it got in some places. I hope no-one went INTO their roof cavity this time.
What really gives me a chill is the additional reports that there are crocs everywhere too... and I don't mean the shoes!
 
Andy said:
Quick shout out to anyone affected by the flooding in Queensland. Reports of houses inundated is never good news, and hearing of people on their roof who then had to move to their neighbours roof as the water kept rising gives an idea of how high it got in some places. I hope no-one went INTO their roof cavity this time.
What really gives me a chill is the additional reports that there are crocs everywhere too... and I don't mean the shoes!
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I was horribly affected!

I’d made plans to have a few beers with my mate at Mission Beach. I couldn’t get to him due to floodwaters.

He had beers, while I turned around and headed south 😢
 
Overcast all day here, high was only 30*C. A good day for walking about, but terrible for the beach. Which is why we came here!
On Phu Quoc island in Vietnam, up near the Cambodian border.
 
80% chance of rain all week with the added benefit of potential Super Cell Thunderstorms on Christmas day in sunny Sydney.
 
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