Hot And Steamy!

Melbourne is getting a bout of humid weather right now and it is almost 2000k's away from us.  Here on the Sunshine Coast this morning was overcast, low 20's but the humidity level was over 80%.  I am guessing our humid weather is ending up in Melbourne right now.

Put the 30 or so degrees as the sun breaks through with that and the pool remains a great option for us.  The humidity then drops back but it is still 'thirsty' weather!

It is definitely a little cooler overnight the last week or so, a sign that autumn is finally on its way.

News continues to be minimal.  Still no new battery has arrived for my phone but the one I am now using out of Trish's old phone is holding up perfectly.

The Community Association has seen me flat out recently.  We had a Public Meeting on Monday night which always put a bit of pressure on.  Then we had a meeting with the local MP on Tuesday to discuss traffic concerns around the area.

I eventually got brave enough to make an appointment with the dentist and that is on tomorrow at 11:20am.  I am NOT looking forward to that.  I lost a filling over Christmas and have been slowly building up courage to make the appointment.

A new brew went on yesterday with the obligatory bottle washing and bottling to follow.  Bottling will most likely be Wednesday of next week.

The improved internet connection is fantastic.

Managed to get a new i5 laptop for an older couple here on the estate for around $480.  There is a 20% off on eBay right now on some sites so the lady is very happy to pay her $480 and her new laptop will be delivered to her door early next week.  I even bought a 32GB mini USB 3 Drive for around $14 using the same CTECHIE code to get a 20% discount.

The lady had an older i3 laptop and went to Windows 10 recently.  Another Windows 10 update knocked her wireless out.  It is more than just a simple fix, the laptop is now incapable of being connected to the internet via wireless unless it has a major and costly reconfiguration costing more than the laptop is worth!

The new laptop is on its way for her.

I have a 2TB portable hard drive that doesn't always do as it should.  I am guessing it is showing the use it has had and the age it is.  I decided on a reformat today which hopefully cleans it all up.  After the reformat, all the data has to be put back onto it.

That is happening as I type.  Things I try to do while everything is being put back onto the drive runs that little bit slower on the PC.  It will take around 8 hours to copy everything back to where it was on the drive prior to the reformatting.  Before USB 3, this would have taken well over twice as long if not three times!

We are both well, Trish remains quite busy with the Arts Centre Association and has met some fantastic people there.  They are all retireds pretty well so with time to spare there are "coffee with friends", card get togethers or let us just get away for the weekend events as well!

Except for the dentist tomorrow all will sail along nicely.  There is plenty of footy over the weekend so the TV will be the spot for me!