Brief Respite

In the 15 or so years we have lived in this part of the world it sure has been the hottest for an extended period of time that we have known.  There would be years when the air conditioner is used once or twice per summer.  Recently it has been on for 5 days in a row!  It has been going on at around midday then off about 8pm at night.  Hopefully the solar panels have been absorbing some of the power costs.

The gorgeous afternoon sea breeze has disappeared, swamped by warmer northerlies.  Overnights have been in the mid 20's with high humidity.  Yesterday the wind direction changed giving us a cooler day with lower humidity.  Last night was a comfortable 23° but the hot and very humid weather is expected to resume in a day or so!

The pool is a place to get wet and relax, not to cool off!

My online selling has been successful.  I got $40 for my WDTV which I haven't used for over 12 months and a friend paid me generously for the cheaper Android TV Box I had.  I have recouped almost $100 from the two sales which makes the expensive new box a lot more affordable.

The newly purchased Nvidia Shield TV box was posted from the US on Sunday and is expected here in around 2 weeks.  All online reviews on it have been exceptionally complimentary.

Sport on TV has seen the cricket give way to the Australian Open tennis so there is plenty of sport to watch.

As the academy Awards get closer leaks of movies nominated for awards get released.  We started to watch La La Land but turned it off.  Hidden Figures was different, it was a great movie enjoyed by all.  We still have "Arrival" to watch and a couple of others as well.

Many of the UK detective mysteries have returned so downloading is forging ahead at an alarming rate.

The Jazz goes back for a couple of minor 'under warranty' issues this morning.  With the heat the pool requires a close eye on the water level.  Evaporation rates are amazing!  I continue to get my 12 or so km bike rides in most mornings and home brew ensures my fluid intake is acceptable.  The Waeco just outside the back door is an oasis of cold during this weather.

So life just wanders along, albeit quite hot! The air con and the nightly pre bed swims however ensure we can cope OK.