Checking in with our friends from Melbourne

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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Glad you guys are doing okay.
    I heard schools may be closed tomorrow if the weather does not improve.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • DinghyDog
    DinghyDog Posts: 587
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  • pjfan31
    pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    DinghyDog wrote:
    Good news people, things are looking up (well not the temperature, the temperatures are still going down).

    Anyway, I wrote to my local government and they contacted me personally first thing this morning over the phone. They agreed that temperatures are getting dangerously low, especially for the children and the elderly, so they will be handing out ugg boots to all of the school aged children, and lap blankets to anyone over 60 years old. They will also be contacting every school in the area to tell them that children must be allowed to go to school in whatever their warmest clothes are, without being punished for being out of uniform (that includes wearing pajamas).I hope you guys are getting similar support from your local government.


    Plus I read in the newspaper this morning that the communities of northern Australia, all the way from Broome to Townsville have started up sewing and knitting groups that are committed to sewing quilts and jackets and knitting blankets and jumpers for people in the worst affected areas. I don't know if we would receive any here, as there are people in more need in the more southern areas of Australia (closer to Antarctica), but it's good to see Australians looking out for each other, especially when you consider that these kind-hearted people are experiencing minimum temperatures in the low 20s themselves (that's the 70s in Fahrenheit, for our American friends).



    :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

    Good to see you're not just sitting on your hands...

    And about time this government has been held accountable...

    My old man told me that this is the coldest start to April in 80 years...
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  • Paul Andrews
    Paul Andrews Posts: 2,489
    I really really hate to boast... But this is how my days have been starting on the South West coast.

    http://snapreplay.com/archive/6607/duns ... esday-dawn

    8-)
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  • DinghyDog
    DinghyDog Posts: 587
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Paul Andrews wrote:
    I really really hate to boast... But this is how my days have been starting on the South West coast.

    http://snapreplay.com/archive/6607/duns ... esday-dawn

    8-)

    I wish I was there now, far away from this bitter cold.
    WA sure is the lucky state.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014

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