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Season's greeting Octave. True, we missed you.

Good one OT. You knew he couldn't resist reacting.....

I can confirm that I am both alive and well. I have been popping in for a look around, but I don't think I have signed in lately. I do tend to drift in and out. I did send Spacey a private message a couple of weeks ago to see if he was ok, but no answer.

Adelaide can cop a lot of heat at times. It's location allows the Wind to travel Long distances over HOT dry ground. . Darwin would have to have the LEAST Max temp variation. It just has a WET and a DRY. Nev

I told Space to go and visit HARS. Hope he's OK. Octave May have run out of Patience, He always amazed ME how Much he Had.. Nev

You'd Be amazed HOW religious I was At 18. Nev

Spacey hasn't visited this site since Nov 13, and Octave last looked in on Dec 14. I trust Spacey is still alive and kicking - and I hope Octave isn't stuck somewhere remote in his EV, with a flat battery. 😄

It's not that bad. We survived. A bit of a sweaty, still night, last night, as the trough moved inland - this morning we have a balmy 21-22° and a lovely cool Sou-Westerly ahead of the tip of a cold front. It's when a trough hangs around the coast for days on end, and brings in the heat from the interior, coupled with the stillness of the centre of a low-pressure area, that it gets a bit tiring. The worst part is, despite the trough and associated thunderstormy skies, we got no rain in the City, and very few areas in W.A. got much out of it. My block in the wheatbelt got 3.4mm.

Depends where the wind is coming from. That's all it is. Perth can get temps like this till March. Nev

That's what Aluha Akbar means, A true God would have to be great or HE would not be THE GOD. I don't have a problem with god at all. My references are QUOTES by others. I don't believe what they take as fact at all. I prefer to be able to THINK. Nev

In USA a far right influence group called Turning Point Was started up by Charlie Kirk & Bill Montgomery They promoted open gun ownership & anti vax Covid conspiracy. Kirk died by gun violence Montgomery died of Covid. The dildo of consequences seldom arrives lubricated.

Ya all are raging conspiracy theorists! None of you can prove any of the above heretical aspersions of the ONE true dog (s) At least Nev admits that god is grate AND male - and obviously a supreme male. Probably white, too.

Proof at last! Global warming is true! And Perth is responsible for it. Expect the department of war to bomb Perth to fix it. Thank you for attention to this matter (DJT)

Former MP and Senator Nick Bolkus, a Greek Australian who was Minister for Consumer Affairs and Administrative Affairs in the Hawke Govt (1988-1990), and Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs in the Keating Govt (1990-1993), has passed away peacefully, aged 75. He was an MP from 1980 to 2005. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-25/nick-bolkus-obituary/106178484

42° in Perth City, 43° at Pearce Airbase, Perth Airport, and Gooseberry Hill at the foot of the Darling Range - and a minimum last night of 24.2°. It was 40.9° on Rottnest Island! Hot N/NE winds and thunderstorms moving from the N along a trough line, but no decent amount of rain. We spent most of the day under the A/C, up in the hills at SD's place at Stoneville.

Two blankets and a doona tonight.

Well, 41 here in the Hills east of Perth this afternoon with a bit of a thunderstorm on the way by the look of it.

Minimum temp 12.1, coldest Christmas Day since 2006. Max 17.3. Carbon copy tomorrow.

Very close! It's sit E (CITY)

Here goes then. "I want to wake up to a site that doesn't sleep" Nev

I recently installed a new system as when we bought the property it had 8 x 175 watt panels approx 20 years old & the best out put I was getting in the middle of the day in Spring was about 950 watts. Each new panel is rated at 440 watts but are bi-facial so also generate from reflected light from the roof below. I have 20 panels arranged in 7 East facing, 6 North facing & 7 West facing on my Garage & Shed roofs at approximately 15 degrees of tilt. Total theoretical maximum generation 8.8 kW. Also installed is a 10kWh hybrid inverter and an 18.64 kWh battery. Installation was on 24 November 2025. Results to date are astounding. Heat hasn't made much difference as far as I can tell. We have had numerous days in the mid 30s & a few high 30s. The maximum generation has been 10 kW from a theoretical 8.8kW. Documentation states Up to 15% more from the reflected light to the under side of the panel so that is almost what has been achieved. There is considerable skepticism as to bi-facial effectiveness but my system proves it works as specified. Not only that, I haven't used any grid power at all & have had air conditioning on most of the time with everything in the house electric (except the gas BBQ & solar hot water). I have also charged my EV & 80 volt zero turn mower from the system. The total cost was $11,600.00 & I reckon 4-5 years payback. Anyone with a reasonable rooftop solar system should take advantage of the battery subsidies on offer. Our battery has never depleted below 60% overnight so a large battery (more than 15 kWh) is likely to be overkill for most people. The Federal subsidy scheme has been so successful that the $3.2 billion, expected to last till 2030 is half gone already & the scheme is being modified as installers were encouraging huge batteries (up to 50kWh) not up to 15kW that they were expecting. This was due to the subsidy being based on $ per kWh & a big battery could be installed for way less per kWh than a small one. All I am paying now is the daily supply charge. Some retailers are now charging over $2.00 a day for this. If all goes well over the next year I may pull the plug on the grid entirely.

Used to maintain Control of Populations and persuading them to die for Bad Causes for a Place in Heaven. Religions have Opposed science in earlier times. "God IS Great". Of course HE WOULD be IF He WAS GOD. Indoctrinate People early when they are Malleable and Trusting. Nev

In the beginning Man created God and in his own image created he, him. The rest is embellishment and stories with added prophets to reinforce the dictum, then the multitude of religions grew and were/are enforced by coercive control built in to each from the youngest possible age.