its 44c here and a thunder storm

[the_hawk*]

its 44c here and a thunder storm and we already have many fires

http://www.cfs.sa.gov.au/site/news_media/current_incidents.jsp

[bluecat*dancing]

Mr Bluecat took the bengal into the shower with him. LOL

[the_hawk*]

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@pct001wine wrote:

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@the_hawk* wrote:

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@pct001wine wrote:

44.8C when I was driving around here in Adelaide about an hour or so ago 😞

Going kayaking after work to cool down 🙂

It's funny when you hear the radio announcer say ".... and the maximum today will be 42 degrees.  The current temperature is 44.8"

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Enjoy your Kayaking tonight, West lakes or open water? 

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Thanks hawk - decided not to go - weather a bit iffy lol - was headed to Port Noarlunga, best of both worlds - calm river system and bit of open water. I am a bit of a kayak novice, still finding my way around.  You ?

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I have only had one attempt at Kayaking and it didn't go that well, I had a few too many ciders and kept falling off, I only found out latter the person on the back (Twin  Kayak) was madly paddling back wards to prevent forward movement into deaper water.

He has been told I will be at the back next time and a repeat will result in a good paddleing around the head 😉

I was a good laugh and every one watching was in hysterics.

Good decision to give it a miss tonight, the weather is all over the place and still some rumbles

[**meep**]

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@orabrush wrote:

Is sports drink better than water in extreme heat?

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Depending on how much you sweat, you would need something like a sports drink to replace the salts.

[purple_haize]

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@bluecat*dancing wrote:
Mr Bluecat took the bengal into the shower with him. LOL

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Did the bengal  like that?

[cat_mioux]

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@cat_mioux wrote:

I've also put buckets of water outside for the wildlife.

I don't have air con and I have one very distressed kitty on my hands. She keeps pacing and meowing and licking my hand (a sign of distress in her). I keep wiping her down with wet towels and misting her but she hates that too. My little deaf kitty has snoozed all day with not a peep and fat Thai knows something isn't quite right but he's so laid back he's just flopping in a different part of the house on the hour.

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Do you think your cats would use those pet cooling mats?   you could try with gel packs first, wrapped in towels maybe.

Google cat cooling mat - i saw some cat forums discussing them and eBay listings.

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I've tried the flat ice paks under a towel, they won't lay on them. And what really concerns me is that they haven't drank any water today. They probably will later this evening.

I'm so over this heat too and it's only day 1 out of 4.

[purple_haize]

Ms. Mioux...

I am so over the heat as well................thinking of going elsewhere next summer, somewhere cool.

It is still 36deg

[imastawka]

Almost midnight and still 34c.    Also very windy, but hot northerly.

Sleepless night for those without a cooling system of some kind

[debra9275]

It's still so hot outside, we're not even going for a walk tonight. Not sure where you are stawka but it's as still as anything here. And did I mention HOT.

[the_hawk*]

Well its going to get even hotter so they say with a peak here on Thursday of 46c

I hope the storms bring some rain and not just lightening strikes

everyone needs to find a cool spot to chill out, you can usually tell the people that dont have aircons after a couple of days.

[imastawka]

I'd say by Thursday,  I'm gunna look and feel like this

Spoiler

Too scared to look in the mirror right now,  lol