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Hi Gavin - Water was one of the main reasons we le...

2009-11-30T18:33:08.765+11:00

Hi Gavin - Water was one of the main reasons we left Melbourne. For us, it was the writing on the wall.

My husband had been in Melbourne since the mid 1980s. I'd only been there since the mid 1990s, but even in that short time I'd seen things change.

Melbourne's weather has changed hugely in such a short time.

I just can't believe there are idiots who think climate change is a hoax. Whatever planet they're from, they've obviously never been to Australia!

As for Fielding moron, he needs to go BACK to the planet he came from, and let the rest of us get on with fixing the problems people like him have caused!

*sigh*

Thanks for the thoughtful post.

Hope the Chooks are coping okay with the rain. And...

2009-11-27T22:52:51.889+11:00

Hope the Chooks are coping okay with the rain. And sincerely hope I don't end up like last Summer - cursing the rain falling at my place, I told the wet stuff it should be falling across the ditch where you are.

Guess you currently have happy veggie and fruit plants. Hope the rain tank is overful for many days too,

Michelle in Wellington

Gavin hi, Grew up in NSW and recall snow falling ...

2009-11-27T22:23:04.138+11:00

Gavin hi,
Grew up in NSW and recall snow falling fairly regularly in Orange. Very hot dry summers temps over 35 fairly regularly.
When I first moved to Tassie 12 years ago weather pattern was rain in winter and spring, than very dry for the last 5 this year seems to have been a bit more normal. Currently green and lush, (not great for fire season).

I remember when my two minute walk to school in wi...

2009-11-27T17:57:53.985+11:00

I remember when my two minute walk to school in winter was pretty horrid - some days it just rained and rained. Doesn't seem to happen now. I'm Melbourne born and bred and was a weather fanatic as a kid. Heck, I'm Melburnian. We love to talk about the weather cos there used to be some!

Very sorry jonesy. You are indeed correct. The r...

2009-11-27T15:58:39.532+11:00

Very sorry jonesy. You are indeed correct. The recent dust storms are an excellent example.

Gav

The Murray-Darling Basin is a dustbowl, infact we ...

2009-11-27T06:26:07.048+11:00

The Murray-Darling Basin is a dustbowl, infact we have so much of it we have started to export it. Although yesterday some of it did turn to mud so we will be keeping that bit.