The Perth Thread - Part 4

[Plugger35]

Ours was until 12.30am - weirdly everything worked except the lights

I’ve not experienced that sort of outage before

Everything was out for us, not sure what the reason for it was or if it was related to the hot weather but it was a pain in the arse.

 

[Scotland]

We get them all the time out country, it's pretty obvious that the infrastructure has been let go over the more recent years because it never used to happen.

Partly an unintended consequence of solar. Less money coming in due to people getting free power but the cost of maintaining the network is the same (and huge). Really tricky problem to solve.

 

[WA ROO]

37 in Toodyay
Still nice for brunch outside

 

[MadMundy]

****ing hell campaigner why is it so hot? Can't even enjoy my day off work properly.

 

[Kram]

Partly an unintended consequence of solar. Less money coming in due to people getting free power but the cost of maintaining the network is the same (and huge). Really tricky problem to solve.

Greenies. Even when it was the bears I knew it was them.

 

[errant bounce]

People's resilience to hot weather seems to be waning each summer. It was 40 degrees plus for 13 days of summer three seasons ago, a few days of mid/high 30s isn't Satan's arseh*le.

It's just because people love whinging.

It's Australia. it is well known that it gets hot.

People sit in an office with an ambient temp year round but will piss and moan about it raining or being hot for their 25 minute walk to and from the station.

I don't know, I kind of like having spikes and all sorts of weather, Australia has just about the best conditions possible –plenty of variety with distinct seasons that are mostly predictable and mostly comfortable; you don't get frozen Chicago winters, six months of Lapland winter darkness – or the inverse of summer in Sweden where it's light from about 4.30am to 11pm and throws your body clock off, or truly impossible heat.

People just love ****in whinging.

 

[MadMundy]

Weather is very nice today so far.

 

[TheEscapeClub]

Its a dry heat

Thanks Hudson.

 

[Beerfish]

Weather is very nice today so far.

It'll be nicer tomorrow.

 

[Off The Couch]

It'll be nicer tomorrow.

Even better Sunday

 

[CakeEater]

Kalgoorlie racing season faces the axe due to looming water shortage

One of Western Australia's biggest provincial racing clubs is on the brink of disaster, with its 2025 season likely to be abandoned due to a lack of recycled water for its turf track.

www.abc.net.au

Not quite Perth, but interesting news out of Kal.

Fairly big money spinner for the town which is an issue

 

[Beerfish]

Kalgoorlie racing season faces the axe due to looming water shortage

One of Western Australia's biggest provincial racing clubs is on the brink of disaster, with its 2025 season likely to be abandoned due to a lack of recycled water for its turf track.

www.abc.net.au

Not quite Perth, but interesting news out of Kal.

Fairly big money spinner for the town which is an issue

Surely they can just go without the horses? Everyone can still dress up and get shitfaced.

 

[CakeEater]

Surely they can just go without the horses? Everyone can still dress up and get shitfaced.

One doesnt win fashions on the field dressing up in Kal

 

[Scotland]

Just run it on dirt like the Broome Cup.

 

[Kram]

Kal Cup is massive, whole town goes into party mode.

 

[CakeEater]

Kal Cup is massive, whole town goes into party mode.

Only place ive ever seen a lady in a black trash bag win fashions on the field

 

[Chicken Treat]

Nominate one area where you wish Netanyahu orchestrated his military activities in WA.

And why did you nominate the bars that charge $15 for schooners.

 

[RU_]

I did wonder why Leach highway was completely blocked off this morning at the Abernethy road/Belmont on ramp.

Four people die in fiery two-car crash on major Perth highway

Four people are killed in a head-on crash involving a taxi and a four-wheel-drive on a major Perth highway.

www.abc.net.au

 

[gaskin]

Add in a cyclist hit and killed by a rubbish truck. Knowing the area where it happened I would hazard a guess that the truck has pulled out and not seen the cyclist.

 

[ep2018]

I did wonder why Leach highway was completely blocked off this morning at the Abernethy road/Belmont on ramp.

Four people die in fiery two-car crash on major Perth highway

Four people are killed in a head-on crash involving a taxi and a four-wheel-drive on a major Perth highway.

www.abc.net.au

If you're going to off yourself, do it in a way where you dont end the lives of others as well.

 

[Off The Couch]

horrific start to the year

“Made a conscious decision to enter the wrong way”

What a horrible thing to do

 

[RU_]

Apparently the responsible vehicles dash cam survived the incident somehow.

Hopefully it provides ‘some’ answers.

Horrific incident.

 

[Forward Press]

I know it's clickbait scum, but it was quite disheartening reading the comments under the news.com.au article on FB where they blamed immigrants driving on the wrong side of the road and money-hungry coppers with speed cameras for the tragedy. We are in the era of misinformation and hate bait now.

 

[Plugger35]

There has been some car accidents here that were caused by tourists from overseas that are used to driving on the opposite side of the road but I don't think that was the case with that car crash on Leach Highway yesterday. it sounds like it was deliberate.

 

[Kram]

Teenager drowns at Lake Leschenaultia; Man pulled from water in the Great Southern

Emergency services converged on Lake Leschenaultia in Perth’s east after the 17-year-old was pulled from the water.

www.watoday.com.au