Oh, and...
Happy new year everyone! I hope that everyone managed to get a break of some sort over the holiday period. If you were in Melbourne, then you probably experienced something similar to the picture below on the afternoon of the last day of 2005.... ;)
This photo was taken at the end of a journey of around 20 minutes (from Bunnings Moorabbin to Elsternwick) at around 5.00pm on New Year's eve. When we got in the car, the temperature was reading something like 43 degrees. Normally, the gauge reads hot after the car has been parked for a while, and the temp goes down once the car starts moving and some fresh air gets to the sensor. However, in this case, once we set off the temperature went UP to around 46 degrees, and then finally settled at 45 degrees C (that's 113 degrees F for those of you who are C challenged :) ) for the rest of the journey. Melbourne was like the inside of a blast furnace, and the streets were nearly empty. I suspect most people were at home laying on the floor of the bathroom or something trying to stay cool :)
