August 31 - Just got transferred with work from Leeds UK to our new
> home in Karratha, Western Australia . Now this is a town that knows
> how to live! Beautiful, sunny days and warm, balmy evenings. I watched
> the sunset from a deckchair by our pool yesterday. It was beautiful.
> I've finally found my new home. I love it here.
>
> September 13 - Really heating up now. It got to 31 today. No problem
> though. Living in air-conditioned home, driving air-conditioned car.
> What a pleasure to see the sun every day like this. I'm turning into a
> sun-worshipper - no blasted rain like back in Leeds!!
>
> September 30 - Had the back yard landscaped with tropical plants
> today. Lots of palms and rocks. No more mowing lawns for me! Another
> scorcher today, but I love it here. It's Paradise!
>
> October 10 - The temperature hasn't been below 35 all week. How do
> people get used to this kind of heat? At least today it's windy though.
> Keeps the flies off a bit. Acclimatizing is taking longer than we
> expected.
>
> October 15 - Fell asleep by the pool yesterday. Got third degree burns
> over 60% of my body. Missed three days off work. What a dumb thing
> to do. Got to respect the old sun in a climate like this!
>
> October 20 - Didn't notice Kitty (our cat) sneaking into the car before
> I
> left for work this morning. By the time I got back to the car after
> work,
> Kitty had died and swollen up to the size of a shopping bag and stuck
> to the upholstery. The car now smells like Whiskettes and cat s--t. I've
> learned my lesson though: no more pets in this heat.
>
> October 25 - This wind is a bastard. It feels like a giant f---ing blow
> dryer. And it's hot as hell! The home air conditioner is on the blink
> and the repair man charged $200 just to drive over and tell me he needs
> to order parts from f---ing Perth ....The wife & the kids are
> complaining.
>
> October 30 - The temperature's up around 40 and the parts still haven't
> arrived for the f---ing air conditioner. House is an oven so we've all
> been
> sleeping outside by the pool for 3 nights now. Bloody $600,000 house
> and we can't even go inside. Why the hell did I ever come here?
>
> November 4 - Finally got the f---ing air-conditioner fixed. It cost
> $1,500 and
> gets the temperature down to around 25 degrees, but the humidity makes
> it
> feel about 35. Stupid repairman. F---ing thief.
>
> November 8 - If one more smart arse says 'Hot enough for you today?' I'm
> going to f---ing throttle him. F---ing heat! By the time I get to work,
> the car
> radiator is boiling over, my f---ing clothes are soaking f---ing wet and
> I
> smell like baked cat. F---ing place is the end of the Earth.
>
> November 9 Tried to run some errands after work, wore shorts, and sat on
> the
> black leather upholstery in my car. I thought my f---ing arse was on
> fire. I lost 2
> layers of flesh, all the hair on the backs of my legs and off my
> f---ing arse. Now
> the car smells like burnt hair, fried arse and baked cat. FFF.>
> November 10 - The Weather report might as well be a f--- recording.
> Hot and sunny. Hot and sunny, Hot and f---ing sunny. It never f---ing
> changes!
> It's been too hot to do anything for 2 f---ing months and the weatherman
> says it
> might really warm up next week. F!
>
> November 15 - Doesn't it ever rain in this damn f---ing place? Water
> restrictions
> will be next, so my $5,000 worth of palms might just dry up and blow
> into the f---ing
> pool. The only things that thrive in this f---ing hell-hole are the
> f---ing flies. You don't
> dare open your mouth for fear of swallowing half a dozen of the little
> bastards!
>
> November 20 - Welcome to HELL! It got to 45 f---in' degrees today. Now
> the air
> conditioner's gone in my car. The repair man came to fix it and said,
> 'Hot enough for
> you today?' I wanted to shove the f---ing car up his f---ing arse.
> Anyway, had to spend
> the $2,500 mortgage payment to bail me out of jail for assaulting the
> stupid prick.
> F---ing Karratha! What kind of sick, demented f---ing idiot would want
> to live here!
>
> December 1 -
> WHAT!!!!
> The FIRST day of Summer!!!!
> You are f---ing kidding me!
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