You KNOW you're in the N.T. when...

[Diesel]

Just caught this from one of our fave 2 Territorians, Wendy...


You KNOW you're in the N.T. when.....


a.. The best parking space is determined by shade instead of distance.

b.. Hot water comes out of both taps.

c.. You learn that a seat belt buckle makes a pretty good branding iron.

d.. The temperature drops below 32c and you feel a little chilly.

e.. You discover that in February it only takes two fingers to steer your car.

f.. You discover that you can get sunburnt through your car window.

g.. You develop a fear of metal car door handles.

h.. You break a sweat the instant you step outside at 7:00am.

I.. Your biggest bicycle wreck fear is, "What if I get knocked out and end up lying on the pavement and get cooked to death?"

j.. You realise that asphalt has a liquid state.

k.. Farmers are feeding their chickens crushed ice to prevent them from laying hard-boiled eggs.

l.. The trees are whistling for the dogs.

m. while walking back barefoot to your car from the beach, you do a tightrope act on the white lines in the car park.

n. you catch a cold from having the aircon full blast while you sleep during the night.

o. You learn that Casuarina Square isn't a shopping centre it's a temple to worship air-conditioning.

p. Sticking your head into the freezer and taking deep breaths is perfectly normal behaviour.

q. A cup full of ice is considered a great snack.

r. An electricity black out is life threatening because your aircon and your fans no longer work and you are seriously going to be cooked!!

s. You no longer sit on a couch, why would you when you can settle down on the cooling tiles instead.

t. You need a stubby holder to keep the beer cold, not your hands warm

u. No one cares if you walk around with no shoes (or clothes) on.

v. You keep everything in the fridge, including potatoes and bread etc....

w. people have enough left over beer cans to make boats out of and have a whole regatta with...

x. The effort of towelling off after a shower means you need another one right away

y. standing naked under a ceiling fan is an acceptable way to pass time.

z. Before getting in the car you open up more than one door just to let the hot air out.






Good onya mate!....       


Cheers, Diesel

[Tackleberry]

You forgot this Diesel: 

[Diesel]

                              

[Diesel]

HANG ON!!!!   WTF your bike doing there Tack?   Hmmmmm....       

[Tackleberry]

Who said it's my bike Diesel?  





Come to think of it my boss gave a similar response at the time.

[StinkyPete]

You forgot this Diesel: 

One of the great attractions in the NT.   After riding halfway around the country with mates and doing 110 km/h most of the way so that the Harleys could get to the next servo, it was great to sit on 130mph km/h for the last 20 minutes or so, before hitting the SA border.

[Bikebear]

After living in the NT for nearly 13 years I can relate to all that....

[Biggles]

Even Bourke qualifies for those conditions, except the walk to the beach.   

When you walk out of a building into the sun it's like slamming into a sheet of corrugated iron.
Bourke (and the rest of central Oz) is different, however, in that the heat is dry and your sweat will evaporate letting it cool you a bit.  In FNQ and Darwin the humidity is so high the sweat just sits on your skin with no cooling effect.

Some folk here may not have seen them, but evaporative coolers work beautifully in the the dry heat.  The principle is they are a box on the roof with sheets of straw in the sides.  Water trickles down over the straw and air is drawn in through the straw, evaporating the water and thus dropping the air temperature by at least ten degrees.  In doing so it also humidifies the air so the air in the building feels fresh.

[Totgas]

I was always amazed that when opening car doors you had to push against the humidity....

[Bikebear]

When I had my block at Howard Springs it wasn't a drama drinking 15+ litres of water in a day when I was working around the block in October/November, the build up can be cruel and after a days work it really stuffs you up .

No wonder I used to drink a lot of beer when I lived there

[Sabie]

When I had my block at Howard Springs it wasn't a drama drinking 15+ litres of water in a day when I was working around the block in October/November, the build up can be cruel and after a days work it really stuffs you up .

No wonder I used to drink a lot of beer when I lived there

Water Bikebear??????

[Bikebear]

Yep.. I reckon 15 litres + of beer while working may have led to some pretty dire consequences from the ride on mower for the yard and the rest of the block...

[Sabie]

My suspicions were correct...... Lol

[WendyL]

When I had my block at Howard Springs it wasn't a drama drinking 15+ litres of water in a day when I was working around the block in October/November, the build up can be cruel and after a days work it really stuffs you up .

No wonder I used to drink a lot of beer when I lived there

My best in a day is 18 litres of water!!  When you drink that much you need to remember salt tablets too 

[WendyL]

I hate those 130 signs!  I used to love the big black circle with the line through it, nothing beats overtaking a cop doing 160-170km/h legally   

[Marcus]

Writes a quick reminder to self to NEVER go to NT