I remember when my school had boat races on Lake Wendouree...
No airconditioning here in Williamstown, but those tennis players are
definitely sweating more than we are. ($200 for Cohen? That IS
madness).
And how does one doff a corset? Just curious. I've had a lot of
strange mental images with that one. Though it could be the heat.
xA
On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 9:55 PM, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Quoting Alison Croggon <[log in to unmask]>:
>
>> A brief respite today, which was predicted to be 38, but only reached
>> 30. Tomorrow I cower. I keep hoping the weather man is wrong. He's
>> been wrong on the previous 40ish days this summer, foiled by early
>> south westerly changes. We'll see. Otherwise it's the hottest week
>> since 1908.
>>
>> xA
> - 1908, when Melbourne ladies doffed their corsets, it was so hot.
>
> Last week Ballarat's Lake Wendouree, empty for some time, caught fire.
>
> Max in airconditioned Doncaster Vic
>
> watching the sweat pour off uncorseted tennis players in the Melb arena
> where next week cool Leonard Cohen performs...
> (my wife has just paid over $200 for a ticket - madness ...)
>
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