Thursday, 5 February 2026

Air Conditioner

I am SO thankful for my little 1970s-ish wall-mounted air conditioner that came with this place. While these pics below aren't it, it's almost exactly the same. It has never skipped a beat over these 10 years I have happily lived here... and it has saved my MS from going insane on those mega-hot Aussie summer days. Yay.

I always budget so that I have a good amount of credit in my electricity account, so I never feel negative financially about running it when I need to. Phew.

I rarely have to run it on full fan, as I just use my own pedestal fans to do the work, and half the cost [wink]. My place is a comfortable, cosy size for me, and I love it here.

On those stinking hot summer days (and nights), with almost zero humidity here, my two small (desktop-sized) evaporative water coolers are a true lifesavers for me. Yes, they actually work very well.

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Peas be with ewe
Mal

Saturday, 31 January 2026

It's a Manly Thing

I have followed Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the Australian Rugby League since I was a lad. And yes - they are the team everyone else loves to hate [laffs]. I'm not a die-hard fanatic - nothing like that, just a supporter. Win-lose-draw.

I grew up within a (literal) bull's roar of Brookvale Oval in the 70's. I could hear the crowd's distant roar while I listened to the game on the radio... those games I didn't attend! Dad used to drive me and a mate to a local shopping centre near the oval, and I'd walk up to the ground to watch a game. Good fun memories. Then Dad would listen to the game on the radio (Frank Hyde on 2SM!), and come pick us up at the same place after the match had finished.