Thursday, February 22, 2007

Living In Darwin

Hi All,
I got this emailed to me from "Laugh of the Day", it is pretty amusing. I can relate to a lot of these things.
Facts about living in Darwin Australia

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 carpark.

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.

So there you go, no wonder I spend so much time at Casuarina!!!

Jack Handy Thought For The Day: Like jewels in a crown, the precious stones glittered in the queen's round metal hat.