Getting out and about

I'VE never spent $8,000 so quick in all my life.

High on today's agenda was buying a car. Without wheels, we've been restricted on where we can go, when we can go there and even what we can go for. Now, all our transport problems have been solved after spending an afternoon in the heat that beat down on us and our pocketful of cash.

At a used car saleroom similar to that of Lou Grant's in Neighbours with it's tacky bunting and comedian salesmen, we found our motor. An impulse buy maybe but it was indeed a case of scouring the oversized yard and getting our priorities right.
Husband wanted all the boring things like low mileage and cruise control. Being the lady of the house, I was more interested in the colour and its air con capabilities.

This heat though is shortlived. Tomorrow, it's going to rocket from today's meagre 32 degrees to a whopping 46.
Victoria has been put on bushfire alert after the devastation caused by last week's Gippsland fires. Water bombing sky cranes and firefighting aircraft from New South Wales have been drafted in to assist and an evacuation standby has been issued. Fire resources will be stretched to the limit and there has even been additional recruitment from overseas.

Melbournians have been asked to consider their energy usage, looking at reducing electricity and air conditioning. As new residents to this amazing country, we will be taking on board the advice given to us by the authorities.

I'm just glad we can put on the air con in the car .... see, who needs low mileage and cruise control??