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todayiamadaisyI've spent a lot of time this year reading mid-century (as in last century) mystery novels. This week: yet another instance of a detective describing a criminal as "groovy", as in "having a consistent MO". That's the second time I've seen that, so I gather that was a perfectly cromulent usage. Also, in a book from 1949: the idea that a young woman wearing pyjamas was, if not outrageous, slightly unusual.
Supermarket update: the toilet paper supply is fine, as it has been for months, but the tinned fruit shelves are empty, Alistair's favourite treat, Party Mix, is unavailable, and there is a four-per-shopper limit on lobsters.
This week's Friday Five is about weather (ETA: for the City by the Sea):
1. How much rain do you get as a yearly average?
According to the Bureau of Meteorology site, it's 892.7mm (about 35 inches for the imperially-minded).
2. How much snow do you get as a yearly average?
Not a single flake. Plenty of hail. And wind. So much wind. But no snow. Ask me about humidity instead, because that's on the BoM site: our average relative humidity is 73%.
3. Too much sun or not enough?
Too much at the height of summer; probably just enough the rest of the year. (Oh, the BoM site has that too: average annual daily sun hours is 2,330.)
4. When was the last time you looked for shapes in the clouds?
That's not something I do, although I do like looking at clouds.
5. What was the worst weather event to hit your area in recent years?
We had a one-in-fifty year flood in October.
Supermarket update: the toilet paper supply is fine, as it has been for months, but the tinned fruit shelves are empty, Alistair's favourite treat, Party Mix, is unavailable, and there is a four-per-shopper limit on lobsters.
This week's Friday Five is about weather (ETA: for the City by the Sea):
1. How much rain do you get as a yearly average?
According to the Bureau of Meteorology site, it's 892.7mm (about 35 inches for the imperially-minded).
2. How much snow do you get as a yearly average?
Not a single flake. Plenty of hail. And wind. So much wind. But no snow. Ask me about humidity instead, because that's on the BoM site: our average relative humidity is 73%.
3. Too much sun or not enough?
Too much at the height of summer; probably just enough the rest of the year. (Oh, the BoM site has that too: average annual daily sun hours is 2,330.)
4. When was the last time you looked for shapes in the clouds?
That's not something I do, although I do like looking at clouds.
5. What was the worst weather event to hit your area in recent years?
We had a one-in-fifty year flood in October.