Too hot to think

We are in the grip of a heat wave, ironically at the same time that the northern part of the globe is in the grip of a cold snap. Snap or Wave, it still means that the human body needs to operate outside it's normal design specifications. For me this means I sweat a lot and get tired. I still sleep like a baby tho.

Yesterday I was going to learn how to run a dodgem car ride, but the hea drove away the punters so I'm chance to learn was diminished, instead I got to ride on a train.

Melbourne is changing the transport ticketing system to a smart card that is topped up with cash. I enquired at the Myki stand if I needed to buy a Myki ticket of Werribee, only to be told to go the the regional train line - VLine - and when I asked why, the young lady at the counter said that it was a country station. She must not be aware the Werribee has been a part of the metro system since forever, and there is even a "werribee" line that the Myki system runs on. Jeez people are plain dumb some times, and then they get employed to help us - sigh- Needless to say I bought an old fashioned Met ticket and travelled home the same way I have for 20 years or so.

Not a productive day, but Casey (our new Vegetarian) cooked a nice lemon and broccoli risotto for tea

Chatted with Mum this morning, and she had sad news about my niece Clare's baby, which she lost recently. Clare is OK, but she lives in the UK so her Mum, Deb, can't really get there to comfort the young family.

It's heading up to 35 today, so the girls and I will bunker down until the cool evening arrives

TTFN

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