Ya know how we usually gradually thaw out with the first hint of Spring, warming up, but not too shocked when we get another cold day or even a cold snap?
Well, it's COLD in Auckland. COLD. Nights are full of shivers. Mornings find people lingering under their blankets, knowing that a cup of hot tea will help, but not wanting to get up to go in to a cold kitchen.
My home in Auckland is not centrally heated. I heat one room at a time, whichever one I'm in. Makes for cold visits to the small room down the hall, I'll tell ya!
Condensation can be a problem if you keep your home tightly closed up, so lots of Kiwis keep a window open a fraction, but that just lets in the cold air! North & South Magazine, June 09, has an article entitled, Why New Zealand's Houses are colder than Siberia's.
Well, it's COLD in Auckland. COLD. Nights are full of shivers. Mornings find people lingering under their blankets, knowing that a cup of hot tea will help, but not wanting to get up to go in to a cold kitchen.
My home in Auckland is not centrally heated. I heat one room at a time, whichever one I'm in. Makes for cold visits to the small room down the hall, I'll tell ya!
Check out Draughty & Deadly from ABC Radio
Houses in New Zealand don't protect their occupants from the temperate climate
of high rainfall and strong westerly winds. The houses' designs are based on
those from other parts of the world. And now adverse health effects have
been measured. More people die in winter than summer, a higher
proportion than in other countries. Even Siberia's houses offer
more protection from winter conditions.
Houses in New Zealand don't protect their occupants from the temperate climate
of high rainfall and strong westerly winds. The houses' designs are based on
those from other parts of the world. And now adverse health effects have
been measured. More people die in winter than summer, a higher
proportion than in other countries. Even Siberia's houses offer
more protection from winter conditions.
Condensation can be a problem if you keep your home tightly closed up, so lots of Kiwis keep a window open a fraction, but that just lets in the cold air! North & South Magazine, June 09, has an article entitled, Why New Zealand's Houses are colder than Siberia's.
From Southern Hemisphere's Winter to Northern Hemisphere's Summer
Anyway, with the wonders of modern travel, I'm jetsetting from cold to hot without the gradual increase in temperature we usually experience. It'll be odd to think of my friends in Auckland still shivering, still huddled round their cups of tea in fleeces and scarves. I'll try not to complain. Extremes either way are often not ideal. We'll see how it goes.
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