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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:39 am
by Pitch Black
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Piha Beach, Auckland, NZ

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Karekare, the beach over the hill from where I live. The movie "The Piano" was filmed here. This photo is from the artwork of my solo album coming out next month, entitled Karekare.

Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:41 am
by forge
Homebelly wrote:
noisetonepause wrote:I'll never understand how people can live in a climate like that. Heat is hell.
I am sooo with you on this one.
Here in Auckland it is marginally worse as it also gets humid...
you want humidity? try Qld - up to 90% in the summer

it rarely gets above the mid 30s (C) but the humidity will kill ya

my back yard:

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my city:

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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:54 am
by Pitch Black
forge wrote:my back yard:
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Love the caged 6y/o! :D

Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:55 am
by doc holiday
noisetonepause wrote:I'll never understand how people can live in a climate like that. Heat is hell.
it's the other 8-9 months of the year that make it worthwhile.


imho 44 C beats -40 C / -40 F

Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:07 am
by forge
Pitch Black wrote:
forge wrote:my back yard:


Love the caged 6y/o! :D
:lol:

that's not actually my one, it's his pal! It was just a nice back yard pic and you raised the bar a bit

Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:11 am
by Homebelly
forge wrote:
Pitch Black wrote:
forge wrote:my back yard:


Love the caged 6y/o! :D
:lol:

that's not actually my one, it's his pal! It was just a nice back yard pic and you raised the bar a bit
Its okay to put them in cages..
Just as long as you feed them and don't poke them with sticks...

Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:25 am
by kenporter
doc holiday wrote:
noisetonepause wrote:I'll never understand how people can live in a climate like that. Heat is hell.
it's the other 8-9 months of the year that make it worthwhile.


imho 44 C beats -40 C / -40 F
Exactly! 8 months out of the year it's paradise here. I mean being able to wear shorts in December, where else north of the Equator? :)

Ken

Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:35 am
by forge
kenporter wrote: I mean being able to wear shorts in December, where else north of the Equator? :)

Ken
most of asia and africa?

Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:38 am
by massiveheadpain
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Memphis, TN

fucking hate it

Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:38 am
by Tone Deft
forge wrote:
kenporter wrote: I mean being able to wear shorts in December, where else north of the Equator? :)

Ken
most of asia and africa?
last Xmas I was swimming in the ocean in San Diego, no wet suit, no worries.

best part about it, I wasn't in Phoenix. :P isn't the average age there 58? to each their own, live where you love, love where you live.

Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:47 am
by Dominik
Tone Deft wrote:
forge wrote:
kenporter wrote: I mean being able to wear shorts in December, where else north of the Equator? :)

Ken
most of asia and africa?
last Xmas I was swimming in the ocean in San Diego, no wet suit, no worries.

best part about it, I wasn't in Phoenix. :P isn't the average age there 58? to each their own, live where you love, love where you live.
one interposed question.
do you really work for the secret service?

Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:50 am
by Tone Deft
Dominik wrote:
Tone Deft wrote:
forge wrote: most of asia and africa?
last Xmas I was swimming in the ocean in San Diego, no wet suit, no worries.

best part about it, I wasn't in Phoenix. :P isn't the average age there 58? to each their own, live where you love, love where you live.
one interposed question.
do you really work for the secret service?
if I did, I couldn't tell you.

Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:52 am
by kenporter
forge wrote:
kenporter wrote: I mean being able to wear shorts in December, where else north of the Equator? :)

Ken
most of asia and africa?
Touche. :) I just wanted to prevent someone from Australia saying, well here it's summer in December. ;)

Ken

Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:54 am
by Homebelly
Tone Deft wrote:
Dominik wrote:
Tone Deft wrote: last Xmas I was swimming in the ocean in San Diego, no wet suit, no worries.

best part about it, I wasn't in Phoenix. :P isn't the average age there 58? to each their own, live where you love, love where you live.
one interposed question.
do you really work for the secret service?
if I did, I couldn't tell you.
well..
he could, but then he would have to kill you.

Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:54 am
by forge
kenporter wrote:
forge wrote:
kenporter wrote: I mean being able to wear shorts in December, where else north of the Equator? :)

Ken
most of asia and africa?
Touche. :) I just wanted to prevent someone from Australia saying, well here it's summer in December. ;)

Ken
8)

but if you forget the whole time of year and equator thing, I wear shorts all year round here

getting really cold in the house at night though now, but go out in the day it's still nice and sunny