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05/09/24

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Originally posted by pintohoo: ↑

''I don't think your biased heat tolerance is a good indicator of how practical Queenslanders are for Queensland conditions. They have been a perfect fit for a long time in Qld ''

well, my heat intolerance gives me an enormous advantage ---------- the advantage is that I'm so sensitive to the personal comfort that when I get instant relief from the heat - it hits like a relief wave

and in many years of life in Queensland - I can tell you the exact places where relief comes from in humid hot days -----

it comes from 2 clear spots ---------- dense vegetated shade, particularly with a light breeze ----------- or in very well built cavity brick houses

both leave 'queenslanders' in the dust. But, I do agree that in old tech times - they were better than most others. I certainly agree with that. But they still needed tree shade or similar - particularly if there was some breeze about which could pick up the less heat under the trees and carry it inside when eventually one has to open up.

I've used all of those lessons here in France. France gets some bloody hot weather - it's every bit as uncomfortable as Oz - hot and dry or stupefying humidity - all the same.

The houses are different - the stone houses, in which atm I live and probably will now always live - they do very well in the hot days ---------- for about 3 days. After that, they start to get warm inside.

Thankfully, fans work well where I am. I don't know how well they work in the South in some areas - which look very dry.

Certainly where I am - in the heat -------- I'll back in stone versus queenslander.

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Problem with stone houses is that unless you have some form of heating - it really does gets cold inside in winter (but cool in Suumer). I remember travelling to a small Dalmatian Island many years ago and the locals used build stone''fridges' which were so effective that they kept butter firm on very hot days simply by keeping the stones wet.

Its horses for course Pintohoo.
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