What if you lived in Australia? - Page 587

**trailmaster** · August 3rd, 2017, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Estreeter

Hey Kev, Mate
I think you need to move to Fitzroy Crossing

Fitzroy Crossing is too small. Less than 3,000 people live there. Darwin has a population of 143,000, which means it has more and larger stores for me to get supplies. It also has beautiful beaches, a lot of restaurants and pubs i.e more to do. When I used to do a lot of hiking I would sometimes come upon towns with low populations(like Fitzroy Crossing). There was not much in these towns. One main street with all the restaurants. One gas station for the whole town. The town itself looked deserted. No one was walking around (and this was in Summer). In my neighborhood of South Shore in Chicago there are always people about. I am used to that. Fitzroy Crossing looks like one of those towns where people say:" A nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live here!"

**effCup** · August 3rd, 2017, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by trailmaster

One gas station for the whole town.

Will the future of Australia lie in one-power-plug or one-horse towns?

One coal scuttle?

**trailmaster** · August 3rd, 2017, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by effCup

#1.

I should have said that Darwin is the hottest of the major cities in Australia. Of course you can always find an example of some jerkwater town that is hotter.

Similarly in America. Phoenix, Arizona is the hottest of the big cities, yet the one city that has recorded the average hottest temperatures in an average Summer is Bullhead City, Arizona. The average daily high during a typical summer can be 127 degrees F.

Estreeter · August 3rd, 2017, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by trailmaster

I should have said that Darwin is the hottest of the major cities in Australia.

Not even close, It don't really get above about 35 there, but it is very very humid, during the wet season you can vet heavily there will be afternoon and evening thunderstorms

But, Mango Madness

http://www.news.com.au/national/mang...79dd2d41db9741

I was there a few years back, great place to visit

Especially when your Missus drags you by the ear away from a roulette wheel at the casino

Was there for my honeymoon.

**trailmaster** · August 3rd, 2017, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Estreeter

Not even close, It don't really get above about 35 there, but it is very very humid, during the wet season you can vet heavily there will be afternoon and evening thunderstorms

But, Mango Madness

http://www.news.com.au/national/mang...79dd2d41db9741

I was there a few years back, great place to visit

Especially when your Missus drags you by the ear away from a roulette wheel at the casino

Was there for my honeymoon.

I got my information from the internet. Guess I fell into that trap by gum!. You can never believe anything you read on the net!

**Sir Honkers** · August 3rd, 2017, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by trailmaster

One gas station for the whole town. The town itself looked deserted. No one was walking around (and this was in Summer). In my neighborhood of South Shore in Chicago there are always people about. I am used to that. Fitzroy Crossing looks like one of those towns where people say:" A nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live here!"

I'd kinda like to live in Dog River or Cicely Alaska.