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For those readers who can’t wait for the hot months to start, Parade presents this flashback to January 2014, both as an appetiser and as a warning to be careful what you wish for:
“Bathurst is on track for its longest hot spell in 20 years as the region continues to swelter,” was the first paragraph of the Western Advocate front page article of January 17, 2014.
“Wednesday’s maximum of 37.3 degrees recorded at the Bathurst Agricultural Station was followed by 37.7 yesterday.
“Temperatures are forecast to reach a top of 37 today and 38 tomorrow.
“Weatherzone.com.au meteorologist Brett Dutschke said temperatures in Bathurst had not reached or exceeded 37 degrees for more than three days in a row in 20 years.”
The article went on to say that Bathurst had recorded below average rainfall in October, November and December and only two millimetres so far for 2014.
It sounds like a different part of the country, doesn’t it?
Worth going the distance? Yes
HOW far would you drive to add a couple of feathered creatures to your backyard menagerie?
Parade knows a local family that went as far as the Hunter on the weekend.
Parade rang the dad in this family on Saturday afternoon, wondering if he was at home, and was told he was not.
“In fact, we’re at Singleton,” the dad said proudly.
“What’s at Singleton?” Parade asked.
“Chooks,” the dad said nonchalantly.
It turned out the family had driven to Singleton and would be driving back to Bathurst that afternoon – with a little side trip to the Singleton Show thrown in while they were in the district – for the sole purpose of picking up four chickens.
“That’s a long way to go,” Parade said.
“No distance is too great when it comes to poultry,” the dad said, with the tone of voice most people reserve for quotes of great meaning.
And it’s hard to argue with that, isn’t it?