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I spent about two months in Karratha two years consequitve years in the late 90's...Karratha means Good water....
DIARY OF AN ENGLISH ENGINEER IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
August 31 - Just got transferred with work from Leeds UK to our new home in Karratha, Western Australia.
Now this is a town that knows how to live!
Beautiful, sunny days and warm, balmy evenings.
I watched the sunset from a deckchair by our pool yesterday.
It was beautiful. I've finally found my new home.
I love it here.
September 13 - Really heating up now. It got to 31 today.
No problem though. Living in air-conditioned home, driving air-conditioned car.
What a pleasure to see the sun every day like this.
I'm turning into a sun-worshipper - no blasted rain like back in Leeds!!
September 30 - Had the back yard landscaped with tropical plants today.
Lots of palms and rocks. No more mowing lawns for me!
Another scorcher today, but I love it here.
It's Paradise!
October 10 - The temperature hasn't been below 35 all week.
How do people get used to this kind of heat?
At least today it's windy though. Keeps the flies off a bit.
Acclimatizing is taking longer than we expected.
October 15 - Fell asleep by the pool yesterday.
Got third degree burns over 60% of my body.
Missed three days off work. What a dumb thing to do..
Got to respect the old sun in a climate like this!
October 20 - Didn't notice Kitty (our cat) sneaking into the car before I left for work this morning.
By the time I got back to the car after work,
Kitty had died and swollen up to the size of a shopping bag and stuck to the upholstery.
The car now smells like Whiskettes and cat [censored].
I've learned my lesson though: no more pets in this heat.
October 25 - This wind is a b&stard. It feels like a giant [censored] blow dryer. And it's hot as hell!
The home air conditioner is on the blink and the repair man charged $200 just to drive over
and tell me he needs to order parts from [censored] Perth
......The wife & the kids are complaining.
October 30 - The temperature's up around 40 and the parts still haven't arrived for the f*cking air conditioner.
House is an oven so we've all been sleeping outside by the pool for 3 nights now.
Bloody $600,000 house and we can't even go inside.
Why the hell did I ever come here?
November 4 - Finally got the f*cking air-conditioner fixed.
It cost $1,500 and gets the temperature down to around 25 degrees,
but the humidity makes it feel about 35.
Stupid repairman. F*cking thief.
November 8 - If one more smart b&stard says 'Hot enough for you today?'
I'm going to f*cking throttle him. F*cking heat!
By the time I get to work, the car radiator is boiling over, my f*cking clothes are soaking f*cking wet.
And I smell like baked cat. F*cking place is the end of the Earth.
November 9 - Tried to run some errands after work, wore shorts, and sat on the black leather upholstery in my car.
I thought my f*cking arse was on fire.
I lost 2 layers of flesh, all the hair on the backs of my legs and off my f*cking arse.
Now the car smells like burnt hair, fried arse and baked cat.
F*ck. F*ck.. F*ck.
November 10 -- The Weather report might as well be a f*cking recording.
Hot and sunny. Hot and sunny, Hot and f*cking sunny. It never f*cking changes!
It's been too hot to do anything for 2 f*cking months and the weatherman
says it might really warm up next week. F*ck!
November 15 - Doesn't it ever rain in this damn f*cking place?
Water restrictions will be next, so my $5,000 worth of palms might just dry up and blow into the f*cking pool.
The only things that thrive in this f*cking hell-hole are the f*cking flies.
You don't dare open your mouth for fear of swallowing half a dozen of the little b&stards!
November 20 - Welcome to HELL! It got to 45 f*ckin' degrees today.
Now the air conditioner's gone in my car.
The repair man came to fix it and said, 'Hot enough for you today?'
I wanted to shove the f*cking car up his f*cking arse.
Anyway, had to spend the $2,500 mortgage payment to bail me out of jail for assaulting the stupid prick.
F*cking Karratha! What kind of sick, demented f*cking idiot would want to live here!
December 1 - WHAT!!!! The FIRST day of Summer!!!!
You are f*cking kidding me!
DIARY OF AN ENGLISH ENGINEER IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
August 31 - Just got transferred with work from Leeds UK to our new home in Karratha, Western Australia.
Now this is a town that knows how to live!
Beautiful, sunny days and warm, balmy evenings.
I watched the sunset from a deckchair by our pool yesterday.
It was beautiful. I've finally found my new home.
I love it here.
September 13 - Really heating up now. It got to 31 today.
No problem though. Living in air-conditioned home, driving air-conditioned car.
What a pleasure to see the sun every day like this.
I'm turning into a sun-worshipper - no blasted rain like back in Leeds!!
September 30 - Had the back yard landscaped with tropical plants today.
Lots of palms and rocks. No more mowing lawns for me!
Another scorcher today, but I love it here.
It's Paradise!
October 10 - The temperature hasn't been below 35 all week.
How do people get used to this kind of heat?
At least today it's windy though. Keeps the flies off a bit.
Acclimatizing is taking longer than we expected.
October 15 - Fell asleep by the pool yesterday.
Got third degree burns over 60% of my body.
Missed three days off work. What a dumb thing to do..
Got to respect the old sun in a climate like this!
October 20 - Didn't notice Kitty (our cat) sneaking into the car before I left for work this morning.
By the time I got back to the car after work,
Kitty had died and swollen up to the size of a shopping bag and stuck to the upholstery.
The car now smells like Whiskettes and cat [censored].
I've learned my lesson though: no more pets in this heat.
October 25 - This wind is a b&stard. It feels like a giant [censored] blow dryer. And it's hot as hell!
The home air conditioner is on the blink and the repair man charged $200 just to drive over
and tell me he needs to order parts from [censored] Perth
......The wife & the kids are complaining.
October 30 - The temperature's up around 40 and the parts still haven't arrived for the f*cking air conditioner.
House is an oven so we've all been sleeping outside by the pool for 3 nights now.
Bloody $600,000 house and we can't even go inside.
Why the hell did I ever come here?
November 4 - Finally got the f*cking air-conditioner fixed.
It cost $1,500 and gets the temperature down to around 25 degrees,
but the humidity makes it feel about 35.
Stupid repairman. F*cking thief.
November 8 - If one more smart b&stard says 'Hot enough for you today?'
I'm going to f*cking throttle him. F*cking heat!
By the time I get to work, the car radiator is boiling over, my f*cking clothes are soaking f*cking wet.
And I smell like baked cat. F*cking place is the end of the Earth.
November 9 - Tried to run some errands after work, wore shorts, and sat on the black leather upholstery in my car.
I thought my f*cking arse was on fire.
I lost 2 layers of flesh, all the hair on the backs of my legs and off my f*cking arse.
Now the car smells like burnt hair, fried arse and baked cat.
F*ck. F*ck.. F*ck.
November 10 -- The Weather report might as well be a f*cking recording.
Hot and sunny. Hot and sunny, Hot and f*cking sunny. It never f*cking changes!
It's been too hot to do anything for 2 f*cking months and the weatherman
says it might really warm up next week. F*ck!
November 15 - Doesn't it ever rain in this damn f*cking place?
Water restrictions will be next, so my $5,000 worth of palms might just dry up and blow into the f*cking pool.
The only things that thrive in this f*cking hell-hole are the f*cking flies.
You don't dare open your mouth for fear of swallowing half a dozen of the little b&stards!
November 20 - Welcome to HELL! It got to 45 f*ckin' degrees today.
Now the air conditioner's gone in my car.
The repair man came to fix it and said, 'Hot enough for you today?'
I wanted to shove the f*cking car up his f*cking arse.
Anyway, had to spend the $2,500 mortgage payment to bail me out of jail for assaulting the stupid prick.
F*cking Karratha! What kind of sick, demented f*cking idiot would want to live here!
December 1 - WHAT!!!! The FIRST day of Summer!!!!
You are f*cking kidding me!