Hi! Holger,   
      
   On 10/10/2015 09:44 PM, you wrote:   
      
    HG> A chilly weather report from here.   
      
   You probably deserve it.  ;)   
      
    HG> I noted in the Motors TV program guide that Bathurst 1000 TV coverage   
    HG> starts at 02:00 hrs and ends at 10 o'clock local time. It's live coverage   
      
   The 'carnival' is a four day event, starting on the Thursday with the main   
   race on the Sunday.  The topical greeting for the Sunday is now "Happy   
   Bathurst Day"!  :)   
      
   There was four hours of continuous coverage on Saturday, and six hours   
   Sunday.  It was a different TV network covering the event(s) this year.  The   
   previous network used to have near 12 hours continuous coverage on both days.   
      
   Some fans were camped on Mount Panorama for the prior week.  In fact, one   
   group have been camping on the same area over the last 30-odd years.  They   
   hosted a media interview in their massive tent.  Usually it's the other way   
   around, where a news crew interviews fans.  This one was the other way around   
   with the venue, a BBQ meal & drinkies for the crew provided by the group.   
      
   I only j-u-s-t caught the race start due to the time difference, and their   
   stupid DST.  Also, I have a rewind & FF capability with a media box, so I   
   don't miss much.  ;)  I missed the finish but caught up on the nightly news.   
      
    HG> How is the spring/summer coming on down there?   
      
   Hot.  Wet & stormy some days.  We've had summertime conditions since   
   mid-to-late September.  Roughly 14-28C daily.  My youngest daughter's town has   
   maximums of 36C+ and their long-term drought continues.   
      
    HG> Have a nice afternoon,   
      
   Thank you!  (Spot on.)  Be good...   
      
   Cheers,   
   Paul.   
      
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