Interesting Temperature

[rrich]

Indio, California is about 130 miles east of Los Angeles, in the desert and very close to sea level in elevation. (Perhaps even a bit lower than sea level.)

The Saturday high temperature in Indio, CA was 122°F or 50°C. Death Valley, CA was 125°F or almost 52°C.

[Felder]

I won (yes, WON!) a trip to the States about four years ago now. The prize was return airfares for two, five nights accommodation in Hollywood, two tickets to see Ben Harper and Jack Johnson in concert at the Hollywood Bowl, and one thousand (Aussie :() dollars spending money.
Given that it cost me nothing to get there, and given that the promoter allowed us to pick our arrival and departure dates, we decided to splurge and hired a convertible Mustang and drove it to Vegas to extend our trip a little.

I had wonderous visions of driving through the desert on the wrong side of the road, top down, music up, in a sports car. :cool:

Truth was it was 114 degrees F (mid-40's?) and stinking hot.
The top came back up and the air-con got cranked.:(

[rrich]

That's the problem with convertible vehicles. The desert has the sunshine for frequent use with the top down but the desert heat makes one want to put the top back up.

[HappyHammer]

How far is Indio from the Big Thermometer at Baker?

HH.

[Felder]

It was that big thermometer that told me it was 114 degrees.

'Baker' seems an appropriate place for it....

[HappyHammer]

When I drove through there it wasn't much more than a truck stop.

OK I didn't exactly drive through I stopped and had my picture taken next to the big thermometer, it's a weakness of mine...:o

HH.

[Auzzie turner]

It sounds better than sitting here in the office where its 10 degrees below zero!!(almost)

Seeya

[Felder]

I stopped and had my picture taken next to the big thermometer


That's tragic, HH...:rolleyes:

Of course I did exactly the same....:o

[Auzzie turner]

Have to see if I can get over there some time.

What HH is here at the same thread as me?? Follow me everywhere

[HappyHammer]

It started me on a slippery slide when I moved to Australia...

Big Banana - Coffs Harbour
Big Pineapple - Noosa
Big Bowling Ball - Lake Cathie
Big Bull - Wauchope
Big Lawnmower - Sunshine Coast
Big Prawn - Ballina
Big Golden Guitar - Tamworth

pictures at them all and a couple more I've supressed the memory of..:o :o :o :o :o

HH.

[rod@plasterbrok]

Wow the heat is on over there. I have quite a few mates either in Vegas at the moment or leaving next week for the world series of poker. Theyare going to be in for a shock. With Temps like that.

Cheers Rod Dyson

[ss_11000]

It started me on a slippery slide when I moved to Australia...

Big Banana - Coffs Harbour
Big Pineapple - Noosa
Big Bowling Ball - Lake Cathie
Big Bull - Wauchope
Big Lawnmower - Sunshine Coast
Big Prawn - Ballina
Big Golden Guitar - Tamworth

pictures at them all and a couple more I've supressed the memory of..:o :o :o :o :o

HH.

have ya been to the big lathe?????:D :D

[echnidna]

Merry Ole England's weather is interesting too!

Snow and Ice in Devon last winter.

Mid 30's this summer

That's merry old england and those temps are extremes.:eek:

[Iain]

It started me on a slippery slide when I moved to Australia...

Big Banana - Coffs Harbour
Big Pineapple - Noosa
Big Bowling Ball - Lake Cathie
Big Bull - Wauchope
Big Lawnmower - Sunshine Coast
Big Prawn - Ballina
Big Golden Guitar - Tamworth

pictures at them all and a couple more I've supressed the memory of..:o :o :o :o :o

HH.
So you still have to see the Merino (Goulburn) and Fish (trout or cod, never sure, DanP will know as it's on the border, can't remember the town).
Theres another guitar somehwre too, near Lismore in NSW, and not forgetting me, Victorias biggest dwarf at 6'4":D :D

[Felder]

There's a big Rocking Horse in South Australia somewhere....

[bennylaird]

The Big Koala at Dadswells Bridge......

Seems you are still just a beginner?

[AlexS]

Don't forget the big Captain Cook in Cairns & the big trout in Adaminaby.

[Iain]

http://www.wotif.com/InfoPage.jsp?contentId=1626
Missed a few though..........

[DanP]

The big Murray Cod at Tocumwal is the first big anything commissioned in Australia (according to the people of Tocumwal). It was not the first erected as someone else beat them to it. It's not as big as the one at Swan Hill but it's a lot more realistic.

Theres a big worm somewhere in Gippsland.

[Doughboy]

All things BIG

Big Trout .. Adamintaby
Big Guitar .. Tamworth
Big Mother of a hole in the ground .... Arizona
Big Prawn .. Ballina

And i think there is a place in QLD with a big Rockmelon

Pedro

[rrich]

How far is Indio from the Big Thermometer at Baker?

The answer to your question is not really what you want to hear. (150 Km almost due north.) However driving the route would be about 300 Km.

Indio is on Interstate 10 or the main route between Los Angeles and Phoenix. (360 miles) Baker is on Interstate 15. Interstate 10 and Interstate 15 are the main routes between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. (270 miles)

It's easy to get the two routes confused. I mean once you've seen one desert rock, you've seen them all.

Recently, SWMBO and I were returning from Phoenix. SWMBO says, "Let's stop in Baker for lunch." (The Greeks is much better than the Thermometer.) I said, "Wrong road. wrong trip, wrong city." The argument continued until SWMBO looked at a map.

[kiwigeo]

There's a big Rocking Horse in South Australia somewhere....


Up the Torrens River somewhere near Cudlee Creek.

[kiwigeo]

Im gonna build The Big Dust Collector...working model of course.

[ozwinner]

Mildura has the big deck chair.

Al :)

[Rocker]

That's tragic, HH...:rolleyes:

Of course I did exactly the same....:o

Hey, I did the same at the Equator, but I have the excuse that I was a bit younger then:)

Rocker

[Rocker]

The argument continued until SWMBO looked at a map.

Your wife can read a map? You have a treasure there:)

Rocker

[Bushmiller]

Muswellbrook has a big dog; Supposedly a blue cattle dog, but to my mind the proportions are all wrong. Despite their claim to being the home of the blue healer, it looks more like a mongrel to me. I don't think anyone would want to own it!

Regards
Paul

[Captain Chaos]

Up the Torrens River somewhere near Cudlee Creek.

The Big Rocking Horse is located Gumeracha at "The Toy Factory". I believe that the Big Rocking Horse was closed & people can no longer climb up to the top viewing platform. It was deemed a safety risk by the insurance companies so they hoiked the insurance premiums through the roof.:mad: The only recourse was to close it down.:(

Rocker, is that a Simcar Aronde that you are purched on in your photo? Don't see them around any more.
Regards,
Barry.

[Harry72]

What about the big bloody Galah here in SA at Kimba!
And dont forget the big playschool.... in Canberra!

[Rocker]

Barry,

I think you are right; it was a Simca, but it wasn't mine - it belonged to a mate. But I do remember that it had no guts; it would grind to a halt on really steep hills. The picture was taken in 1963.

Rocker

[Iain]

Should have gone for the Vedette, a Chrysler Royal lookalike.

[Christopha]

There is the 'big Lobster' at Kingston here in SE SA...... and I think there is still a 'big Orange' up Renmark way....

[Groggy]

Let's not forget "The Big Cheese" in Canberra...