You know it's hot when....

  • Hot water comes out of both taps.
  • The best parking spot is determined by shade, not distance.
  • The temperature drops below 32c and you feel chilly.
  • You curse light rain showers because they don't cool anything down, they just add steam.
  • You discover in summer it only takes two fingers to steer a car.
  • You discover you can get sunburnt through your windscreen.
  • You develop a fear of metal door handles, leather seats and seat belt buckles.
  • You break a sweat the instant you step outside, even at 7am.
  • You realise bitumen has a liquid state.
  • You can't use candles during a romantic dinner, because they melted at lunch time.
  • You can't hear or think any more because of the cicadas.
  • While walking barefoot to your car, you do a tightrope act on the white lines in the carpark.
  • You catch a cold from having the aircon on full blast all night long.
  • You learn that shopping centres are temples to air conditioning with shops thrown in.
  • Sticking your head in the freezer and standing in your open fridge are both considered normal.
  • A cup full of ice is considered a great snack.
  • A power blackout is life threatening because your aircon and fans stop.
  • No one cares if you walk around with no shoes on. Heck, unless it's a formal occasion no one cares if you skip the shirt too.
  • You keep anything in the fridge... including potatoes, bread and clothing.
  • You can move faster than an Olympic sprinter when you have groceries waiting outside in the car.
  • You'll drive to another state on errands, because your car has aircon and your house does not.
  • The effort of towelling yourself off after a shower means you need another shower.
  • You will wait patiently until the day it starts raining to go for a run.
  • You worry your ceiling fan is spinning so fast the blades will break off and kill you.
  • You laugh at this list.