Norman Moeris is another farmer in New South Wales. He grows several grains and raises 900 merino sheep on his farm near Gilgandra, about 430 kilometers northwest of Sydney. "This grain here, the mice have just totally ruined it. (We'll) probably just dig a hole and bury the lot of it, " the 65-year-old Moeris told Reuters. He said he had already lost $130, 000 worth of grain to the mice. "It's just hard, after the drought, that's the biggest trouble, " said Moeris. "We've been on our knees, we got up a bit, now we're back on our knees with the mice. " People in the area say the most activity comes after dark, when millions of mice that hide and rest during the day come out. But one of the biggest issues people have is the bad smell of mouse waste and decaying bodies. Mice scurry around stored grain on a farm near Tottenham, Australia on May 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft) "You deal with it all day…trying your best to manage the situation, then come home…to the stench of dead mice, " said Jason Conn, a farmer in central New South Wales.
A typical rusty Alfasud. Photo credit from WikiCommons By Tasma3197. There was a non-stop queue of these coming in under warranty with extensive corrosion, some only sold a few months previously and there was a well organized production line in place to speed them through. Every morning a windscreen fitter from an outside glass supplier came in and removed the front and rear screens which were marked with the relevant registration number and stacked in a corner where he then retrieved the screens to fit back into whichever cars had been repaired and were due to go back to their impatient owners that day. I and a couple of others, including an Italian named Giovanni who drove a hot Mini Cooper (strangely not loyal to Alfa? ) were then let loose on the wrecks to strip out whatever was needed to enable panels to be replaced prior to being painted. Under the warranty regulations all faulty parts were supposed to be replaced rather than repaired, and this certainly was done for front fenders, doors and other panels and minor parts that could be removed, but the rust had usually attacked the windscreen and rear window frames in the main bodyshell and this area was rubbed down to bare metal and filled where necessary; I never saw one rebuilt around a completely new shell.
The survivors will hopefully now be treasured as a rare and valuable classic. Twilight for the Sud. From the Alfasud Brochure. A similar fate befell Lancia during this period, and while Hexagon were also agents for this once great brand too, they were already slow sellers so they made up only a small number of our patients in the bodyshop. In fact the early series Lancia Beta models rusted as badly as the Alfasud, and the ensuing press coverage must have contributed to their decision to finally withdraw from the British market, and all right-hand-drive countries, in 1994. The Alfasud was eventually replaced in 1983 by the product of a joint venture between Alfa Romeo and Nissan, the truly awful Arna (named as an acronym for Alfa Romeo Nissan Autoveicoli) which was seen as mutually useful for Alfa to get a new model to market quickly, while providing Nissan with a foothold in the protectionist European countries. Of course the popular jokes about "what could be worse than a Japanese car built by Italians" kept the buyers away by the thousands.
As you live with the weather in Australia, it is common to experience droughts and unpredictable rainfall. Such weather would result to long, dry and hot environment with dry winds coming from the interior causing bush fires. This makes water as important resources to Australians. In contrast, the weather in Sydney is fair near the coastal area while extreme temperatures are documented in the center area of its western border. The temperate climate of Sydney produces warm summers with January as the warmest month. Considering the hot climate in the city, it is not affected by cyclones. The city has mild winters and rainfall is distributed all year round. The weather in Adelaide makes it as a good destination for travelers. They have mild winters giving a cool atmosphere and no snowfalls. It makes autumn a perfect season which starts from the month of May until June. Spring gives an erratic weather in Adelaide. Rainfall is sparse which happens in summer. Weather in Adelaide is great which attracts and allows travelers to enjoy their vacation.
He said the mice are even getting in people's homes. "If your house is not well sealed, they're in bed with you. People are getting bitten in bed, " Conn said. I'm Bryan Lynn. The Associated Press and Reuters reported on this story. Bryan Lynn adapted the reports for VOA Learning English. Mario Ritter, Jr. was the editor. We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments section, and visit our Facebook page. ___________________________________________________________ Words in This Story plague – n. a serious disease that spreads quickly and kills a lot of people proportions – n. (pl. ) the size, shape or extent of something absolute – adj. complete the lot of –phrase all of; the whole of decay – v. to break down over time stench – n. a strong, unpleasant smell seal – n. to close off a container or area
Australia has several regions with varying weather condition. Seeing the map of Australia would show you that each city has different weather in a year. The location of the map of Australia will show the location of the southern tropic or also called Tropic of Capricorn. This is where the sun is directly overhead. Hot and Humid The northern part of Australia is the tropical region. This means that the climate in Australia's northern area has high humidity and temperature with only two seasons. These are wet seasons and dry seasons. The dry weather in Australia has cooler temperatures and low humidity. With this, it gives clearer skies and no rainfall. During wet seasons extreme rainfalls with thunderstorms and monsoon depression occur. This type of Australian weather usually happens in the north. If you look at the map of Australia, it would affect Queensland. Such weather in Australia affects Western Australian, Northern Territory and Queensland coast. Warm and Humid This type of Australian climate covers the city of Brisbane.
Frequent walk-outs and strikes meant that unfinished bodies were often stockpiled outside exposed to the salty air of the Mediterranean for a while before the workers returned to complete these cars. Painted and delivered, presumably without having had any anti-corrosion treatment, they were then shipped with rust already attacking the steel under the paint. The Alfasud was also built at other manufacturing plants in Malaysia and South Africa supplying export markets; one wonders if these were made any better? I had worked part time at MG racer John Britten's garage at Arkley (in England) while still at school, and then after an apprenticeship at a Ford agent I was living in north London when the main Alfa dealer Hexagon of Highgate advertised for staff wanted at their body and paint repair shop in nearby Kentish Town in 1975. I was taken on and although they had some other high class cars pass through, including a couple of Aston Martin DBs and a Maserati 250F I was told belonged to Stirling Moss, I was mostly occupied with rebuilding rusty Alfasuds under warranty.
Luckily, many customers had opted for the typically Rosso Alfa red, with Bianco Capodimonte white the second most common, and cars were often queued by color to make it easier for the sprayers to keep going without having to clean equipment between cars. After a day to let the fresh paint harden, the bodywork was then polished, cleaned and checked prior to reassembly. The demand was such that we could all work as much overtime as we wanted and as this was paid at the higher rate of time-and-a-half it was worth putting a couple of extra hours in the week and work a full day on Saturday. All of this of course was charged to Alfa Romeo and although it must have cost them dear in the bank balance, the long term damage to their reputation must have been more punitive. Despite the work done to repair the damage when the cars were first found to be faulty, most of them did not last long and will have succumbed to the poor build quality long ago such that the few Alfasuds that remain must by now have been properly restored and are presumably well looked after.
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This climate has warm and humid summer. Their winter is dry and moderately warm. This climate in Australia can be appreciated during winter, autumn or spring. Summer is not a good season to visit such climate zone. It is therefore best to plan an activity on winter. Hot Dry Summer and Warm Winter It covers the middle part of Australia and the red desert. This includes Alice Springs of Northern Territory or Red Centre. This type of weather is characterized by sunny and warm winter days with cold nights. A day during summertime is usually hot with warm nights. Such weather is due to a trough or a boundary between east and west. Hot Dry Summer and Cold Winter Driest regions in Australia experience drought. This includes central Australia affecting the southern part of Western Australia, Northern Territory and most part of South Australia. West of Queensland, New South Wales and part of Victoria has this type of climate. On this region, intense heat is experience on daytime and intense cold at night time.