Zemke and the Crew

Four Seasons Before Smoko

Working outdoors when the weather changes by the hour

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Three-panel comic. 7:00 am: sunshine and Kev the koala says 'Beautiful day for it.' 9:30 am: hail; Kev calls it character building while Zemke the emu runs for cover. 10:00 am smoko: sun again; Sam the platypus says 'Four seasons by smoko. Standard.' and Bec the kangaroo says 'And you all laughed at my PPE.'

The problem in this strip

Ever had sun, hail and sun again before smoko? Some mornings the weather changes faster than the job plan.

Meet the crew: Kev the koala keeps smiling through the hail, Zemke the emu runs for it, and Bec the kangaroo was right about the PPE all along.

What ZimQi really does

This one's just for fun.

ZimQi is now in early-access beta testing. Crew use Telegram.

Panel by panel

Panel 1: 7:00 am

Blue sky and a big sun. Kev the koala is on site.

Kev: Beautiful day for it.

Panel 2: 9:30 am

Grey sky, hail falling. Kev stands firm; Zemke the emu runs past.

Kev: Bit of hail. Character building.

Zemke: Long legs! Built for running, not hail!

Panel 3: 10:00 am, smoko

The sun is back. Kev, Sam the platypus and Bec the kangaroo at smoko.

Sam: Four seasons by smoko. Standard.

Bec: And you all laughed at my PPE.

Strip footer: Rain, hail or shine, crew check in and out on Telegram.

Characters, sites, names and chat messages are made up. Chat screens are illustrative examples, not screenshots.

Questions about this strip

Is this based on real Aussie weather?

Anyone who has worked outdoors in spring will recognise it. The characters are made up.

Who is the emu?

Zemke, the friendly emu who plays the ZimQi bot in the comics.