What I learned from the worst dust storm in 70 years:

If you wake up at 6.15am and the sky is orange, you are not dreaming and it is not the end of the world

If you wake up at 6.15am and the sky is orange, run outside and take photos!

The anzac bridge is somewhere in there

If you wake up at 6.15am and the sky is orange, close the windows! Else everything will be covered in a thick orange dust.

If you wake up at 6.15am and the sky is orange, do not walk to work – you will have difficulty breathing by journey’s end

If you wake up at 6.15am and the sky is orange, do not walk to work – you will resemble Michael Kors by journey’s end.

If you wake up at 6.15am and the sky is orange, do not walk to work in a white shirt, it will take on a peach hue by journey’s end.

If you wake up at 6.15am and the sky is orange, the clever marketing will come out: Coles $5 car wash voucher, umbrella dude at cnr Liverpool & George selling face masks.

If you wake up at 6.15am and the sky is orange, you and your colleagues will be endlessly entertained by the white building near you turning progressively orange.

If you wake up at 6.15am and the sky is orange, do not come home and wipe down your orange dust covered benches with a damp cloth. Orange dust + damp cloth = mud.

Some excellent Orange Sydney pix at smh.com.au

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