jockney

Hi,After a magical first 6 months in south australia we returned(because of family illness)to the uk for 3 weeks on 31st march.I joked with an aussie freind that I would count how many days we had rain while we were there.Well the result was 18 out of twenty with rain at some point,quite a lot torrential!!Our time was split between romford essex(we now know again why we left ,what a dump)and gourock,scotland(wet wet wet).Well we are now in no doubts where we are better off,you cannot compare the places.When we landed in adelaide this morning at 7am it was still warm and I believe was 28c today.The sky was the blue that you get used to in sa and the walk on the prom at glenelg was just what we needed after our hassles of travel.People on this site in the past have argued that climate should not be a reason to emigrate.Sorry but thats bollocks!! If you live for example in the west of scotland the weather rules your life.My freinds do lots with there kids and while we were staying with them had to cancel all sorts of activities with them because of rain ,leaving them well pissed off.So weather is an important part of some peoples decisions.Anyway we are delighted we are back and apart from the usual missing rellys etc ,know by immigrating to SA have made the best decision we are ever likely to make.

debsy

Hiya Jockney

How are you? Glad to hear that you are having a great time.

Hope that the family are well

regards
debs

tiredwithtwins

hi jockney,
was only thinking to myself yesterday i wonder how you were getting on in adelaide! remember you saying you were working on the new apartments that overlooked where nicky (podgypossum) went for breakfast!!
Glad you are enjoying it........!

sue

sunny_samantha

Hope all are well now.
Am in Romford at the moment...our visas have been granted and we are just putting the house on the market ready to head off to Adelaide later this year...Glad to hear Adelaide is better than rainy Romford! I won't miss it!
Susan

SteveBannister

I'm glad you found time to come and see us Graeme. Adelaide is obviously doing wonders for you all. Eileen looks great and Ella has got so much bigger. We'll be leaving Hornchurch for Adelaide as soon as this house sells, mate!

Hope you all had a good flight back and see you soon.

Steve.

katherineiv

Glad having a great time !!!!:PARTY:

Yes weather is a big thing your right!!!!!!


katherine

scottalison6

hi..climate is amassive reason for us going..

Main reason is this...kids are happier outside and so are we..over here you get out one day every fortnight if you are lucky!!!Glad you are pleased with the move.....now wheres that visa????LOL

cheers

scott

Badge

yup blue skies and blazing sun even in Melbourne the last 4 days.

Shame it is supposed to change tomorrow as MrsB arrives on Sat.
Still, the sun may make an appearance yet..

BM

hevs

great to see you back in one piece, hope all went well in blighty.

lon2mel

[QUOTE]Originally posted by jockney

who loves ozzy!!we do;we do!!

its the best move we could ever of done.

the kids are so happy,the weather have really changed their social life compared to london.they can skate/bike with their mates almost every day.

we did have the odd cold or damp day in the last couple of weeks in mel,but it feels different in a nice way,as its not days on end.

it also makes you appreciate the hotter days more.

we have just come back from mordialloc after eating at that lovely
roast meat and potato from that place on corner.

i havent yet found anything i dont like about oz so far.

good luck

jockney

Hi susan,Dont believe in slaging the places off you used to live in but romford was a bit of a shock after 6 months here.We used to back on to oldchurch park and I fought the council as much as anyone not to sell the park for the building of the hospital.Nobody listens!!The park is gone forever with the loss of 6 football pitches,cricket pitch and acres of that rare comodity in the south east SPACE.Have you met steve bannister yet at any of the essex meets?If not you should go as we met really nice people at them who were helpful and are freinds with some now here in adelaide.best of luck with your quest see you on the sunny side graeme

jockney

Thanks debs everyones well,are you not in oz yet.mind you living in the med is certainly more appealing than uk.I`LL attach a pici of not so wee ella now god time fly`s.They get big to quick. graeme

jockney

Hi debs,Singapore at its best!!!

jwinch

Hiya,

Interesting to read you used to back onto Oldchurch Park, so did we in Norwood Avenue, small world isn't it. We now live in Upminster but I must admit we were happier living in Romford.

Can't wait to sell and move out, hopefully before Christmas

jockney

God it is a small world thats where we were staying last 107 norwood at my mother in laws.Great view of the tower cranes!!!! graeme