Beoz

A melbourne winter is tropical for someone emigrating from the UK

RedDragon2008

I agree with Buzzy Bee, Winter is better to get things sorted without disruption from summer holidays.

It also is easier when looking for rentals

Buzzy--Bee

Yep - the first winter here you wear T-shirts and shorts, wondering why people are wearing scarves and jumpers. The second year you wear long sleeve tops and jeans. The third year you wear scarves and jumpers.

I'll be in the UK this winter for my first winter there since emigrating. I expect I shall be requiring arctic survival gear.

BB

roaringmouse

Article last week: Scotland braced for worst winter in decades.

Looks like some are predicting a particularly cold one in the UK - last winter here was bad enough (I'm in the south and we had snow with temperatures below zero). I just wish my wife could get her citizenship quicker as I don't think I can handle too many of these winters!

OzTennis

Don't people normally say 'you don't believe what you read in The Express' do you?

We normally head off in late November but going early January this time. We certainly hope it isn't as cold as they are predicting as we normally miss the worst of winter!

FWIW a friend is a meteorologist and he too predicts a hard winter this time.

chris955

The experts also predicted a cold wet summer so I wouldnt worry too much

roaringmouse

I know, but as that source was used yesterday by someone on a different thread to show the British economy is about to rocket, I thought it must be reliable

OzTennis

I was only joking.

Not related to weather predictions but recently the 'red tops' all reported the UK housing market was now booming because average UK prices were up 9.9% on 12 months ago.

Further analysis elsewhere showed that, yes, UK average prices rose by 9.9% but it turned out that prices in the Home Counties were up 20% and prices for the rest of the UK minus the Home Counties were up 1.5% i.e. less than inflation. In fact, real property values had fallen outwith Home Counties!

Getting back to the weather fwiw the farmer near us told us that this is the first time in over 15 years they have had an extra cut of silage in mid October and also the latest that his cows were still in the fields and not indoors.

chris955

Yes house prices are definitely heading up, not great news for buyers of course but whatever direction they go is a negative for buyers or sellers.

OzTennis

Well yeah, house prices have to rise 2.7% p.a. to keep from declining in real terms; as I said, outwith HC this isn't happening presently.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24550075 It's interesting to read some of the comments at the bottom.

paulry

That's funny. A couple of years ago Canberra was distinctly brown but these days it's looking lush and green. Yes, work is a bit strained. It's very much a contractor mentality here but right now everyone who can is taking the financial hit and jumping over to ongoing (permanent positions). Perm positions right now are like gold and there's not a lot of contractor positions being advertised either. Rental prices have dropped for the second year in a row too.

Not surprised that the UK blackberries are extra good this year. Good amounts of both rain and sun. Here in Aus, those same kinds of perfect conditions produced a bumper harvest of cherries - the biggest and best tasting cherries I've ever eaten. Hopefully we'll get the same this year

Margaret3

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3. I could carry on in the crappy job which I am not suited for, do it for a few months and save the money and then decide what to do[/QUOTE]

That's basically what I did! Then I got a better job and through that came friends and now the place is partially beArable (although I am a bit down having just had a holiday in Scotland and wishing I was living back there)

Rhubarb65

Your comment reminded me of something I read on the Independent newspaper site - made me chuckle - cause and effect at its best:

Since he was an elder in a modern community he had never been taught the old secrets. When he looked at the sky he couldn't tell what the winter was going to be like. Nevertheless, to be on the safe side, he told his tribe that the winter was indeed going to be cold and that the members of the tribe should collect firewood to be prepared.

But being a practical leader, after several days he had an idea. He walked out to the telephone booth on the highway, called the Bureau of Meteorology and asked, 'Is the coming winter in this area going to be cold?'

The meteorologist responded,
'It looks like this winter is going to be quite cold..'

So the elder went back to his people and told them to collect even more wood in order to be prepared. A week later he called the Bureau of Meteorology again. 'Does it still look like it is going to be a very cold winter?'

The meteorologist again replied, 'Yes, it's going to be a very cold winter.'

The elder again went back to his community and ordered them to collect every scrap of firewood they could
find. Two weeks later the elder called the Bureau again. 'Are you absolutely sure that the winter is going to be very cold?' he asked.

'Absolutely,' the man replied. 'It's looking more and more like it is going to be one of the coldest winters
ever.'

'How can you be so sure?' the elder asked.

The weatherman replied, 'Our satellites have reported that the Aboriginals in the north are collecting firewood like crazy, and that's always a sure sign.'

spouse of scouse

Good one!

Alfresco