Originally Posted by magnumpi (Post 9893843)

Lookout for OPEN houses on a Saturday or Sunday, usually between 12pm. till 4pm, these are houses that are for sale and you can just walk in and have a nosey round. May give you a better idea of the living standards in Canada. And some ideas for your new house in were ever you land, land. :thumbsup:

Originally Posted by Dave n Ailsa (Post 9894202)

Ummm, Glasgow is, trust me.

Originally Posted by Howefamily (Post 9894347)

we have been here nearly a year and I always pay attention to my surroundings wherever I am. I love England and I love it here. Where are you, out of interest?

Originally Posted by el_richo (Post 9894806)

I live in Halifax, NS.

Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 9894897)

When did that happen?;)

Originally Posted by el_richo (Post 9894806)

I don't doubt that it's has wet and gloomy days throughout the year.



I live in Halifax, NS.

Still, lets not have facts get in the way of a good old moan about the weather in England :thumbup:

Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 9894897)

When did that happen?;)

Originally Posted by Howefamily (Post 9896165)

I know hes so KNOWLEDGABLE on the weather here that I honestly believed that he had first hand experience from living here

Originally Posted by el_richo (Post 9898065)

So you dispute the official statistics i posted then? ;)

As i said earlier, lets not have facts get in the way of a good old moan about the weather in England

Originally Posted by DandNHill (Post 9898286)

It also gets dark later here which I love.
but all these things might be particular to Yarmouth NS? :huh:

Originally Posted by el_richo (Post 9898328)

Just going by the weather stats :)

Didn't think you were being argumentative, you're a half full glass BE member :thumbsup:

I'm sure NS has some lovely days and not so lovely days, as with England. I'm just trying to give some perspective to the OP in the off chance they're as swayed by weather, and their perception of it, as much as many on here.

Looking at the sun rise and sun set figures for August last year, the sunset in Yarmouth NS was much earlier than London UK. Same with the sun rise.

Compare Leeds UK to Yarmouth NS and Halifax NS in July last year the difference is much more in the favour of Leeds UK which had longer daylight hrs.

I'm really not trying to pick a fight about this. Just trying to keep some objectivity and perspective for the sake of the OP

Originally Posted by DandNHill (Post 9898406)

For one, we're British we love discussing the weather!! :cool:

I'm happy to go along with your figures, no problem but when in winter, close to the shortest day, it's still semi daylight at 5pm I have to disagree on number of hours of daylight!

I can't compare to Leeds, I've never been there!!! :o

You are right about perspective for the OP's benefit so I would say:

- More snow, even during a mild winter like this one (she says whilst it's snowing heavily outside!!) than in south of UK
- More temperature fluctuations. This winter has varied from +8 to -12 here
- It rains at more convenient times than it did in Sussex :)

I think that covers it. I shall report on the sun when i see it!! :unsure:

Originally Posted by el_richo (Post 9898600)

Oh i agree that at specific times of the year, NS has more daylight hrs than areas in the UK. But you have to agree that there are other times when it's the other way around.

I'm just countering some generalisations that contain incorrect information, that's all :thumbup: