Wellington weather is shit!
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We are going to put some heating in this house we have bought before next winter. Not sure what yet but maybe will check out Heat Pumps first. Its the first thing we need to buy when OH sells his house. I cant stand being cold.
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Reminds me of the rental house we were in..... there was a logburner upstairs in one of the living areas. It was absolutely boiling in that room and the rest of the house was ruddy freezing. All the bedrooms were downstairs and in the winter I couldnt even use the downstairs bathroom in the evenings as it was way too cold. Silly designed house.
Some new migrants are all very cocky about their central heating back home, but I can assure you the days of central heating in the UK are numbered.
It's been a 30 year bonanza but will end once the gas has finally been squandered.
About another five to ten years worth is the estimate.
Then it's back to ice on the inside of windows and being able to see your breath indoors
Remember it?
Kip
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We actually did love the log burner.... but it was in the wrong place. The house was an odd design with lots of wasted space too. Id have another log burner here but with a toddler who cant stop meddling and another on the way I just dont feel too safe about having one downstairs. We will shop around and see whats best for this old house.
The condensation in the rental house was terrible. It had tiled floors everywhere which made it seem even colder. Clothes in the cupboards smelt of mould and damp. We havnt had a winter here in this house but at least its our own so we can do what we want to it.
The condensation in the rental house was terrible. It had tiled floors everywhere which made it seem even colder. Clothes in the cupboards smelt of mould and damp. We havnt had a winter here in this house but at least its our own so we can do what we want to it.
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I grew up on the Kapiti Coast and remember the weather being quite good, but I agree that Wellington weather is shit. I moved to the US in 2003, but everytime I talk to my mum she tells me a story about how bad the weather is back in Wellington.
Oh, and my wife still has nightmares about the week she spent in my freezing cold NZ house in September 2002. I had to follow her around with a gas heater to stave off hypothermia.
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Cold New Zealand houses...let's not go there
Instead.....Can you imagine saying "Oz houses...living room nice and cool - rest of the house hot as hell"
Or do Ozzies air condition their houses more effectively than New Zealanders heat theirs?...(is it even possible to heat a new zealand house? )
Instead.....Can you imagine saying "Oz houses...living room nice and cool - rest of the house hot as hell"
Or do Ozzies air condition their houses more effectively than New Zealanders heat theirs?...(is it even possible to heat a new zealand house? )
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I can feel a dance round someone's hand bag coming on
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Just wanted to say that the weather is perfect here in Auckland today.... typical, just when everyone goes back to work. Got a bit of house work to do then I'm off to the beach later... Sarah X
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Hope you're feeling ok
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Or, instead of buying a heat pump and a new leaky house, why not just buy a one way ticket to a warmer country?
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Because some people obviously wish to stay in NZ and not move to Oz
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I went for a bike ride around red rocks on Boxing day, that is the seal colony out near Makara. There's a few batches there, and one guy has a shack and a few chickens and lives there permanently.
Of course it was howling a gale, and I felt like I was cycling across the lunar landscape of the moon with all the dust. I noticed some had Bbq gear out. Ha ha ha.
Yep, some people enjoy it.
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If the latter have you been for a ride out to Makara Peak or in the Akatarawas lately? I haven't been there for a wee while and I heard that there was heaps of trackbuilding there over the last year or two.
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Mountain biking. Not sure about Akatarawas, I havene't been there for about a year and then I was on a 250 honda. Makara peak is pretty good for mountain biking though.
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Darn and double darn!
Raining today, still shorts and t shirt temperature.................but wet!
Raining today, still shorts and t shirt temperature.................but wet!