13 months in - struggling
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Re: 13 months in - struggling
Where are you heading back to?
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I too have found the constant heavy rainfall hard to deal with. And the grey winters with the long nights. Make a list of positives and negatives.. If there are too many negatives, time to move somewhere else.
For me, there are still some positives to living on a dreich and damp Scottish island. Sometimes the sun shines !
For me, there are still some positives to living on a dreich and damp Scottish island. Sometimes the sun shines !
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Heading into what will be a long hard winter with Covid + Brexit to deal with. Austerity is going to get worse. These are "The Days of The Wolf" as my Slav friends say. (ie good days for the Wolf. Not so good for shepherds or sheep !)
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I too have found the constant heavy rainfall hard to deal with. And the grey winters with the long nights. Make a list of positives and negatives.. If there are too many negatives, time to move somewhere else.
For me, there are still some positives to living on a dreich and damp Scottish island. Sometimes the sun shines !
For me, there are still some positives to living on a dreich and damp Scottish island. Sometimes the sun shines !
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If anyone doubts climate change I can only say that after living in southern europe for 3 decades,this year is the oddest for weather.As it is rather going off topic I shall start a new thread & perhaps we can all comment on our area.
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Re: 13 months in - struggling
I too have found the constant heavy rainfall hard to deal with. And the grey winters with the long nights. Make a list of positives and negatives.. If there are too many negatives, time to move somewhere else.
For me, there are still some positives to living on a dreich and damp Scottish island. Sometimes the sun shines !
For me, there are still some positives to living on a dreich and damp Scottish island. Sometimes the sun shines !
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brits1,What then,if weather is more important than employment opportunity ,does my daughter do when her husband is relocated to Scotland(highlands)from sunny south coast of England with his job,especially nowadays?Should she tell him it doesn´t matter if he loses his job as she hasn´t any thermal underwear! Also what about people in the military.I was posted to some very different climates when I served in the RAF. Dearie me,I can just imagine the look on the Flight Sergeant´s face when a National Serviceman declined his posting.I do remember though one airman who had to have all his teeth removed as they were awful & there was no dentist on the camp he was sent to,I know it was on a Scottish Island.
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brits1,What then,if weather is more important than employment opportunity ,does my daughter do when her husband is relocated to Scotland(highlands)from sunny south coast of England with his job,especially nowadays?Should she tell him it doesn´t matter if he loses his job as she hasn´t any thermal underwear! Also what about people in the military.I was posted to some very different climates when I served in the RAF. Dearie me,I can just imagine the look on the Flight Sergeant´s face when a National Serviceman declined his posting.I do remember though one airman who had to have all his teeth removed as they were awful & there was no dentist on the camp he was sent to,I know it was on a Scottish Island.
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I did not see it as"obvious" but perhaps I was wrong. Unfortunately if you live anywhere in the UK it is bound to be wet.Look at the areas that have had flooding over the years.It´s a feature of our island home.The weather where I live presently is hot most of the year but the drawbacks are drought,forest fires & those pesky biting insects,& this is in Europe.In any case I would be quite surprised if the 1st.consideration for deciding on a place to settle down,would be the weather.I live in a small town of about 20000 people,very multicultural & some 100 different nationalities on the town register.From what I have been told over 35 years here it is usually the lifestyle that brings them.
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I did not see it as"obvious" but perhaps I was wrong. Unfortunately if you live anywhere in the UK it is bound to be wet.Look at the areas that have had flooding over the years.It´s a feature of our island home.The weather where I live presently is hot most of the year but the drawbacks are drought,forest fires & those pesky biting insects,& this is in Europe.In any case I would be quite surprised if the 1st.consideration for deciding on a place to settle down,would be the weather.I live in a small town of about 20000 people,very multicultural & some 100 different nationalities on the town register.From what I have been told over 35 years here it is usually the lifestyle that brings them.
I lived in the north west of England for 3 years and absolutely loved the colder climate. Back in scorching Western Australia now and I share your dislike of bushfires, drought and pesky biting insects.
Interestingly, where I live (Perth) gets more rainfall per year than London. That's because on the relatively few days it does rain here, it absolutely pours. But oh those bracing cold winter days in the UK, I miss them!
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I guess we're all different.
I lived in the north west of England for 3 years and absolutely loved the colder climate. Back in scorching Western Australia now and I share your dislike of bushfires, drought and pesky biting insects.
Interestingly, where I live (Perth) gets more rainfall per year than London. That's because on the relatively few days it does rain here, it absolutely pours. But oh those bracing cold winter days in the UK, I miss them!
I lived in the north west of England for 3 years and absolutely loved the colder climate. Back in scorching Western Australia now and I share your dislike of bushfires, drought and pesky biting insects.
Interestingly, where I live (Perth) gets more rainfall per year than London. That's because on the relatively few days it does rain here, it absolutely pours. But oh those bracing cold winter days in the UK, I miss them!
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I dunno...my ex SIL, born and bred in Toronto, maintains he has never been as cold as he was one December day, walking round the Albert Dock in Liverpool.
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There is something about the damp, true. As long as you can keep the wind out though and wear a warm layer under that it's totally manageable.
One of the coldest things was when we had to stay with people who didn't have central heating - the temperature of the beds was beyond belief cold
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I really dislike the cold Scot...25C is more my cup of tea. I also dislike dark, gloomy, wet days. At least here the sky is usually blue and the sun is shining most days. We often have to put the AC on in our condo, even when it’s -30C outside.