Rallyman

-1 this morning then up to 17 clear blue sky’s 

0 here in the Hunter this morning at 6.30am , hate the cold a couple of days rain last week as well , worst week of weather we have had in nearly 12 months 

4 hours ago, Toots said:

When we lived in Perth over 30 years ago there were huge numbers of Poms living there - suburbs full of them.  Still don't know why they all chose Perth rather than the east coast.  We were in Sydney for a year before we moved to Perth.  OH had a job to go to and I went after him - on the Indian Pacific train.  It was the same price as flying in those days.  We were in Perth for approx 4 years then there was a real slump so we moved back to Sydney and never looked back.  I did really like Perth though.  I had my two babies there so I was kept very busy with one thing and another plus I made a couple of very good friends so I had no chance to get bored     ................................  beats me why so many people label Perth as boring but there you go.

Each to their own I suppose , but I think that you get out of it what you put in an old school friend lives over there he’s very happy 

On 27/05/2018 at 17:14, Home and Happy said:

Happy to read your success story and all about how you acted on your gut feeling.   We lived in Perth, pleasant enough place but the isolation and quietness was too much for us in the end.   Life in UK is very good indeed.

Having never been over to that side of Australia , genuine question what made you choose Perth ? 

57 minutes ago, JetBlast said:

I work in schools in the UK and this is causing issues for us. All our schools are already over capacity. We can't physically fit anymore kids into the rooms and all the rooms are being used. One primary schools and a secondary school is getting an extension but the extra capacity will soon be filled and more housing developments in the area have been approved.

A big problem is with extra housing is lack of infrastructure which has been a major problem for last 30 years , even though councils charge developers ( extra on top of standard fees ) for every house they give planning for. 

Reading yesterday that mayor of London is going to build extra 10,000 new homes , my first thought was where is the land coming from ? 

1 hour ago, tab said:

love reading this after 18 years back in UK and as a single parent with 3 children in tow have put wheels in motion to move back. my children have never lived in oz and are scared. However since I stepped off that plane in Darwin back in the 8os  my heart and soul have belonged here can't wait to return

 accepted offer on house yesterday hoping to be back in the sunburnt country in 2019 x

Good luck with your move 

On 13/04/2016 at 20:45, Gbye grey sky said:

 

Bray is nice and has a couple of half-decent restaurants.

And very expensive 

On 18/04/2018 at 05:48, Parley said:

No one said immigration isn't beneficial.

There is still a question of how many a nation can digest.

Most immigrants have headed to Sydney and Melbourne and this has caused a huge increse in demands on services and increase in housing costs which is hurting a lot of people.

Just because something is good doesn't mean you can have an unlimited amount of it.

If our cities cannot handle the number of people added to them every year then we need a pause to catch up.

Melbourne is struggling to cope. And the CBD is a swarming mass of people every day. Not that pleasant actually.

Agree , you only have to look at infrastructure it can’t cope , getting around sydney by car is a total nightmare .lived there for 5 years and went back a couple of months ago , no thanks not for me 

2 hours ago, Cerberus1 said:

Lockyer Valley, QLD

Thought you were in the Hunter for a minute, was a hot One here yesterday 38 and humid ,  a nice 23 with a cool breeze today 

10 hours ago, Cerberus1 said:

Bit of a scorchio today in the Valley, 41c

Which valley ? 

7 minutes ago, bunbury61 said:

snow in most places rally ....in saying that , I spike to someone in Kent yesterday , they hadn't seen anything

I believe so , kinda miss it in a way especially at this time of year , but quite happy here in the Hunter a very pleasant 25 today with a light breeze 

Snow yesterday back in my home town 

4 hours ago, bunbury61 said:

not to me ...

Agree , just thought it was a very bizarre reply about the weather ???

On 04/11/2017 at 06:11, Perthbum said:

thats definitely a municipal course

Does it make any difference ? 

7 minutes ago, NicF said:

That was one of the winters I was talking about.  PB said the UK had mild winters for the last 10 years, but we had two bad ones before we moved in 2012.  Can't comment on winters from 2012 on as we haven't been there, although very few comments about snow on my Facebook feed from the UK friends.

We had a bad one in 2010 down to -18 

14 minutes ago, Perthbum said:

Please listen....I have said it has been dry and mild with some sharp frosts in the morning, the  day goes on it goes warmer and the frost goes.....thats how it works in England, you ever been?

Having lived there for 45 plus years I know English weather 

9 hours ago, Perthbum said:

You probably stayed indoors with your woolly hat on and your granddad slippers.....ohhhhhh its cold outside and look how frosty it is.... ....you get as many people walking in the winter as you do in the summer, 

last winter walks...

But you keep saying it's always warm , no freezing weather always warm  ,so why put a picture  post card image up 

9 hours ago, VERYSTORMY said:

It shows how we are all different. I work outdoors and hated the heat in Oz. Spent last January in a peat bog in north west Scotland. Blizzards were daily. Far preferred the blizzards. I can dress for the cold but there is nothing to stop the heat. 

Yes each to their own , I have put too many roofs on in freezing conditions with nails actually freezing to my hands , winters have certainly got more mild in the uk over the last few years , but I am happy working in the warmer climate now , I don't suffer with stiff joints as much now also , must admit when it starts to get above 38 it gets tough but as I said before we knock off and have a cold one 

Having to work outside in cold or hot weather I feel is quite diffrent to being outside through choice , I have had enough of working in cold and damp weather of uk to last me a life time , although when it hit 50 back in February that was a bit too hot , just went for a cold one ?

11 minutes ago, Toots said:

My OH worked on construction sites in the UK (Liverpool and London) and got fed up of the cold and damp in winter.   Now with central heating etc office workers have no idea how bad it can be if you have a job which requires you to work outside in the winter.  I spent many a day and sometimes nights trudging around farms with vets in foul weather.  Just as well I loved my job!  Dad was a farmer in Scotland so was outdoors all the time in all weather.  I remember the skin on his hands splitting open in the winter.  Any other time of the year was grand though.  @bunbury61 says the weather in winter is much milder than it used to be which must make a difference.

Yes winters have become more mild , was working on a job a point of Ayer coal mine where the sea froze it was -23 every day for about 6 weeks the saying " chiled  to the bone " was very true , I suffer with my knees and arm joints now but warm weather certainly helps 

I much prefer the weather over here in Australia , spent far too many cold winters on a construction site 

As others have said it never stopped me from doing hobbies and getting out and about  when I lived in the U.K. , 

3 hours ago, Captain Roberto said:

Yeah. I still don't understand the ins and outs of it. But having a property here seems like a better investment than having one in north Wales.


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Agree with that prices in NW have just not moved 

we took the plunge nearly 4 years ago and bought a good sized block of land up in the hunter it's gone up in value a fair amount about to build our house which will make a massive difference to us financially , we only moved out of sydney 2 years ago. 

It's a life style change , any jobs up here for you ?  Got to look at the long term gain 

But understand what you say about upheaval for your children 

good luck what ever you decide 

Have a look at Newcastle mate 

it's definitely on the up prices are starting to creep up a lot less traffic , beachs as good if not better 

best thing we did was move up to Hunter