South Island move on the cards. Need advice.

[tri boy]

Looks like tri boy has been given the oppotunity to head south to take up a role in the southern branch of my employer. (the boss is dead keen to get me to CH CH, but I have some reservations).

Kanny says she will be supporting my choice either way. Bless:love:

And the best option might be to do a 2-3mth trial to see if it works out.
(our Hamilton branch looks shaky, and the boss is consolidating)

So I would like to hear any pros n cons etc. Especially from pig islanders that have been assimilated into the fold that is the mainland. peasea etc.

Best angle I see, is new adv roads and rallies.
The hardest thing for me to deal with is the bitter cold.

Yours please.:niceone:

[slofox]

I survived for nine years in Chch before the cold drove me back north - and that was in student housing too which was primitive by today's standards...holes in walls, floors, etc, no heating except fireplaces, no insulation, no electric hot water in one house - fire only for hot water....
The north easterly in summer used to piss me off bigtime though...

[tri boy]

You were a student for nine years.??? Your liver must be shot.

[LBD]

So I would like to hear any pros n cons etc. Especially from pig islanders that have been assimilated into the fold that is the mainland. peasea etc.

The hardest thing for me to deal with is the bitter cold.

Yours please.:niceone::cold::whocares:

Bitter Cold????ya wouse....the are no Cons to speak of, its all good apart from the rather straight Canterbury roads. Get away from those and it is all good.

[puddytat]

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Best angle I see, is new adv roads and rallies.
The hardest thing for me to deal with is the bitter cold.

Yours please.:niceone:

Just put an extra blouse on ya wouse...:laugh:

[tri boy]

My willy shrinks in the cold. How do the mainlanders wrap theirs to save ones ego? (no need to answer, I'll just ask scumdog. He flashes his at night no less):laugh:

[wbks]

oh, the old "It's cold!" excuse...
How many tracks down there? What are the people like?....

[puddytat]

3 tracks....Ruapuna,Levels, Teretonga. The people are not as pretentious as the ones to the North of the Mainland.We also dont really suffer from "shrinking willy syndrome " as our are so large that when they do shrink its still larger than the average Northy:rolleyes:
Do it tri boy,its adv heaven & you woulda got a fair idea when you were down this way on your scrambler:msn-wink:

[tri boy]

Teretonga, Levels, Ruapuna, see, I'm not totally out of touch. The people seem to be genuine, if not a bit guarded towards Aucklanders, but I'm not one of those, so I should be ok.
Doh, puddy beat me. I'm 60 40 in favour of the move.

[James Deuce]

Don't drop the soap.

[scumdog]

Best angle I see, is new adv roads and rallies.
The hardest thing for me to deal with is the bitter cold.

Yours please.:niceone:

Rallies? - Tons of 'em, you'll love it?

Cold? - harden up!!

And the cold ain't THAT bad!

[awayatc]

My willy shrinks in the cold. How do the mainlanders wrap theirs to save ones ego?

It all depends with what size you start of with.....

[JimO]

the south island is under 6ft of ice for 9 months of the year...or so the softcocks in the nth island think

[oldrider]

Looks like tri boy has been given the oppotunity to head south to take up a role in the southern branch of my employer. (the
The hardest thing for me to deal with is the bitter cold.

Yours please.:niceone:

Rephrase that, it's not "bitter" cold, it's more a "dry" cold!

Cold is a relative term really you adjust to the temperature range of the area that you live in.

I drifted South in the early 1960's, when every one else was drifting North.

Southern women have great pulling power! :love:

Once you have tasted the Southern life, you will be able to check out but you will never be able to leave! :lol: Cheers, John.

[FJRider]

the south island is under 6ft of ice for 9 months of the year...or so the softcocks in the nth island think

In actual fact... its only 3 months... :angry: and at sea level, its only one foot...:sunny:

[tri boy]

I have about ten days to make the decision, (boss would like confirmation tomorrow), I have always enjoyed the excitement of new places and jobs etc, and I guess I'm being a bit of a woose not to give him the thumbs up straight away.
Rallies, quiet country roads to cruise with kanny, and new faces and friends might just swing the decision his way.:msn-wink:

(The Chiefs don't need my support as much as the Crusaders do anyway):rofl:

[helenoftroy]

Youve already meet and been riding with a few of us on the Passes Ride-we arent that bad!!:devil2:

New adventures make life fun.....:blip:

[JATZ]

Apart from the weather is there anything else that puts you off the idea ?

[warewolf]

Best angle I see, is new adv roads and rallies.
The hardest thing for me to deal with is the bitter cold.Do it. You can always move back later if you feel the need. In the meantime, you've lived, worked & played somewhere else.

CHCH reputedly has frosty winters but apart from that it's all good. Reasonably central location for roaming all over the mainland.

[Shadows]

Looks like tri boy has been given the oppotunity to head south to take up a role in the southern branch of my employer. (the boss is dead keen to get me to CH CH, but I have some reservations).

Kanny says she will be supporting my choice either way. Bless:love:

And the best option might be to do a 2-3mth trial to see if it works out.
(our Hamilton branch looks shaky, and the boss is consolidating)

So I would like to hear any pros n cons etc. Especially from pig islanders that have been assimilated into the fold that is the mainland. peasea etc.

Best angle I see, is new adv roads and rallies.
The hardest thing for me to deal with is the bitter cold.

Yours please.:niceone:

After my job dried up in Wellington at the end of '07 I had approaches from Auckland and from Christchurch. Had never been to CHCH although had seen a lot of AKL, so I jumped on a plane for a look. In less than an hour the decision was made.

The cold in winter isn't that bad. Yeah, it snows, sometimes in the depths of winter it can be too cold to ride and honestly enjoy it - not that it can't be done - but I reckon in general the winters are colder in Wellington. Ice and grit on some roads in winter is the real killer but that's only for 3 months or so. A good time to work on your bike.

People are different down here too. In a good way.

Do it.

[Kemet]

Have a look at road map and compare it to the north island

Look at all that riding potential!!! TWISTIES!!!:drool:

How many rallies in the north island? compared to how many in the south??!!
:2thumbsup
The correlation of population to number of road users per stretch of road....

do you need more reasons??!!:apint:

[awayatc]

Ssssssst.......

Don't wanna get to many over!!!!

Next thing we gonna get traffic lights.....

[wbks]

Ssssssst.......

Don't wanna get to many over!!!!

Next thing we gonna get traffic lights.....and genetic variety?



Sorry, couldn't resist:banana:

[tri boy]

Cheers for the positive feedback.:first:
A quick trip to Christchurch is the best way to approach it, and since kanny has an adventurous approach to life, then the move will/would be full of excitement.
I'll keep you lot informed, as areas to live in and around Crusaders turf will be one of the things I'll need to sort out.
Thanks again.:cool:

[Rosie]

Best angle I see, is new adv roads and rallies.
The hardest thing for me to deal with is the bitter cold.

Christchurch does get cold in winter, but it's not as damp and foggy as Hamilton. And you'll be able to afford heating. I couldn't when I lived in Christchurch :laugh:
People tend to forget that it gets pretty warm there in summer as well. When I left uni and moved to Rotorua, it was November and I just about froze to death when I got here :mellow:

I miss living in the south island :(

[chanceyy]

Coolies ... then I have somewhere to stay when I come down south & lead Kanny astray :laugh:

[Oakie]

Christchurch cold? Pfft! Twizel is cold. Christchurch is balmy in winter by comparison. It's all relative I guess.
Nicer people down here. C'mon down. you'll enjoy it.

[geoffc]

Just do it. You will regret it if you pass up this opportunity. Cheers

[Kemet]

Next thing we gonna get traffic lights.....

No your safe. Only happens in Oamaru
Otago Daily Times has proof (http://www.odt.co.nz/the-regions/north-otago/47939/lights-switched-tomorrow)!!


Christchurch cold? Pfft! Twizel is cold. Christchurch is balmy in winter by comparison. It's all relative I guess.
Nicer people down here. C'mon down. you'll enjoy it.

Twizel cold? Pfft! Go to Ophir. Twizel is balmy in winter by comparison.....

And it's just down the road from the Brass Monkey in Oturehua!!
You should get yourselves down in time for that!! Then you will think..

Other rallies are balmy by comparison........:dodge:

[Bass]

Lived in Chch for 10 years mate and I'll take a Chch winter over a Hamilton one any year.

[Crisis management]

Do it, you won't regret the move but make sure there's room for me to come and visit!

[jim.cox]

So, the sth isld based boss stiffed me, and two other employees for our final weeks pay, plus all holiday pay owing.:2guns:


Stink, thats not right.

Name & shame mate, Name & shame

I'm not "in the know" and since I'm in Chch I'd like to know who to avoid

[chanceyy]

damn Brent that sucks mate ... good luck in getting it sorted :hug: