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

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.

[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.

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.

Just put an extra blouse on ya wouse...

[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)

[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
Do it tri boy,its adv heaven & you woulda got a fair idea when you were down this way on your scrambler

[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.

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.

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!

Once you have tasted the Southern life, you will be able to check out but you will never be able to leave! 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... and at sea level, its only one foot...