Does it get colder than this?
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Topic: Does it get colder than this?
Posted By: SMoody
Subject: Does it get colder than this?
Date Posted: 17 June 2007 at 1:47pm
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The last two nights was like really cold. Please tell me it doesnt get colder than that?
And what is the best place to go stock up on blankets? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mum2emj
Date Posted: 17 June 2007 at 2:08pm
oooh sorry but it does   last year july was the coldest month for me BBRRRRR.
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 17 June 2007 at 2:09pm
| Yep, it'll get colder. July and August are much colder than June. As for stocking up....wait till Briscoes has a sale (they hardly ever do.....only about 52 weekends a year!!!!) |
Posted By: Redbedrock
Date Posted: 17 June 2007 at 2:32pm
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I remeber when we moved here thinking that it was so lucky that Briscoes had a sale the week we needed to stock up on household things.
Try Arbuckles and I think you may have just missed a Farmers sale on linen, sorry Manchester, they usually have good specials. I find that though New Zealand is not colder than UK, not in wellington anyway, I feel it more here. I never wore thermals before we move here ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 17 June 2007 at 2:36pm
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it generally does get colder.
I have never worn thermals at all though but this winter has def been alot milder Haleigh hasnt really worn her thermals like she did last winter. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 17 June 2007 at 2:40pm
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It absolutely gets colder. I haven't yet been outside in daytime with a coat or scarf on, although next time we go for a walk I'll be taking my gloves. Early-mid August is the peak of the cold weather and snow fields. -------------  |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 17 June 2007 at 2:57pm
IT GETS FREEZING July/August were really cold for me last year. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 17 June 2007 at 3:50pm
best thing is that you DO get used to it. I remember when I first moved to Chch from auckland I was wearing thermals, shirt, jumper, jacket, coat etc. in winter.....now I just have a t-shirt or top with a warm jacket for going outside.....I'm getting tough!
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Posted By: Brenna
Date Posted: 17 June 2007 at 4:14pm
You've got a built in heater ------------- My beautiful 2 girls...nearly 4 and 13 months
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nzpiper wrote:Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 17 June 2007 at 5:12pm
Oh yeah!!! that too
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 17 June 2007 at 5:20pm
| SOrry to tell you, but some people never get used to the cold. I've lived in Chch pretty much all of my life, and I never get used to the horrible winters. And they're getting worse every year I reckon (other than 1992, that was bad). |
Posted By: miss
Date Posted: 17 June 2007 at 5:27pm
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Cold? It hasn't got cold yet in Auckland. This is incredibly mild. Actually, the temperature is starting to drop now - I had the electric blanket on last night and we have turned the heater on for hte first time tonight.
Layers for warmth. Passive heating where possible (open curtains early and close as the sun leaves that side of the house to trap heat in). If not allergic, then looking at some sort of feather duvet is a grat idea. Woollen underlays under the bottom sheet also help with maintaining warmth. -------------  
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 17 June 2007 at 5:30pm
| I am well used to the cold and then some, but that doesn't mean I have to like it! Back home the coldest winter I can remember averaged -25 degrees celsius. Might look at getting Erin a few thermal tops though. |
Posted By: Leelee
Date Posted: 17 June 2007 at 5:32pm
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I live in CHCH too and have for all my life but I can never get use to the winter, I hate the cold and its only gona get worse.
Farmers is having a red dot sale so there might be some good discounts on some warm snuggly blankets. |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 17 June 2007 at 7:31pm
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I just bought the gremlins some polyprop tops from the Warehouse for $9 each, hopefully will keep them toasty warm. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 17 June 2007 at 7:55pm
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If you are in Auckland - then the Briscoes 'Outlet' shop in St Lukes often has good prices on winter weight duvets and warm blankets. Our house is brick and hold the heat well if there has been sunshine, but if not its damn cold. We basically heat the lounge and the bedroom and dash between those rooms!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 17 June 2007 at 8:22pm
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Depends on your home too. We've had the heater on once this year at DH's insistence, I didn't think it was that bad! But Mummy_Becks lives near us in an older home and has had her fire on afew times already. ------------- |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 17 June 2007 at 8:40pm
Um my fire is on 24/7 it seems like  and my electric blanket is on as well. My house is very old (built in 1929) so it quite drafty (even after we batted it and put underfloor in). I'm also a wimp when it comes to the cold (coming from Brisbane) so I feel it very easy so this is cold for me and I know it gets worse.------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 17 June 2007 at 8:46pm
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our upstairs stays quite warm as all glass BUT we already have heater on and in middle of winter we tend to have two duvets on us....yep it is def gonna get colder!!! but just think - auckland is usually a lot warmer than the rest of the country (mainly!)
at least you are in a relatively warm part of NZ....but i suggest you start layering now! |
Posted By: hailstones
Date Posted: 18 June 2007 at 8:34am
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Well.....this morning in Dunedin its a grand -6 degrees.....brrrrrr..... We have a feather and down Duvet on our bed and a woollen underlay, and apart from the sheets thats all. It keeps us toasty and warm, feather/down duvets are a wee bit more pricy, but are worth their weight in gold! I did see woollen blankets the other day at the warehouse for not a bad price though! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: bumblefoot
Date Posted: 18 June 2007 at 2:09pm
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HAHA! Ladies try living in Dunedin, which feels like Antarctica! Has your toilet frozen over? Mine has! We have to leave taps dripping so the pipes dont freeze over in the laundry for the washing machine. And a tennis ball in the loo... We live in a Valley, and being students cant really afford to have the heaters going much, so we are really feeling it down here! Spare a thought for the students....sigh... All depends, but if you are on a crazily tight budget like we are and need blankets, then your local op shop/sallies/St Vincent De Paul shop will always have some nice wooly/warm blankets at a bargain price, and then you are giving some $ to a good cause too. Depends how you feel about second hand stuff. We got a few bargains last month when we spotted that our local St Vincent De Paul had some ex-hospital cell blankets, so we snapped them up. They are nice and warm, but still quite light. So hope that helps! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: miss
Date Posted: 18 June 2007 at 2:18pm
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Brrrr, Dunedin!!!! Don'tt hink I could cope witht he south island, it isnt like the UK which is well set up for the cols with heating everywhere! -------------
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Posted By: Bubbaloo
Date Posted: 18 June 2007 at 3:20pm
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Sorry it does get colder I find it coldest when its starting to get to spring.
NZpiper I've got used to the winters down here now too I'm still wearing a a shirt and a jersey over the top I find the cold down here gets to your bones were as up north it sits on your skin. Bumblefoot I know I wouldn't be able to handle a Dunedin winter. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  Was danni-chick Mum to James My Angel 28/07/08 |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 18 June 2007 at 3:56pm
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Thats why I was a cleaver student and go to Massey , but even here in Palmy today it is sunny and my house is freezing so the fire hasn't gone out. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Redbedrock
Date Posted: 18 June 2007 at 5:31pm
I think thats why I find it colder here, I miss central heating, double glazing and brick houses ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com">
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 18 June 2007 at 5:52pm
| dannichick I thought it was a worse cold in Auckland...damp and miserable whereas her is is just plain cold..but at least its dry...mostly! |
Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 18 June 2007 at 6:32pm
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You know you have issues when your toilet freezes! Haha that's classic!
We had a flat here that was warmer sitting outside when it was snowing (under a cover obviously) than it was inside! We've had our heater or fire going for about a month now, pretty much constantly, and electric blankets every night. I'm not looking forward to our power bill
And the condensation, gross! Finally got a scoopie for the windows, but before that we had constant condensation for 2 weeks, and our toilet paper had to be kept in a plastic bag because it was getting soggy from the dripping south wall. Oh yay, and its only June! |
Posted By: WRXnKids
Date Posted: 18 June 2007 at 10:25pm
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i actually enjoy the chch winters frost is pretty and i love snow and being from Invercargill originally snow rarely settles there so love being able to go out and play in it even tho it hasnt snowed this year yet. I do kind of miss the rain tho it hardly ever rains in chch where as in invers i use to love extra blankets on the bed listening to the rain and wind outside. Man maybe i should move back home i miss the extreme weather.
I always think summer should be hot and winter should be really cold with snow hail rain and wind otherwises its not winter can always put on more clothes and blankets to keep warm  -------------   
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Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 19 June 2007 at 3:57am
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Oh yes it gets colder - sorry!
How cold you feel at home would depend on the kind of place you live in - we are in a 1920s house with high ceiling and polished wooden floors and it gets really cold! (hey, but it looks good!) We've had a heat pump installed as during winter we need something on 100% or we freeze (that and I hate layers!). Even in Auckland, at the height of winter it gets very close to 0 degrees  - you'll see the very thick frost (that almost looks like snow) covering the ground when it happens!
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 20 June 2007 at 2:39pm
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Okay NOW I'm cold! 8 degrees today in Palmy North and I've had the heater on for 1/2 the day! Now I'm thinking "uh-oh" are we in for a cold winter, cause it's not usually this cold this quick. ------------- |
Posted By: ShellandBella
Date Posted: 20 June 2007 at 2:45pm
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I've lived in CHCH all my life too (up until this year) and I reckon the winters get worse every year. Last year was particularly bad, although I had spent the previous 2 years living in Melbourne where the winters weren't too bad. But when it snowed in June last year, I thought, yup, its going to be a horrible winter! Now I live in sunny Nelson! What a difference! I mean, it gets cold, sure, but the sun comes out most days which makes all the difference. Today has been the exception - haven't seen the sun at all and have had to have the heater on most of the day, but most of the week, I've had the doors and windows open letting the sunshine in! I agree that being preggers and having internal 'insulation' helps some, as I usually feel the cold, but at the moment, I get by wearing T-shirts at the moment!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 20 June 2007 at 2:51pm
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Oh of course! The last two winters I was pregnant!
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 20 June 2007 at 3:50pm
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Far out it's cold today, and according to the weather news on the NZ Herald website it's going to get colder, more rain, thunder storms, and more wind... This old villa is freezing, I've already shut the curtains and put the heater on... ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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