NEW ENGLAND weather report.

[Ye Olde Boomer]

An unusually mild autumn has extended our season all the way through October and presumably into early November.

If I weren't a weekday only player, I'd be out there right now. Super golf conditions except for leaves.
Down to shirtsleeves by the back nine.

You guys play all year, despite being north of us.
I'd have to go to Florida where I'm persona non grata these days.

 

[Skytot]

It was a sunny beautiful autumn day today in South Manchester . Gutted I didn’t play , got a bad afternoon tee time which is no good to me . Play casual tomorrow, trying out my new 9 wood

 

[jim8flog]

An unusually mild autumn has extended our season all the way through October and presumably into early November.

If I weren't a weekday only player, I'd be out there right now. Super golf conditions except for leaves.
Down to shirtsleeves by the back nine.

You guys play all year, despite being north of us.
I'd have to go to Florida where I'm persona non grata these days.

For us it very much depends on where the jet stream is. If it is North of the UK the weather can remain quite mild but sadly can be wetter from the Atlantic winds.

I live in the South Western part of the UK and it certainly remains mild enough to play through most of winter, only seen snow about 6 years out of the nearly 40 I have lived here but as said it can get pretty wet, particularly when we get the tail end of the hurricanes seen in the Florida area.

 

[Golfnut1957]

We don't have a climate.......just weather.

 

[Tashyboy]

We tee off around 9.45-10.15 and you can start the round in base layer, polo, jumper and jacket. By half way the jacket is off. 13,14th hole so is the jumper. Some of the lads are walking down the 18th in a polo and shorts. The weather and choice of clothes is a royal PITA at the moment.

 

[Billysboots]

I walked in the Peak District earlier this week - walking shorts and tee shirt. And I’m still wearing shorts on the golf course, probably will for a while yet.

 

[Ye Olde Boomer]

If I could afford a posh Kensington flat, I think that I'd really like living in the UK.

I never play with my firearms anymore, don't need them, and I could get a very pretty penny for them.
[ I own nine, although no ugly paramilitary type ones--strictly sporting stuff. Some were my grandfather's.]

Golf all year would be nice.
How hard is it to learn how to call a sweater a jumper?

Also, I'd lose some unnecessary avoirdupois from the smaller restaurant servings.

West End theater is priced a lot more reasonably than Broadway so I'd enjoy that.

Plus, they've "messed up" [I suffer from the forum's profanity prohibition]
baseball enough that I don't watch it anymore anyway.

I think I could enjoy my dotage years in the UK,
but I'm not sure how happy they'd be to have yours truly

 

[Pants]

I think I could enjoy my dotage years in the UK,
but I'm not sure how happy they'd be to have yours truly

I think that you'd get by OK. For an American, you seem almost normal

You might have a bit of a commute though from your pad in Kensington to a decent golf course.

 

[Ye Olde Boomer]

I think that you'd get by OK. For an American, you seem almost normal

You might have a bit of a commute though from your pad in Kensington to a decent golf course.

I'm accustomed to car commutes,
but I imagine parking accommodations might be a problem near my residence building.
The older buildings wouldn't have underground parking built in, right?

Also, the different driving protocols would probably be hard to learn at an older age.
I never dared try renting a car in London or Bermuda.
The opposite lanes were terrifying as a passenger at first.
I understand Tokyo is like that too, but I've never been there.

The cabs and the mind-the-gap-tube subway setup were perfectly fine--never needed a car.
Cab rides to a golf course would be ludicrously pricey, though.
That's quite a haul as you describe it.
It wasn't bad at all in Bermuda, but Bermuda is a compact place.
The Greater London area is massive, and the golf is a bit outside of it, I have to imagine.

 

[Voyager EMH]

You would get on fine here, I'm sure.

Just remember not to tip too much or people will think you are a swanky-yankee showing off.

And keep a low profile on 4th July. Easy to do because it is just an ordinary day.
Same with Thanksgiving - forget about it.

I would recommend reading a few Bill Bryson books to become acclimatized. (Definitely not "acclimated")

 

[Ye Olde Boomer]

You would get on fine here, I'm sure.

Just remember not to tip too much or people will think you are a swanky-yankee showing off.

And keep a low profile on 4th July. Easy to do because it is just an ordinary day.
Same with Thanksgiving - forget about it.

I would recommend reading a few Bill Bryson books to become acclimatized. (Definitely not "acclimated")

Well, I've already worn poppies on Decoration Day.
4th of July commemorates missing out on the NHS and playing football without wearing armor.
As for Thanksgiving, I've eaten enough turkey for a lifetime.

Plus, America would still be here as a holiday destination if we were so inclined.

 

[Parsaregood]

If I could afford a posh Kensington flat, I think that I'd really like living in the UK.

I never play with my firearms anymore, don't need them, and I could get a very pretty penny for them.
[ I own nine, although no ugly paramilitary type ones--strictly sporting stuff. Some were my grandfather's.]

Golf all year would be nice.
How hard is it to learn how to call a sweater a jumper?

Also, I'd lose some unnecessary avoirdupois from the smaller restaurant servings.

West End theater is priced a lot more reasonably than Broadway so I'd enjoy that.

Plus, they've "messed up" [I suffer from the forum's profanity prohibition]
baseball enough that I don't watch it anymore anyway.

I think I could enjoy my dotage years in the UK,
but I'm not sure how happy they'd be to have yours truly

The U.S is a much nicer country to live than the UK in a lot of respects. The Uk has changed and going downhill. I would move to a few different areas of the U.S or southern Canada without hesitation. I would miss my links golf but I’m sure a lot of courses over there would help me get over that. It would be nice to have use of the better practice facilities in the U.S. over here some courses have a couple of netts and a putting green.

Whilst the U.S gets colder with more snowfall in the winter it definitely has much nicer weather in general with proper seasons. Here in the west coast of the UK most of the time winters can be not too cold but very very wet and windy

 

[Voyager EMH]

I'll wait another week before I say whether I could consider living in the USA.

If you don't hear from me next week, it will be because I've decided to wait another 4 years before saying anything.

 

[IanM]

I'll wait another week before I say whether I could consider living in the USA.

If you don't hear from me next week, it will be because I've decided to wait another 4 years before saying anything.

Wait four years, both possible outcomes are unpalatable! There's lots of Americans, and that's the best they can do?

 

[Ye Olde Boomer]

The U.S is a much nicer country to live than the UK in a lot of respects. The Uk has changed and going downhill. I would move to a few different areas of the U.S or southern Canada without hesitation. I would miss my links golf but I’m sure a lot of courses over there would help me get over that. It would be nice to have use of the better practice facilities in the U.S. over here some courses have a couple of netts and a putting green.

Whilst the U.S gets colder with more snowfall in the winter it definitely has much nicer weather in general with proper seasons. Here in the west coast of the UK most of the time winters can be not too cold but very very wet and windy

Without wandering into untoward topics, I, as an American, very much prefer the UK on certain social issues.
In terms of creature comforts, I still believe we have the edge.