Reply to: Anyone in a good mood nowadays?

[Old Greg]

All's generally good unless the Gota Fria hits. At which point you'd have been better off staying in Manchester

As long as you don't camp overnight in your camper van in a dry river bed, you'll be OK. The link you posted was about late summer and autumn, so shouldn't be a bother in winter.

[AnthonyQuinn]

Get a BBL and live in the sun for a year


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Good idea. If there is much sun in the nick

[The Bona Fide]

Not by the sea it doesn't. I've sat at a beach bar on Christmas Eve in Salobreña and it's been 20. 16 / 17 is a more realistic average maximum. Feels lovely in the sunshine.

Salobrena climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Salobrena water temperature - Climate-Data.org

All's generally good unless the Gota Fria hits. At which point you'd have been better off staying in Manchester

[Old Greg]

Our kid tells me it gets colder in Southern Spain in winter than it does in the North West of England.

Not by the sea it doesn't. I've sat at a beach bar on Christmas Eve in Salobreña and it's been 20. 16 / 17 is a more realistic average maximum. Feels lovely in the sunshine.

Salobrena climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Salobrena water temperature - Climate-Data.org

[TheDogsNads]

Even if you had to quarantine in the South of Spain it wouldn't be too bad with a bit of outdoor space. Plenty of cheap rentals.

Our kid tells me it gets colder in Southern Spain in winter than it does in the North West of England.

[SussexSeagull]

Dying a death here.

Not anywhere close enough to retirement but have no entrepreneurial spirit left to start something new at this age. Current contract is winding down fast with end in sight by Dec. Have been applying for other roles but not getting a bite.

Have become a dinosaur in my 40s.

"There are levels of survival we are willing to accept" : I have investments that I can live off but that would be depressing.

Government taxing me to the hilt if I do manage to get back into PAYE work so that would be ultra-depressing.

UK is sh1t.

I feel like I've achieved nothing.

Apart from that, everything is great.

I find it incredibly frustrating that all the times I have got up in the middle of the night to be at my desk at 0900 on a Monday in another part of the country or carried a project over the line seem to have counted for nothing.

In your case December is a long way away though. If a vaccine is near things could start to pick up.

[Old Greg]

I lightheartedly mentioned a three month decamp to HWMBO. He wasn't impressed.

Having kids is worse than having a pet

I may yet abandon him

If it was summer, you could just leave him locked in the car on a hot day without any water.

[ladymuck]

I'm working until December. Then, who knows? I picked up this role back in May so there is hope.

Otherwise it's tempting to decamp somewhere sunny and wait out the miserable UK covid winter. If you can leave the country and if you can find somewhere that will let you in.

I guess there's always Mogadishu

I lightheartedly mentioned a three month decamp to HWMBO. He wasn't impressed.

Having kids is worse than having a pet

I may yet abandon him

[jamesbrown]

That's my morning walk, and also my view from my home office - this one taken on Wednesday from my desk.

Nice!

[Old Greg]

Yes, Costa Blanca over Costa del Sol for me. Far less rain.

Or even the Canaries.

Costa Tropical is worth a look: Almuñécar, Salobreña, La Herradura.

[The Bona Fide]

Even if you had to quarantine in the South of Spain it wouldn't be too bad with a bit of outdoor space. Plenty of cheap rentals.

Yes, Costa Blanca over Costa del Sol for me. Far less rain.

Or even the Canaries.

[Old Greg]

I'm working until December. Then, who knows? I picked up this role back in May so there is hope.

Otherwise it's tempting to decamp somewhere sunny and wait out the miserable UK covid winter. If you can leave the country and if you can find somewhere that will let you in.

I guess there's always Mogadishu

Even if you had to quarantine in the South of Spain it wouldn't be too bad with a bit of outdoor space. Plenty of cheap rentals.

[Old Greg]

Looks nice but it rains even more there than it does here. And that's saying something.....

Depends where "here" is. I reckon we get less rain than Manchester but more than London.

[The Bona Fide]

That's my morning walk, and also my view from my home office - this one taken on Wednesday from my desk.

Looks nice but it rains even more there than it does here. And that's saying something.....

[The Bona Fide]

My lucrative offer withdrawn last minute , current contract not extended, pandemic accelerating, no brexit deal with europe as promised.
Living in 9m people city and yet receive 1 call a week from pimps whilst looking, down from 10-15 a day in 2019.

Not sure if it's worth the money to pay for the flat, and just go somewhere cheaper and wait it out for 6 months at least.

Tell me how successful you are in this environment and lift my mood

I'm working until December. Then, who knows? I picked up this role back in May so there is hope.

Otherwise it's tempting to decamp somewhere sunny and wait out the miserable UK covid winter. If you can leave the country and if you can find somewhere that will let you in.

I guess there's always Mogadishu