What's life like in Aberdeen?

[rowdyyates]

I live here now and its still a cold, grey bleak miserable place

[QM]

Been here since 1989 and still here, it isn't as bad as others are saying

Sunny, but cold. We do get summer for a few days around July & August Sun rooms do well here

Anyway, you can always fly above the clouds and it is always sunny and warm in the cockpit

[M_Pilot]

aberdeen

Is there anybody working in Aberdeen and living outside UK? Or flying in from somewhere in the UK?

[Brilliant Stuff]

Well I know of one who lives in France, well last I heard 2 years ago, though he did 14/14 with the Dauphin offshore in the Forties field.

[Ken Wells]

Billy Conolly once said that ; "Aberdeen is Gallic for Hypothermia"

[Richard Taylor]

And Billy should know, he lives in Strathdon, even COLDER!!!

[Paul Chocks]

Well, thanks for all the info. I had planned on trying to convince Mrs Chocks that life up in Scotland would be great, but I fear that if she sees this thread, it could be an uphill battle! Maybe I should commute.

[finalchecksplease]

As always the best is to go and see (experience) it for yourself (and your family), you might like it or not but at least it's not just based on somebody else’s opinion (horses for courses).
Also it would be a good time to go and see the prospective employers & their setup what can help you to decide who to join if you got a choice.

Greetings,

Finalchecksplease

[Lightning_Boy]

I used to work a 7/7 shift and fly from Cardiff to Glasgow, then drive up to Aberdeen. As long as I booked the flights a month before, used to cost forty quid. 15 for the car park, then the cost of fuel up to the granite city.

LB

[atcomarkingtime]

Ha....I echo the above post by PKPF68-77....its such a great place to spend your days off...why live elsewhere and miss it....it is sunny more often than not....and the surrounding countryside and beach beats alot of things....I came up here 11 yrs ago and would only go back south kicking and screaming....great place to bring up kids too....how many other airfields can you work at and be able to just "pop" over the road to the beach....give it a try!!!!