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Forum: Canniversary

Sep 9th 2017, 10:25 pm

Replies: 17

50 and 49 years ago

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Posted By scilly

Re: 50 and 49 years ago

Thanks, Paul

It's strange, but I don't think either of us thought twice about what we were doing, other than it's an adventure.

It wasn't long after we came to Canada though before we realised...

Forum: Canniversary

Aug 30th 2017, 11:39 pm

Replies: 17

50 and 49 years ago

Views: 3,187

Posted By scilly

Re: 50 and 49 years ago

:lol:

Forum: Canniversary

Aug 30th 2017, 8:33 pm

Replies: 17

50 and 49 years ago

Views: 3,187

Posted By scilly

Re: 50 and 49 years ago

British food certainly was awful in those days. :nod:

Little personal anecdote.

In-laws came to stay after we had been here for about 2 years, we had already adopted a new way of cooking, and...

Forum: Canniversary

Aug 30th 2017, 2:57 am

Replies: 17

50 and 49 years ago

Views: 3,187

Posted By scilly

Re: 50 and 49 years ago

Same here!!

I had my first slice of pizza at Expo 67 in Montreal, thought it was awful!!

I'd never had real spaghetti before either, just Heinz spaghetti in tomato sauce.

So, you never...

Forum: Canniversary

Aug 29th 2017, 3:12 am

Replies: 17

50 and 49 years ago

Views: 3,187

Posted By scilly

Re: 50 and 49 years ago

I agree ............. we had never felt so rich in money and life, "died and gone to heaven" describes it perfectly!

Forum: Canniversary

Aug 24th 2017, 9:39 pm

Replies: 17

50 and 49 years ago

Views: 3,187

Posted By scilly

Re: 50 and 49 years ago

Thanks BristolUK

Thanks not2old!

To add a little to the story .....

...... the department had put OH on the payroll from the beginning of August because they couldn't pay moving costs.
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Forum: Canniversary

Aug 22nd 2017, 3:27 am

Replies: 17

50 and 49 years ago

Views: 3,187

Posted By scilly

50 and 49 years ago

...... on August 22, we landed at JFK in NY, and almost immediately transferred to a flight to Montreal, arriving there just before midnight for the last 3 days of our honeymoon at Expo 67.

49...

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