__TJ__

you may recall ( brief recap... dh got BC PNP we all went out in december, got a house, got a car etc, he got his licences re-done over there (crane driver) and started work only to be told the guaranteed 40hrs per week didnt exits. the first week was ok but the second week was didly squat, and they didnt expect it to be better for months... we had to make the choice after 7 weeks to come back to the uk and it was painful. we had no choice financially. the time back in uk was very very hard. we had to live in conditons i wouldnt wish on all but my worst enemy {that is reserved for the guy who lied to us and cost us our home and our dream of canada} i certainly didnt want my children to be living in a house, sleeping on the mattress on the floor with rats in the house. *shudder*
anyway, she got a job offer thru very quickly and went back out there on 4th may. got his visa changed again and started work for a company that really appreciates him. he is loving it out there and enjoying getting to know people and networking etc {sorry i said brief didnt i} anyway we have been saving like mad to get me and the kids + dog out there again. and it looks like about 2 weeks and i will be off

so hopefully, the flights wont go up, and we can see my hubby again... been 13 weeks and its killing me. ( really dont know how so many of you make it so long without your spouses)

so other than missing gravy, and decent cheese - i cant wait to be back "home"

JonboyE

el_richo

Moving back to Vancouver?

Don't forget your financial buffer this time

Dave n Ailsa

Excellent news TJ. Lets hope this time it's for good.

__TJ__

financial buffers are for weaklings.... we have a bit put by this time and hopefully it will be ok.
off to prince george ( 500 miles north of vancouver) thats where dh's job is and he loves it. theres no ikea but all other mod cons seem to be there

GandH

Good Luck and all the best. Hope it all works out for you.

Mad Jockette

_T J_
That is wonderful news and I hope it goes well this time.

Safe journey back 'home'

Siouxie

So glad that it all worked out in the end..

el_richo

Prince George? Sorry to hear that.

Good to hear you have some money set aside though

__TJ__

thanks, am still working on "in the end" but glad we didnt give up. dh loves it there and insists we will too. could be skegness frankly as long as im not away from him for too much longer! but id prefer its BC

hey rich whats wrong with PG. its got small town - thats what we love. nothing over two stories, as i said everything but ikea

el_richo

I've been a few times. It's not really my cup of tea, and a quite different than Vancouver.

My main gripe is the air pollution, crime, cold winters, and the fact it's not easy to get anywhere else.

I'm sure you'll enjoy it though so good luck and hope it works out and I guess you follow the work. Luckily we all enjoy different things

Keep us posted

__TJ__

gotta do what we gotta do, and thats where the work is, its not vancouver but as many commented before neither is maple ridge, and i was on the outskirts of that before and quite happy being an hour away from central van ( which technically i still will be, just by plane not car!) we will make it work

el_richo

Oh I'm sure you'll love it. Unfortunately the cost difference between MR and PG is over $1000

My friend who lives there had a recent lockdown in his neighborhood while officials located and rounded up a bear with 2 tiny cubs after it chased down a couple of kids on bikes. Scary stuff. They were very lucky.

Geordie Lass

Good luck! Hope it works out - keep us updated!

chrissyb

My Canadian friend is moving to prince george she loves it there. How come there is so much crime for a small place and what do you mean by air pollution? I thought it was a quiet town!