Originally Posted by Madmac (Post 4971735)

Do you intend to dine there often? :D

Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 4971847)

At the rate Calgary's inflation is going I'll be dining there soon. :eek:

Originally Posted by Madmac (Post 4971896)

Is it really that bad? Will the bubble burst in a big, bad way at some point?

Originally Posted by PaulCall (Post 4965254)

hey there guys.
just thought id share my landing experience:D....and its not a horror story.
we got to glasgow airport to fly to ottawa with zoom.we were 60 kilos over our baggage allowance..(i jest you not)....and at £6 a kilo it looked bad,but with a bit of sweet talking and explaining our situation,we got away with a £60 charge......so zoom airlines rock
the flight was excellent...went by really quickly,mostly because my 15week old son wanted loads of daddys attention.....we landed half an hour early,and by the time my wife had changed the wee man,and got the stroller,there was nobody at passport control.and there was nobody at immigration....which only took 5mins.then we headed to the baggage bit,to find our lonely(but heavy) bags waiting on a trolley for us.
the customs bit didnt take long and they were well impressed when we produced our b4 forms all ready for them.
then the best part....we were supposed to go elsewhere to get the cat.....pets dont normally get dealt with at the airport,if you use an agent....
my little cat was brought to us,she was in great condition but a little pissed at us(i dont blame her)....so we paid a service fee of $32 to cbsa for her and we were free to go....the whole episode took less than an hour.
i am still pinching myself because the whole process was so simple,the flight crew were great,as were the immigration and customs,plus other airport staff at ottawa were amazing and helpful.
so its great to be here,and im shortly heading out to buy furniture and other fun stuff.....so thanks again to all, and thanks to those who sent me karma....much appreciated as it definetly worked:thumbsup:
regards to all
Paul

Originally Posted by Madmac (Post 4971896)

Is it really that bad? Will the bubble burst in a big, bad way at some point?

Originally Posted by Madmac (Post 4971735)

Do you intend to dine there often? :D

Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 4971936)

To be quite honest and at the same time totally selfish a big bad pop wouldn't be such a bad thing for me, being retired and house already paid for.

Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 4971496)

Will this do?

For 2006

Domestic Flights = 86,058
Transborder = 24,884
Other International = 2,028

I would define the "Other International" as long haul.;)

Originally Posted by steve666 (Post 4971961)

Steve, why don't you sell your house, buy a cheaper property in, I don't know, off the top of my head, that's say, Ottawa, then you'll have bags load of mullahs to holiday in Florida for 4 months of every year!

Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 4972023)

The biggest reason, she who must be obeyed says we are staying right where we are. ;)

Other reasons for both of us.

Family (Two sons, plus three grandchildren) live within twenty minutes of our home.

Excellent hospital (Cardiac care wise) fifteen minutes away.

She hates rain or cloudy (overcast) skies, must admit I'm kinda averse to them too.

It might be a tad crisp sometimes in winter but by and large Calgary's weather is pretty good, loads of sunshine. :)

So overall Calgary is almost ideal for us.

Originally Posted by Alvic (Post 4983096)

Hi Paul -just back from my reccie yesterday and am a bit jetlagged and cant get the energy to write a post yet. Am ashamed when I see what a dedicated poster you are. We were thinking of your landing last weekend and wondering how it had went. It is good to hear that it went so smoothly. I hope you are enjoying your first week and the cat has forgiven you. My German Pointer Sasha wouldnt even look at me when we came home. She followed my OH around which she never does - she thought today she had punished me enough though and is my girl again.
Enjoy Ottawa - do you miss rainy Glasgy then?:rofl:

Originally Posted by Alvic (Post 4984664)

Steve I see your sense of humour hasn't dulled any while I have been away:rofl:

I meant to record my reccie trip for the other BE posters - but I may do it now just to annoy you.

It's great to be back and having to watch all the old P's and Q's etc:p