mkmurrays

..but can you imagine the size of bag we'd need for our 4 stone puppy....?!!

printer

Oh yes i've seen the photographic evidence.

We went to Big White yesterday and there was a girl showing off lots of bare flesh around her middle, up the bloody mountain in sub zero temps for gods sake, then when we got back to Kelowna there was a guy walking in short sleeves and shorts, i kid you not!!!!!!!

Rich_007

Good friends are hard to find

R.

mkmurrays

Now that I do agree with.

steve666

What are you implying? That I'm not really a true friend? After all these years?

mkmurrays

Of course not, honey, how can you suggest such a thing after all these years.

Maple Leaf

hello to the original poster.

i dont' know why i keep hearing people have to be RICH to live in Kelowna......my husband had lived there for over 19 years before we moved here to the island. Many people i know live there surviving on average wages.....some just above the minimum wage........and doing quite well.

i realy liked Kelowna..and still do..there are many opportunities to be had there work wise ...beautiful scenery...and lovely freindly people.

we are not the go out partying all night kind of folks....but we had a small circle of friends we would do things with and.....regardless of what others say....there seems to be always something happening somewhere near by you can go to if the mood strikes you.

and of course the ski hill is close by.....a beautiful place to go to for a drive in summer aswell....the view is breathtaking.

never had a problem with the school system there either..have a 17 year old and a 9 year old..both have done well in the schools.....i also found it to be not that far from vancouver..or go the other way you have revelstoke...and other outer areas that are a great place to visit for weekends...etc.....i think Kelowna is fairly central to some great places.

i think people can only talk from their own experiences....just because one sees it one way..doesnt' mean it is the only way....this has been my experience...and i wanted to share it with you!

mkmurrays

Hi, and with all the experience six months gives you, I'd say it's a pretty balanced view too.

Maple Leaf

umm dont' know where you get 6 mths from......i actualy lived there before this year, before i returned to australia and i was more speaking about my husbands experience than mine when it comes down to it....but like i say....

each persons experience and view on things differ...

mkmurrays

I meant relying on MY all of six month's experience.......

Maple Leaf

oh!!..LOL..well there you go!

just goes to show how things can be read differently on the net!

mkmurrays

Yep, I wasn't crystal clear!
Interested to see your views too!

Maple Leaf

i also worked there for a while..it WAS min wage..but i didnt' care...it was all experience..i was also offered another job in health care..with 3 weeks annual leave to start with.....the wage was near double of min wages. but we then moved to the island....i am earning more money now...and also...once i start part time with them..will have 6 weeks annual leave straight up! things can be a little different depending where you are.

But in saying that i think all things balance out....some things are good and positive and some things not so..i think each person has to decide for themself what is valuable to them.....higher wages.? geography..? lifestyle? etc etc.....

Eastbound

Hi
No your not kidding, we saw a guy it was whiteout conditions walking down the highway in shorts in Naniamo on Sunday can you hullicinate in those conditions wouldnt have believed it if I hadnt seen it with my own eyes

Canada2006

Thanks to everyone who has offered their point of view on my original post. It's really good and helpful to have your opinions!

C2006