This is the last time....
 

..I want to hear everyone singing loudly to the lyrics from Keane :rofl:

This is all I keep on thinking now...I have been to work for the last time, I have called BT for the last time, I have cancelled SKY for the last time.....I am hoping we have mowed the lawn for the last time :unsure: Paid off our Credit Cards for the last time .... Really nervous, really scared, really excited, really YESSSS we are doing this :thumbsup: Good luck to everyone in the same boat and to all who have been here and done it and who will follow...it's a weird and wonderful time....We were given an extra 2 weeks grace for our furniture to be taken away :thumbup: Counting small blessings....

Just wanted to vent really :)

Thanks for listening

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Cancelling Sky probably allowed you to pay off your credit card bills.

Just think soon you will be:

Applying for credit cards for the first time, getting Rogers cable for the first time etc etc

:thumbup:

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Thanks Geo...really nice post and made me grin from ear to ear..been advised to bet Shaw in Red Deer are Rgers better ?

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If you talk to any Canadian then Rogers are quite possibly the worst company ever. But in my experience they have been great. We have phone, cable, cell phones and internet through them. Never had any problems with them.

And if you like your soccer you can get GolTV for $2.50 a month. Go figure!!

:thumbsup:

Enjoy this part of the journey.

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So it's a back handed recommendation lol. ....Does it make a difference province to province on coverage? We will be in Alberta ..Red Deer..... should check in with Piff Poff really....Whats Soccer....is it like football :rofl: Really excited..really stressed

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There's usually only one option for cable in each province. Shaw aren't particularly cheap, but you don't have a huge amount of choice.

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Thanks Bazzz

Our landlords recommended Shaw..it's all a bit 'suck it and see' at present. Thanks for your advice

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Check rogers out - www.rogers.com

We are here on recci and one good thing is that we can have our uk cell phones with us and just put one of there sim cards in.

if you put $100 dollars on it - then the credit lasts for 365 days, ok if you dont use your cell much

gill

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Hi Gill

Are you in Red Deer area too?

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Good luck on your winding down, then good luck on your winding up :lol: I have to totally disagree with your first sentence tho I for one miss Keane and after 7 months of Canadian radio :eek:you will too.....................................:rofl:

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No we are in lethbridge on recci :rofl:
But rogers have always been great when we have used our cells over here.
have a look on there website and see what you get for your cash, also search shaw and see what they offer.

i usually find the company websites to be full of great info.

Sorry cant help on red deer, only been from calgary to lethbridge :unsure: oh and taber :(

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Thanks for your help...we have found shaw good on our reccis ..I guess its different when you move

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Will miss Keane too

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go to http://www.shaw.ca/en-ca/ProductsSer...lesPricing.htm

and http://www.rogers.com/web/Rogers.portal

stick your area code in for the house you will be in and see what they offer and the packages you require.
i have just done one that i would use and shaw came out more expensive :eek:

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My opinion - take with a pinch!

When choosing TV go for Shaw cable if you decide on satellite you could well loose the connection if there is slight activity in the sky - heavy rain thunder etc and snow can block the reception on occasion too and it is possibly more crap than cable.

We also use shaw for telephone and internet - no real probls with them.

Nearly due for coffee meet ups:rofl::thumbsup:

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Those last few "this is the last times' are weird, but it will all soon be a distant memory you'll be sooo busy settling into your fab new life in sunny Alberta.

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Remember out here you get charged for incoming calls and incoming text messages too.....just one thing to think about when going pay as you go out here! No-one thought to tell me that one, and i quickly changed over to contract!

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We changed from shaw to Telus TV. We already had the phone and net through Telus, plus the OH works for them so we get a bit of a discount so it made sense for us.....altho i think Telus is only avail in the West

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Thanks to Everyone for your replies and help re: TV, Phones and Internet, we always appreciate your help. I have made plenty of last time calls again today, we have family staying this weekend 'for the last time'...not because we won't see them again!! Just because we won't have any furniture for anyone to sit on or sleep on :ohmy:

It is as you have said Lynn a very strange time...all of these last time I will... and it is quite sad in many ways...But do you know what ??? It wont be the last time , just the last time I do these things here in the UK!! I will be doing them for the 'first time' soon in Canada :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Lorna I have told Hubby he best start listening to Nickleback and Maroon 5 and learn to hum along ;)

Loraine...definitely closer to coffee time :D I need to pick your brain about where to buy a bed from if thats okay :blink: We need one we can order online and have it delivered before arrival...I did find a website...can't remember the name..but I couldn't figure what you were actually buying :unsure: Bed or just platform, no mattress??? Do beds come as DIY kits in Alberta :rofl: I will PM you the link and ask a couple of questions if thats ok and you have time to answer?

Have a great Thursday everyone, whether you are here and half way through your day, or in Canada and just beginning it!

PS Just in case my Hubby is checking the boards at work....Just having a break Dear...going back to the ironing now :p

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Whos Keane?:confused:

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re music try Hedley as well. then Rhiana (what I could do with that umbrella she keeps whining about is not printable :curse:) and all the country music stars ...........

I bought our bed from sears online and it was delivered the day I wanted it. could be worth a look. beds can be ordered seperately ie matress loads of different types, base or box spring and then the surround or just wheels :confused: Have fun :thumbup:

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:ohmy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keane_(band)

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Hi Lorna

Made me laugh at the Keane link!! We looked at Sears as well. We have bought brand new beds in the UK to be shipped over with us :blink: We thought it would save money and hassle..never thought of the first weeks :o We just want a cheap and cheerful that will tide us over a few weeks will end up in the sparest of spare bedrooms ...will recheck Sears though, thanks :thumbup:

Julie

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Internet radio, people, internet radio!


regards to the first post i was saying the very same just 10 years ago this week. Still cant believe im in London again. Who, what where?

AHHHH

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Yeah strange about the link I actually copied from wikipedia :blink:

have you thought about a good blow up bed - a lot of people I know have used them for the few weeks they are waiting for their furniture. You can get them off the shelf in walmart or canadian tire and they are pretty sturdy then can be used for camping of rellies when they arrive.

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Hi Lorna

We have considered a blow up mattress but not sure I fancy sleeping on one for a few weeks or possibly 10 weeks as some people experienced. Had a back problem years ago (old Nursing injury) I don't really want to tempt fate just as I start a new job. But if all else fails...

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Get one with an automatic pump enall!

Colmans, or something like, was the make i think, they were excellent for our visitor overspill

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I know what you're saying but they are not too bad honest, they may be a bit low but as Londoncuck says the Colemans are quite good and not too low.

yes forgot the automatic pump :eek:

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Thanks Londonuck

Will definately use internet Radio after everyones help on here with regards to who to use as a provider :) I dont want an air mattress though :(

....'visitor over spill' does that mean in laws :eek: :)

Thanks for the tips

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Worried I would get down there and not get up :eek:

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We're not talking about a mattress on the floor here. We got one of these from Canadian Tire, and we slept on it when parents visited (let them have our master bedroom!:huh:), and we very comfortable!:thumbup:

It fills with an electric pump from the mains in a couple of minutes, and we had to put some more air in every couple of days as it seemed to subside slowly over time! :blink:

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Okay, you three! I blame you entirely :eek: Morwenna. Lorna and Londonuck, hubby thinks we should look at the air mattresses :ohmy: You have sold them to him...I wish he didn't check my post lol...

Thanks for your advice ...I think :unsure:

Morweena how is your lovely girl, is she any better? How is that Lipoma. I am training my old girl to earn her flying wings lol...she is tired of the sound of Boeing 747's and Airbuses :o

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Called into Wally world (Walmart) this afternoon and they do a mean fold up camp bed which is a bit higher you can get it any size up to queen, may be another option.

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I quite like Headley - should I not be adnmitting to this? I have 2 cds in the car:confused:

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www.shoutcast.com

all your radio stations and much more.

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carnt wait till its our time!!, ive just got sleepless nights at the mo, as thinks keep wizzing round my head waht needs to be done. Its such a weird time. ;)

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I hear ya...............!

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OH has Sirrius in the truck and I'm like a kid in a sweet store when I get my hands on it.

As for internet radio, I live in the boondocks and can't even play youtube videos :eek: I feel like buffering the bloody computer out the window when it plays :curse:

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And what happened to all my lovely music video channels that i loved to watch on a saturday night with my reasonably priced Spanish wine from Sainsburys?!............. AAh I remember it well: Music Box, Kiss, VH1, 2 etc... All I have is Much More. Not Much more if you ask me. I have to pay 70trillion more dollars if I want any more music!!!!! Some of the music channles don't even have pictures!!! Bring back Telewest (Virgin).

;);)

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Doggie's doing fine. The lipoma is quite large but not apparently troubling her so that's OK. Her bad breath has completely gone with a course of antibiotics (I do feel guilty about letting that go for so long)

I realise I omitted to post the link to the bed thing at Can.Tire, so I'll try again! http://www.canadiantire.ca/gateway/rollaway-bed.htm :thumbsup: