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Re: Make your own mind up!!
Originally Posted by iaink
No, but when the weed whacker whacked a pebble through the passenger window one time it was a stock item at the local glass repair place. $130 installed IIRC.
I'm obviously in the wrong "Peterborough" (Cambridgeshire not Ontario). This Peterborough repairman shakes his head, scratches his chin (and whatever else) and says "Good job you're insured mate... this'll cost!" I can't believe that it can take 7 days to get a window..it'd be quicker to fly out, pick it up and fly back again! :( |
Re: Make your own mind up!!
Originally Posted by Daedra
Bit off topic but... have any of youex-pats had the experience of driving a stick shift in the winter on an iced over empty parking lot?
My brother gave my Brit partner a little spin around the local parking lot when we visited Canada 2 years ago, he was like a little boy with his first red fire engine & is looking forward to playing on the ice again :D EDIT: To do this you need a decent manual car & a good emergency brake.... great way of getting used to your car's handling on ice patches by doing donoughts etc on an empty icy lot :D |
Re: Make your own mind up!!
Originally Posted by iaink
Just to show that they dont work though :D
My mortgage is less than 2x annual salary, and I dont earn a huge amount I did, I rather like my job, and I love this area So far Ive been lucky, but Im not here to climb the greasy pole Im not sure what that is, but the hovel I am in now is in fact the first home Ive owned anywhere, and we have no plans to move yet. We might have to remodel though when we run out of space http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...14Dec05018.jpg My wife saw the picture of the house, it is her dream home! How much does a property like that cost? |
Re: Make your own mind up!!
The first time I rode in my brothers car when he was doing doughnuts & tail wags in (funnily enough) his Subaru, I was holding on for dear life scared sh**less... but the next time (when my partner was visiting Canada with me couple x-mases ago) was alot more exciting... especially when you hit a patch of sheer ice and the car isn't stopping, just gradually & continually travelling towards the lamp post.... is it? is it? is it? Noooooo... just missed it *lol* Good fun :D
Tried it in automatics (my bro was driving mums car years back) and although fun, didn't have the same spin effect the manuals did or maybe it was just more difficult to achieve?! |
Re: Make your own mind up!!
Originally Posted by iaink
Dunno, do you enjoy it? can you make ends meet on what you do get in Winnipeg? ;)
Yep, 4 bed house 1 kid in Uni, 1 in College 1 in high school, 1 in middle school and 1 dog. ( Who if I earnt more might have had artifically hips ) don't fly around the world on holidays but seem to make a nuff of life to be happy. Beside Snow in a month to six weeks and then it would be like living in a completely new place. |
Re: Make your own mind up!!
Originally Posted by iaink
Just to show that they dont work though :D
My mortgage is less than 2x annual salary, and I dont earn a huge amount I did, I rather like my job, and I love this area So far Ive been lucky, but Im not here to climb the greasy pole Im not sure what that is, but the hovel I am in now is in fact the first home Ive owned anywhere, and we have no plans to move yet. We might have to remodel though when we run out of space http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...14Dec05018.jpg We to have been lucky with a very little mortgage, somewhere where we love to live, my hubby gets paid more now than he did in England for doing the same job (the cars are mainly trucks though!!! but they're still Fords) and he only works one weekend in 14, so it's not all doom and gloom! |
Re: Make your own mind up!!
Originally Posted by shabby1
Moose Jaw ladies...... fantastic post... thank you. It's great to hear it's worked out for you... cheered me up no end.
My OH is truck driver too. We're off to Emigrate show next month and hope to get some applications filled in. He's also trying to line up enough interviews to make a trip over in the near future worthwhile. (looking at both Alberta and Saskatchewan). Any helpful tips or contacts? first tip don't sign to an agency, you can do it on your own, save yourself lots of money. The process can be a bit daunting but once you get going you'll be fine. We're finding Alberta is getting too expensive, renting is starting at a min of $2000 per month and goodness knows what houses are currently going for. Like I said do lots of research and maybe look at Saskatchewan a bit more. |
Re: Make your own mind up!!
Originally Posted by Perry Groves
My wife saw the picture of the house, it is her dream home! How much does a property like that cost?
Shouldnt judge the book by its cover though ;) |
Re: Make your own mind up!!
Originally Posted by iaink
We paid a little over $100k 5 years ago. Its appraised for taxes at $125, market value is probably around $150-175. IMO property round here is undervalued, and judging by the influx of elderly Torontonians, I might no be the only one thinking that.
Shouldnt judge the book by its cover though ;) Location is everything. Your house is not very different from the one my "ex" lives in, that's a three bedroom bungalow on a 70x130' lot with a vast finished basement. It's on a nice dead end street and backs on to a park. As mentioned above, it'd list for about $575,000. |
Re: Make your own mind up!!
Originally Posted by dbd33
Location is everything. Your house is not very different from the one my "ex" lives in, that's a three bedroom bungalow on a 70x130' lot with a vast finished basement. It's on a nice dead end street and backs on to a park. As mentioned above, it'd list for about $575,000.
However, should I ever have to move to TO or Calgary for a job I am soooo screwed :eek: |
Re: Make your own mind up!!
Originally Posted by iaink
Yep, but Im on 200'x300' lot with mature trees and a view of the Trent :p
However, should I ever have to move to TO or Calgary for a job I am soooo screwed :eek: Mature trees are a mixed blessing. Every now and then I get a letter from the solictor for the neighbour to that house demanding that I trim the trees or that I "take that woman in hand" and insist that she do it. I haven't lived there since 1989 and haven't replied to the letters since the mid-nineties but still they trickle in. You don't get these issues in sub-divisions. |
Re: Make your own mind up!!
Originally Posted by TrishB
Jeep Liberty auto in 2WD is driven by rear wheels so great for doughnuts in the driveway!!!
Yes, I've had big fun in the mall parking lot in a snowstorm. 4WD powerslides are good fun too although if you cock it up you end up in a snowbank and your mother in law gets the hump. :D |
Re: Make your own mind up!!
Originally Posted by dbd33
Location is everything. Your house is not very different from the one my "ex" lives in, that's a three bedroom bungalow on a 70x130' lot with a vast finished basement. It's on a nice dead end street and backs on to a park. As mentioned above, it'd list for about $575,000.
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Re: Make your own mind up!!
Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat
Yes, I've had big fun in the mall parking lot in a snowstorm. 4WD powerslides are good fun too although if you cock it up you end up in a snowbank and your mother in law gets the hump. :D
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Re: Make your own mind up!!
Originally Posted by Moose Jaw Ladies
I live in Moose Jaw and my husband is a trucker, we're originally from the UK and our experience has and is wonderful, it's the best things we ever did. We've now got our Permanent Residency and life couldn't be better. I work for the company that brought us over and my husband is still with them. Out of 13 families that have come here only 4 have gone back, all of whom only gave it 3-4 months, which in my opinion is not long enough, plus you need to do lots of research, perhaps the families in question never did !!
Also I've read that eating out just for pizza costs $100, what a load of rubbish, we eat out every week and the most we've paid is $60, oh wait a minute I tell a lie, we did once spend $120 in Calgary but that was for a curry and well worth it. The cost of living is cheaper over here and my shopping bill is on average $200 every 2 weeks, you have to learn to adapt to whats in the stores here and for goodness sake stop harping on about the food in the UK and the fact that you can't get certain things over here. Also for truckers working 24/7, again what a load of rubbish, there are various shifts with the company , 10 on 4 off, 7 on 3 off and the one my husband does 6 on 3 off. Yes the work is hard but there's no stress and very little traffic compared to the UK, plus the bonus system with the company is second to none, 4 throughout the year and 2 at Christmas, where would you get that in the UK. Moose Jaw is a small but very friendly place to live and everyone is really helpful and there's lots to do and see. We couldn't have picked a better place to settle. My advice to anyone thinking of making the move is research, research and more research. Plus don't keep converting back into Pounds, you're not getting paid in pounds but $ and that's how you spend your money be it on bills, food eating out ect etc. And as for the GST & PST yes that does take some getting use to but it's no big deal. I get really fed up listening to people that obviously in my opinion haven't really done their research or given it enough time, you have to give it at least the length of yuor work permit, which is 1 year and experience both a summer and a winter here in Saskatchewan. great just found you please help!! husband coming out to moose jaw jan 07 has job offer and starts on the 8th we will follow as soon as .... any info is good have looked at most sites relating to moose jaw seem to be going in circles though. the idea is he does the temp work permit whilst process then we come out no idea as to timescale - what should i be doing apart from stressing!! where is good place to rent initially and what is average cost? we have two children 6 and 8 so schools top of list have looked at the french immersion system any views? what are the 'better' areas? what should i expect - have not been out to visit! yet! will be down to the one salary and i will be stay at home, husbands wage seems average for the area housing seems cheap as we would buy as soon as get the green light, what are my chances job wise im ok with anything as the whole idea of the move is lifestyle change, i am registered manager of a childrens home at moment. what are clubs, school systems etc like for children need to find brownies, swimming clubs, athletics for them lol!? i plan to be stay at home for a while and focus on making links so we can all settle in. not up on the abbreviations used so bear with me advise , dos and donts, bring and dont bring anything helpful :confused: |
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