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Six years and done

Old Aug 28th 2017, 1:07 am
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Originally Posted by Jsmth321
Come to my building in Vancouver. There are lady of the night on several corners most of the day.

Also open drug use in the alley and side walks.

Would prefer to live elsewhere in Vancouver but the nice areas are beyond our budget.
Alleyways do tend to attract those types of activities.

Don't get me wrong, I've driven down rue St Dennis in Paris so I'm "worldly" but I hadn't seen one recently, especially in broad daylight! Lol
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Originally Posted by DandNHill
Alleyways do tend to attract those types of activities.

Don't get me wrong, I've driven down rue St Dennis in Paris so I'm "worldly" but I hadn't seen one recently, especially in broad daylight! Lol
I was driving to work, in my convertible, top down. Somewhere along Gerrard, Woodbine maybe, I stop at the light and a woman leaps over the door and into the passenger seat. "Give me a ride to River" she says, though it's too late for it to be a question. River's on the way. When we get there she says proudly "This", "is my corner" and then "would you like a date?".
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Originally Posted by DandNHill
I saw a lady of the night the other day...it was still day light!!
Just short of my office and on my bike just after 7.00 am I was flagged down by a woman I recognised as a regular from the DSS office I had worked in. I assumed she'd recognised me and was just going to ask me something or say hello.

Turned out she didn't recognise me.

I still wonder what she expected me to do with my bike.

Quite common transactions for people in their cars, in that area, before work apparently.
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Originally Posted by DandNHill
We've just done six years.

We're happy in Canada. Looks like things are at last working out after a bump in the road we had three years ago which took us from NS to ON.

I like Barrie but I can't judge as I haven't lived there. We recently made a move to Hamilton and although there are plenty of nay sayers on here I am finding it the friendliest place I've been to in Ontario. Providing of course you avoid some of the less desirable places of course. I saw a lady of the night the other day...it was still day light!!

It has taken some adjustment and I have come to the conclusion that if most of my friends turn out to be Brits so be it.... there are not many Brits in Barrie but there seem to be lots down here...
Finally, someone gets it! Glad to hear you are finding your feet here

As to the 'ladies of the night' - I take it you were on Barton just outside or along from Hamilton General Hospital, lol. They won't bother you (though they might ask if they can cadge a smoke), most of the poor souls are doing it for their next fix, sadly. Having had to spend several days around the hospital a few years back (a family member was in the cardiac ward) I didn't find them too intrusive.

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Old Aug 28th 2017, 11:37 am
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Originally Posted by Siouxie
Finally, someone gets it! Glad to hear you are finding your feet here

As to the 'ladies of the night' - I take it you were on Barton just outside or along from Hamilton General Hospital, lol. They won't bother you (though they might ask if they can cadge a smoke), most of the poor souls are doing it for their next fix, sadly. Having had to spend several days around the hospital a few years back (a family member was in the cardiac ward) I didn't find them too intrusive.

Somewhere along Barton yes.

I'm discovering the city by getting lost. Hubby keeps asking why I'm not using GPS. But it's good to get lost...
Hamilton is my kind of place. People seem genuine for the most part.
It's also not the concrete jungle of everywhere east of the city.
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Originally Posted by DandNHill
Somewhere along Barton yes.

I'm discovering the city by getting lost. Hubby keeps asking why I'm not using GPS. But it's good to get lost...
Hamilton is my kind of place. People seem genuine for the most part.
It's also not the concrete jungle of everywhere east of the city.
I find that's the best way of getting to know somewhere! The other thing I do is followup on a recommendation or advert I've seen on facebook or elsewhere, that takes me to an area, or place I don't know. It just gives me a reason to go there, even if I'm not terribly interested in the actual item/service, but it's better to have a goal than wander aimlessly, by car or on foot - and you also come across things you never expected to see.
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Originally Posted by DandNHill
Somewhere along Barton yes.

I'm discovering the city by getting lost. Hubby keeps asking why I'm not using GPS. But it's good to get lost...
Hamilton is my kind of place. People seem genuine for the most part.
It's also not the concrete jungle of everywhere east of the city.
I was back in the Hammer on the weekend.

You should go and sit out on the Collective Arts Brewery patio while the weather is still good.

It's in the rust belt east side but great vibe!
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Originally Posted by DandNHill
Somewhere along Barton yes.

I'm discovering the city by getting lost. Hubby keeps asking why I'm not using GPS. But it's good to get lost...
Hamilton is my kind of place. People seem genuine for the most part.
It's also not the concrete jungle of everywhere east of the city.
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Old Aug 28th 2017, 7:20 pm
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Originally Posted by JamesM
I was back in the Hammer on the weekend.

You should go and sit out on the Collective Arts Brewery patio while the weather is still good.

It's in the rust belt east side but great vibe!
They make some great IPA's especially this one.

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Old Aug 28th 2017, 7:42 pm
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Originally Posted by JamesM
I was back in the Hammer on the weekend.

You should go and sit out on the Collective Arts Brewery patio while the weather is still good.

It's in the rust belt east side but great vibe!
I'll check that out maybe this weekend. Thanks
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Haha. Am I Karl Pilkington? 😱
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I'll check that out maybe this weekend. Thanks
You might find some of these links of use: Hamilton : British Expat Wiki

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Originally Posted by Siouxie
You might find some of these links of use: Hamilton : British Expat Wiki

Thank you. Just taken a quick look and already saw some interesting things.
You'll have to tell me what part of Hamilton you live in. Maybe we can have a mini reunion!
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Thank you. Just taken a quick look and already saw some interesting things.
You'll have to tell me what part of Hamilton you live in. Maybe we can have a mini reunion!
Sounds like a plan! I used to organise meet-ups for BE'ers in Hamilton / Burlington but after a few times people didn't seem too interested, so I stopped.

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Old Aug 29th 2017, 3:48 am
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Originally Posted by Siouxie
Sounds like a plan! I used to organise meet-ups for BE'ers in Hamilton / Burlington but after a few times people didn't seem too interested, so I stopped.

Well if you're interested there's a great meet up group through FB for Hamilton and Burlington. I've been twice and it's a good laugh.
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