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Hi everyone.
My family and I have arrived in Calgary :thumbsup: No problems with the protestors at Heathrow, flight was delayed by an hour due to congestion. Immigration was easy - definately pays to have paperwork organised in one file - I couldn't believe some people infront of us in the queue who couldn't find important paperwork and spent minutes frantically searching pockets etc! Our condo is very nice and will do until our furniture arrives late September. Hopefully by the end of today we should have sorted our social numbers, AHCIP, driving licenses and bank account. Then we start looking for a car! Still adjusting to time difference, it's now 5:20am here - my son got into bed at 3am and kicked me out! Give it a few more days!! Anyway, we're really glad to be here and our experience two days in is very positive. Cheers ARH |
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Congratualtions ... :thumbsup:
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congratulations on arriving in Canada, hope all goes well for you :thumbup:
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Originally Posted by ARH
(Post 5216322)
Hi everyone.
My family and I have arrived in Calgary :thumbsup: No problems with the protestors at Heathrow, flight was delayed by an hour due to congestion. Immigration was easy - definately pays to have paperwork organised in one file - I couldn't believe some people infront of us in the queue who couldn't find important paperwork and spent minutes frantically searching pockets etc! Our condo is very nice and will do until our furniture arrives late September. Hopefully by the end of today we should have sorted our social numbers, AHCIP, driving licenses and bank account. Then we start looking for a car! Still adjusting to time difference, it's now 5:20am here - my son got into bed at 3am and kicked me out! Give it a few more days!! Anyway, we're really glad to be here and our experience two days in is very positive. Cheers ARH Good luck with all the organisiation, and hope you find a nice car. :thumbsup: |
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congrats to you all stay happy:thumbsup:
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Congratulations :thumbsup:
Doesnt it just feel the best that you have actually made it :thumbsup: |
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Originally Posted by ARH
(Post 5216322)
Hi everyone.
My family and I have arrived in Calgary :thumbsup: No problems with the protestors at Heathrow, flight was delayed by an hour due to congestion. Immigration was easy - definately pays to have paperwork organised in one file - I couldn't believe some people infront of us in the queue who couldn't find important paperwork and spent minutes frantically searching pockets etc! Our condo is very nice and will do until our furniture arrives late September. Hopefully by the end of today we should have sorted our social numbers, AHCIP, driving licenses and bank account. Then we start looking for a car! Still adjusting to time difference, it's now 5:20am here - my son got into bed at 3am and kicked me out! Give it a few more days!! Anyway, we're really glad to be here and our experience two days in is very positive. Cheers ARH Congratulations on your landing in Calgary. :thumbup: |
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Hi
Great news you weren't delayed at Heathrow- we were thinking of you guys! Glad to hear condo is nice etc. On the phone lark remember you pay for incoming calls as well. 3am wake up call- nice!!!! How do you all get on line so quickly? Gryph |
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Welcome to Calgary, ARH. Good luck with everything. :)
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Originally Posted by gryphea
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Hi
Great news you weren't delayed at Heathrow- we were thinking of you guys! Glad to hear condo is nice etc. On the phone lark remember you pay for incoming calls as well. 3am wake up call- nice!!!! How do you all get on line so quickly? Gryph |
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Many congrats, and good luck for the coming days.
It's good here, in'it? :thumbsup: |
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Welcome to Canada :thumbsup:
Best wishes and hope you all settle in well over the coming months. :D |
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Welcome to Calgary - best wishes for a happy time here :thumbsup::beer:
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Originally Posted by ARH
(Post 5216322)
Hi everyone.
My family and I have arrived in Calgary :thumbsup: No problems with the protestors at Heathrow, flight was delayed by an hour due to congestion. Immigration was easy - definately pays to have paperwork organised in one file - I couldn't believe some people infront of us in the queue who couldn't find important paperwork and spent minutes frantically searching pockets etc! Our condo is very nice and will do until our furniture arrives late September. Hopefully by the end of today we should have sorted our social numbers, AHCIP, driving licenses and bank account. Then we start looking for a car! Still adjusting to time difference, it's now 5:20am here - my son got into bed at 3am and kicked me out! Give it a few more days!! Anyway, we're really glad to be here and our experience two days in is very positive. Cheers ARH We when emigrated we went into Calgary. They were so nice it really was a nice end to a truly awful and stressful day. We were the only ones aswell. Was confusing them all banging on about getting windscreen insurance... only after a week and noticing all the crack screens on the cars we understood why. Good luck and enjoy. |
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GOOD LUCK :thumbsup:
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CONGRATULATIONS
hope you enjoy your new life in canada ... good luck hopefully we will be posting a 'were here' thread soon as visas arrieved today =D :thumbsup: |
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Welcome to Cagary - the next few weeks will fly by :eek:
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i am sooey jealous , congratulations on making it and send all the vibes back over here so we may join you quicker!!, have a great life, be happy::
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Thanks everyone for your kind words. For those back in Blighty - I'll keep sending good vibes across.
Only 3 days in and we've achieved so much. Social numbers, AHCIP, Alberta Driving Licence, Bank Accounts, test drive in new car. We're still in a honeymoon period obviously - but I already have a good feeling about this place, difficult to put my finger on exactly what it is. Roll on Friday - we're heading off to Banff :thumbsup: My mate has recommended Wild Bills - can anyone add to this?? |
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Good luck - you have chosen a great place - I was there last week for a recce - might be joining you soon enough.
Wish you all the best, and good luck finding a car and do get windshield insurance - take a look around at the number of cracked shields! :huh: Rob.;) Some recent pics from our trip.:thumbsup: |
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Originally Posted by Rob4BC
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Good luck - you have chosen a great place - I was there last week for a recce - might be joining you soon enough.
Wish you all the best, and good luck finding a car and do get windshield insurance - take a look around at the number of cracked shields! :huh: Rob.;) Some recent pics from our trip.:thumbsup: Funny you should say about the crack windshields (as Londonuck said earlier) - I've never seen so many - some are so bad a wonder how people can see out of the car! Probably explains some of the poor driving I've already seen! Good luck with your endeavours. Cheers ARH |
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Welcome to Canada and to Calgary! We're off to the mountains this weekend too .... wave if you see us!!! :thumbsup::rofl:
We have a long weekend booked at Morraine Lake Lodge to celebrate our Silver Wedding Anniversary, (which is not til Sept 11th, but never mind eh!!) :thumbsup: |
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Originally Posted by ARH
(Post 5223744)
Thanks everyone for your kind words. For those back in Blighty - I'll keep sending good vibes across.
Only 3 days in and we've achieved so much. Social numbers, AHCIP, Alberta Driving Licence, Bank Accounts, test drive in new car. We're still in a honeymoon period obviously - but I already have a good feeling about this place, difficult to put my finger on exactly what it is. Roll on Friday - we're heading off to Banff :thumbsup: My mate has recommended Wild Bills - can anyone add to this?? Banff sounds fab! we are having a weekend preapring for car boot and then car booting. Nice! Dream of spending my weekends here: http://www.douglasfir.com/ I also have a great book for those with little ones on really short walks in the rockies that we will plough through when we get there! Hope your car buying goes OK gryph- not jealous at all |
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Originally Posted by Morwenna
(Post 5224379)
Welcome to Canada and to Calgary! We're off to the mountains this weekend too .... wave if you see us!!! :thumbsup::rofl:
We have a long weekend booked at Morraine Lake Lodge to celebrate our Silver Wedding Anniversary, (which is not til Sept 11th, but never mind eh!!) :thumbsup: |
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Originally Posted by gryphea
(Post 5224395)
wow- sounds like you have got masses done- well done!
Banff sounds fab! we are having a weekend preapring for car boot and then car booting. Nice! Dream of spending my weekends here: http://www.douglasfir.com/ I also have a great book for those with little ones on really short walks in the rockies that we will plough through when we get there! Hope your car buying goes OK gryph- not jealous at all Good luck with the car boot - keep positive and positive things will happen!! ARH |
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Originally Posted by ARH
(Post 5223937)
Nice photos - especially the rather freaky skateboarding Cow-Bart cross breed!
Funny you should say about the crack windshields (as Londonuck said earlier) - I've never seen so many - some are so bad a wonder how people can see out of the car! Probably explains some of the poor driving I've already seen! Good luck with your endeavours. Cheers ARH Buy yourself a nice F350!!! :thumbsup: Rob. |
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