14 Weeks!!!
Jul 12th 2010 | 10:59 am
#1
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From: Nottingham Uk
14 Weeks!!!
Well me the hubby and 2 kids have been here 14 weeks now and i hope this story will help others not to give up here goes.
We arrived in calgary on April 14th, we had transfered all of our savings via bank transfer we had a house lined up in Calgary and Hubbys job was all sorted.
When we arrived and payed a visit to the RBC there was no money in the account, for reasons unknown the RBC had refused the tranaction and sent it back to the UK into a bank account we had closed and suprise suprise the Nationwide didnt know where it was!!.
The house we had aggreed to rent via email and telephone conversations had gone ( nice of them to let us know) and last but not least my hubby went to meet his new employer, only to find out that the company had gone into recivership 9 days before!!.
Needless to say after a few tears and OMG what have we done, we are still here.
Myself and hubby found new jobs ,we managed to find a house to rent 1 week before the furniture got here and having made loads of phone calls at stupid aclock we located our money.
The morral of my post is no matter what is thrown at you if you want something bad enough you can make it work, dont give up it will work out in the end.
On a light note this is the best thing we could have ever done as a family, we are loving Calgary!!
We arrived in calgary on April 14th, we had transfered all of our savings via bank transfer we had a house lined up in Calgary and Hubbys job was all sorted.
When we arrived and payed a visit to the RBC there was no money in the account, for reasons unknown the RBC had refused the tranaction and sent it back to the UK into a bank account we had closed and suprise suprise the Nationwide didnt know where it was!!.
The house we had aggreed to rent via email and telephone conversations had gone ( nice of them to let us know) and last but not least my hubby went to meet his new employer, only to find out that the company had gone into recivership 9 days before!!.
Needless to say after a few tears and OMG what have we done, we are still here.
Myself and hubby found new jobs ,we managed to find a house to rent 1 week before the furniture got here and having made loads of phone calls at stupid aclock we located our money.
The morral of my post is no matter what is thrown at you if you want something bad enough you can make it work, dont give up it will work out in the end.
On a light note this is the best thing we could have ever done as a family, we are loving Calgary!!
Jul 12th 2010 | 8:25 pm
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From: Lincs, UK
Re: 14 Weeks!!!
OMG, you had a rough first few weeks!!
Really pleased everything has been resolved and that you are enjoying your new life!
We are only 30 mins away from Nottingham and are also looking at Calgary!
Congratulations on the move and all the very best for your future.
Linz
xx
Really pleased everything has been resolved and that you are enjoying your new life!
We are only 30 mins away from Nottingham and are also looking at Calgary!
Congratulations on the move and all the very best for your future.
Linz
xx
Jul 15th 2010 | 5:34 am
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From: Red Deer, Alberta
Re: 14 Weeks!!!
WOW! What a welcome! I hope things smooth out for you now.
Jul 15th 2010 | 5:45 am
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Re: 14 Weeks!!!
Bless you! Glad things have improved and you are settling
Jul 15th 2010 | 10:07 am
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Re: 14 Weeks!!!
This is what I call DETERMINATION. Well done all of you. wishing you all the happiness in the world.
Jul 15th 2010 | 11:39 am
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From: Cochrane, Alberta
Re: 14 Weeks!!!
OMG, what a start! We had the same thing happen with our money but, fortunately, in our case, we were still in the UK at the time and hadn't closed our UK account. What a worry though!
Glad it all seems to be working out for you now though and glad also that you are enjoying it over here. We love it too; no regrets!
Glad it all seems to be working out for you now though and glad also that you are enjoying it over here. We love it too; no regrets!
Well me the hubby and 2 kids have been here 14 weeks now and i hope this story will help others not to give up here goes.
We arrived in calgary on April 14th, we had transfered all of our savings via bank transfer we had a house lined up in Calgary and Hubbys job was all sorted.
When we arrived and payed a visit to the RBC there was no money in the account, for reasons unknown the RBC had refused the tranaction and sent it back to the UK into a bank account we had closed and suprise suprise the Nationwide didnt know where it was!!.
The house we had aggreed to rent via email and telephone conversations had gone ( nice of them to let us know) and last but not least my hubby went to meet his new employer, only to find out that the company had gone into recivership 9 days before!!.
Needless to say after a few tears and OMG what have we done, we are still here.
Myself and hubby found new jobs ,we managed to find a house to rent 1 week before the furniture got here and having made loads of phone calls at stupid aclock we located our money.
The morral of my post is no matter what is thrown at you if you want something bad enough you can make it work, dont give up it will work out in the end.
On a light note this is the best thing we could have ever done as a family, we are loving Calgary!!
We arrived in calgary on April 14th, we had transfered all of our savings via bank transfer we had a house lined up in Calgary and Hubbys job was all sorted.
When we arrived and payed a visit to the RBC there was no money in the account, for reasons unknown the RBC had refused the tranaction and sent it back to the UK into a bank account we had closed and suprise suprise the Nationwide didnt know where it was!!.
The house we had aggreed to rent via email and telephone conversations had gone ( nice of them to let us know) and last but not least my hubby went to meet his new employer, only to find out that the company had gone into recivership 9 days before!!.
Needless to say after a few tears and OMG what have we done, we are still here.
Myself and hubby found new jobs ,we managed to find a house to rent 1 week before the furniture got here and having made loads of phone calls at stupid aclock we located our money.
The morral of my post is no matter what is thrown at you if you want something bad enough you can make it work, dont give up it will work out in the end.
On a light note this is the best thing we could have ever done as a family, we are loving Calgary!!
Sep 1st 2010 | 7:56 am
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From: Tamworth Staffordshire
Re: 14 Weeks!!!
wow! cant believe you have had to go through that but i guess it just makes you stronger? im so glad you are still loving it. What made you choose Calagary? Me and my hubby are looking at either calgary or saskatoon. Well Done to you both x
Sep 2nd 2010 | 7:05 am
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Re: 14 Weeks!!!
What job did you get when you got to calgary? I ask because the job I do in UK, the qualifications in Canada are far higher so I am going to have to re invent myself, and how did the kids adjust?
Sep 7th 2010 | 9:03 pm
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Re: 14 Weeks!!!
Well Done!!!!
From having that lot thrown at you all and getting through it by sheer determination, you are obviously up to the challenge of emigrating and doing what you have done
You will do well in Canada, Best of luck from Loraine and I.
From having that lot thrown at you all and getting through it by sheer determination, you are obviously up to the challenge of emigrating and doing what you have done
You will do well in Canada, Best of luck from Loraine and I.
Sep 8th 2010 | 12:10 am
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Re: 14 Weeks!!!
Well done for overcoming those horrid shocks on arrival. Great spirit. So glad you are now enjoying your new life
Sep 10th 2010 | 8:06 pm
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Re: 14 Weeks!!!
Congratulations and well done for not being put off with what you had to deal with....may i ask what site did you use to find your rented accomodation ...
