Originally Posted by ann m (Post 8124873)

a) Spring in March, not one week at the end of May

Originally Posted by ann m (Post 8124873)

c) Easy availability of chocolate croissants :lol:

Originally Posted by Partially discharged (Post 8125193)

I agree with you on the fundraising part...if I wanted 'gen-u-ine' Belgian chocolate I'd buy it at a reasonable price. My daughters class had been told to accentuate the Belgian part as they were told people would be more likely to buy it. I questioned the school on it and they didn't really have an answer why Belgian chocolate was to be stressed.

Originally Posted by iaink (Post 8125010)

Please point me towards a "how too" link if you have one. Im so sick of paying $55 a month for the crap supplied. I looked at "Digital over air" a while ago, but I got the idea I was in a bad area for it...

Originally Posted by Lychee (Post 8125198)

Two words for you: Coastal BC. ;) Spring starts in March and lasts until June.

One word for you: Montreal! :eek:

Originally Posted by pthom (Post 8125270)

4) Marks and Spencer in Calgary please

When we arrived (over 30 years ago) there were 3 M & S stores in the city, it was gradually whittled down to 1 in Chinook Centre. I can't remember how long ago now since they shut forever, must have been at least 20 years ago.

Originally Posted by Chookie (Post 8125284)

The main thing I would like is a corner shop within walking distance where you can buy milk/bread etc without having to go to the supermarket.

Originally Posted by Auld Yin (Post 8125188)

How the hell do you manage to get your head above the covers each morning?

Originally Posted by Chookie (Post 8125284)

The main thing I would like is a corner shop within walking distance where you can buy milk/bread etc without having to go to the supermarket.

Originally Posted by bodgerx (Post 8125302)

I was thinking that. Also, why has Oink not returned to the UK yet? From his/her posts it seems that life in Canada is a living nightmare.

Originally Posted by Jingsamichty (Post 8124943)

And introduce a 50c coin.

Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 8125438)

There already is one, it's just not widely in circulation.

Originally Posted by Oink (Post 8125169)

I once did an academic presentation about this very subject. That in fact we are turning our children into de facto tax collectors and compulsory schooling shouldn't be subsidized by children. The amount of instructional time taken up by collecting and tabulating the enterprise is considerable. The whole coercion aspect of it etc etc. It didn't go down well. School fund raising is sacrosanct in N. America. You'd be better off attacking God.

Back to the thread. . .

Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 8125441)

Some coinage that wasn't the f'in same as the US would actually be a good idea.

Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 8125456)

Why?:confused:

Most places accept either coins with no qualms, just don't expect U.S. coins to be worth more.:p

Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 8125462)

Good point, actually lets just get rid of Canadian money completely and use USD.

Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 8125465)

Can we have U.S. pricing on goods too?

Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 8125468)

As long as we don't get there healthcare system...

Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 8125468)

As long as we don't get there healthcare system...

Originally Posted by Oink (Post 8125491)

Or their guns.

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 8125495)

More guns per capita in Canada, of course.

Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 8125498)

I've always wondered about this statistic. Is it actually true? Are all guns in the US registered so they can be counted? I genuinely don't know.

Originally Posted by Oink (Post 8125422)

Seaside holidays
Cheap European holidays
Fashionable clothes
Country cottages
Cornish pasties
Radio Four
Susie McDonald's big baps
Golden Virginia or Old Holborn
Bonfire Night
BBC, ITV and Channel Four
Walk in the country without being eaten by a bear
Kippers
My nan
Snooker

Originally Posted by Jingle (Post 8125152)

Quite honestly only one thing really bugs me (in Calgary) and that is people crossing the street without looking. I have tried to get used to it but after four years it's not going to happen - it irritates the heck out me that pedestrians just assume that cars will stop for them and don't even bother to check to see whether they have been seen :frown:

J :)

Originally Posted by jamesmc (Post 8125521)

corned beef.:)

Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 8125534)

Err...this stuff is in any major chain grocery stores.;)

Originally Posted by Lychee (Post 8125198)

Two words for you: Coastal BC. ;) Spring starts in March and lasts until June.

Originally Posted by fledermaus (Post 8125393)

Yorkshire ham.

Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 8125468)

As long as we don't get there healthcare system...

Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy (Post 8125659)

Was that a reference to Bodger?



Is that a Grammatical or spelling error?

Originally Posted by rae (Post 8125708)

sausages.

Originally Posted by Jingle (Post 8125152)

Quite honestly only one thing really bugs me (in Calgary) and that is people crossing the street without looking. I have tried to get used to it but after four years it's not going to happen - it irritates the heck out me that pedestrians just assume that cars will stop for them and don't even bother to check to see whether they have been seen :frown:

J :)

Originally Posted by Chookie (Post 8125284)

The main thing I would like is a corner shop within walking distance where you can buy milk/bread etc without having to go to the supermarket.