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Old Jul 29th 2008 | 5:49 pm
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Default Who are you and where do you come from ?

I know there's an intro section for us noobs, but I thought it might be good to have a place for everyone to let us know who they are, including the old timers If you're brave you could add a photo too

Just cut and paste the following and change the info to your own

How about it


Name/nickname Stonedog (aka. Stoney, Ginge, Bitch, Pissy Mare)

Age 37

Location Harlow, Essex

Occupation Sales Administrator (Agony Aunt, IT Department, General Dogsbody[/b]

Family Mr Stoney (47), Stoney Junior (11)

Why are you here ? Having received visas we're hoping to move to NS in the early New Year

Me:....
 
Old Jul 29th 2008 | 11:05 pm
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Name - Amy
Nickname - Aims, Monster

Age - 30

Location - Halifax, Nova Scotia
Previous UK Location - Horsham, West Sussex

Occupation Homemaker and general family slave

Family Davd (37), Kitty (4) and Molly (2)

Why are you here ? Here on a TWP at the moment, PR application currently going through.

Me:....
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Old Jul 30th 2008 | 2:19 am
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Default Re: Who are you and where do you come from ?

Originally Posted by Stonedog
I know there's an intro section for us noobs, but I thought it might be good to have a place for everyone to let us know who they are, including the old timers If you're brave you could add a photo too

Just cut and paste the following and change the info to your own

How about it


Name/nickname Stonedog (aka. Stoney, Ginge, Bitch, Pissy Mare)

Age 37

Location Harlow, Essex

Occupation Sales Administrator (Agony Aunt, IT Department, General Dogsbody[/b]

Family Mr Stoney (47), Stoney Junior (11)

Why are you here ? Having received visas we're hoping to move to NS in the early New Year

Me:....
http://i36.tinypic.com/158x7d.jpg
OMG! I'm 37 and was born in Harlow!!
 
Old Jul 30th 2008 | 2:25 am
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From: Previously Hertfordshire, now in Chester Basin, Nova Scotia :)
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Default Re: Who are you and where do you come from ?

Originally Posted by Piff Poff
OMG! I'm 37 and was born in Harlow!!
I wasn't born here but I've been here nearly 10 years

Now fill the rest in
 
Old Jul 30th 2008 | 2:29 am
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Name/nickname Vicky/Vic

Age 33

Location Newfoundland

Occupation Home-maker,etc

Family mr.D15ney, daughter 11 and son 5

Why are you here ? Saw the place on telly, visited for 4 days, fell in love with the place, husband got job and here we are waiting for PR.
 
Old Jul 30th 2008 | 6:00 am
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Name/nickname Charlie/her royal purpleness.

Age 39

Location Oswestry, Shropshire (until 24.08.08).

Occupation Support Worker with young autistic adults, OH is Maintenance Manager in Brampton.

Family Mr purple80 (37) 3 sprogs...11,10 and 8 years old.

Why are you here? OH secured employment in Brampton, started in March '08on WP, we are joining him in August '08.

Me:.... In france at the mo so cannot add picture!
 
Old Jul 30th 2008 | 7:08 am
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Name/nickname Dazzling Daz

Age 40

Location From Manchester, live in Orpington Kent, Toronto in November

Occupation Automation Operator in Musical Theatre

Family Wifey (37) My little angel (3yo son)

Why are you here ? My Canadian wife wants to be nearer her family and i think it will be better for my son and myself

Me:....none of me on this computer so my son will take my place
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Old Jul 30th 2008 | 7:33 am
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Its been a while since Ive done this, so Ill bite for the sake of those who cant be bothered clicking on or filling out their public profile thingy...

Name/nickname Iaink....Iain, er thats not really a nickname...

Age 38 (really?, when did THAT happen?)

Location Near Belleville, Eastern Ontario, Canada , Born SE England, Raised Merseyside after a few years down south, lived Leeds, Norwich, Bedford as well.

Occupation Engineer in electronic ceramic component manufacturing plant.

Family Wife (fortysomething), two girls (5 and 2) three cats (9,9 and 10)

Why are you here ? Been here so long, Ive forgotten! I logged on once and never quite managed to log off. Oh, Canada....Offered a job here, liked the place, met wife..rest is history.

Me Gotta be some in my expats gallery I guess...

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Old Jul 30th 2008 | 7:41 am
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Name/nickname Jo

Age 29

Location Toronto Born in Portsmouth but moved to Chichester and spent most of life there before coming here

Occupation Website Editor

Family Husband and Kai (2)

Why are you here ? To be with my husband in 2001, he moved here in 1998

Me One of Kai at the toronto tennis last year

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Old Jul 30th 2008 | 7:45 am
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Default Re: Who are you and where do you come from ?

Originally Posted by AmyDavid
Name - Amy
Nickname - Aims, Monster

Age - 30

Location - Halifax, Nova Scotia
Previous UK Location - Horsham, West Sussex

Occupation Homemaker and general family slave

Family Davd (37), Kitty (4) and Molly (2)

Why are you here ? Here on a TWP at the moment, PR application currently going through.

Me:....
Those facebook photo`s are fantastic ! That Slugthingymabob was a bit yuk !
 
Old Jul 30th 2008 | 7:48 am
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Name/Nickname: Lorraine Lozza, Loz, Rain,

Age: 39 suddenly feeling old

Born: London but brought up in Portsmouth

Family: OH Steve 40, 2 kids 15 and 16, 3 cats, 2 dogs and a wobbly house on the coulees in Alberda

Why Here: Partner got job, been here 9 months and love it, applyong for PR as we speak
 
Old Jul 30th 2008 | 7:48 am
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Name/nickname dbd

Age 51

Location Northwest of Toronto, in a field.

From Lahndun.

Occupation Computer person.

Family Concubine(29) Girl children 26, 24, 22/4 (physically 22, autistic so for practical purposes about 4). Ex-wife(52) Four cats(2-4), one dog(4), fifty or so chickens(0-2), 2 horses(5 and 13), one donkey(2ish).

Why are you here ? I was misinformed.

Me You don't really want that. Oh no.
 
Old Jul 30th 2008 | 8:01 am
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Name/nickname bazzz

Age 33

Location Vancouver

Occupation Boffin

Family Mrs bazzz

Why are you here ? I was drunk

Me:.... No.
 
Old Jul 30th 2008 | 8:08 am
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You don't really want that.

dbd33...how am i supposed to buy you a drink when you go to your bank at The Beach when i dont know what you look like ?
 
Old Jul 30th 2008 | 8:10 am
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Originally Posted by dazzlerdaz
You don't really want that.

dbd33...how am i supposed to buy you a drink when you go to your bank at The Beach when i dont know what you look like ?
How are you going to recognise him with his pants on?
 


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