House sold, flights booked, what else do we need to do??
Oct 6th 2009, 4:37 am
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House sold, flights booked, what else do we need to do??
OK, so we sold our place in TO, closing is Dec 3rd, booked flights out of here on Dec 7th, and now we're struck with the realisation that we have to be sorted and out in 8 weeks.
So I'm thinking: gotta cancel the milk, gas, water, hydro, internet, cable, newspaper, driving licenses, tell CRA we're leaving,hand in notice at work, spend whatever's left on TimCard, drink all remaining booze, get movers in, buy more booze cause we drank what we had too quick, get rid of car, book a hotel cause were homeless for 4 days before we leave.
Did I miss anything??
PS only joking about the milk, we get those bags from loblaws.
So I'm thinking: gotta cancel the milk, gas, water, hydro, internet, cable, newspaper, driving licenses, tell CRA we're leaving,hand in notice at work, spend whatever's left on TimCard, drink all remaining booze, get movers in, buy more booze cause we drank what we had too quick, get rid of car, book a hotel cause were homeless for 4 days before we leave.
Did I miss anything??
PS only joking about the milk, we get those bags from loblaws.
Oct 6th 2009, 4:40 am
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Re: House sold, flights booked, what else do we need to do??
OK, so we sold our place in TO, closing is Dec 3rd, booked flights out of here on Dec 7th, and now we're struck with the realisation that we have to be sorted and out in 8 weeks.
So I'm thinking: gotta cancel the milk, gas, water, hydro, internet, cable, newspaper, driving licenses, tell CRA we're leaving,hand in notice at work, spend whatever's left on TimCard, drink all remaining booze, get movers in, buy more booze cause we drank what we had too quick, get rid of car, book a hotel cause were homeless for 4 days before we leave.
Did I miss anything??
PS only joking about the milk, we get those bags from loblaws.
So I'm thinking: gotta cancel the milk, gas, water, hydro, internet, cable, newspaper, driving licenses, tell CRA we're leaving,hand in notice at work, spend whatever's left on TimCard, drink all remaining booze, get movers in, buy more booze cause we drank what we had too quick, get rid of car, book a hotel cause were homeless for 4 days before we leave.
Did I miss anything??
PS only joking about the milk, we get those bags from loblaws.
Erm.....photocopy every single document that youve ever been issued in your life, have it signed, dated and stamped by all and sundry. Collect some faeces in a jar and away you go...................
I mean it about the documents!
Oct 6th 2009, 4:45 am
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Re: House sold, flights booked, what else do we need to do??
Damn!! Gotta pick up some jars tomorrow.
Oct 6th 2009, 8:10 am
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Re: House sold, flights booked, what else do we need to do??
Even though you're calling to cancel with companies etc. it might be a good idea to have your mail forwarded by Canada Post for six months or a year in case you forget something. If you already know your new address in the UK and will be providing that to the CRA and the other ones you can think of etc. I suppose it's not too important though.
Congratulations! It's a tough (and in my opinion, admirable) thing you're doing. You emigrated from the UK, lived here for a while, and just thought it was time to return, and you actually made up your mind and did it instead of dwelling on ifs and buts. I should get myself thinking the same way
If you would care to share, I would be interested in learning about your particular reasons for deciding to leave Toronto, if you don't want to say here, feel free to pm me, otherwise no matter. I'm a former Londoner living here also thinking of trying returning for possibly a one year trial mid next year.
Congratulations! It's a tough (and in my opinion, admirable) thing you're doing. You emigrated from the UK, lived here for a while, and just thought it was time to return, and you actually made up your mind and did it instead of dwelling on ifs and buts. I should get myself thinking the same way
If you would care to share, I would be interested in learning about your particular reasons for deciding to leave Toronto, if you don't want to say here, feel free to pm me, otherwise no matter. I'm a former Londoner living here also thinking of trying returning for possibly a one year trial mid next year.
Oct 6th 2009, 12:35 pm
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Re: House sold, flights booked, what else do we need to do??
I fly out of Australia on 6th November after living here 18 years,heading back to Scotland where i haven't lived for 32 years (since we got married)!!!
An hour ago my son came and picked up my kitty as he is going down to Perth to live with my bil and his family.
It was going to cost us too much to take him back and we will be living with different family members until we sort a house out.Well i knew he was going, but i really cried when i had to give him to my son.Wasn't really prepared for it,god knows what it will be like saying goodbye to my kids and the grandies.
I have lists all over the place with "things to do before".Our packers have to be paid on Friday also have to sort out money for quarterly tax bill and gst(bugger),Did the accounts this morning.Just hope A$ gets better still and i dont stuff up transfer with Ozforex .
Keep thinking i may have forgotten something, but no doubt i will remember sitting on the plane.(like forgetting tent pegs when going camping ).
An hour ago my son came and picked up my kitty as he is going down to Perth to live with my bil and his family.
It was going to cost us too much to take him back and we will be living with different family members until we sort a house out.Well i knew he was going, but i really cried when i had to give him to my son.Wasn't really prepared for it,god knows what it will be like saying goodbye to my kids and the grandies.I have lists all over the place with "things to do before".Our packers have to be paid on Friday also have to sort out money for quarterly tax bill and gst(bugger),Did the accounts this morning.Just hope A$ gets better still and i dont stuff up transfer with Ozforex .
Keep thinking i may have forgotten something, but no doubt i will remember sitting on the plane.(like forgetting tent pegs when going camping ).
Oct 6th 2009, 1:22 pm
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Re: House sold, flights booked, what else do we need to do??
Even though you're calling to cancel with companies etc. it might be a good idea to have your mail forwarded by Canada Post for six months or a year in case you forget something. If you already know your new address in the UK and will be providing that to the CRA and the other ones you can think of etc. I suppose it's not too important though.
Congratulations! It's a tough (and in my opinion, admirable) thing you're doing. You emigrated from the UK, lived here for a while, and just thought it was time to return, and you actually made up your mind and did it instead of dwelling on ifs and buts. I should get myself thinking the same way If you would care to share, I would be interested in learning about your particular reasons for deciding to leave Toronto, if you don't want to say here, feel free to pm me, otherwise no matter. I'm a former Londoner living here also thinking of trying returning for possibly a one year trial mid next year.
Congratulations! It's a tough (and in my opinion, admirable) thing you're doing. You emigrated from the UK, lived here for a while, and just thought it was time to return, and you actually made up your mind and did it instead of dwelling on ifs and buts. I should get myself thinking the same way
If you would care to share, I would be interested in learning about your particular reasons for deciding to leave Toronto, if you don't want to say here, feel free to pm me, otherwise no matter. I'm a former Londoner living here also thinking of trying returning for possibly a one year trial mid next year.Reasons for leaving? Probably the same reasons that brought us here in the first place. Just the desire to change our lives and do something different. We didn't hate living in England and we don't hate living here. Moving to Canada was a bit of an adventure for us but after 6 years we find ourselves back in same old routine of going to work, paying the bills, shoveling snow etc. Obviously that will be the case wherever we live (well maybe not the shoveling) but when we weighed up the pros and cons we just felt we would be happier back in Blighty and we decided if we're going to go then now is the time to do it.
Current exchange rates and TO vs UK housing market presented an opportunity for us to be able to move back without taking a huge financial hit and we decided to go for it. So far everything is falling into place nicely. House sold in 2 days for $59K over asking (still can't believe it) and we're hoping to pick up a bit of bargain when we get back.
All in all we've been very lucky. Six years ago we had the opportunity to move to Canada and we took it and now that we feel it's time to go home everything is working in our favour.
Oct 6th 2009, 3:13 pm
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Re: House sold, flights booked, what else do we need to do??
$59K over is very sweet. Congratulations! Where are you going to live over here.
We've been back a month now, (from Victoria) and we're just settling into a rental in Whitby. Boxes everywhere, and most of them not in the right place because we lived the last year or so in an odd apartment so there weren't equivalent spaces.
We bought some auto transformers so we could run our computers and monitors. We didn't bring much else electrical, so we've been on a shopping binge for kettle, toaster, iron, printers, TV etc. At least the house comes with major appliances, but I think we're doing our bit for the British economy!
Bev
We've been back a month now, (from Victoria) and we're just settling into a rental in Whitby. Boxes everywhere, and most of them not in the right place because we lived the last year or so in an odd apartment so there weren't equivalent spaces.
We bought some auto transformers so we could run our computers and monitors. We didn't bring much else electrical, so we've been on a shopping binge for kettle, toaster, iron, printers, TV etc. At least the house comes with major appliances, but I think we're doing our bit for the British economy!
Bev
Oct 6th 2009, 3:30 pm
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$59K over is very sweet. Congratulations! Where are you going to live over here.
We've been back a month now, (from Victoria) and we're just settling into a rental in Whitby. Boxes everywhere, and most of them not in the right place because we lived the last year or so in an odd apartment so there weren't equivalent spaces.
We bought some auto transformers so we could run our computers and monitors. We didn't bring much else electrical, so we've been on a shopping binge for kettle, toaster, iron, printers, TV etc. At least the house comes with major appliances, but I think we're doing our bit for the British economy!
Bev
We've been back a month now, (from Victoria) and we're just settling into a rental in Whitby. Boxes everywhere, and most of them not in the right place because we lived the last year or so in an odd apartment so there weren't equivalent spaces.
We bought some auto transformers so we could run our computers and monitors. We didn't bring much else electrical, so we've been on a shopping binge for kettle, toaster, iron, printers, TV etc. At least the house comes with major appliances, but I think we're doing our bit for the British economy!
Bev
Fancy somewhere in SE, possibly Kent but no firm plans yet. Still, plenty of places where we can outstay our welcome while we decide where we want to be.
Whitby eh? I remember being there once and a seagull shat on my head while I was walking up all those steps. Wife told me it was lucky (after she managed to stop laughing)
Oct 6th 2009, 3:48 pm
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Don't forget proof of no claims on your car insurance in Toronto. May be worth a call to a few UK insurance companies to see if they're particular about the format for the proof of no claims documents.
Also call the UK Department of Work & Pensions to let them know when you'll be back.
Waiting for that confirmed offer on my house here in Maple Ridge, British Columbia- looks like two on the way so should know in a few days!!!!
Also call the UK Department of Work & Pensions to let them know when you'll be back.
Waiting for that confirmed offer on my house here in Maple Ridge, British Columbia- looks like two on the way so should know in a few days!!!!
Oct 6th 2009, 3:54 pm
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Don't forget proof of no claims on your car insurance in Toronto. May be worth a call to a few UK insurance companies to see if they're particular about the format for the proof of no claims documents.
Also call the UK Department of Work & Pensions to let them know when you'll be back.
Waiting for that confirmed offer on my house here in Maple Ridge, British Columbia- looks like two on the way so should know in a few days!!!!
Also call the UK Department of Work & Pensions to let them know when you'll be back.
Waiting for that confirmed offer on my house here in Maple Ridge, British Columbia- looks like two on the way so should know in a few days!!!!
Good luck with the house. Where you moving to?
Oct 6th 2009, 3:59 pm
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Re: House sold, flights booked, what else do we need to do??
I fly out of Australia on 6th November after living here 18 years,heading back to Scotland where i haven't lived for 32 years (since we got married)!!!
An hour ago my son came and picked up my kitty as he is going down to Perth to live with my bil and his family.It was going to cost us too much to take him back and we will be living with different family members until we sort a house out.Well i knew he was going, but i really cried when i had to give him to my son.Wasn't really prepared for it,god knows what it will be like saying goodbye to my kids and the grandies.
I have lists all over the place with "things to do before".Our packers have to be paid on Friday also have to sort out money for quarterly tax bill and gst(bugger),Did the accounts this morning.Just hope A$ gets better still and i dont stuff up transfer with Ozforex .
Keep thinking i may have forgotten something, but no doubt i will remember sitting on the plane.(like forgetting tent pegs when going camping ).
An hour ago my son came and picked up my kitty as he is going down to Perth to live with my bil and his family.
It was going to cost us too much to take him back and we will be living with different family members until we sort a house out.Well i knew he was going, but i really cried when i had to give him to my son.Wasn't really prepared for it,god knows what it will be like saying goodbye to my kids and the grandies.I have lists all over the place with "things to do before".Our packers have to be paid on Friday also have to sort out money for quarterly tax bill and gst(bugger),Did the accounts this morning.Just hope A$ gets better still and i dont stuff up transfer with Ozforex .
Keep thinking i may have forgotten something, but no doubt i will remember sitting on the plane.(like forgetting tent pegs when going camping ).
Oct 6th 2009, 4:39 pm
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Re: House sold, flights booked, what else do we need to do??
Should be the Chippenham area in Wiltshire. We were in the UK for a holiday/reccy recently and had a good look around Wiltshire as it's a place we've always liked.
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Oct 6th 2009, 4:42 pm
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Re: House sold, flights booked, what else do we need to do??
Know the feeling we're looking around $1200 Canadian per cat. One's a stray, outdoor cat we picked up in Alberta and the other's an indoor, cute cat. At the moment it's probably only the cute one who's coming back with us but we'll have to see how the heart strings fair nearer the time.
Oct 6th 2009, 6:59 pm
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$4.2 NZD for the dog our flights are cheaper and thats before kenneling this end so he does not have to go into quarantine.
Oct 7th 2009, 4:16 am
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Piper (cat) was going to cost us $2500,he was vacinnated as we were going to originally take him.Picked him up as a stray 2 years ago.
Just had our offer accepted on a house in Scotland.Another thing crossed off the list or as my 3 year old grandson says "check nanny".
Just had our offer accepted on a house in Scotland.Another thing crossed off the list or as my 3 year old grandson says "check nanny".