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Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 26th 2013, 11:19 am
Replies: 231
Views: 11,161
Posted By mardyarse

Re: Retirement...when do you see it happening???

You know you're right, really can't be bothered however do you think they give him a real gun? Like with real bullets?
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 26th 2013, 9:18 am
Replies: 231
Views: 11,161
Posted By mardyarse

Re: Retirement...when do you see it happening???

Thanks for the lesson in stripes, I think the 20 years my husband did in the British Forces helped me to understand those funny markings on their shoulders! Oh and he did the ranks and then the...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 26th 2013, 4:38 am
Replies: 231
Views: 11,161
Posted By mardyarse

Re: Retirement...when do you see it happening???

I thought "Canadian Military" had to serve 30 years (its irrelevant what rank you are on retirement, its the end salary) to get 70% of your final salary as pension?
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 17th 2013, 4:54 am
Replies: 156
Views: 9,670
Posted By mardyarse

Re: How posh are you?

I even lied on a couple to get my scores up and still only 46%! But then again I am from Gloucester not Gloucestershire!
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 14th 2013, 8:46 am
Replies: 9
Views: 721
Posted By mardyarse

Re: yay or nay to this?

boo to a goose I meant to say!
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 14th 2013, 8:43 am
Replies: 9
Views: 721
Posted By mardyarse

Re: yay or nay to this?

Absolutely, who are these boring tw@ts? Their need to go viral on everything they say or do makes them become controversial when in fact in real life they probably wouldn't say boo to a ghost!
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 14th 2013, 8:40 am
Replies: 9
Views: 721
Posted By mardyarse

Re: yay or nay to this?

yay to this article, nay to the original "rant" from the mother. She had some good points but quite frankly I can't stomach hearing how "they" would handle a situation when they've never been put in...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 8th 2013, 8:05 am
Replies: 181
Views: 16,832
Posted By mardyarse

Re: Words that Canadians struggle with

Edinburgh - Edin-borough
router - rowta
Depot - deeeepo
pita - peeeta
nissan - nison
Audi - ordee
Lyon - Lion
lasagne - lazonya
out - ooot
Anthony - Anthenie
Forum: Canada
Oct 24th 2013, 5:31 am
Replies: 19
Views: 3,356
Posted By mardyarse

Re: Elementary Schools in Ottawa

Where's your husband work? This will depend where you live. I live South of the airport in a very nice area with very expensive housing, great elementary schools, crap high schools.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Oct 8th 2013, 8:36 am
Replies: 87
Views: 9,666
Posted By mardyarse

Re: Calling ex pats for support - Jamie McDonald

Spoke to him on Friday night and he was practically done in poor thing! What with his foot it was just killing him. Last week he was running over a marathon a day just to get over the border in...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 20th 2013, 5:36 am
Replies: 87
Views: 9,666
Posted By mardyarse

Re: Calling ex pats for support - Jamie McDonald

He did have one once, teaching tennis to Cheltenham Ladies College, he was a tennis pro, but then felt the urge to cycle from Bangkok to Gloucester as you do!

New URL page for his tracker as the...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 20th 2013, 12:09 am
Replies: 87
Views: 9,666
Posted By mardyarse

Re: Calling ex pats for support - Jamie McDonald

Oink - watch one of his videos (very entertaining!) you'll see he's completely unaided, tent in the buggy and sleeping on the side of the road and eating tinned fish out of a can and scoops of...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 19th 2013, 11:51 am
Replies: 87
Views: 9,666
Posted By mardyarse

Re: Calling ex pats for support - Jamie McDonald

Quite right Shard you carry on complaining, in fact, I think you should write your complaint in the thread every day until he reaches Vancouver!:thumbsup:
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 19th 2013, 3:07 am
Replies: 87
Views: 9,666
Posted By mardyarse

Re: Calling ex pats for support - Jamie McDonald

CALLING ANYONE WITH CONNECTIONS IN MANITOBA!

Jamie is well aware that the momentum that has built up in Ontario is probably going to end at the border of Manitoba for him. This has had a huge...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 18th 2013, 4:13 am
Replies: 87
Views: 9,666
Posted By mardyarse

Re: Calling ex pats for support - Jamie McDonald

mwah! yes, cringing on top of my cringing!
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 17th 2013, 5:37 am
Replies: 87
Views: 9,666
Posted By mardyarse

Re: Calling ex pats for support - Jamie McDonald

Did you see me running on the latest video with him, dear lord above, the camera doesn't lie? Its all big boobs and Gloucester accents! Glad to see he's getting the support from the Ex Pats, I knew...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jul 3rd 2013, 6:16 am
Replies: 87
Views: 9,666
Posted By mardyarse

Re: Calling ex pats for support - Jamie McDonald

Jamie has made it to Ottawa, he's now re-thinking his schedule to take in Toronto too.

Anybody have any contacts to media in Toronto or on the way down to Toronto or who could put him up, or cheer...
Forum: Canada
Jun 21st 2013, 12:22 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,017
Posted By mardyarse

Re: CRA & UK Military Lump Sum Paid While On Canadian Soil

We moved flights, rented houses, hire cars etc., because the date we were supposed to get our gratuity it didn't happen.

I worked for international tax lawyers at the time and I was told that...
Forum: Canada
Jun 18th 2013, 12:15 am
Replies: 24
Views: 4,228
Posted By mardyarse

Elderly Parents visiting - Travel Insurance astronomical

Hi there,

There might be hope that my 81 year old mother and 79 year old might be coming for one last visit to us in Canada.

The problem is because she is over 80 (in fine health) the...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jun 16th 2013, 12:08 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,260
Posted By mardyarse

Re: Kids birthday parties

I used to buy a basket/box/hamper from the dollar store and if it was a boy I would fill up with whoopee cushion/hockey cards/silly joke things and lots of candy and then wrap with in clear hamper...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jun 16th 2013, 5:43 am
Replies: 87
Views: 9,666
Posted By mardyarse

Re: Calling ex pats for support - Jamie McDonald

STRAIGHT FROM JAMIE'S FACEBOOK PAGE:

Jamie Mc Donald
I've planned a small part of the journey from my current location Kamouraska to Montreal. It's about the most planning I've ever done in my...
Forum: Canada
May 28th 2013, 6:48 am
Replies: 34
Views: 5,520
Posted By mardyarse

Re: And Canada's most boring city is...Ottawa! Followed by Abbotsford

Isn't that classic "Daily Mail Reader" talk? I've always maintained Ottawa and Canada is a fabulous place to live, doesn't mean to say I have to leave the Country because I agree that the people...
Forum: Canada
May 28th 2013, 4:42 am
Replies: 34
Views: 5,520
Posted By mardyarse

Re: And Canada's most boring city is...Ottawa! Followed by Abbotsford

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/03/21/top-cities-for-cheating-ashley-madison-ottawa_n_1370553.html
...
Forum: Canada
May 28th 2013, 3:36 am
Replies: 34
Views: 5,520
Posted By mardyarse

Re: And Canada's most boring city is...Ottawa! Followed by Abbotsford

why do you resemble that remark?
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