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Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 4th 2012, 1:50 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,272
Posted By Exilelass

Healthcare in the UK for expats.

It has been a difficult year as my father has been very ill and is now dying. We are thinking of buying his house and spending up to three months in the UK per year. We were both born, raised and...
Forum: Canada
Mar 15th 2011, 11:50 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 2,813
Posted By Exilelass

Re: A Canadian getting cold feet about going home. How does that work?

I can't comment as a Canadian going home, but as a Scot who went home and ended up coming back. I was very homesick for Canada when I was back in the Scotland and very homesick for the Scotland now I...
Forum: Canada
Mar 15th 2011, 1:55 am
Replies: 25
Views: 2,880
Posted By Exilelass

Re: Negative comments from family.

This sounds like your parents are feeling the loss of their daughter and grand-daughter. These comments are not self sacrificing they are self seeking; so you know this is about them, not you.
It is...
Forum: Canada
Mar 13th 2011, 7:14 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 2,108
Posted By Exilelass

Re: The Vancouver Island Discussion

If you are looking to locate yourselves on the Island and finding Victoria too dear, look at Shawnigan Lake or Duncan. Any farther north is too far to commute. Shawnigan is a lovely community in a...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 21st 2010, 7:18 pm
Replies: 146
Views: 9,581
Posted By Exilelass

Re: Is there anything you wouldn't miss if you left Canada?

I have no idea what they did AFTER they dug up the roundabouts which they removed.

My lack of knowledge about the end result in no way nullifies the FACT that at one point they dug up roundabouts.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 21st 2010, 3:06 pm
Replies: 146
Views: 9,581
Posted By Exilelass

Re: Is there anything you wouldn't miss if you left Canada?

You gives you the right to speak to people that way!
If you disagree with something I write that civility cost nothing.

They dug up roundabouts because they felt they caused accidents. Did they...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 20th 2010, 1:51 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 3,280
Posted By Exilelass

Re: Who'd have a wooden house?

You learn something every day!
I didn't know wood could rust. :ohmy:
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 20th 2010, 1:44 pm
Replies: 146
Views: 9,581
Posted By Exilelass

Re: Is there anything you wouldn't miss if you left Canada?

Back in the '80s Edmonton has heaps of roundabouts, but they dug them all up 'cos no one (bar the Brits) knew what to do with them and they 'caused' so many accidents. :rolleyes:
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 20th 2010, 1:41 pm
Replies: 146
Views: 9,581
Posted By Exilelass

Re: Is there anything you wouldn't miss if you left Canada?

.....except cats, whose eyes are nowhere to be seen.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 20th 2010, 1:39 pm
Replies: 146
Views: 9,581
Posted By Exilelass

Re: Is there anything you wouldn't miss if you left Canada?

I have lived in the Cariboo and the Okanagan as well as northern Alberta and I still love Canadian winters. :o
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 20th 2010, 12:55 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,655
Posted By Exilelass

Re: The Mother of all problems!

I'm not on the receiving end of the adivce so maybe I'm seeing things differently but I don't read any of this as mean. Maybe you weren't clear in what you wrote but you sounded rather selfish. You...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 20th 2010, 12:46 am
Replies: 146
Views: 9,581
Posted By Exilelass

Re: Is there anything you wouldn't miss if you left Canada?

Everything everyone has mentioned above minus winter, but plus the shallow, characterless society; postal service (or lack thereof); being addressed by my Christian name on first meeting; not being...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 2nd 2010, 10:19 pm
Replies: 60
Views: 3,889
Posted By Exilelass

Re: Who is the coolest ?

The milkman every time. :thumbup:
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 2nd 2010, 10:18 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 998
Posted By Exilelass

Re: Vancovuer - Average Income by Neighbourhoods

In 1995 he may have been able to; what I meant was he could not NOW.:cool:
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 2nd 2010, 3:17 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 998
Posted By Exilelass

Re: Vancovuer - Average Income by Neighbourhoods

[QUOTE=Alan2005;8819755]The data is from 2001 - probably your average doctor, could afford somewhere like that QUOTE]

I can assure you he could not.
Forum: Canada
Sep 1st 2010, 4:14 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,671
Posted By Exilelass

Re: Van Island (Mill Bay, Cobble Hill, Nanaimo, Comox) B&B family accommodation

We should arrange a get-together for the Island members. Merrydale do a great lunch and I believe the chef is English (I can over look that for a good meal!) :p
Forum: Canada
Aug 31st 2010, 9:48 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,671
Posted By Exilelass

Re: Van Island (Mill Bay, Cobble Hill, Nanaimo, Comox) B&B family accommodation

[QUOTE=NatsnSid;8817003]
Cowichan Bay is ........... 30-40 mins from Victoria .

QUOTE]

You must be flying over the Malahat! :p
Forum: Canada
Aug 31st 2010, 8:06 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,671
Posted By Exilelass

Re: Van Island (Mill Bay, Cobble Hill, Nanaimo, Comox) B&B family accommodation

http://attheseabandb.com/
http://www.waterfronthousebc.com/
http://www.oceanbreeze.bc.ca/

are B&B's in Mill Bay which I have heard are good. There are several in Shawnigan Lake, if you don't...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 31st 2010, 7:54 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 2,395
Posted By Exilelass

Re: What have a pushed?

Everytime!
Forum: Canada
Aug 31st 2010, 2:34 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 2,452
Posted By Exilelass

Re: Register with a doctor?

Interesting point re your story.
MSP is not accepted in Quebec Province.(Up front that it) If anyone, from any other Province, requires health care there they will have to pay for it up front and...
Forum: Canada
Aug 31st 2010, 2:26 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 2,452
Posted By Exilelass

Re: Register with a doctor?

Don't know which Province you are in, but in BC you will need private insurance until you are approved for health care coverage which will take about three months. There is no way you can get your...
Forum: Canada
Aug 28th 2010, 5:37 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 2,152
Posted By Exilelass

Re: Postal service on Vancouver Island

Better options and a service from Canada to Canada would be wonderful. No more Customs charges and huge costs for return postage!
If that is the kind of business you are think of please hurry up!! :D
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 28th 2010, 4:29 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 4,132
Posted By Exilelass

Re: Funerals

Have you thought of asking your family what they would want, what would comfort them when you die?
I do not for a moment mean that you don't count, but maybe if you had an idea of what they would...
Forum: Canada
Aug 28th 2010, 4:19 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 2,152
Posted By Exilelass

Re: Postal service on Vancouver Island

As you say it all gets more complicated when one moves from personal mail to business.
Forum: Canada
Aug 28th 2010, 3:42 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 2,152
Posted By Exilelass

Re: Postal service on Vancouver Island

Good point, I forget to mention that. We get parcels in the box if they are up to a certain size,they leave us a key for the parcel box; but big things have to be collected at the office.

We...
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