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Search: Posts Made By: quietgiroth
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Forum: Canada
Dec 21st 2012, 12:10 am
Replies: 40
Views: 4,960
Posted By quietgiroth

Re: 100 Jobs

I'm glad you haven't experienced it.
Sorry for my last post, I was just talking to someone I'm going to have to deal with all the time with my new business who is very racist.
I have to admit I...
Forum: Canada
Dec 13th 2012, 8:31 pm
Replies: 40
Views: 4,960
Posted By quietgiroth

Re: 100 Jobs

I know how you feel, I've given up and just decided to become self employed in Canada.
I've never had a problem finding a job in any other country. I've lived in 9 of them now.
I'm stumped as to...
Forum: Canada
Oct 16th 2011, 3:46 pm
Replies: 61
Views: 4,585
Posted By quietgiroth

Re: Washing machines

http://www.appliance411.com/purchase/make.shtml

A good breakdown of who makes what over here.

I bought on those massive front loaders that they have here (Maytag eg Whirlpool), and it has...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Oct 15th 2011, 1:29 pm
Replies: 5,714
Views: 542,527
Posted By quietgiroth

Re: Post The Latest Picture You Have Taken

http://gallery.me.com/quietgiroth/100177/100_4801/web.jpg?ver=13186850360001

http://gallery.me.com/quietgiroth/100177/100_4812/web.jpg?ver=13186848990001

New job, artisan meat company (one of 3...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 10th 2011, 5:26 am
Replies: 204
Views: 37,170
Posted By quietgiroth

Re: Sirius drops BBC Radio 1

Eon's ago, when Sirius first started up I signed up. It was brilliant, I could listen to the footy on weekends via the radio (they even played radio 5 live). In the morning we could listen to Radio...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jul 8th 2011, 7:20 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 65,141
Posted By quietgiroth

Re: Double Cream in Canada?

Clotted cream 55%
Double Cream 48%
Heavy Cream (36% or more) Also a whipping cream
Whipping cream 35%
Sterilized cream 23% is sterilized
Cream or single cream 18%
Sterilized half cream 12% ...
Forum: Canada
Jul 8th 2011, 6:10 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 4,230
Posted By quietgiroth

Re: Immigrants better drivers than Canadians

I'm moving to where you live, when I lived in town I would walk the dogs. Everyday at least once or twice, I would nearly get hit by people trying to ram me over at stop signs. Nobody in Kingston...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 9th 2011, 5:44 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,521
Posted By quietgiroth

Re: UHauling across the border question

Can't really help with what you have to do...sounds like you'll just have to get to the border and hope you don't get someone on a power trip!
Just a thought on Uhaul.
I recently moved a load of...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Feb 3rd 2011, 8:45 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 2,449
Posted By quietgiroth

Re: Spousal sponsership via london timeline spreadsheet to help others

Date application received by Missisuaga: 8th May 2010
Date of sponsorship approval: 20th May, 2010
Date ECAS shows "application received" in London: June 3rd, 2010
Date ECAS shows that medicals...
Forum: Canada
Nov 14th 2010, 6:11 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 5,287
Posted By quietgiroth

Re: Is a requirement to speak french in Kingston?

No you really don't have to speak french to work in Kingston, unless you are going the government job route.
I don't speak french and I found a job within a week, my wife doesn't speak french and...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 1st 2010, 4:09 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,129
Posted By quietgiroth

Re: O/T Driving in the US

Just as with Ontario, a red light doesn't always mean stop (keep your eye on your rear view mirror when stopping).
Stop signs don't really mean stop, although it seems every area in the States has...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Oct 26th 2010, 10:07 am
Replies: 16,349
Views: 1,703,579
Posted By quietgiroth

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

I know what you mean, congrats on getting it! :thumbsup:
Forum: Canada
Oct 16th 2010, 5:56 am
Replies: 17
Views: 9,995
Posted By quietgiroth

Re: Travelling to the US from Canada using a British passport

That's odd they should take credit cards there.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Oct 13th 2010, 6:37 pm
Replies: 16,349
Views: 1,703,579
Posted By quietgiroth

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

Hazzah! Passport arrived today with the visa in it! A friend of mine has a private plane, so we are flying down to the states for the weekend...then back up to Canada on Sunday to land. :)
Wow,...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Oct 7th 2010, 8:42 pm
Replies: 16,349
Views: 1,703,579
Posted By quietgiroth

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

Hello,
this is the link to the ECAS (https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/) page.
You need your client ID number, which should be on documents you receive from the Canadian government (mine for example...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Oct 3rd 2010, 4:37 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 2,028
Posted By quietgiroth

Re: Mice...I think, in our walls

Lol, I guess I've lived in the country and Asia for all my life...so mice have just been one of those things.
The only trouble with cats is they can't kill the things if they just use the...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 30th 2010, 4:44 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 2,556
Posted By quietgiroth

Re: Those mobile internet stick thingies

I have read horror stories about xplorenet. Living out in the country (and having more than one computer) we decided to go with rogers rocket hub thingie. Works really well for us, it's creates...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Sep 30th 2010, 4:34 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 5,702
Posted By quietgiroth

Re: Peoples experiance if the Right of Permanent Residence Fee not paid upfront

Well they requested my fee at the same time they requested my NZ police clearance. Coupled together I got the decision made/PPR email 4 weeks later.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Sep 30th 2010, 4:31 pm
Replies: 16,349
Views: 1,703,579
Posted By quietgiroth

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

Wow you must be so excited!

Lol, I crave work. I can't wait to get back to work! A year of sitting in Canada sounds like a lot more fun that it is!
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Sep 30th 2010, 4:00 pm
Replies: 16,349
Views: 1,703,579
Posted By quietgiroth

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

Me too! Wow, 173 days from the date the paperwork was sent for my wife's approval (subtract 17 days for her approval). Fingers crossed only 3 weeks (21 days) left!
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Sep 28th 2010, 7:36 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,419
Posted By quietgiroth

Re: Providing list of travels from last 10 years???

Lol, I would hope they are! With all the fingerprinting, body scanning ect. The least they could know is which countries you have traveled to in your life.
Last time I went to the states they...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Sep 28th 2010, 7:05 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,419
Posted By quietgiroth

Re: Providing list of travels from last 10 years???

Well it's things like being in Portugal and going to Spain...or Monaco and going to France for the day...remembering the exact day when you are on Holiday is sometimes hard. My theory was they...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Sep 28th 2010, 5:34 pm
Replies: 16,349
Views: 1,703,579
Posted By quietgiroth

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

I the ECAS tracker email came in at 4AM EST Canada. So 30 or so mins before vince's. I guess they just do it in the AM?

Bert I never got any of my stuff back, I guess my wife (or I am?) just too...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Sep 28th 2010, 2:31 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,419
Posted By quietgiroth

Re: Providing list of travels from last 10 years???

I can't remember how many trips I had I think 176 was the final number, I'm sure I missed a few in Europe. Which were not stamped...thank God I had kept all my old passports!
I don't know how...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Sep 28th 2010, 2:21 pm
Replies: 16,349
Views: 1,703,579
Posted By quietgiroth

re: Timeline For Spousal Sponsorship via London & Inland

Lol, considering that yesterday I had given up hope of ever getting the stupid visa.
Today I am full on with half full!
I might go buy a lottery ticket, just for the heck of it.
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