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Forum: Canada
Nov 11th 2011, 10:11 pm
Replies: 175
Views: 44,172
Posted By RRhodes

Re: Help I hate it here!!!

yes Millef it was the shake up we needed to think all we want is to be happy and reassessing that we are very happy back in the uk. If you wrote my situation on paper i was mad to leave the uk as i...
Forum: Canada
Nov 5th 2011, 6:29 am
Replies: 175
Views: 44,172
Posted By RRhodes

Re: Help I hate it here!!!

p.s. what recession, been back 1 week and starting work on Monday woohoo
Forum: Canada
Nov 2nd 2011, 9:28 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 6,828
Posted By RRhodes

Cool Re: Too long in the tooth to emigrate? - London, Ontario

Sorry to hear you are having thoughts of why did you make the move. I see el_richo has put on a link to my post and yes we moved back after 2 weeks in Canada.

No-one can tell you how to feel,...
Forum: Canada
Nov 2nd 2011, 8:59 pm
Replies: 175
Views: 44,172
Posted By RRhodes

Smile Re: Help I hate it here!!!

p.s. they accepted our offer, should be in by christmas!!!!
Forum: Canada
Nov 1st 2011, 8:13 pm
Replies: 175
Views: 44,172
Posted By RRhodes

Re: Help I hate it here!!!

Sorry, thanks Lucy for reminding me to update how things are!

Well everything is good actually. My husband went back to his job and seems really happy which is one half of us ok. I am looking for...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 21st 2011, 8:51 am
Replies: 30
Views: 5,698
Posted By RRhodes

Re: To stay or not to stay

Thanks katie97 I am glad there are like minded people on this forum, makes me feel better about my decision to go back so soon. My husband has a job, company car, laptop, phone, we have a rental...
Forum: Canada
Oct 21st 2011, 8:38 am
Replies: 175
Views: 44,172
Posted By RRhodes

Re: Help I hate it here!!!

thanks helcat12 you summed it up really. All that matters is my own happiness. Therefore today I have booked flights to go back on Monday, put in an offer on a house in the UK, my husband has...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 21st 2011, 7:57 am
Replies: 30
Views: 5,698
Posted By RRhodes

Re: To stay or not to stay

but when you know you know right? There are so many people on here who have stuck it out and settled and equally a number of people who felt they had to give it longer than a few weeks / months and...
Forum: Canada
Oct 21st 2011, 7:52 am
Replies: 175
Views: 44,172
Posted By RRhodes

Its just a dilema probably a lot of people face...

Its just a dilema probably a lot of people face and some have gone back some have stayed. As you say its only a decision I can make - I just dont want to make the wrong one (again) and part of me...
Forum: Canada
Oct 20th 2011, 2:39 pm
Replies: 175
Views: 44,172
Posted By RRhodes

There is a possibility if we went back now my...

There is a possibility if we went back now my husband can get his old job back and we can buy a house straight away in the same town and feel settled straight away - thats the dilema we feel rushed...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 20th 2011, 2:36 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 5,698
Posted By RRhodes

To stay or not to stay

Question to those who have moved back - would you have preferred to move back straight away having the feeling it may not work out (10 days for me so far) and you would be better off in UK or are you...
Forum: Canada
Oct 20th 2011, 2:12 pm
Replies: 175
Views: 44,172
Posted By RRhodes

Hmm well so far the gym would be $880, the...

Hmm well so far the gym would be $880, the dentist $200, groceries for a week $140 in Ottawa. In Canada the gym was 300, dentist 30 and the groceries 40pounds. We didnt live in London or anywhere...
Forum: Canada
Oct 20th 2011, 11:55 am
Replies: 175
Views: 44,172
Posted By RRhodes

Basically everything, except petrol, so far is...

Basically everything, except petrol, so far is about twice the price that we are used to, the houses are more expensive and what you gain in inside space you lose in outside space (gardens). We have...
Forum: Canada
Oct 19th 2011, 1:25 am
Replies: 175
Views: 44,172
Posted By RRhodes

Re: Help I hate it here!!!

We will check out some of the areas you have mentioned later today. Fingers crossed! Thanks ;0)
Forum: Canada
Oct 18th 2011, 11:42 pm
Replies: 175
Views: 44,172
Posted By RRhodes

Help I hate it here!!!

Its only been 8 days but 8 days of 'what have I done' so far! We cant seem to find anywhere in Ottawa that we would want to live. Its either just full of houses crammed in together (Orleans, Kanata,...
Forum: Canada
Sep 19th 2011, 3:07 am
Replies: 56
Views: 5,922
Posted By RRhodes

Re: Resignation

Yeah so not that kind of company - there is no HR department and my boss was the first to know.
Forum: Canada
Sep 19th 2011, 2:37 am
Replies: 56
Views: 5,922
Posted By RRhodes

Re: Resignation

Yes they knew and are totally supportive. I was a good boss to them!
Forum: Canada
Sep 19th 2011, 2:26 am
Replies: 3
Views: 488
Posted By RRhodes

Re: Anyone in / near Orleans, Ottawa?

How long have you lived there? We move on 11th October (we have PR etc) and will be staying with my brother and sister in law in Orleans. We dont know if we will live in Orleans or look near there,...
Forum: Canada
Sep 19th 2011, 2:13 am
Replies: 56
Views: 5,922
Posted By RRhodes

Re: Resignation

I guess I wasnt just an employee, when you are head of operations I was kindof running the show so to speak. The saying 'cutting off your nose to spite your face' came to mind last week! Anyway like...
Forum: Canada
Sep 19th 2011, 1:59 am
Replies: 56
Views: 5,922
Posted By RRhodes

Re: Resignation

My husband keeps leaving me lists of things to do as he wasnt lucky enough to be put on gardening leave - not that we have a garden!
Forum: Canada
Sep 19th 2011, 1:43 am
Replies: 56
Views: 5,922
Posted By RRhodes

Red face Resignation

Hey all, well I resigned from my job over here in the UK (Head of Operations) and boy were the company I worked for not happy. My 3 manager colleagues refused to speak to me and my staff were kept...
Forum: Canada
Sep 19th 2011, 1:40 am
Replies: 3
Views: 488
Posted By RRhodes

Anyone in / near Orleans, Ottawa?

Hey all the count down has well and truly commenced, really starting to become real now. HAs anyone moved to the Orleans , Ottawa area recently who wants to chat?:rofl:
Forum: Canada
Sep 19th 2011, 1:36 am
Replies: 49
Views: 7,998
Posted By RRhodes

Re: Why don't my family seem to care?

Sounds horrible but hey my family and my husbands family are suffocating us since learning we are going. Neither are that close to our parents and they are here every weekend and always wanting to...
Forum: Canada
Sep 4th 2011, 3:47 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,936
Posted By RRhodes

Re: Pool / Hot tub / both / neither????

Yes we would never put a pool in and dont know if we should discount houses with them as they practically take up the whole garden (houses in our price range). If we lived in the UK we would want to...
Forum: Canada
Sep 4th 2011, 3:44 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,566
Posted By RRhodes

Re: Air Transat / Exchange rate

£229 was from Gatwick to Ottawa and we called Canadian Affair rather than booked online.

We lost the money on the original flights but managed to claim £180 back in taxes - good job they were...
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