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Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 22nd 2016, 7:51 pm
Replies: 36
Views: 2,226
Posted By zymurgy

Re: Tragically Hip Kingston

Heart is from Seattle, though they lived in Vancouver for a bit.
Forum: Canada
Aug 3rd 2016, 1:02 am
Replies: 206
Views: 28,427
Posted By zymurgy

Re: Any VPNs still work for BBC/ITV?

I watched BritTV via TV Catchup earlier today using "PureVPN". Good service, in my opinion.
Forum: The Trailer Park
Aug 2nd 2016, 3:25 am
Replies: 37
Views: 2,998
Posted By zymurgy

Re: iPlayer from September

I think it's both - I hope you're right.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 2nd 2016, 2:50 am
Replies: 105
Views: 12,823
Posted By zymurgy

Re: BBC IPlayer to require a TV Licence from 1st September 2016

I'm panicking at losing Later with Jools Holland, the great documentaries and even The Apprentice...I wonder if any of the VPN companies will be offering some kind of workaround? It may be harder...
Forum: Canada
Dec 17th 2015, 12:06 am
Replies: 61
Views: 7,616
Posted By zymurgy

Re: "iPlayer loophole" to close

So when the "new" iPlayer asks you for your TV licence code #, what will you type? What they're getting at is it won't matter if you spoof a UK IP address anymore, everyone will have to log in using...
Forum: Canada
Dec 16th 2015, 8:16 pm
Replies: 61
Views: 7,616
Posted By zymurgy

Re: "iPlayer loophole" to close

I imagine there could be a considerable "black market" in paying someone (or some business) $ towards the licence fee in return for the appropriate code.
Forum: Canada
Dec 16th 2015, 7:52 pm
Replies: 61
Views: 7,616
Posted By zymurgy

Post "iPlayer loophole" to close

Recent articles indicate that the Beeb is likely to close the "iPlayer loophole" (ie. non licence payers using the service). In future it appears that a code will be given to UK licence payers in...
Forum: Canada
Dec 3rd 2003, 3:27 am
Replies: 28
Views: 2,331
Posted By zymurgy

Well, if we're going to go to that extent (choose...

Well, if we're going to go to that extent (choose sitting on an Canadian frozen rock in the Atlantic for reasons of closeness to the UK) I commend several other immigration choices to you - how about...
Forum: Canada
Dec 2nd 2003, 7:20 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 2,331
Posted By zymurgy

I was referring to Toronto, not Newfoundland...

I was referring to Toronto, not Newfoundland (which is closer to Britain that we are here, I'd bet). I've flown into Prestwick (Scotland) from Vancouver in 8 hours, nonstop. Nonstop from Vancouver to...
Forum: Canada
Dec 2nd 2003, 3:47 am
Replies: 28
Views: 2,331
Posted By zymurgy

Re: Best Province

Exactly! Those moody Pacific Northwest mists....love it!

Phil
Forum: Canada
Dec 1st 2003, 6:49 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 2,331
Posted By zymurgy

[QUOTE]Originally posted by c.kirk OH!! so you...

[QUOTE]Originally posted by c.kirk
OH!! so you can fly over the north american continent in 2HOURS now EH!

-Guess I need to explain a little something about the curvature of the earth. Aircraft...
Forum: Canada
Nov 30th 2003, 12:52 am
Replies: 28
Views: 2,331
Posted By zymurgy

Hey, I come from Prairie folk myself...

Hey, I come from Prairie folk myself (Calgary/Lethbridge) and I know there's a reason when you ask anybody on the coast where they're from, you get the answer "Regina/Medicine...
Forum: Canada
Nov 29th 2003, 10:48 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 2,331
Posted By zymurgy

For example, if you were in the Vancouver area of...

For example, if you were in the Vancouver area of BC, you could golf during the winter, drive less than 3 hours away and be skiing, ocean and lake fishing year round, etc. As a year in/year out...
Forum: Canada
Nov 29th 2003, 7:22 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 2,331
Posted By zymurgy

5 hours? I think not. I recall it taking over 7...

5 hours? I think not. I recall it taking over 7 hours to fly to London from Toronto, compared to 9 from Vancouver (only 8 if you're flying to Scotland). Yes it's about $200 cheaper from your end, but...
Forum: Canada
Nov 29th 2003, 1:53 am
Replies: 2
Views: 443
Posted By zymurgy

Churches

Certainly it's true if you're anywhere around the "BC Bible Belt" - Chilliwack, Abbotsford, Langley, rural parts of Surrey. Lots of Mennonites out in the Fraser Valley.

Phil, Victoria, BC
Forum: Canada
Nov 29th 2003, 1:41 am
Replies: 28
Views: 2,331
Posted By zymurgy

Best Province

Get a grip. British Columbia has the best of everything...weather (at least the coastal bit) mountains, lively/crazy political scene, basically legal ganja, golf, footy during proper footy season (at...
Forum: Canada
Nov 17th 2003, 2:57 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 655
Posted By zymurgy

Well, let's just leave aside the assumptions...

Well, let's just leave aside the assumptions about "poor people" made in the previous post (which I personally find offensive).

I'll add that when I said "units are set aside for people on low...
Forum: Canada
Nov 17th 2003, 4:48 am
Replies: 12
Views: 655
Posted By zymurgy

Co-Ops

Yes, you get the share purchase back, less any damage/maintenance adjustments (like repainting). Each co-op is different, the mix of young/old, participants vs. the work-shy, ethnic makeup will vary...
Forum: Canada
Nov 16th 2003, 10:56 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 655
Posted By zymurgy

Hi: I've lived in two different co-ops in...

Hi:

I've lived in two different co-ops in the Victoria area. The idea is that the Canadian government underwrites the construction and holds the mortgage of the housing facility and the...
Forum: Canada
Nov 16th 2003, 10:43 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 962
Posted By zymurgy

Re: transformers

As far as bringing your own DVD player, I'd recommend buying a fairly cheap North American model that can be "hacked" to play DVD's from anywhere. By all means do bring your fave DVD's themselves...
Forum: Canada
Nov 12th 2003, 1:20 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 1,269
Posted By zymurgy

Here is the web reference. They're also...

Here is the web reference. They're also advertising on telly (BBC Canada, I believe). The idea is, the earlier you book, the cheaper the flight.

http://www.flyzoom.com/

Phil
Forum: Canada
Nov 12th 2003, 12:11 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,269
Posted By zymurgy

Vancouver Island

I'm another Victoria resident, Canadian by birth but an anglophile nevertheless. Most Brits feel at home in Victoria, with its British candy shops, Branston pickle in the stores, good choice of...
Forum: Canada
Nov 2nd 2003, 3:34 pm
Replies: 154
Views: 13,498
Posted By zymurgy

Which part of Canada will you be living in? What...

Which part of Canada will you be living in? What kind of work will you be seeking?

The idea that "Canada" is some kind of generic place, the same from Newfoundland to Victoria to the Arctic...
Forum: Canada
Oct 28th 2003, 4:08 am
Replies: 154
Views: 13,498
Posted By zymurgy

The Whinge Factor

Wow. As a Canadian I almost don't recognize/recognise my own country. I think you can take it as read that if you emigrate to the Great White North on spec and without doing your homework, yes,...
Forum: Canada
Oct 20th 2003, 12:57 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 872
Posted By zymurgy

Re: Wait a second, Bucca!

When my formerly American (now Canadian) wife applied for Permanent Resident status after we were married, she had to provide not only an FBI criminal record check, but checks from each state she had...
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