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Forum: Canada
Jan 26th 2013, 1:48 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,390
Posted By Denhamgirl

Re: UK Bank Account Question

is it their 'passport' version you opened?
Forum: Canada
Jan 25th 2013, 10:13 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,390
Posted By Denhamgirl

Re: UK Bank Account Question

thanks for the responses - I looked at Lloyds, HSBC, Barclays and they all offer an expat account, but Lloyds want you to either be earning 50,000 pounds or to deposit and maintain a balance of...
Forum: Canada
Jan 23rd 2013, 4:55 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,390
Posted By Denhamgirl

UK Bank Account Question

I know it's been covered recently, but I have a question about opening a UK current account from Canada.
When I left the UK in 2004, I closed my bank accounts because I wasn't planning on going...
Forum: Canada
Dec 6th 2012, 12:35 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,865
Posted By Denhamgirl

Re: Trying to leave retail...

Joolschweetie - there's a position I know of that's come up where I work (Hamilton, large organization) that you might be interested in. Part-time, but probably a much better salary than retail,...
Forum: Canada
Dec 5th 2012, 12:51 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 4,723
Posted By Denhamgirl

Re: Driving in Canada

and don't forget that when merging onto a motorway (which you must perform badly and without consideration for anyone around you), you MUST MUST MUST, get yourself into the middle lane IMMEDIATELY...
Forum: Canada
Nov 30th 2012, 4:18 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 4,555
Posted By Denhamgirl

Re: Pre-Christmas Meet Up - Hamilton/Burlington

I should be able to come along too;am also a dog owner (or owned?)...!
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 22nd 2012, 12:05 pm
Replies: 90
Views: 5,739
Posted By Denhamgirl

Re: Price of Beer and Wine

okay, so since it's pretty much a given that we get ripped off for booze and my nerves can only take so much smuggling across the border, has anyone actually tried brewing their own beer or wine? ...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 9th 2012, 12:24 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 1,685
Posted By Denhamgirl

Re: Christmas or Holidays

I couldn't give a monkey's what it's called, or what superstitious old nonsense it celebrates - I get a few days off work and that's the best bit!!
Forum: Canada
Nov 5th 2012, 4:20 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 836
Posted By Denhamgirl

Re: Advice please

Hi Julie,

When my husband and I first came to Canada in 2004, we lived in Stoney Creek (mountain) and I went to Mohawk for a year. For the first few months I didn't have a car and took the bus...
Forum: Canada
Nov 1st 2012, 2:10 pm
Replies: 60
Views: 3,999
Posted By Denhamgirl

Re: Resume Help Required

I have to do quite a bit of clerical/managerial recruitment in my job and I would offer these suggestions:

Cover letter - keep it short and stay to the point. Please please please make sure you...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Oct 21st 2012, 12:45 pm
Replies: 113
Views: 8,911
Posted By Denhamgirl

Re: Pictures of your pets!

Murphy the Wonder Dog
Forum: Canada
Oct 19th 2012, 4:44 pm
Replies: 53
Views: 8,532
Posted By Denhamgirl

Re: Canadian Bar in London

The (Canadian) husband and I used to go there every once in a while when we still lived in London and while he only ever popped in for sentimental reasons, he was always disappointed. They either...
Forum: Canada
Oct 16th 2012, 6:09 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 2,337
Posted By Denhamgirl

Re: Good sports bar in Hamilton, ON?

Glad you liked Slainte's - you should see that place on a Saturday night, it's hopping!

Much as I completely understand your impression of Hamilton (and you're by no means alone), as a resident of...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Oct 12th 2012, 5:19 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 2,368
Posted By Denhamgirl

Re: Leftovers anyone?

bats, I love the idea of my granny having staff! Think a very downmarket, Irish, Hyacinth Bucket and you're getting close... :)
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Oct 12th 2012, 4:26 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 2,368
Posted By Denhamgirl

Re: Leftovers anyone?

ultrarunner, you are absolutely right. Where I used to work there were any number of choices for lunch on the high street round the corner - Boots, M&S, sandwich shops, the pubs (of course), not to...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Oct 12th 2012, 4:19 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 2,368
Posted By Denhamgirl

Re: Leftovers anyone?

so, since general disgust for leftovers seems to be the minority position, a quick email to said sister has thrown more light on the subject. She reckons the reason she doesn't tend to use leftovers...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Oct 12th 2012, 3:29 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 2,368
Posted By Denhamgirl

Leftovers anyone?

So it's 11.30am here and I'm absolutely dying to eat my lunch which is a container of leftovers from my dinner last night. How many of you used to consider the notion of leftovers for lunch a...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Oct 9th 2012, 5:57 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,634
Posted By Denhamgirl

Re: Dog owners ...

sorry to hear you feel that way about dogs/dog owners OP, but I understand why you do. I have an 8 year old black lab/shepherd cross and while I know he is the biggest, dopiest, (quite) well...
Forum: Canada
Oct 3rd 2012, 12:26 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 2,337
Posted By Denhamgirl

Re: Good sports bar in Hamilton, ON?

You could also try Slainte's, which is not far from Copps either. The food is decent, the pub itself is nice and they've usually got the English/European footy on.

http://www.slainteirishpub.ca/
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 28th 2012, 10:14 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 6,090
Posted By Denhamgirl

Stats Can Labour Force Survey Mandatory?

I'm so angry. I've just put the phone down on a man from statistics Canada who is telling me that it is mandatory that I continue to participate in the labour force survey. We initially received a...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 22nd 2012, 6:17 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,029
Posted By Denhamgirl

The Ex/CNE?

Anybody here been to this? I have successfully managed to avoid going for 7 years now, but the OH has started on about going to it this weekend and I'm not sure I can come up with a good enough...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 22nd 2012, 2:39 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 2,595
Posted By Denhamgirl

Re: Expats behaviour aboard?

lol, at first I was really hoping someone would take the bait and tackle the obvious nonsense in the original post because that would have made for excellent reading material with my mid-morning cup...
Forum: Canada
Aug 22nd 2012, 12:12 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,544
Posted By Denhamgirl

Re: Travelling from Burlington to Ottawa

For a quick stop/toilet break/stretch of the legs for a few minutes, there's always the Big Apple at Colborne. You can pet some animals, get your picture taken at the Big Apple, oh and have some...
Forum: Canada
Aug 20th 2012, 6:55 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 2,167
Posted By Denhamgirl

Re: Small appliances

fret no more! You can buy them online; although I have to say, they seem a bit pricey compared to other brands of hair appliance that you can get here. Still, I'm mental about my hair too, so I...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 13th 2012, 3:51 pm
Replies: 85
Views: 5,148
Posted By Denhamgirl

Re: Canadian flag bearer

Never mind all this, I want to know who was responsible for putting the team in those TERRIBLE denim jackets!! Even the CTV commentators said they looked like scouts going off to sit around a camp...
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