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Forum: USA
Jun 10th 2013, 4:52 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 1,971
Posted By b2b

Re: Silly (frivolous?) Question...

I threw away the cases but kept the inner sleeve. You can buy replacement cases if you can be bothered from companies like svp.co.uk very reasonably. I did the same as you and bought a multi-disk...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Jun 10th 2013, 11:57 am
Replies: 54
Views: 14,423
Posted By b2b

Re: Our moving back experience

That's a great 'coming back' story and congratulations to you both. I can imagine Plymouth is a very pleasant place to be living. Thanks for the tax information I still need to sort all of this out....
Forum: Canada
Jun 6th 2013, 8:51 pm
Replies: 70
Views: 6,027
Posted By b2b

Re: Rude and privileged employers ?

Well sure I'm guessing you probably fly with a company like Westjet on the NG IFR. I'm just saying that at a push there might be careers where one would understand the need for local knowledge and in...
Forum: USA
Jun 6th 2013, 8:21 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 1,971
Posted By b2b

Re: Silly (frivolous?) Question...

I would opt to burn them onto your hard drive of your computer. You could then burn them as DVDs if you felt the need to. I personally prefer to put everything on hard drive and access it via my...
Forum: Canada
Jun 6th 2013, 7:41 pm
Replies: 70
Views: 6,027
Posted By b2b

Re: Rude and privileged employers ?

Agreed and what's with this 'Canadian work experience'. Apart from perhaps being a pilot or truck driver where intimate knowledge of the geography and weather are major factors, working for some tech...
Forum: Canada
Jun 6th 2013, 5:30 pm
Replies: 70
Views: 6,027
Posted By b2b

Re: Rude and privileged employers ?

Hardly. Most recruiters are wage slaves. What you're talking about is the entrepreneurs like myself I might add, that help make companies very wealthy and therefore help retain jobs and prospects. In...
Forum: Canada
Jun 6th 2013, 2:49 pm
Replies: 70
Views: 6,027
Posted By b2b

Re: Rude and privileged employers ?

Not from my perspective. I'm sure pleased some of you choose to stay away from Britain
Forum: Canada
Jun 6th 2013, 2:25 pm
Replies: 70
Views: 6,027
Posted By b2b

Re: Rude and privileged employers ?

Well prepare to be surprised. Your comment is contradictory. You've been in Vancouver a very long time so your experience would be of limited interest to someone considering the move. I lived there a...
Forum: Canada
Jun 6th 2013, 1:33 pm
Replies: 70
Views: 6,027
Posted By b2b

Re: Rude and privileged employers ?

It seems people find the post useful. Not sure exactly what your problem is. You're possibly one of those irritating people who make a post you don't like look like there's something dubious about...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Jun 6th 2013, 1:25 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 14,423
Posted By b2b

Re: Our moving back experience

Expats

Just a follow up after a year back in UK. Thank you for comments on my original post. I always intend to write short, punch, brief notes but end up in a major dialogue. So please excuse...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 21st 2013, 10:40 am
Replies: 21
Views: 2,538
Posted By b2b

Re: house prices in uk

Wow that's really interesting and helpful. Good to click on crime and the property prices as there seems to be a reciprocal relationship. We knew that anyway but good to see this pictorially.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 21st 2013, 10:32 am
Replies: 21
Views: 2,538
Posted By b2b

Re: house prices in uk

Hello -

Yes it's a pleasant surprise. Clearly there are very cheap places where you wouldn't want to live. And amazingly nice places that will be unaffordable. So is there middle ground without...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 21st 2013, 10:14 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,206
Posted By b2b

Re: Expense of moving back?

Find out what it will cost and then try to estimate the value of your goods. I did this and found I would have been paying a bit more to ship my goods than what they would be worth. So I sold...
Forum: Canada
May 21st 2013, 9:17 am
Replies: 70
Views: 6,027
Posted By b2b

Re: Rude and privileged employers ?

It's a Canadian thing, or perhaps Vancouver specific. The culture is that of rudeness. They treat candidates as if they are desperate. It's a very self-centred approach and one that I have not...
Forum: Canada
May 21st 2013, 9:06 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,433
Posted By b2b

Re: Moving back to the UK - shipping contracts

I moved back a year ago and was disgusted at he cost of shipping. So I decided to sell everything. it took a few months but we did it. Took 11 suitcases back with us which was a bit interesting, and...
Forum: Canada
May 21st 2013, 8:58 am
Replies: 31
Views: 3,950
Posted By b2b

Re: Vancouver - Dream or Nightmare??

It's an appalling place to be looking for work. Candidates are considered desperate and at the mercy of the recruiter. They don't have the spine to be honest with you; no acknowledgement of your...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Oct 15th 2012, 6:51 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 14,423
Posted By b2b

Re: Our moving back experience

Quick update - now in work, house bought, got a nice car that is quite a big comfortable one but so economical I hardly notice the cost. I found working back in Britain a big culture shock. Very long...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Oct 15th 2012, 6:35 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 14,423
Posted By b2b

Re: Our moving back experience

Hi, well not exactly. I was motivated into finding an alternative but the alternative isn't so great. Sometimes it pays to go with the flow I guess is the story here.
Forum: The Rovers Return
Jun 11th 2012, 5:56 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 14,423
Posted By b2b

Our moving back experience

Moved back to Britain after 7 years in Vancouver. I'd like to reflect on the experience so far...

Arrived at Manchester Airport about lunchtime early May on a bright but blustery day with 11...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 11th 2012, 7:22 am
Replies: 4
Views: 8,433
Posted By b2b

Re: Customs charges on personal items sent back to UK

Thanks for the tips. I did speak with HMCE today and they confirmed this is the way to do it. I will report back as to whether this method is successful or not, but this was also the advice I was...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 8th 2012, 1:00 am
Replies: 59
Views: 15,628
Posted By b2b

Re: Advice needed ....moving to manchester

If it helps I used to live in Cheshire before emigrating and I am now 90% certain I'm moving back there. I have no knowledge of Central Manchester but there's some very pleasant areas to the south...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 7th 2012, 11:27 pm
Replies: 59
Views: 15,628
Posted By b2b

Re: Advice needed ....moving to manchester

Hi aliceinoz,

I concur with advice regarding driving around areas to get a feel for what they are like. But one further bit of advice I would give is to go back and see what they are like on...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 7th 2012, 4:29 pm
Replies: 59
Views: 15,628
Posted By b2b

Re: Advice needed ....moving to manchester

Rightmove.co.uk has a feature which allows you to locate schools near a specific property and view OFSTED reports for that school. I heard that proximity is no guarantee of eligibility for the...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 6th 2012, 10:57 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 8,433
Posted By b2b

Re: Customs charges on personal items sent back to UK

Hi,
Did you get the issue resolved in the end? Were you shipping via a national postal service like USPS? I will certainly heed your advice and contact them as soon as I can and while Parcel Force...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Apr 6th 2012, 10:47 pm
Replies: 1,381
Views: 253,170
Posted By b2b

Re: Theresa May wants minimum income of £25,700; £49,000 if you have 2 kids

Yes I was a bit short sighted there. I read such cases after my post and could easily imagine the frustration of this under such circumstances. Perhaps the government should consider some kind of...
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