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Forum: The Rovers Return

Jan 31st 2021, 3:50 pm

Replies: 5

Homeward bound

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Posted By what_if

Re: Homeward bound

We will only leave Canada once the house sells. No rush. Listing late spring. Earliest return date would be October 23rd. Places selling within 7 days in this area so fingers crossed.

Forum: The Rovers Return

Jan 31st 2021, 12:34 am

Replies: 5

Homeward bound

Views: 1,951

Posted By what_if

Re: Homeward bound

Selling our house in Canada, moving back to the UK and buying a house there. Just wondering if the UK government will want to grab a share or whether there is an exemption. We did the same thing to...

Forum: The Rovers Return

Jan 30th 2021, 6:55 pm

Replies: 5

Homeward bound

Views: 1,951

Posted By what_if

Homeward bound

Hopefully somebody will have recent experience of this. After selling the house we plan to use the $500k profit towards the purchase of our new place in the UK. Are there any tax problems we will...

Forum: The Rovers Return

Sep 9th 2020, 1:32 pm

Replies: 31

The rose tinted glasses are off.

Views: 6,835

Posted By what_if

Re: The rose tinted glasses are off.

No offence to Kentish folk but Folkestone is one of the last places I would choose to live. I've never been myself but I've seen enough rubbish coastal towns to know the seaside is not for me. I'm...

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Jan 24th 2016, 9:42 pm

Replies: 15

Air Transat Stop Calgary - Glasgow Route

Views: 1,728

Posted By what_if

Re: Air Transat Stop Calgary - Glasgow Route

Now that Canadian affair is basically AT are they still doing the 10% discount code thingy? Any help appreciated. I think I just called them last time and said my email had been hacked and they just...

Forum: Canada

Mar 21st 2015, 12:23 am

Replies: 10

Vacation Time / Paid Vacation Time

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Posted By what_if

Re: Vacation Time / Paid Vacation Time

I'm about to start my 3rd year and still no paid holiday but that is the beauty of a zero hour contract, the employer gets all the benefits.

Forum: Canniversary

Mar 19th 2015, 10:29 pm

Replies: 6

7 and a half years in montreal - time to say goodbye?

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Posted By what_if

Re: 7 and a half years in montreal - time to say goodbye?

4 years, we probably went to the wrong parts in Montreal and so many aggresive beggars grrr. Spoilt by the fantastic time we'd just experienced in Quebec City too

Forum: Canniversary

Mar 19th 2015, 7:02 pm

Replies: 6

7 and a half years in montreal - time to say goodbye?

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Posted By what_if

Re: 7 and a half years in montreal - time to say goodbye?

You did well as we only went for the weekend and couldn't wait to leave lol. You should be OK in Toronto but my part of Ontario is minimum wage city. I'm like you, playing golf while my OH is working...

Forum: Canniversary

Mar 19th 2015, 1:15 pm

Replies: 22

winter number 4

Views: 2,907

Posted By what_if

Re: winter number 4

Oh dear it sounds like your place is close to the clubhouse/first tee/practice putting green where everybody meets and greets before teeing off. I feel your pain as Canadian golfers are the noisiest...

Forum: Canniversary

Mar 18th 2015, 4:17 pm

Replies: 22

winter number 4

Views: 2,907

Posted By what_if

Re: winter number 4

Are they constantly playing thru your garden lol.

Forum: Canniversary

Mar 17th 2015, 3:22 pm

Replies: 22

winter number 4

Views: 2,907

Posted By what_if

Re: winter number 4

A brain tumor left me with poor balance so skiing out of the question but really enjoyed sledging and snowmobiling (is that a word lol) but had to go to blue mountain to do it as nothing around here...

Forum: Canniversary

Mar 17th 2015, 1:28 am

Replies: 35

Living the Canadian dream

Views: 7,010

Posted By what_if

Re: Living the Canadian dream

Yeah mine was sat in the next seat :rofl: only kidding wifey.

Forum: Canniversary

Mar 16th 2015, 11:47 pm

Replies: 22

winter number 4

Views: 2,907

Posted By what_if

Re: winter number 4

I'm guessing Paul is 25 and prefers skiing to golf lol and Peterborough ain't getting the same winter as living on lake Ontario but hey I didn't appreciate the term 'lake effect' and our realtor was...

Forum: Canniversary

Mar 16th 2015, 5:05 pm

Replies: 22

winter number 4

Views: 2,907

Posted By what_if

Re: winter number 4

Thanks for the welcome :cool::cool:

Forum: Canniversary

Mar 16th 2015, 1:18 pm

Replies: 22

winter number 4

Views: 2,907

Posted By what_if

Re: winter number 4

Hi peeps, no plans to head back as we are just sucking it up as they say. We are on lake Ontario in Prince Edward County. We came with an open mind and a plan B, plan C etc.We are most definitely...

Forum: Canniversary

Mar 15th 2015, 7:40 pm

Replies: 22

winter number 4

Views: 2,907

Posted By what_if

winter number 4

As my user name suggests what if was a question we constantly asked ourselves after our 5th holiday in Canada. What if we lived here? What if we didn't like it? What if we got to age 71 and regretted...

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