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Forum: Canada
May 3rd 2006, 2:24 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,288
Posted By dalehouse

Re: car insurance

Hi everybody,
There is team at DVLA that can give you a transcript of your driving record
Just call 01792 310075 and quote your "driver number", pay £5 and they will send you the documents in the...
Forum: Canada
Mar 12th 2006, 7:43 am
Replies: 29
Views: 2,702
Posted By dalehouse

Re: request for a Pickfords Quote for 20ft container

It may be 'rubbish' and we may be 'nutters', I was mearly pointing out what Whites told us and wrote in the letter that accompanied their quote.
None of the other companies we have spoken to have...
Forum: Canada
Mar 12th 2006, 2:29 am
Replies: 29
Views: 2,702
Posted By dalehouse

Re: request for a Pickfords Quote for 20ft container

This is a quote from the Whites letter to us 'Please note that it is imperative that you allow us to undertake all packing where the USA or Canada is the destination. US and Canada Customs will not...
Forum: Canada
Mar 12th 2006, 2:07 am
Replies: 29
Views: 2,702
Posted By dalehouse

Re: request for a Pickfords Quote for 20ft container

We've just got a quote from Pickfords - Devon to Nova Scotia - I know not quite as far!! it's £4300. We also got a quote from Whites £3895. I was a bit confused about them though, I know they're...
Forum: Canada
Feb 24th 2006, 5:11 am
Replies: 17
Views: 2,271
Posted By dalehouse

Re: shipping quotes suck :(

Hi
That's interesting, we're on Devon/Somerset boarder (Wellington-ish) and are going to Nova Scotia. All our quotes have been in the £4,500 region and above. We've got Whites coming next week. ...
Forum: Canada
Feb 8th 2006, 4:20 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,143
Posted By dalehouse

Re: shipping costs Devon to Nova Scotia

Thanksss . I phoned Bishops Move this afternoon, they were most helpful. I'll try Brittania in a minute. Good luck with your move.

PS the visa's are really shiny!!! :D
Forum: Canada
Feb 8th 2006, 4:14 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,034
Posted By dalehouse

Re: Robinsons International Movers?

Did you speak to Pickfords today? I was also a bit 'off' with them as I found them unhelpful and miserable too!!
Forum: Canada
Feb 8th 2006, 3:34 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,143
Posted By dalehouse

Re: shipping costs Devon to Nova Scotia

Thank I'll give them a try :)
Forum: Canada
Feb 8th 2006, 3:25 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,143
Posted By dalehouse

Re: shipping costs Devon to Nova Scotia

We aren't really In Devon at all (we've lived in Devon for the last 7 years and feel it as our home! (that and Rose Bay NS!). but we're renting at the moment prior to heading to NS in July and we had...
Forum: Canada
Feb 8th 2006, 3:08 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,143
Posted By dalehouse

Re: shipping costs Devon to Nova Scotia

Hi
yes it is a 20ft container, and I have searched, there's just no-one who's moved from our neck of the woods!
Forum: Canada
Feb 8th 2006, 1:17 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,143
Posted By dalehouse

Question shipping costs Devon to Nova Scotia

Hi,

We've just had a quote from a local international removers servoce quoting us £6,076.00 :scared: to ship our stuff from Devon/Somerset boarders to Nova Scotia. It's just as well I'm working...
Forum: Canada
Jan 24th 2006, 7:59 am
Replies: 47
Views: 3,843
Posted By dalehouse

Re: Canada in the Movies

Dolores Claiborne - filmed in and around Lunenburg NS
Forum: Canada
Jan 24th 2006, 7:56 am
Replies: 10
Views: 894
Posted By dalehouse

Re: Mahone Bay or Lunenburg (NS) as a base

They are "proper" hand cut chips. mmmm...............
Forum: Canada
Jan 24th 2006, 7:33 am
Replies: 10
Views: 894
Posted By dalehouse

Re: Mahone Bay or Lunenburg (NS) as a base

We'd also recommend the Lunenburg Arms - if you're going soon, then they do some good out of season deals. They also have a great restaurant called Rissers. the Knot pub is also great for fish and...
Forum: Canada
Jan 18th 2006, 9:53 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,220
Posted By dalehouse

Re: question about canada

Just a few conversations I have been asked while travelling in the US on business:

On a plane from Chicago to Houston and informing the person next to me that I was British:
"Ive always wanted to...
Forum: Canada
Jan 15th 2006, 10:51 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,158
Posted By dalehouse

Re: How did you get a credit card on emigration?

Hi
If you happen to have a bit of cash now (maybe from house sale or something) then you can set up an "HSBC Premier Account" in the UK - they will then set up a similar account for you in Canada...
Forum: Canada
Jan 15th 2006, 8:00 am
Replies: 4
Views: 769
Posted By dalehouse

Re: mattresses!

Just found this on the web - maybe its an old edict? Also seem to remember reading this in some guide book or other I think.............

http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d9-1-7/d9-1-7-e.html
...
Forum: Canada
Jan 15th 2006, 7:45 am
Replies: 4
Views: 769
Posted By dalehouse

Re: mattresses!

oh good!! :D
Forum: Canada
Jan 15th 2006, 7:17 am
Replies: 4
Views: 769
Posted By dalehouse

mattresses!

We're planning our removals from the UK and I think I've read somewhere that we have to get mattresses fumigated before they'll let them into Canada.
Does anybody know if this has to be done before...
Forum: Canada
Jan 14th 2006, 8:07 am
Replies: 7
Views: 629
Posted By dalehouse

Re: Passport delivery/return

Thanks a lot!
Think we will go for the postal method since it seems to take about the same time and avoids a 3 hour trip each way to London!
Forum: Canada
Jan 14th 2006, 4:41 am
Replies: 7
Views: 629
Posted By dalehouse

Passport delivery/return

Hi
Delighted to say that we got our PPR today! :D Nova Scotia here we come!
Just off out to celebrate :beer:

I just wondered what was the experience of those who have already submitted their...
Forum: Canada
Jan 2nd 2006, 11:32 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,140
Posted By dalehouse

Re: Calling Nova Scotia

I'm here too! This time just visiting our house on the South Shore prior to moving permanently in the Summer
Would just like to re-iterate Maple's comments - the nicest people that I have ever met -...
Forum: Canada
Nov 11th 2005, 3:10 am
Replies: 104
Views: 8,348
Posted By dalehouse

Talking Re: Talking to Canadians - culture shock

I thought a trunk had something to do with an elephant
Forum: Canada
Nov 10th 2005, 6:01 pm
Replies: 104
Views: 8,348
Posted By dalehouse

Re: Talking to Canadians - culture shock

A Canadian friend of ours delighted our children when we were having a discussion about formal clothes for work.
'I only dress up when I have to go to conferences' He said 'And then I just put on...
Forum: Canada
Nov 6th 2005, 8:55 am
Replies: 10
Views: 874
Posted By dalehouse

Re: Leaving Family Behind

Hi Swoop

I've sent you a PM
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