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Forum: Canada
Jul 8th 2005, 7:45 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,600
Posted By LisaJL

Re: Moving to Canada in later life

Dear Noreen,

I feel for you. I will be 30 when we move, with my husband and our three year old, although my aunt and uncle (who are our best friends) are shortly to follow. I am scared of being...
Forum: Canada
Jul 8th 2005, 7:35 am
Replies: 22
Views: 1,553
Posted By LisaJL

Re: A comment about stupidity!

I agree - I recently replaced my boundary fences/gates with 1 1/2 foot brick walls topped by a 5 1/2 foot, smooth fence. 3 year old playing on decking the other day, watched by me in the kitchen. ...
Forum: Canada
Jul 8th 2005, 7:28 am
Replies: 6
Views: 673
Posted By LisaJL

What about the price of wine???

I realise that there is a huge thread starting with chocolate and focusing mainly on beer (I may have to go teetotal), but what about wine - is it hugely expensive - I do like a nice bottle of red...
Forum: Canada
Jul 7th 2005, 11:57 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 960
Posted By LisaJL

Re: Hello - new to here

Yes, my passport does say citizen, and my mentioning my year of birth was to display that obviously after 1977 the rules changed and you no longer qualified automatically for dual nationality. Also,...
Forum: Canada
Jul 7th 2005, 11:14 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 3,362
Posted By LisaJL

Re: English Chocolate

Can I ask why the forward planning? I know in the US quite a few states are `dry` and a lot of the supermarkets don`t even stock booze - is it the same there? If so, I will require a regular...
Forum: Canada
Jul 7th 2005, 9:21 pm
Replies: 267
Views: 24,957
Posted By LisaJL

Re: More reasons to leave the uk

I`ve moved about a few times, coming from Canada when a baby, 11 years in Liverpool (still got a scouse accent) and have settled my adult life in a small village in Scotland. Village is my mums...
Forum: Canada
Jul 7th 2005, 9:07 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 3,362
Posted By LisaJL

Re: English Chocolate

I know what you mean about the chocolate, every time I used to visit my relatives in NJ I used to take a suitcase full of grub, the main part of which was chocolate (sorry customs guys!) On the last...
Forum: Canada
Jul 7th 2005, 8:59 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,299
Posted By LisaJL

Re: Furniture

I used to work for an international relocations firm, and my uncle still does - he`s just returned to the UK after 3 Years in New Jersey, so has had stuff back and forth a couple of times. I know it...
Forum: Canada
Jul 7th 2005, 8:49 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 960
Posted By LisaJL

Re: Hello - new to here

As far as I`m aware, due to the fact both my parents, husband and son were born in the UK, and I was born in 1975, I hold dual nationality. I assume that means I don`t need to worry about returning...
Forum: Canada
Jul 7th 2005, 3:06 am
Replies: 14
Views: 960
Posted By LisaJL

Re: Hello - new to here

Hi there,

Funnily enough, the family and I were reminiscing about NJ the other night, and hershey park came up! We didn`t go, as we always seemed to have something else on, or it was out of...
Forum: Canada
Jul 6th 2005, 11:43 pm
Replies: 84
Views: 7,223
Posted By LisaJL

Re: Exchange rate plummeting

Lets hope so. I hope that I`m fortunate enough to be able to wait a while if necessary. I haven`t even started my Husbands p/work yet, maybe that`s a good thing.
Forum: Canada
Jul 6th 2005, 10:18 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 734
Posted By LisaJL

Anyone watching the news???

Scary stuff,

If you`re not watching I`d suggest you have a look at Sky news, or BBC world, CNN etc - looks pretty bad.
Forum: Canada
Jul 6th 2005, 10:17 pm
Replies: 84
Views: 7,223
Posted By LisaJL

Re: Exchange rate plummeting

Hi there, new girl.

I`m a compulsive watcher too. I seem to calculate the home equity I have available every time I check the exchange rate. Even a small swing can make a difference to my plans!...
Forum: Canada
Jul 6th 2005, 10:14 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 960
Posted By LisaJL

Re: Hello - new to here

Hi there,

It was more for the quality of life than anything else. We wanted to move abroad as we had experienced North America, and loved it. Unfortunately that one didn`t pan out, and as we are...
Forum: Canada
Jul 6th 2005, 9:15 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 960
Posted By LisaJL

Re: Hello - new to here

I thought that story was fantastic - reason being when my family lived in NJ I was over 3/4 times a year, and had to bring over various items - lots of food items, cup soups, chocs, scottish bread,...
Forum: Canada
Jul 6th 2005, 8:47 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 960
Posted By LisaJL

Thumbs up Hello - new to here

Hi all,

I`m new to here, although I`ve read a few posts after discovering the forum a couple of weeks ago.

I was born in Canada, and although I`ve been brought up in the UK, I still hold a...
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