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Forum: Canada
May 10th 2010, 2:03 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,602
Posted By Raymate

UK banks accounts

Moved to Toronto a couple of years ago now, my bank accounts back in the UK are at my old address that my family still lives at so, my paper work goes there.

Is it a good idea to keep the address...
Forum: Canada
Aug 3rd 2009, 1:03 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 2,114
Posted By Raymate

CD singles....

Where in Toronto can you buy CD singles?

My local HMV says they do not stock singles.... what is that all about


Any good places or even reliable mail order companies.

Even Amazon Canada...
Forum: Canada
Apr 27th 2009, 1:33 am
Replies: 25
Views: 2,252
Posted By Raymate

Re: Dvd player (multi region)

Philips are easy and cheap, but if you want a bit better quality and dont mind paying for it then check out the OPPO DVD players, you can get them in Toronto. I have the DV-983 and with a code from...
Forum: Canada
Sep 19th 2008, 12:53 am
Replies: 9
Views: 3,449
Posted By Raymate

Re: Pickering/Whitby/Ajax...Area Info...Ontario

I moved out in Dec last year, was in Toronto. Then moved to Pickering four months ago.

The area is nice, quiet and a nice contrast from the busy city.

I work down town and the drive can be...
Forum: Canada
Jun 21st 2008, 2:52 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,779
Posted By Raymate

Re: Saved $340 dollars on flights between UK and Canada by booking and Paying in £ of

Yes I did this a year or so ago for my wife, we booked the flight and we was in Toronto but I used the UK website.

It was all paid for with UK pounds and the flight was Toronto to UK and back...
Forum: Canada
Jun 15th 2008, 9:36 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 4,446
Posted By Raymate

Re: UK table lamps in Canada

Hold on what about my lamps :)

Can I just take the UK bulb out and out in a Canadian bulb then change the plug.

It's only a simple circuit after all..
Forum: Canada
Jun 15th 2008, 7:11 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 4,446
Posted By Raymate

UK table lamps in Canada

I have a few table lamps from the UK that have screw type fittings, is it safe just to replace the plug and change the bulb to use them in Canada?

R
Forum: Canada
Apr 23rd 2008, 1:05 am
Replies: 6
Views: 685
Posted By Raymate

Re: Push Cylinder Mower

Thanks to everyone, and thank you this one looks good and on sale, cheers :)
Forum: Canada
Apr 22nd 2008, 11:03 am
Replies: 6
Views: 685
Posted By Raymate

Push Cylinder Mower

Trying to find a good Push Cylinder Mower, I had a nice one in the UK, very old and I can not remember the make.

Trying to get one in Toronto, so far I can only find ones with no cylinder and the...
Forum: Canada
Apr 15th 2008, 4:35 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,338
Posted By Raymate

Philips VOIP8410B Skype phone

Where can I get one in Canada?

This VOIP 8410B is great as you just plug it into the computer network and you do not need the computer switched on.

Want to use this for Skype with my family...
Forum: Canada
Mar 9th 2008, 6:12 pm
Replies: 36
Views: 2,933
Posted By Raymate

Re: we bought a house!!

Thank you.

Yes they said to us the house is older.... 25 years old they said, I just smiled :)

Then I told them the village in the UK I have just left the local pub was from the 1600s and the...
Forum: Canada
Mar 9th 2008, 5:41 pm
Replies: 36
Views: 2,933
Posted By Raymate

Re: we bought a house!!

Yes we just purchased our new house out in Pickering, we move in about 8 weeks. It was easy and fast, we looked at 12 houses and found a great one that has had loads of upgrades and in perfect...
Forum: Canada
Feb 14th 2008, 10:55 am
Replies: 9
Views: 992
Posted By Raymate

Re: Money from UK being TAXED

Thanks for all your reply

This moneycorp sounds interesting, anyone else used them? what the webaddress?
Forum: Canada
Feb 13th 2008, 10:24 am
Replies: 9
Views: 992
Posted By Raymate

Re: Money from UK being TAXED

Around six weeks, going to read that page now
Forum: Canada
Feb 12th 2008, 10:47 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 992
Posted By Raymate

Money from UK being TAXED

Hi

My house sale in the UK is almost complete, I'm living in Canada now.

RBC that I bank with say I may be TAXed then my money is trasnfered to my account.

Can they TAX me or is this just a...
Forum: Canada
Feb 5th 2008, 12:03 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 657
Posted By Raymate

Mortgage recommendations?

Hi,

Been here now for a month, got a job. My wife has lived here all her life and works.

We are now looking around for a house as we rent right now, any recommendations for mortgages.

As I...
Forum: Canada
Jan 9th 2008, 8:13 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,436
Posted By Raymate

Re: House alarm in Toronto

Thanks for the reply, that's a good idea about doing a look around the area first :)
Forum: Canada
Jan 9th 2008, 7:18 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,436
Posted By Raymate

House alarm in Toronto

Hi,

Just moved over and looking for a house, it seem not many people have house alarms. Can anyone recommend a company for fitting and a rough guide to the going rate.

Not bothered about it...
Jan 4th 2008, 12:16 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 713
Posted By Raymate

Re: Landing

This is what I did, if you list everything then it's no big deal if you dont end up shipping it.
Dec 21st 2007, 6:01 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 1,317
Posted By Raymate

Re: Landed... all is well

Don't get to excited it's a over the shoulder bag, you had the choice of black or orange. The info pack was just a bunch of leaflets with stuff like where to go and things to do. A subway map and a...
Dec 19th 2007, 8:03 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 1,317
Posted By Raymate

Thumbs up Re: Landed... all is well

Thank you all for your comments :)

Happy Xmas to you all :)
Dec 19th 2007, 8:03 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 1,317
Posted By Raymate

Re: Landed... all is well

Thank you... cant remember the thread but it's the B4A (05) form.

It will be white :)
Dec 19th 2007, 6:28 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 1,317
Posted By Raymate

Landed... all is well

Well I landed yesterday in Toronto.

On the way over put just my name and addresses on the landing card as I figured it will not apply to me. Then I landed and it went like this:

1. (2 mins) Got...
Forum: Canada
Dec 4th 2007, 10:59 am
Replies: 3
Views: 968
Posted By Raymate

UK dect phones can they work in Toronto?

Have a few handsets that seem to have lots of features that I have not seen on Canadian models. Also the UK dect phones seem to be so far ahead of what you can get in Canada.

My questions is can I...
Forum: Canada
Nov 23rd 2007, 10:05 pm
Replies: 87
Views: 5,076
Posted By Raymate

Re: Why can't I buy a sandwich here ?

I love marmite, when you get older you can take more of it.

Years ago it was a very thin spread now I just cake it on :ohmy:

And now we have the squeezable Marmite... lets me put it on...
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