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Yesterday, 4:41 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 155
Posted By Atlantic Xpat

Re: The next election

As in avoids questions and scrutiny?

I think he's a loathsome little turd. I mean Trudeau is objectively terrible as well but my goodness Pollievre is nasty.
Feb 5th 2024, 7:16 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,016
Posted By Atlantic Xpat

Re: Why are the potatoes so rubbish?

But now, if you are insured by Manulife, you have to get your cancer drugs through loblaws pharmacies rather than the local operation you've been dealing with for years. Courtesy of preferred...
Feb 5th 2024, 5:02 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,016
Posted By Atlantic Xpat

Re: Why are the potatoes so rubbish?

The more pertinent problem seems to be finding large spuds to bake in the first place. Here, the general bags of potatoes consist of all small ones, none large enough to bake. Alternatively you can...
Forum: Canada
Feb 5th 2024, 4:55 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 3,802
Posted By Atlantic Xpat

Re: Cost of Living

Why are Halifax houses, in particular, "glorified garden sheds"? If you mean because they are wooden, constructed largely from 2x6 framing, plywood or OSB sheathing and vinyl or wooden siding outside...
Forum: Canada
Nov 22nd 2023, 5:57 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 652
Posted By Atlantic Xpat

Re: Brits may soon be able to give blood in Canada

That's a good idea and good news. I've long wanted to donate blood - my daughter has required a number of transfusions of blood and platelets through her treatment for leukemia so it would be nice to...
Nov 14th 2023, 6:18 pm
Replies: 6,426
Views: 347,705
Posted By Atlantic Xpat

Re: Coronavirus

Had my second bout of the 'rona week before last. Runny nose for a couple of days, achy for a couple of days, no cough, no fever but positive rapid test. My youngest caught it from me, and as she's...
Nov 10th 2023, 3:30 pm
Replies: 2,662
Views: 256,313
Posted By Atlantic Xpat

Re: Groceries

Cheaper on some stuff here, notably milk, butter ($5.49 costco, $8.49 for same brand at loblaws) and some fruit and veg. Often though one has to buy an enormous bag or box of something fresh for...
Nov 10th 2023, 2:44 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 4,138
Posted By Atlantic Xpat

Re: a recent Pearson experience

I don't get the purpose of Arrivecan....or rather I don't see the benefit. You enter everything in the app and still have to go to a machine to confirm it all, take a pic, print off the crappy...
Oct 7th 2023, 4:06 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 4,138
Posted By Atlantic Xpat

Re: a recent Pearson experience

Arriving at Pearson from San Francisco early Friday morning and found the Canada was closed. Well, at least as far as CBSA were concerned. Following the signs for connections we found ourselves...
Sep 26th 2023, 10:54 am
Replies: 2,433
Views: 236,859
Posted By Atlantic Xpat

Re: Goggle box- anything worth watching on TV?

I struggled through the first season of Invasion. I'm not sure whether I want to bother with Season 2. Season 1 was so slow & some of the plot lines were so ridiculous that I almost gave up!
Forum: Canada
Sep 22nd 2023, 11:50 am
Replies: 33
Views: 3,597
Posted By Atlantic Xpat

Re: Thoughts on Salary required - Family 4

Certainly, moving to Canada because you don't like the tax burden in the UK is unlikely to end well. Taxes being as high or higher here.
Forum: Canada
Sep 20th 2023, 12:32 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 3,597
Posted By Atlantic Xpat

Re: Thoughts on Salary required - Family 4

i'd suggest then, looking at jobs, similar to yours in the provinces you would like to live in and trying to understand the Canadian equivalent salary. It's not a role I'm familiar with but I'd be...
Forum: Canada
Sep 20th 2023, 12:01 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 3,597
Posted By Atlantic Xpat

Re: Thoughts on Salary required - Family 4

What do you do in the UK?
Aug 31st 2023, 2:00 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 4,138
Posted By Atlantic Xpat

Re: a recent Pearson experience

Easier to chug than a bottle of whisky, I'd agree...
Aug 31st 2023, 1:16 pm
Replies: 337
Views: 33,283
Posted By Atlantic Xpat

Re: Life's Turning-Points

We've gone from a "look at me, hasn't my life been really interesting, let me tell you about it in the guise of asking about life's turning points" to full Vatnik. This thread has run its course.
Aug 31st 2023, 1:14 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 4,138
Posted By Atlantic Xpat

Re: a recent Pearson experience

If you have checked luggage you can, of course, put it into your checked bag(s) before they go back onto the transfer belt (After CBSA). If you only have hand luggage it is a PITA I agree....
Aug 29th 2023, 12:15 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 4,138
Posted By Atlantic Xpat

Re: a recent Pearson experience

Fred drifting....

Halifax is an annoyance when connecting from an international flight from the UK to domestic. They do have the setup for transit pax to go through a seperate immigration...
Aug 22nd 2023, 12:21 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 4,138
Posted By Atlantic Xpat

Re: a recent Pearson experience

Can't get Nexus in St John's, would have to travel to an airport with US immigration. I've never managed to try and schedule that with a trip for another purpose & it's not worth scheduling one...
Aug 21st 2023, 7:20 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 4,138
Posted By Atlantic Xpat

Re: a recent Pearson experience

I've seldom stopped in Toronto, so primarily my experience is as a transit passenger. Aside from one dreadful experience with a US immigration officer - which isn't Pearson's fault - it's all be...
Aug 21st 2023, 7:17 pm
Replies: 337
Views: 33,283
Posted By Atlantic Xpat

Re: Life's Turning-Points

An update a year or so later. My youngest continues to battle leukemia. She's in maintenance therapy for the next year or so following 10 months of intensive and harrowing chemo with many...
Aug 21st 2023, 7:09 pm
Replies: 78
Views: 7,807
Posted By Atlantic Xpat

Re: What happened to this place?

19 years or so after moving here, I find the urge to share advice and experience is less than it was. Also, my experiences from an immigration perspective are rather out of date these days.

I...
Forum: Canada
Aug 21st 2023, 5:15 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 3,562
Posted By Atlantic Xpat

Re: Canada move

Ironically, I drive less, living in Newfoundland, than I did living in the UK. Something to do with only being able to go so far before you fall off the edge! In 19 years of living here, I've never...
Forum: Canada
Jun 23rd 2023, 12:32 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 519
Posted By Atlantic Xpat

Re: eTA Question

Oddly small list of countries that will need an ETA: Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/electronic-travel-authorisation-eta)) Canada is not on the...
Feb 27th 2023, 6:15 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 1,309
Posted By Atlantic Xpat

Re: 220 devices for use of 110 volt?

https://youtu.be/DvswW6M7bMo
Feb 2nd 2023, 2:48 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 3,250
Posted By Atlantic Xpat

Re: How long to feel Canadian?

Let's not forget that the Freedumb convoy's backers wanted to overthrow the democratically elected government of Canada and get the Governor General to set up a committee of various loons and...
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