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Forum: Canada
Jun 5th 2007, 9:03 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 2,482
Posted By Fordprefect

Re: Holiday Entitlement

Hey karla03
the company I worked for deducted 4% of gross wage weekly, and paid it out in June and December, if you wanted to take a holiday in between these dates you could have whatever was in the...
Forum: Trucking
Jun 4th 2007, 10:39 am
Replies: 1,412
Views: 198,625
Posted By Fordprefect

Re: Wages for Truckers

Hi Loafy
you're only allowed to drive 11 hours in US and 600 miles is about the most you can do in a day if there are no hold ups.
I'm not trying to put people off going to Canada, just don't give...
Forum: Trucking
Jun 4th 2007, 8:10 am
Replies: 1,412
Views: 198,625
Posted By Fordprefect

Re: Wages for Truckers

:D Ok Bleecher, cheers for that. Thought I was being told off.
As far as Yanke goes they are apparently better than the company we worked for. We were advised to move to another area and company,...
Forum: Trucking
Jun 4th 2007, 3:23 am
Replies: 1,412
Views: 198,625
Posted By Fordprefect

Re: Wages for Truckers

I didn't post to just post on the site, nor am I a negative person. I was one of those people you mentioned who was very excited about going and probably wouldn't have taken any notice of anyone or a...
Forum: Trucking
Jun 4th 2007, 1:29 am
Replies: 1,412
Views: 198,625
Posted By Fordprefect

Re: Wages for Truckers

Hello again
I just thought I would add to this before all the screams of don't compare $ to £ a you are living in $.

Fact: The contract was not worth the paper it was written on. They did not...
Forum: Trucking
Jun 3rd 2007, 11:02 pm
Replies: 1,412
Views: 198,625
Posted By Fordprefect

Re: Wages for Truckers

Hi Karla03
here are the details from my pay check from April 23rd

Start at Charlottetown terminal 18/04/07, go to Souris, PEI to collect load, 53.10 miles.
Take load to Sacramento, Pennsylvania,...
Forum: Canada
Jan 14th 2007, 3:28 am
Replies: 57
Views: 5,858
Posted By Fordprefect

Re: Which airlines take pets?

We flew Heathrow-Halifax with Air Canada in November, they charged $225 per dog as excess baggage on our flight, we needed rabies certs and fitness to fly from vet, another thing, if you don't have a...
Forum: Canada
Nov 21st 2006, 11:05 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 642
Posted By Fordprefect

Hi everyone

My husband has a job in PEI, they are looking for a few more long haul truck drivers, they are very quick, hubbys LMO only took 3 days to come through, :eek: if anyone is interested could you PM me...
Forum: Canada
Sep 27th 2006, 9:15 am
Replies: 32
Views: 2,229
Posted By Fordprefect

Re: Waivering Teenager!!!

Please don't give in. Remember being a teenager? We thought we knew it all too. How many of us wish we knew then what we know now. You are doing what you think is best for your family and from what I...
Forum: Canada
Sep 26th 2006, 5:33 am
Replies: 27
Views: 2,014
Posted By Fordprefect

Re: Can I take my fruit trees

Home!!! I come from just outside Norwich, Horsham St Faiths. I dare say I could send you some, used to parcels, a light blue Ebayer me :D
Forum: Canada
Sep 26th 2006, 2:44 am
Replies: 27
Views: 2,014
Posted By Fordprefect

Re: Can I take my fruit trees

Quite right too,wish I had one. There were two about a foot long next door, they were really sweet and used to noisily s**g for hours on the grass in the sunshine and they used to follow the old lady...
Forum: Canada
Sep 25th 2006, 8:50 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 2,014
Posted By Fordprefect

Re: Can I take my fruit trees

Thank you Grah very helpful. :)
Anyone want some baby asparagus plants or 2" high Christmas trees? Should be a decent height by Xmas 2010 :D
Forum: Canada
Sep 25th 2006, 8:41 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 2,014
Posted By Fordprefect

Re: Can I take my fruit trees

Bridgwater. Do you want some Aloe Vera as well, very fecund little bu**ers, I've go loads of them.
Forum: Canada
Sep 25th 2006, 8:37 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 2,014
Posted By Fordprefect

Re: Can I take my fruit trees

VOGON :scared: All that poetry :eek: We put our requirements in the Improbability Drive and it came up with New Brunswick. So that's where we are headed, when our towels are dry :D
Forum: Canada
Sep 25th 2006, 10:04 am
Replies: 5
Views: 633
Posted By Fordprefect

Re: Anyone taken a car?

Good links thank you :)
Forum: Canada
Sep 25th 2006, 9:47 am
Replies: 5
Views: 633
Posted By Fordprefect

Re: Anyone taken a car?

Doh!!! Ok how about a 19 year old audi coupe then (he asked) (yuk) I prefer the A4 :( Boys toys :rolleyes: he's got 2 rare old things.
Forum: Canada
Sep 25th 2006, 9:38 am
Replies: 27
Views: 2,014
Posted By Fordprefect

Re: Can I take my fruit trees

I think I will be making full use of Ebay :D
Got two yorkies to fly out too. Am I bovvered :eek:
Forum: Canada
Sep 25th 2006, 8:58 am
Replies: 5
Views: 633
Posted By Fordprefect

Talking Anyone taken a car?

After reading the lengthy post about buying cars, hubby is wondering whether to take his Audi A4. Apart from the fact the steering wheel is on the wrong side are there any other drawbacks?
Forum: Canada
Sep 25th 2006, 8:04 am
Replies: 27
Views: 2,014
Posted By Fordprefect

Re: Can I take my fruit trees

They have specially trained sniffer dogs, they're that strict and the fines are massive. I'd probably get thrown out! I have got a new aluminium greenhouse in it's packing all ready to take though :D
Forum: Canada
Sep 25th 2006, 7:50 am
Replies: 27
Views: 2,014
Posted By Fordprefect

Re: Can I take my fruit trees

Thank you for the websites folks. I looked up each one and the apples, pears and cherry can come with a special certificate from this country showing they are free from disease and bugs and the...
Forum: Canada
Sep 25th 2006, 7:12 am
Replies: 27
Views: 2,014
Posted By Fordprefect

Re: Can I take my fruit trees

:( Thank you for your help. I know I can take 500g certain seeds and or 1kg of beans/pea sized stuff. It is a bit silly about the trees I know but I have fussed over them after waiting for them for...
Forum: Canada
Sep 25th 2006, 6:46 am
Replies: 12
Views: 928
Posted By Fordprefect

Re: help please or direct me

I found this on the Offcial Website, hope it helps.

What happens with the
information you give us?
The completed forms are sent to the Financial
Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of...
Forum: Canada
Sep 25th 2006, 6:33 am
Replies: 27
Views: 2,014
Posted By Fordprefect

Question Can I take my fruit trees

Hello everyone
No I'm not a nutter but I have about 14 young fruit trees;-plum, pear, apple,a granny smith cooking apple, cherry, plum and damson and a cranberry bush. They are all organic and cost...
Forum: Canada
Sep 23rd 2006, 11:35 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,068
Posted By Fordprefect

Re: Furnishing a house in Nova Scotia

Hello
Does that mean my dvds won't work over there? I've only recently been given the boxed set of Poldark!!! Also do they have record players as we have a stack of records, Beatles and stuff and ...
Forum: Canada
Sep 19th 2006, 11:22 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 501
Posted By Fordprefect

Question What work permit for trucker

Hello everyone :)

Please can someone advise us on this situation:-

OH applied for job as long haul truck driver in Ontario.

Company can bring in 8 on tempory sceme but he doesn't like the...
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