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Forum: The Maple Leaf
Dec 10th 2008, 2:04 am
Replies: 38
Views: 2,632
Posted By fedupwithwaiting

Re: Presents for Teachers....what's the norm?

In the three schools that my children have attended the teachers opt for the gift of reading at Christmas. Knowing they would be inundated with pressies galore they organise that the willing parents...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 3rd 2008, 11:57 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 1,596
Posted By fedupwithwaiting

Re: Spare a thought.

I know I've been there with my 9 year old last year. My 12 year old fitted in so well at the new school and made stacks of friends but my poor son just wasn't even given the chance. I was on the...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 4th 2008, 9:26 am
Replies: 28
Views: 1,379
Posted By fedupwithwaiting

fedupwithwaiting is no longer....I'm done

Hellow me lovelees,

right been here a year, bought the land, built the house, children sorted, job sorted, boy in hockey, friends sorted, so no longer waiting for anything and in a word I'm...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
May 12th 2008, 1:00 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 1,577
Posted By fedupwithwaiting

Re: New York Hotels

Hi there

Hotel Belleclaire is fantastic and on 77th Street at Broadway with a 24 hour diner across the street. If you take the shared bathroom option this brings the price down but go on the...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
May 9th 2008, 10:55 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,814
Posted By fedupwithwaiting

Re: MILITARY CHECKS - what did yours look like? Help please?

This does not sound right to me. We simply applied to the Civilian Police (who have a dept especially for this service) and cost us 10 pound. We did 2 checks with the original application in Feb 05...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
May 9th 2008, 7:10 am
Replies: 20
Views: 1,280
Posted By fedupwithwaiting

Re: UK Eurovision entrant......

interesting you see I thought it sounded like Michael Jackson's "Don't stop till you get enough"
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
May 9th 2008, 6:38 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,814
Posted By fedupwithwaiting

Re: MILITARY CHECKS - what did yours look like? Help please?

Hi Mrs Miggins,

We've touched base a few times on the forum and my husband came out of RAF only last July and we emigrated to Canada the same time. We did the skilled worker route which took 2...
Forum: Canada
May 5th 2008, 6:29 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,020
Posted By fedupwithwaiting

Re: Hi from Ottawa

well bugger me, you clever bunny, indeed when I met him in '92 he was at Boddington. When was your dad there?
Forum: Canada
May 5th 2008, 6:16 am
Replies: 18
Views: 2,175
Posted By fedupwithwaiting

Re: For those who are in their last weeks in the UK...

selling our car turned out to be the worst headache. It was a huge volvo estate thing which was beautiful but lost loads of money in depreciation. We were using it right up to the last few weeks,...
Forum: Canada
May 5th 2008, 6:11 am
Replies: 12
Views: 1,285
Posted By fedupwithwaiting

Re: Your opinions please, regarding house sale

Hi there,

People buy houses next to train lines, airports, shops, pubs, motorways because everyone is different and looking for something that suits them. Don't fret over this and end up falling...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
May 5th 2008, 5:57 am
Replies: 25
Views: 1,686
Posted By fedupwithwaiting

Re: How long to get a meds appointment?

we used to live in Gloucester so when we got our requests for medicals last year we just rang everyone in a 100 mile radius and whoever gave us quickest appointment we went to. Happened to be Oxford...
Forum: Canada
Apr 23rd 2008, 3:10 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,020
Posted By fedupwithwaiting

Re: Hi from Ottawa

my first married quarter was in Innsworth as usual it started how it finished in condemned houses. I managed to always get the ones that were "about to be" gutted but they always waited for me to...
Forum: Canada
Apr 22nd 2008, 2:23 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,020
Posted By fedupwithwaiting

Re: Hi from Ottawa

Hi there, we're a family of 4 newly landed in July 07 and come from Glozzzz originally but did Cyprus and up north in the UK as husband ex RAF too. We live in Ottawa too and OH works in Kanata. ...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Apr 22nd 2008, 2:18 am
Replies: 46
Views: 3,433
Posted By fedupwithwaiting

Re: Opinions required...please

Don't do it!!! Get them a nice, comfy warm place in Scotland why...well.... I'm still reminded by my OH some 13 years later (usually comes up when he wants to buy some new gadget for himself!) about...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Apr 16th 2008, 2:53 am
Replies: 3
Views: 749
Posted By fedupwithwaiting

Re: Jet Skiing With Richard Simmons

thank you, thank you soooooo much that was hilarious, I so needed to laugh today. Its now about to wing its way all over the UK and the rest of the world, I haven't laughed that much in ages!!! ...
Forum: Canada
Mar 27th 2008, 9:28 am
Replies: 148
Views: 13,400
Posted By fedupwithwaiting

Re: Biggest mistake?

yah, elderly parents descending on us for 1 month in June just as hubby goes away on 2 weeks business and we're moving house....talk about great timing and in between of course you have to play tour...
Forum: Canada
Mar 27th 2008, 8:51 am
Replies: 148
Views: 13,400
Posted By fedupwithwaiting

Re: Biggest mistake?

Giving out our address!!!:ohmy:
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 27th 2008, 3:58 am
Replies: 813
Views: 56,387
Posted By fedupwithwaiting

Re: What you can't get in Canada

I can't get a group of drunken kids to sit outside my bedroom window, shouting, swearing, drinking and breaking their alcho pop bottles all over my driveway at 3.00am....god, I miss those working...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 27th 2008, 3:08 am
Replies: 76
Views: 5,187
Posted By fedupwithwaiting

Re: what if you have chosen the wrong city/province

I've just read the posts other people have left and please, please, please don't pick on me...I'm feeling fragile and some of you are brutal and you know who you are...just be nice:thumbsup:
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 27th 2008, 2:58 am
Replies: 76
Views: 5,187
Posted By fedupwithwaiting

Re: what if you have chosen the wrong city/province

Hi there, I just wanted to quickly reply to let you know I haven't read the rest of the posts just yet but I have sent your email on to my husband at work (ex Squadron Leader - 20 years) who works...
Forum: Canada
Mar 25th 2008, 6:51 am
Replies: 25
Views: 2,771
Posted By fedupwithwaiting

Re: Opening a Canadian bank account, while visiting on recce?

we opened a TD Canada Trust bank account for chequing and savings in the April before we landed in the July. If you leave $5000 in the chequing account there are no bank charges and we'd just sold...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 25th 2008, 6:40 am
Replies: 38
Views: 2,285
Posted By fedupwithwaiting

Re: Are we wimps?

eewww!! not comfortable saying this but I have to agree...:oCanadians just seem to put up with a great deal and never winge. I've found the government fold if you really know how to go in hard and...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 24th 2008, 1:09 pm
Replies: 97
Views: 3,847
Posted By fedupwithwaiting

Re: Saying Goodbye Aint Easy...

oh how different our send off was to yours.....:confused:that'll be there wasn't one. My brother still doesn't know where I live in Canada (too bitter to ask me!), :thumbsup:parents who couldn't...
Forum: Canada
Mar 24th 2008, 12:50 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 1,476
Posted By fedupwithwaiting

Re: Help!! Im new

We landed in July 07. We've been living in a tiny 3 bed bungalow with the cars parked outside all winter (talk about snow!) as all our belongings are in the garage packed high. We bought some land...
Forum: Canada
Mar 23rd 2008, 6:05 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,082
Posted By fedupwithwaiting

Re: We have arrived!!

Ahh, welcome to this wonderful Country and hold onto your britches the fun is about to start.:thumbsup::thumbsup::o:ohmy::(:D
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