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Forum: Canada
Oct 28th 2007, 2:55 am
Replies: 103
Views: 11,504
Posted By John_Wilson

Re: Canada or UK more expensive for....

uh oh, people are posting actual numbers to qualify their opinions, someone better shut this discussion down quick before that gets out of hand. :D
Forum: Canada
Oct 28th 2007, 2:04 am
Replies: 103
Views: 11,504
Posted By John_Wilson

Re: Canada or UK more expensive for....

I'm curious, what should we do if one person says that petrol in Canada is cheap, then another person says that it's expensive?

What do we do?

I'd say the logical thing would be to compare the...
Forum: Canada
Oct 28th 2007, 1:47 am
Replies: 103
Views: 11,504
Posted By John_Wilson

Re: Canada or UK more expensive for....

By the way, posting electric bills was just one example of many common expenses. I think it's helpful and interesting.

What you're saying is that nobody should post what things actually cost,...
Forum: Canada
Oct 28th 2007, 1:13 am
Replies: 103
Views: 11,504
Posted By John_Wilson

Re: Canada or UK more expensive for....

That sounds really high, although didn't you say you live on a farm? Maybe it costs more for them to deliver the electricity because of the distance from the main power grid?

BC Hydro has a basic...
Forum: Canada
Oct 28th 2007, 1:01 am
Replies: 103
Views: 11,504
Posted By John_Wilson

Re: Canada or UK more expensive for....

They charge you for the electricity AND to deliver it? Is that $60 a month?
Forum: Canada
Oct 28th 2007, 12:55 am
Replies: 103
Views: 11,504
Posted By John_Wilson

Re: Canada or UK more expensive for....

...and that's great for that someone. Do you think that applies to everyone? Isn't it better to post objective information for everyone, instead of confusing subjective information that only...
Forum: Canada
Oct 28th 2007, 12:50 am
Replies: 103
Views: 11,504
Posted By John_Wilson

Re: Canada or UK more expensive for....

No, why don't you explain it? :)
Forum: Canada
Oct 28th 2007, 12:47 am
Replies: 103
Views: 11,504
Posted By John_Wilson

Re: Canada or UK more expensive for....

Who said a bill is subjective?

I said that people posting whether they think things are more or less expensive or cheap is what's subjective. Especially when their opinion is based on their own...
Forum: Canada
Oct 28th 2007, 12:45 am
Replies: 103
Views: 11,504
Posted By John_Wilson

Re: Canada or UK more expensive for....

...and yet on the last page you wrote "Hydro is expensive here - much more than in England"

See how you just might be confusing people? :)
Forum: Canada
Oct 28th 2007, 12:41 am
Replies: 103
Views: 11,504
Posted By John_Wilson

Re: Canada or UK more expensive for....

Tia's way is realistic for Tia. Not you. Not me. Not anyone else.

Are we trying to help other people or not? Because, I'm trying to help others learn what things actually cost in Canada. ...
Forum: Canada
Oct 28th 2007, 12:16 am
Replies: 103
Views: 11,504
Posted By John_Wilson

Re: Canada or UK more expensive for....

Because they don't know what they're talking about, right? Sounds like you're coyly trying to suggest that I don't know what I'm talking about because you think I'm fresh off the boat. Cute. ;)
...
Forum: Canada
Oct 27th 2007, 11:43 pm
Replies: 103
Views: 11,504
Posted By John_Wilson

Re: Canada or UK more expensive for....

Your buying power is only relevant to you though. Whatever your financial situation is, that's your financial situation. It doesn't apply to anyone but you.

You're posting subjective information...
Forum: Canada
Oct 27th 2007, 10:41 pm
Replies: 103
Views: 11,504
Posted By John_Wilson

Re: Canada or UK more expensive for....

Don't you see how that only applies to you though? I assume you're posting info for the purpose of helping other people, but the info you're posting doesn't help anyone but you, because you're just...
Forum: Canada
Oct 27th 2007, 5:26 pm
Replies: 103
Views: 11,504
Posted By John_Wilson

Re: Canada or UK more expensive for....

I think that qualifying statement is wrong. The exchange rate does matter. Ignore earnings comparisons when talking about "expensive" and "cheaper"
People should post prices of things.

It's...
Forum: Canada
Oct 27th 2007, 5:20 pm
Replies: 103
Views: 11,504
Posted By John_Wilson

Re: Canada or UK more expensive for....

What were you paying in England per kWh? I paid 12p per kWh in England.

Electricity in BC costs $0.0615 per kWh + GST (6%) = $0.06519 per kWh

A quick currency conversion says that $0.06519 CDN...
Forum: Canada
Oct 27th 2007, 5:10 pm
Replies: 103
Views: 11,504
Posted By John_Wilson

Re: Canada or UK more expensive for....

The cost per litre is comparable? Last time I checked, petrol in the UK cost about twice as much as Canada.
Forum: Canada
Oct 25th 2007, 11:53 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 1,898
Posted By John_Wilson

Re: langley to chilliwack?

I would choose Langley over Chilliwack.

Chilliwack is too small and too far away from Vancouver for my taste.

Chilliwack is good if you want to be a corn farmer though.
Forum: Canada
Oct 25th 2007, 7:44 pm
Replies: 103
Views: 11,504
Posted By John_Wilson

Re: Canada or UK more expensive for....

Bananas cost $0.57 lb at the grocery store here in BC

That's about £0.29 lb
Forum: Canada
Oct 23rd 2007, 3:40 pm
Replies: 103
Views: 11,504
Posted By John_Wilson

Re: Canada or UK more expensive for....

I pay $650 (£328) a year for car insurance in BC.

No collision or comprehensive
$2 million of 3rd party liability

Car is 13 years old
Forum: Canada
Oct 22nd 2007, 6:22 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 1,524
Posted By John_Wilson

Re: Where in Greater Vancouver?

Unfortunately, suburbia isn't exactly known for being the most exciting place. Unless you enjoy shopping malls, highways, strip malls, and big box stores.

If it was me, I would just rent an...
Forum: Canada
Oct 22nd 2007, 10:37 am
Replies: 103
Views: 11,504
Posted By John_Wilson

Re: Canada or UK more expensive for....

Mine would actually even be $25 (£12) cheaper if I went with just a normal phone line without all the unlimited long-distance.

I also get extra cable instead of just basic cable which costs me an...
Forum: Canada
Oct 22nd 2007, 5:54 am
Replies: 103
Views: 11,504
Posted By John_Wilson

Re: Canada or UK more expensive for....

I should also add that regular petrol for the car here today is $0.99 per litre

A quick currency conversion says that $0.99 CDN = £0.50 British Pounds per litre
Forum: Canada
Oct 22nd 2007, 5:45 am
Replies: 103
Views: 11,504
Posted By John_Wilson

Re: Canada or UK more expensive for....

I live in BC

Electricity in BC costs $0.0615 per kWh + GST (6%) = $0.06519

A quick currency conversion says that $0.06519 CDN = £0.033 British Pounds...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Oct 18th 2007, 5:24 am
Replies: 1,012
Views: 74,565
Posted By John_Wilson

Re: Share timeline-----Family Class!

That's great to hear, I think you're about 2 or 3 weeks ahead of us. Judging by when you applied and when you got your first stage approval. So hopefully that means we will also have permanent...
Forum: Canada
Oct 16th 2007, 10:29 am
Replies: 5
Views: 753
Posted By John_Wilson

Re: Short term rentals Vancouver, anyone got a basement (suite!)?

I've actually rented 2 different short-term furnished apartments in Vancouver. There are a few companies that specialize in this, as opposed to the typical long-term unfurnished rentals.

I found...
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