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Forum: Canada
Jul 26th 2008, 6:06 pm
Replies: 69
Views: 11,429
Posted By pretz

Re: Anybody done a runner from the UK owing money ?

no never did a runner, got chased for a tax bill for a few G's after I left that turns out was an error on the taxmans part. Cost a bomb in accounting fees to sort out. Was tempted to ignore it at...
Forum: Canada
Jun 3rd 2008, 7:41 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,329
Posted By pretz

Re: Tax Freedom Day

interesting thread, I googled this from the fraser institute for 2007, didn't realise it varied so much. There must be a typo on this, how can quebec be las low as alberta?

Tax Freedom Day -...
Forum: Canada
May 16th 2008, 4:40 am
Replies: 21
Views: 1,867
Posted By pretz

Re: cost for copies of mecial records

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1990/ukpga_19900023_en_1

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/HealthAndWellBeing/HealthServices/ManagingYourHealthcare/DG_10036450

:)
Forum: Canada
May 11th 2008, 7:47 am
Replies: 12
Views: 1,150
Posted By pretz

Re: What's the weather doing in Calgary & Kamloops

this link is for alberta traffic cameras. But it gives current temp, wind, humidity etc for many places in alberta. Amazing how much the temp is different in rather short distances.
...
Forum: Canada
Apr 23rd 2008, 10:00 am
Replies: 56
Views: 5,381
Posted By pretz

Re: Which part of Canada is worst and why?

Edmonton- all the charm of Milton Keynes with the culture of Basildon

"T'rono"- It's London but with equally bad traffic, no culture, history and has worse weather

Calgary works for me, but...
Forum: Canada
Mar 21st 2008, 10:27 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 3,206
Posted By pretz

Re: Moved: Bears

In 4+ yrs of backcountry mt biking and hiking I have seen a couple blackbears but it wasn't a bother. Once road cycling on highway 40 in K-country in the spring before it's open to traffic there were...
Forum: Canada
Mar 21st 2008, 10:18 pm
Replies: 123
Views: 12,614
Posted By pretz

Re: What took you by surprise

Funny thread.

For me it was seeing that petrol was 1/2 the price yet nearly all of my Canadian friends will drive at least a mile out of their way to save all of 0.5-1 cent a litre in...
Forum: Canada
Mar 11th 2008, 8:50 am
Replies: 9
Views: 2,815
Posted By pretz

Re: alberta paramedic/ems help

The process was rather painless. It's well laid out on the ACP website, send in everything they require such as transcipts, references, ACLS, PHTLS cards etc. A couple months later they set an...
Forum: Canada
Mar 2nd 2008, 11:12 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 2,815
Posted By pretz

Re: alberta paramedic/ems help

There is no shortage of work.

Yes, contact ACP http://www.collegeofparamedics.org/registration_out_of_province.php

then sit the the equivalency exam and possibly do a practicum. It's slow and...
Forum: Canada
Feb 19th 2008, 9:44 am
Replies: 32
Views: 3,429
Posted By pretz

Re: Are you living the dream?

Living the dream? Yes I still am, wake up with that view of the Rockies, heaven!
Would I do it again? Yes, why didn't I do it earlier?
But then I am one of those anal people who likes to get up...
Forum: Canada
Feb 18th 2008, 8:10 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 6,584
Posted By pretz

Re: NS - where did you buy your power converter?

One other suggestion. Some appliances have built-in transformers that you may not realise. Look on the back or bottom of the electrical good, if it says "input 220V" then you need a step up...
Forum: Canada
Feb 12th 2008, 9:40 am
Replies: 20
Views: 2,192
Posted By pretz

Re: Financial doubts

The other option if you really want to beat this "addiction" is to take responsibility for your action. Work 2 jobs and pay your debts back, however long it takes, then emigrate.
Forum: Canada
Feb 4th 2008, 1:14 am
Replies: 34
Views: 2,636
Posted By pretz

Re: favourate quotes of your kids

Few year ago, talking my 8ish-month old son out of the bath and dripped a bit of water from his body onto the then 3-yr old daughter head as I passed him overhead to the towel. Daughter blurts out in...
Forum: Canada
Jan 28th 2008, 8:06 am
Replies: 40
Views: 6,107
Posted By pretz

Re: Why Canada?

I'm in Calgary,

Sunny most days. World class scenery, mt biking, hiking, snowboarding, not bad windsurfing/kitesurfing within a short drive (by Canadian standards).
Forum: Canada
Jan 22nd 2008, 8:55 am
Replies: 76
Views: 6,604
Posted By pretz

Re: What does the taxman know?

You are taxed on your worldwide income. The reality is though if you deposited the money into the account in cash offshore and never repatriate the money back to Canada, never create a papertrail to...
Forum: Canada
Jan 19th 2008, 8:40 am
Replies: 29
Views: 5,673
Posted By pretz

Re: Calgary v Vancouver

If we had as much rain in Calgary as Vancouver gets we'd have an ocean too.

Serioulsy, book a holiday, spend a couple of weeks in each place and decide for yourself. My wife's family is in Calgary...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 17th 2008, 9:46 am
Replies: 45
Views: 6,467
Posted By pretz

Re: Canadian work ethic!

[QUOTE=mandymoochops;5796797]
But one thing that tickled me, I was reading through the whole "Hold up" procedure and it says - and I quote "If in a hold up situation refer to the manual"
QUOTE]
...
Forum: Canada
Jan 13th 2008, 5:31 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,928
Posted By pretz

Re: How many have emigrated with kids?

we made the move to calgary 4ish yrs ago. Kids were young (elementary school). We bought a house 18-mos in advance and rented it before we got there (fortunately it wasn't trashed). We constantly...
Forum: Canada
Jan 11th 2008, 9:29 am
Replies: 66
Views: 5,742
Posted By pretz

Re: Anyone point out what the pro's of the Cdn health system vs UK one is

I appreciate what you three are saying and that for some people this is a pretty emotional topic. The surgeon worked fulltime for the NHS and worked a few hours a week privately on his days off.
...
Forum: Canada
Jan 11th 2008, 8:21 am
Replies: 66
Views: 5,742
Posted By pretz

Re: Anyone point out what the pro's of the Cdn health system vs UK one is

Got the op done at a private hospital, nothing to do with the NHS so yes that's the cost I paid.

If you go private like I did at a private hospital, by a surgeon that works oodles of hours a week...
Forum: Canada
Jan 11th 2008, 7:50 am
Replies: 66
Views: 5,742
Posted By pretz

Re: Anyone point out what the pro's of the Cdn health system vs UK one is

Oh dear, I read that wrong and sounded like an idiot. Sorry Steve. Of course its based on priority not on how long you've been waiting. There would be something wrong if it didn't.

My point about...
Forum: Canada
Jan 11th 2008, 3:48 am
Replies: 66
Views: 5,742
Posted By pretz

Re: Anyone point out what the pro's of the Cdn health system vs UK one is

Thats nonsense, my wife works in the system here.
Forum: Canada
Jan 11th 2008, 2:53 am
Replies: 66
Views: 5,742
Posted By pretz

Re: Anyone point out what the pro's of the Cdn health system vs UK one is

The only thing I don't like about the Canadian system is they don't have private hospitals/UK style private insurance, if I don't want to wait to see a specialist/scan etc I am quite happy to pay....
Forum: Canada
Jan 10th 2008, 11:02 am
Replies: 66
Views: 5,742
Posted By pretz

Re: Anyone point out what the pro's of the Cdn health system vs UK one is

In the UK, I've had several GP's over the yrs. They rarely ever got up from behind their desks. In Canada thay always ask lots of question and examine me. No contest.
Forum: Canada
Jan 10th 2008, 10:57 am
Replies: 11
Views: 3,006
Posted By pretz

Re: For those of you living in Calgary / Edmonton

Been in Calgary 4+ yrs, have to travel to Edmonton for work on occasion.

Both have heaps of work, more than you could ever imagine. North of Edmonton is the worlds 2nd largest proven reserves of...
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