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Jun 28th 2013, 2:31 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,105
Posted By Sewing Susan

Re: Shipping companies Ontario to UK?

sorry for late reply. I was under the impression,that it is easier to claim on insurance if a professional third party pack your stuff, and it gets damaged, whereas if you pack, how do they know it...
Jun 21st 2013, 3:16 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,105
Posted By Sewing Susan

Re: Shipping companies Ontario to UK?

We just got a quote from TIBBET Richardson,using a 40 ft container, they said it can be taller, to get all out stuff in, 4500 sq foot home full of furniture.
They quoted 15000 dollars, from Calgary...
Jun 21st 2013, 3:11 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,392
Posted By Sewing Susan

Re: which passport to use, one way flight to uk

Thank you for all of that information. I appreciate it.

Sue
Jun 12th 2013, 6:16 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,392
Posted By Sewing Susan

which passport to use, one way flight to uk

Hello,

I am getting confused,

I am returning to uk at beginning of September with my 2 children, they are restarting school in UK, and we are all living with my mum for the foreseeable future....
Jun 2nd 2013, 6:01 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,721
Posted By Sewing Susan

Re: Clothing in the UK - particularly Scotland

I came from yorkshire, to canada, back to yorkshire (soon), and am a big sewer.

Bring all your fabric, but be true to yourself, will you really sew that piece up ? All your threads , cutting...
May 31st 2013, 3:17 pm
Replies: 63
Views: 5,077
Posted By Sewing Susan

Re: Misleading Info from Pet Travel Company?

My dog will be leaving calgary at some time in the future too, she is going to stay with dh until he gets a job back in uk. Anyway, she flew out from the uk when she was 1 year old, now 6 and has a...
May 22nd 2013, 7:24 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 37,938
Posted By Sewing Susan

Re: Moving High School 10thgrade child back to UK

I emailed a little while ago with the similiar dilemma. Girl going into 12th grade , lower sixth, from canada to uk.
I flew over with the kids a few weeks ago, they went for taster daysat 3...
Forum: Canada
May 10th 2013, 8:03 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 2,722
Posted By Sewing Susan

Re: Moving from Saskatoon SK to Okotoks Alberta

We live in far south east of Calgary, and my children go to a wonderful private school in Okotoks - EDISON. The school fees are very low compared to uk.

When we first moved to Calgary I really...
Forum: Canada
May 10th 2013, 7:28 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 2,722
Posted By Sewing Susan

Re: Moving from Saskatoon SK to Okotoks Alberta

We live in far south east of Calgary, and my children go to a wonderful private school in Okotoks - EDISON. The school fees are very low compared to uk.

When we first moved to Calgary I really...
Apr 24th 2013, 12:01 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 2,670
Posted By Sewing Susan

Re: kids coming back to uk, student fees

Oh thankyou for your replys. I am in a real tiss. Mil doesn, t want us to stay with her at all, ( she lives near one of the schools. ) grace likes the first school , ed may struggle , he has HfA,...
Apr 22nd 2013, 10:18 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 2,670
Posted By Sewing Susan

Re: kids coming back to uk, student fees

The 12k is that plus 9k
( home student ) or instead of ? Ie making it about 3k more ?
Apr 22nd 2013, 10:00 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 2,670
Posted By Sewing Susan

Re: kids coming back to uk, student fees

Dh is writing his bio, apparently thats the new cv! He has still got quite a few contacts in uk, and bank has got satalite office in london, he is going to have word with boss in few weeks time, that...
Apr 22nd 2013, 9:54 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 2,670
Posted By Sewing Susan

Re: kids coming back to uk, student fees

Hmm, I had thought about a gap year, but it was suggested by new head that it has to be a meaningful year, and does that have to be spe
nt in uk ? What should she do that is meaningful? (So not...
Apr 22nd 2013, 9:14 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 2,670
Posted By Sewing Susan

kids coming back to uk, student fees

We have been in calgary. For 5 years, Husband done well in career, I have mostly enjoyed the time, but we got to thinking about our retirement, in say 9 years time. Dh has always said he didn, t...
Nov 26th 2012, 5:34 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 590
Posted By Sewing Susan

Re: Citizen test on Thursday- when will ceremony be?

Thank you very much for that reply. I also spoke to the citizen test callcentre today- you are so right, they don,t take your PR card, but it may be 6 months after the test that we get to do the...
Nov 25th 2012, 8:54 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 590
Posted By Sewing Susan

Citizen test on Thursday- when will ceremony be?

Hubby and I are going for citizen test this Thursday at 10.30am. We have pr cards, health cards, landed papers, british passports etc. He has a driving license, but I had to send mine in last week- I...
Feb 7th 2012, 6:11 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 3,510
Posted By Sewing Susan

Re: tv streaming and downloads

not sure how to do all of this, is expat shield a website?
What is strong VPN please?
Feb 7th 2012, 6:10 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 3,510
Posted By Sewing Susan

Re: tv streaming and downloads

oh my, thanks for that warning, but only gonna do this at home in Calgary with Shaw internet use!
Feb 7th 2012, 5:36 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 3,510
Posted By Sewing Susan

tv streaming and downloads

Now, I am a bit thick and getting old, but my old man is even worse! He has no interest in techy stuff at all, and I really want to work out how to download, stream, whatever- to get some british...
Feb 7th 2012, 5:30 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 1,675
Posted By Sewing Susan

slimming world to weight watchers

Been a avid sw fan back in the uk, but got really frustrated with lack of quorn, quark, and fromage frais here in Calgary. So tried out Weightwatchers, got to say I am impressed- lost 10lbs so far! ...
May 19th 2011, 12:28 am
Replies: 0
Views: 458
Posted By Sewing Susan

sewing machine to give away in Calgary

i would like to give a good sound Pfaff sewing machine away to a good home. I brought it over from the Uk, and it does run on 220/240 v so a transformer is required. It is good and solid, with...
Mar 11th 2010, 7:20 pm
Replies: 90
Views: 30,500
Posted By Sewing Susan

Re: Slimming World

piff poff and lucky bird, you have nailed the downward cycle so very well, thanks for that, glad to know I am not on my own!
Mar 11th 2010, 7:07 pm
Replies: 90
Views: 30,500
Posted By Sewing Susan

Re: Slimming World

do you do your own thing, or a member on SW Online?
Mar 11th 2010, 2:00 am
Replies: 90
Views: 30,500
Posted By Sewing Susan

Re: Slimming World

I don,t think there is a good substitute for quorn, Superstore sells some chicken type peices- absollutely awful, couldn,t get through one! It is difficult shopping here- loved internet food shopping...
Mar 10th 2010, 5:13 pm
Replies: 90
Views: 30,500
Posted By Sewing Susan

Re: Slimming World

Hi Mandy, nice to hear from you- I can,t fit into the cardie now anyway! You are so right in what you say, but if we were all as disciplined as you , there would not be the weight problems here in...
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