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Forum: The Maple Leaf
Oct 11th 2018, 3:00 am
Replies: 524
Views: 51,230
Posted By scilly

Re: Some updates.

Transit ........ compass card?
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Oct 9th 2018, 2:47 am
Replies: 524
Views: 51,230
Posted By scilly

Re: Some updates.

My daughter got pregnant when she stopped stressing and worrying about getting pregnant, and began to worry about another problem!

8 years of stressing, and 3 months when stopped stressing about it
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Oct 8th 2018, 8:05 pm
Replies: 524
Views: 51,230
Posted By scilly

Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread

This doesn't only apply to people living in apartments and has nothing o do with people hating or not hating you.

When I was able to walk around, I found that most of the people in this single...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Oct 8th 2018, 7:56 pm
Replies: 524
Views: 51,230
Posted By scilly

Re: Some updates.

J

How often do you go out and walk around, go to the nearest park and just sit on a park bench for a time??

I have a 78 year old friend who sits on a bench in the local park for hours on days...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 28th 2018, 4:47 am
Replies: 524
Views: 51,230
Posted By scilly

Re: Some updates.

There are still lots of low rise apartments in the off-main arterial roads that are not as likely to be demolished within a few years, not just Marpole.

It's only those 3 arterial roads that I...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 28th 2018, 3:33 am
Replies: 524
Views: 51,230
Posted By scilly

Re: Some updates.

Incidentally .................

I would not advise you to look at renting in a building at the south end of Granville, Oak or Cambie.

All 3 come under a local area plan where large stretches of...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 28th 2018, 3:19 am
Replies: 524
Views: 51,230
Posted By scilly

Re: Some updates.

I've had BBQ'd rattlesnake ................. bony and chewy!!

Tried it once, don't think I'll have it again :lol:
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 27th 2018, 8:00 pm
Replies: 524
Views: 51,230
Posted By scilly

Re: Some updates.

The first area that I told J about earlier this year seems to have a majority of apartments that are pet friendly, judging by the huge number of dogs I see being walked (plus the occasional cat!)...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 27th 2018, 5:06 am
Replies: 524
Views: 51,230
Posted By scilly

Re: Some updates.

Have you got another 1 year lease where you are?? If not, can you get about and see if you can get a cheaper place and give your notice??

There are some cheaper apartments around the city, and...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 26th 2018, 2:33 am
Replies: 524
Views: 51,230
Posted By scilly

Re: Some updates.

J ................

re your note on a deleted thread "Nothing I can say for people to understand."

Yes, we DO understand, but what moneypenny was trying to say, and what I am now trying to say,...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 24th 2018, 2:46 am
Replies: 524
Views: 51,230
Posted By scilly

Re: Some updates.

Is there a Community Centre near you??

You may be able to find somebody offering free tutoring or help there.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 18th 2018, 9:25 pm
Replies: 524
Views: 51,230
Posted By scilly

Re: Some updates.

Don't forget ........ you are now older, probably more motivated, and therefore more likely to do well.

I know of many people who have scored higher when upgrading as a mature student in their 30s...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 16th 2018, 3:57 am
Replies: 524
Views: 51,230
Posted By scilly

Re: Some updates.

Physiotherapists fees vary, so you may have to phone several .................

I pay $73 a visit, and get no help

My friend was paying $80 at another place, and now pays the reduced fee of $30...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 16th 2018, 3:25 am
Replies: 524
Views: 51,230
Posted By scilly

Re: Some updates.

I'm afraid to tell you that most doctors will not even think of referring you to a physiotherapy.

I do understand that if you are receiving sick pay or are low income then it might be possible to...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 16th 2018, 3:21 am
Replies: 524
Views: 51,230
Posted By scilly

Re: Some updates.

We had major street work done from the beginning of May to mid-June (replacement of sewers and water pipes). It started at the lane at the end of our garden and south down the street to the next...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 15th 2018, 6:53 pm
Replies: 524
Views: 51,230
Posted By scilly

Re: Some updates.

Just a thought ...............

your foot / leg problem is not caused by something as simple as needing an orthotic in your shoes, is it??

I've been through a similar thing, and it is surprising...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
May 29th 2018, 3:02 am
Replies: 524
Views: 51,230
Posted By scilly

Re: Some updates.

well done!!!
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Apr 29th 2018, 12:18 am
Replies: 524
Views: 51,230
Posted By scilly

Re: Some updates.

Which is why I might suggest that you start trawling through this area in June/July ............. students have left, new ones haven't yet arrived.

Please don't say that you are on one of those 1...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Apr 28th 2018, 11:43 pm
Replies: 524
Views: 51,230
Posted By scilly

Re: Some updates.

Good point ...... although I didn't mean for Jsmith to go into any kind of detail about it. Just that I was assuming that that was the case.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Apr 28th 2018, 11:13 pm
Replies: 524
Views: 51,230
Posted By scilly

Re: Some updates.

I'm wondering if you have looked elsewhere for cheaper accommodation?

If I've worked it out correctly, you are paying around $1600 a month where you are currently.

I used to refer students to...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Apr 24th 2018, 2:53 am
Replies: 524
Views: 51,230
Posted By scilly

Re: Some updates.

I'm just going off what I have read, and learnt over the years.

I very much doubt whether the US would be an option ................ medical treatment is expensive down there, and I know from a...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Apr 24th 2018, 12:29 am
Replies: 524
Views: 51,230
Posted By scilly

Re: Some updates.

...... and would you get any better treatment anywhere else in the world, and at a price that you could afford?
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Apr 15th 2018, 8:05 pm
Replies: 524
Views: 51,230
Posted By scilly

Re: Some updates.

You may find that small houses are an alternative in these small towns. I know our relation moved on from the Main Street apartment to a small house on a side street but still in the middle of town.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Apr 13th 2018, 2:55 am
Replies: 524
Views: 51,230
Posted By scilly

Re: Some updates.

There ain't no harbour in Smithers!!!!!!!!!!!

It is almost 350 km from Prince Rupert by road, probably a bit less as the crow flies, but that crow would have to fly pretty high to get over the...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Apr 12th 2018, 2:57 am
Replies: 524
Views: 51,230
Posted By scilly

Re: Some updates.

Smithers is a lovely little town ............. we've visited often as had relations who lived there beginning back in 1970.

Town itself is small, just over 5,000, but it is the service centre for...
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