Mona Lisa 69

Like comment about boat, was in store earlier an chatting to Canadian lady, an she said I'd need a boat found it hilarious! Oh just like UK looking out for the flooding! God we love to moan about the weather

dustyhoward

Morning campers turning out to be a bright day again and no snow woohoo

northboy

thanks very much mona ,, be nice to see what other people are paying out there for the rented homes and weather it include gas and leccy etc ,is there water rates etc etc

russjp

We are renting a 2 bed bungalow with a finished basement with additional bedroom and bathroom in it for $1900 per month, been told by power company that gas averages out at 63 bucks per month, water is metered and so is the electric but have no costings for this either yet. A basic cable tv package works out around $70 per month - hope this helps

russjp

Yeah mate the guy who quit came over with us, did 3 days then decided to throw the towel in and is supposed to be flying home on friday but even the boss hasn`t heard anything from him ??

We`ve got our written tests tomorrow then supposed to be out driving next week with test the week after. Plan is to send us out with a mentor for a week then a week or two on singles before doing the pikes - a beer sounds like a good idea too just wish it was a bit cheaper lol

Mona Lisa 69

Browns ok for reasonable price beer $4 a pint not bad, an food ok too. Sure flat the mat will know all the cheapo good places though

Had power cut ere this evening not sure how far it went but 3 an half hours without electricity reminded me if 70's, lucky enough I stock plenty of candles, as women do

flat to the mat

Oi , I do not entertain "cheapo" , maybe inexpensive but regarding good pubs you'll have to dig deep unless you fancy some live entertainment in the Jolly Roger , on second thoughts .
Bushwackers and O'Hanlons get my vote , but as I live in the sticks they are now in my distant past , again
Russ , if you have a choice avoid Pikes like the plague unless you want to tramp TC1 forever , at least with the singles you'll see some different scenery from time to time . What was the reasoning of the mong to fly all the way here only to bail out after 3 days training ? Rob is scruffy but not that scary

tattoo99

Russ ..do we have the choice of singles or pikes
Prefer singles myself but hey ho
16 April here we come

russjp

No choice on the pikes/singles thing i dont think, plus from what ive been told the money is rubbish on singles as there is not enough distance on them. We have been told that we have been brought over to replace 3rd party carriers doing the Calgary & Edmonton runs and that is what the company expects us to do. Having said that, you wont be expected to pull pikes unless you`re 100% comfortable with it.

FTTM Rob is a good trainer with a wealth of experience so i reckon he`s definitely the type of person to `learn the ropes` with, he`s been there and got the t-shirt so to speak and as newbies in a place where everything is different thats just the type of guidance we need.

cocker

Hi Dustyhoward and all
Enjoyed reading the forum seems like Loblaws is the place to be for straight forward work.
What’s the reed on the age limited for the work permit visa for Regina for HGV truck drivers
I am 54 but would not be looking to stay forever maybe two to five years,
Am I too Old or would they be glad to get my experience.
Where I live in Ireland they expect you to live on fresh air with what they pay in wages.

flat to the mat

Mr Davis (cough) is a great guy , sound as a pound without all the know it all crap , though why your training is drawn out seems baffling , must be due to numbers ?
Test passed in 3 1/2 days , 5 days team driving (mentoring LOL) to Prince Albert , Edmonton , Creston , Vancouver and back into Calgary to pick up my new truck on the 5th day , then let loose to party all over Canada . Thanks for the help guys . It was worth if though .
Enjoy your weekend .


Oh , and my first week out involved a very messy argument with an Elk , a steep learning curve .

Chicken lights and chrome

What did you learn then? Not to hit Elk? Surely you knew that before you hit one? I know, don't call you surely

flat to the mat

I learnt that the best Elk are the ones in the freezer , ready to be marinated in red wine then slowly barbequed , as opposed to the the big mothers that take the front of your truck off , but what do I know Shirley ?

northboy

so if you make say $6000 a month after tax at 28% the lower band leave you $4320, rent average $1300 a month rough figure ?? leaving you $3020 divide by 4= $755 (£496) a week bills and food off that ,, ,am sure some one will have a go at this and say you can make more , live to work by the sounds of it ,, but hey that's the way i look at things guys and i think you need to look at this side of things

russjp

More negativity, marvellous, thats just what we need !!! From what i understand, the average driver comes out with around $5k a month, if you cant live life to a reasonable standard on that sort of money then you are doing something seriously wrong. If you are looking to move to a country where you can work 35 hours a week and make 3 or 4 times your weekly UK earnings then you are :

a) Seriously disillusioned as this is not an achievable target in almost every country in the world where our so called trade is accepted as a reason for entry.

b) Wanting to move for all the wrong reasons, its about the change of lifestyle and new beginnings, a new adventure. If you`re coming here purely for financial gain then you are gonna be going home on the next plane.

It`s obviously not for you mate, moving to Canada will have its financial benefits in the long term but as already stated, the first 18-24 months will be about sacrificing some of your lifestyle and financially tough as you are starting all over again.

Can I suggest you try winning the lottery instead