Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Canada	Great Christmas Gifts You've Gotten?	QUOTE (MrsCat @ Dec 25 2009, 11:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Is it true, do you love his nuts? I laughed at that this morning when I saw the commercial, and almost spit out my tea. My mom got the Slap Chop for Christmas, and need to ask her about his nuts	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-12-25 23:22:00
Canada	Great Christmas Gifts You've Gotten?	Hubby did good with the gifts this year He's always worried about pleasing me with gifts when he should know by now that it doesn't matter. From my parents, we got $300 and I got one of the Vancouver 2010 zippered sweatshirts (red)...I LOVE it! Plus the Mittens and my aunt gave us one of the blankets that HBC is selling (goes well with the one I bought in Oct ) All in all, both John and I did well with the gifts, and are thankful for everything we received Oh and to the person who got a SNES and had to wait 3 days to play it....I got the NES system for Christmas one year, we left for Florida on Christmas Day and I couldn't bring it with me. I had to wait 2 WEEKS to play with it!	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-12-25 22:50:00
Canada	introduction	QUOTE (trailmix @ Dec 27 2009, 06:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Why do I feel like i'm in an AA meeting??	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-12-27 19:49:00
Canada	introduction	Welcome!	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-12-27 16:17:00
Canada	Happy Wedding Day Peachey and Varba!	Congratulations to you both!	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-12-31 13:55:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	Don't Smoke! Don't even think about it. Reason: My mom is now on a lung transplant list, from having asthma and smoking for 35 years which ultimately turned into COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) which means, for the past 8 or so years, any time she caught a cold she ended up in the hospital with pnuemonia, ended up on oxygen, and now on the list. You know how hard it is to breathe when you have a chest cold? Imagine it 3 or 4 times worse, and that's how she is every day (less than 20% lung function). So...I know I sound like an afterschool special. But please, if you want to live, don't smoke. BTW, my mom is going to be 56 tomorrow, and she's one of the youngest on the list with her condition	J&K	Female	Canada	2010-01-06 09:24:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	also on a side note we hope to have all our ####### paid off by May.. that is the plan anyways.. then we can start saving to move to a better neighborhood... Good luck with that! John and I are on a debt reducing diet right now as well. We want to have a nice savings for a downpayment for a home when we go to buy one.	J&K	Female	Canada	2010-01-04 17:05:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (Varba @ Dec 31 2009, 12:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Last new years, I was a ball of nerves trying to come up with a good way to ask Peachey to marry me... This year, I'm staring at my computer screen trying to remember what I'm supposed to be working on for 24 more minutes before I go get married. Just don't be late! John was...all I remember is being worried because he was late, then I see his truck flying down the road, with the windows open, with just him in it, with the "Time Warp" blaring out of his speakers. Funniest thing I think I have ever saw...and still make fun of him for to this day	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-12-31 12:53:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (Emancipation @ Dec 28 2009, 04:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> DH said when we were safely on CDN soil "shucks... we coulda brought all the guns & pepper spray we wanted" (the ONE question he didn't ask us!!) Funny...once they find out I live in Virginia, they ALWAYS ask if I've brought guns I just say "Heck no! I left those at home" They always laugh and smile though!	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-12-28 17:04:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	I'd love to go back to New Zealand...I spent an hour in the Auckland airport on my way back from Sydney. It was the evening and even the view from the airport was amazing!	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-12-27 19:54:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	Merry Christmas!	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-12-25 07:56:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (Marilyn. @ Dec 20 2009, 08:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> besides today David only has to work tomorrow and then he doesn't have to go back until Jan 3rd my last day of work is Tuesday and then I am off till Jan too... we are looking forward to going to Vegas next week Oooooh where are you staying?	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-12-20 21:43:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	I am officially finished Christmas Shopping as of 1:30pmEST Hubby on the other hand hasn't even started, unless you count the gifts/stocking stuffers I have bought for myself for him to give me	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-12-18 14:38:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (Hugglebuggles @ Dec 13 2009, 09:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> J&K: That sounds like a terrible experience! I hate to say it, but I think you just hit some really bad luck yesterday. I've flown NWA dozens of times through the years and I've seriously never had 1 issue. No flight was ever delayed over 2 hours, I never missed a connection and they never lost my luggage. I've always been a big fan of their service since I started using them to visit my husband (then boyfriend) back in 2005. I'd suggest not letting this bad experience turn you away from them forever! Oh when it hits, I'm usually the queen of bad luck There were a couple of good notes...being able to go up to the front of the line, the lady from Delta who was able to change my flight from NWA to Delta, another Delta employee changed my seat from 14D to 3B (a bulkhead with no one beside me) because my connection was only 30mins after I landed in Cinci, the gentleman taking the bags at Sky Check when I got on the plan to go to Cinci put it near the front, again because my connection was so close, and, most importantly the fact that my luggage made it on the same flight as me So, there were some good things. And true, I'm here, and I hope nothing else goes wrong. Plus, tomorrow I get to go to one of my favourite places in the world. Duke's Sports Store in Toronto to try on and customize some new goalie gear Me=Happy	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-12-13 22:17:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	Greetings from Ontario! I was going to Vent about my trip up to Canada, but I didn't get home until almost midnight. But...since I'm here safely, I'll give you the non-vent, short version of what happened: Arrived at Dulles at 8:00am for my 10:00am flight to Detroit on NorthWest Airlines to connect to Toronto to arrive at 2:10pm. We leave Dulles, hear a really loud and not normal sound when the landing gear is going up. Turns out there's something wrong and we have to return to Dulles....but we can't right now because we're too heavy and have to burn fuel. So we fly around for 45minutes and then return. Needless to say, I wasn't going to make my connection. I get off the plane, to pick up my skychecked luggage, of course, it's the last one off, and I'm last in line to rebook. Bad. Good: International flights get to go to the front of the line. Rebooked for a flight at 12:45pm leaving for Detroit with a 4hour layover before leaving for Toronto to arrive at 7:30pm. Parents find a better flight on Delta (who is merged with NWA) leaving Dulles to Cincinatti, to Toronto to arrive at 6:00pm. So they rebook me on that flight. Yay. Finally leave Dulles at 2:45pm arrive in Cincinatti with no problems. Make my way over to my connecting gate with about 20minutes before boarding. Get on the plane, getting ready to go and they say "We're having issues with weight on the plane...are there any volunteers to rebook?" No...of course not. So the lady at the gate comes back on and curtly says: "Since no one volunteered, you're all going to have to deplane and this flight is delayed for about an hour" GREAT I was livid and everyone on that plane knew it So they need 7 people to volunteer to rebook...and if I was on my home to Virginia, I would have done it in a heartbeat, but I just wanted to get to Toronto to see my parents. So they have 6...and the same lady who deplaned us says, "If we don't get one more, I'll have to do an involuntary bump" and with my luck...it would probably have been me. So, thankfully they got someone else. We get on the plane, and we finally leave for Toronto, for me to arrive at 7:00pm, 5 hours after I should have been there, and I got on a plane 4 times when it should have been 2. Oh, and I wasn't even offered a food voucher, but I did hear "we're sorry for the inconvenience" about a million times. Not a fan of NWA or Delta now. Should have driven up, it would have been quicker Oh well...so that's my story, I'm here now, and on Wednesday I get to have more Delta and connection fun to get back to Dulles. Wish me luck	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-12-13 19:09:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	Oooooh Wyatt, I love those! I go to Purdy's whenever I visit home...they have a store in the Oshawa Centre. This is the only hedgehog I have. Funny...it's from Boyds Bears, which has it's HQ in Gettysburg, PA. Don't see the cops taking them away!	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-12-02 12:54:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	What a day today will be. I have about a million errands to run in town, and I have to have a Pulmonary Function Test at the hospital this afternoon....funnily enough, my mom is having hers done today too in Toronto She said, "Let's compare afterwards" (for those who don't know, she's on a lung transplant list, and will blow me out of the water with her really bad results), but she laughed, which is good because I know this is tough for her. Hope everyone else has a relatively good Monday	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-11-23 08:36:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	Good to hear someone is feeling better! Hope the rest of you are on the mend So tonight is 'nerd night' for John. He and a few friends hang out and play D&D or Warhammer 40K or something else that I have no interest in....ok, so I lied, he's got me interested in 40K But I think it's good for him to have a guys night. Plus, it gives me a chance to get some things done around here Edited by J&K, 11 November 2009 - 08:59 PM.	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-11-11 20:59:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (DeadPoolX @ Nov 10 2009, 12:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You could always make some poutine... That is some scary looking poutine...in fact it looks more like the Flying Spaghetti Monster! Have you been touched by his noodly appendage? Edited by J&K, 10 November 2009 - 12:59 PM.	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-11-10 12:58:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (Sprailenes @ Nov 10 2009, 11:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I love job interviews. I know it's weird but sometimes I'll just apply to jobs and go to interviews with no intention of actually working at the place. I just like sitting there and answering their questions and asking my own. I'm pretty good with job interviews. I just pretend I'm writing an English Lit exam and BS my way through the answer if I don't have a 'good' answer....which is why I did so well in English Lit Thankfully I didn't have to do that in this interview....much	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-11-10 11:15:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	So the interview went well this morning. I think I gave the 'right' answers for what they were looking for. I will know within the week whether I will be offered the position or not.	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-11-10 11:08:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	So....last weeks interview for the Pro Shop was a farce and I'm glad that I 'didn't' get the job. Managers were completely unprofessional in that they didn't show up for the interview! I got a lame excuse as to why they couldn't come. Plus, if the excuse were true, they should have phoned to cancel it, or have the balls to tell me the exact reason why I wouldn't fit. I have an idea why, but whatever. So I drove over an hour, to be there for less than 5minutes. Complete waste of time, energy and money. Me = angry that day. BUT I always believe that something good can come from anything. When I got back home, I had a message from BB&T. I had gone to a jobfair in Winchester, VA which at the time seemed like a waste of time for me personally as most of the jobs you needed a security clearance. Well, I did happen to hand in my resume to a representative from BB&T and chatted with them. I was supposed to still apply online though, which I didn't, and no excuse for not doing so. I guess my personality or whatever must have impressed, because even though I didn't apply, my resume got passed to HR in Falls Church, VA and they called. I phoned back the next day (I had called the day before but they had left already) and it was basically like an interview over the phone...or more like a phone screen. I Still would have to apply online. Which I did this time *pat on the back* I *LOVE* the assessment tests they have for jobs like that. My favourite part is the morality questions where you have the strongly disagree to strongly agree answers. Here was my favourite one "Have you ever lied to parents?" I bet that one is put in there to throw people who don't really read them. Or to weed out the complete brown nosers So anyway, that was last wednesday, and today I got a call from one of the branches close to me about my interest in one of the positions they had, and I have an interview with them tomorrow I hope this one turns out better. It's for a Teller position part-time with the opportunity for more than the minimum hours, and crosstraining in other positions, so perhaps the opportunity to move up in the company. Oh and it comes WITH benefits! Which I don't have now. Plus, it's closer to where I live that that 'other' job so I can do my IT job in the morning, and make my way back towards my town. So while both are part time, I can be making more money to save for our house...or a WWII jeep, whichever comes first I'll let you all know how it turns out!	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-11-09 21:20:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	*Waves* Hi Emancipation! Nice seeing you back here...although I see your updates on FB almost every day	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-11-05 14:43:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (Flames9_RN @ Nov 3 2009, 11:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Google it. Internet is for more than Immigration and porn!! MORE PORN! Gotta love You Tube and AvenueQ for coming up with that song	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-11-03 13:07:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	So the interview went well yesterday. I have a follow up interview on Monday with the Manager who makes the final decision. I think yesterday's interview was more of a "Lets see if this person can handle the job" type interview and if they make their recommendation maybe we'll hire her. Because Kettler is where the Washington Capitals practice and hold events and such, all employees have to have extensive background checks. I told him I've passed quite a few, so you shouldn't have a problem with me One of the questions he asked was How would you react if Alex Ovechkin walked into the Pro Shop. I told him that would be pretty cool, but I wouldn't freak out like a crazy fan or anything....my husband on the other hand though... He laughed. So we'll see how monday goes! You know, it's funny, just last week I was telling John how cool it would be to work for the Caps in some capacity...and in a way, this job would be! Kind of cool	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-10-28 08:23:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (Flames9_RN @ Oct 26 2009, 03:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> good luck at the interview tomorrow! Not to rain or ur parade, but I'm sure you are well aware, the hockey stores here are rather pathetic, lol I don't buy anything more than hockey sticks or tape here, order most of my gear online. Actually ordered my last sticks online as well. Good luck tomorrow LOL I buy most of my stuff when I visit my parents in Ontario The last two times I crossed the border, they asked "Anything to declare?" Me: "hockey equipment" But, being able to pass along any knowledge to folks who may be new to the sport (like the guy on Saturday will be worth it). Plus, I'm a goalie so if anyone needs advice on equipment (of which most stores have none) I can help. I just need some hours for now, and when things pick back up at work. If I get it, I'll be doing something I enjoy QUOTE (Udella&Wiz @ Oct 26 2009, 04:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You go girl - cripes I'll come visit and watch you play if you need a Cdn cheering section- yay for girls who play hockey. Good luck at your interview Hey anytime you want to drop by and see how bad I am at playing forward for the first time since I was 5 you are more than welcomed to! Our home ice is Kettler, and if we have a morning, or early afternoon game on Saturday's you can watch the Caps practice before us. Alexander Semin was using the ice this Saturday...he didn't travel with the team to play the Islanders because of the flu. I'm the only Canadian 'playing' on the team. Our coach is from Fort McMurray. We used to have two more, but one moved to Bahstan, and the other moved back to Canada...hubby was military and attached the Embassy in DC at one point. We stink, but we have fun. Definitely NOT the AA / AAA teams I'm used to playing with! Thanks for all the well wishes! I'll let you know how it goes!	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-10-26 20:16:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	I have a job interview tomorrow!!! It's part time for a pro shop at the arena where I play and where the Washington Capitals practice (Kettler for those who live around there) It was funny...I had a game on Saturday, and John wanted to try on some shoulder pads. Another fellow was there doing the same thing and asked John "can I ask you some new guy hockey questions?" in which John said, 'You'd better ask her!' Helped the guy out and said, you should work here! So I asked if they were hiring and they were...so I applied and got an email today for an interview tomorrow! Yippee! I told one the guys working there...I've been playing for 24 years, and I'm Canadian. He said "That's perfect! I'd hire you"	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-10-26 14:16:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	So the job fair yesterday, almost seemed like a waste of time. First, it was so crowded it took me 10 minutes to just turn around and find a parking spot on the side of the road. Then it was so packed that it was lined up outside the door. Thankfully, yesterday was a nice sunny day and not too cold. Finally got inside to find only about 20 different employers, where half of them required citizenship or a clearance. So I went to a staffing place...they were looking for "IT Positions" That's all it said, nothing more. So the person says to me, "Do you qualify for any of these?" I said, "Sure do!" gave him my resume and he starts reading it and asks, "What type of clearance do you have?" I explained none because of not being a citizen yet. "Oh, well the IT Position requires a Top Secret Clearance. We'll keep your resume on file" and just plops it upsidedown on the chair beside him. BS you will...didn't even ask me where I would be willing to travel to like he did the woman who had been ahead of me. So I went to Aflac who were looking for "Account Reps" Which I guess in their world means "Sales" I don't have experience in sales, and I can't lie to people just to make them buy something. I have an interview, but I'm just going to cancel it...they were giving them out to anyone. Finally, BB&T which were hiring Tellers...the rep that was there was really nice, and took my resume and actually listened to me. But, you have to apply online. Most, if not all the jobs available there were online applications! I could have done this all from the comfort of my computer like I have been trying to for the past 2 months. Grrrr... Oh well, lesson learned.	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-10-20 09:41:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	So I'm off to a job fair this morning. I've never been to one, so I'm hoping I don't act like a complete idiot Wish me luck!	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-10-19 09:30:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	So I'm leaving bright and early tomorrow to go to Ontario for a week! Yay! Can't wait to see friends, family, and Timmy's I'll be able to keep in touch here on my mom's brand new computer Edited by J&K, 06 October 2009 - 08:25 PM.	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-10-06 20:24:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	Congrats on the job Jill! I've been searching for a new job...working 14 hours in two weeks just isn't going to help, even with being on Unemployment. So far, I haven't had one call about any of the jobs I have applied for. Kinda frustrating. I'm thinking about applying for some of the Holiday jobs around here. I just need to find something soon	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-10-05 18:02:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (Marilyn. @ Sep 30 2009, 07:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Don't you hate when you go out shopping and spend more money then you were planning on and you don't even pick up the things you went out for? Yes, Yes I do	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-09-30 21:41:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	So my mom will officially sign the papers to be on the Lung Transplant List at Toronto General on Oct 7...1 day before I go up there for a visit. She says to me on the phone "They better not call me while I'm having Thanksgiving Dinner, eating at The Keg (my grandma's / her mother's 80th birthday dinner) or while I'm at the Casino!" Edited by J&K, 29 September 2009 - 06:30 PM.	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-09-29 18:29:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (JillA @ Sep 25 2009, 02:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Hugglebuggles @ Sep 25 2009, 02:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'm trying to convince my husband to hook us up with Avs tickets sometime in the next 2 weeks. I'm having withdrawals I'm so excited for hockey season to start! My hubby knows how much I miss Canadian hockey, hockey night in Canada so he surprised me with tickets to a Flyers / Leafs game Aww that's nice Since we have Caps season tickets, I chose all the games that I wanted to see, and am selling the ones I don't Caps have their home opener agains the Leafs next Saturday Bunt since moving down here, and actually having a team that wins (although the Leafs may do well this year!) I've become a Caps Fan	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-09-25 15:23:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (JillA @ Sep 25 2009, 01:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We're going to Baltimore on Sunday for a Ravens game... Yay football It's funny..in DC they seem to only know how to cheer for the teams that can't win *cough* Redskins *cough* Nationals *cough* but yet the Caps have been playing awesome hockey for the past 2 years, actually MAKING the playoffs, winning the Southeast Division in 2008 and 2009, and the sports talk radio guys ONLY talk about the Redskins. Silly I tell you. Its also sad that the only accomlishment that the Nationals have done is lose 100 games two years in a row	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-09-25 13:04:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (Sprailenes @ Sep 25 2009, 01:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I really should be working. But it's friday. FRIDAY! We're going to the Mount Laurel Fair tomorrow... how fun. Oh sounds like it! We're going to the West Virginia Mountain Heritage Fesitval tomorrow. Lots of crafts, blacksmiths, food, and WINE! Just hope the rain holds off	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-09-25 12:40:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (Krikit @ Sep 22 2009, 09:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (J&K @ Sep 21 2009, 02:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> His mom has brain cancer, and my mom is on the list for a lung transplant...so we may have to flip a coin! No need to be sad. John's mom was told she had 6months to a year to live in August 2007...and she's still doing really well! Brain tumour is there, but stable, and she has been off all of her cancer meds since last year. And my mom, the lung transplant will be a great thing! She's been on oxygen for a few years now, and once she gets her new lungs, she won't need it anymore I keep telling her, she'll be like Lt. Dan with her magic lungs instead of magic legs So I just got off the phone with my mom who has done a reverse and requested items to be brought home to her Including...one fresh turkey Can't wait to visit home!	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-09-22 09:21:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (Emancipation @ Sep 21 2009, 02:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Just invited inlaws to CT for Thanksgiving.. Which means CANADA for Christmas!! ! WOOHOO!! Haven't decided what we're doing for Christmas. Either John will go to Texas to be with his family while I stay home with the kitties...or I go home to be with my parents, and John stays home with the kitties His mom has brain cancer, and my mom is on the list for a lung transplant...so we may have to flip a coin! Of course whatever we do, we will go and visit family close to Christmas anyway we're not that evil to our family	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-09-21 13:56:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (Sprailenes @ Sep 21 2009, 02:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have 3 cans of tuna left of the 12 I brought back. I am not going back to Canada until November... how am I going to ration 3 cans of tuna. I have 1 left Going home for Thanksgiving. Maybe I can make a trade with my mom....turkey for tuna	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-09-21 13:47:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	Well I'm off for a WWII Living history event in at Eisenhower's Farm in Gettysburg this weekend! Huge military vehicle convoy around the area (48 miles! My butt is going to be sore! ) So much to do before I leave, including helping a friend move...oi...why did I agree to that today See you all Sunday night!	J&K	Female	Canada	2009-09-18 06:54:00