Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	I got my dress today. Met a friend and we were just wandering around the mall. I don't want a "wedding dress" but we found a really nice white gown...I love it, she's PICKY and she almost died when I tried it on, so I guess we did good She tried to drag me around for shoes, but I hate shopping and that was enough for now	Tinker	Female	Canada	2007-08-27 15:33:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	Now he tells me that he called his sisterinlaw and that I need to call her so she can HELP ME!!!!!! I am NOT going to this wedding	Tinker	Female	Canada	2007-08-26 21:54:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	Okay, went from a nice small wedding on the mountain in October, to a $@$^#@$ 2 chapter motorcycle wedding this afternoon......Think I'm going to go jump in the lake while I still have a chance. Edited by Tinker, 26 August 2007 - 06:44 PM.	Tinker	Female	Canada	2007-08-26 18:43:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	just got a bunch of call in's from my "reg" job. Off to quit Home Depot. I think I'll be less stressed, I can spend time with my daughter now, and PACK...	Tinker	Female	Canada	2007-08-17 08:53:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	sitting in MTL timeline, waiting for someone to HURRY UP and trying to figure out this explorer 7 or whatever I accidently did .....ugh...can't figure out this now. Can open two windows with tabs...interesting Edited by Tinker, 10 August 2007 - 07:08 AM.	Tinker	Female	Canada	2007-08-10 07:07:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	I know Ron is posting....UGH, he's being sooooooo slow	Tinker	Female	Canada	2007-08-10 07:00:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	bouncing around aggravates me all the pics I post do that reduced thing Edited by Tinker, 09 August 2007 - 02:24 PM.	Tinker	Female	Canada	2007-08-09 14:23:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	treble...water's a bit warmer too. I'm so happy I (hopefully) don't have to drive in the winter up here NO MORE if it snows down there everything shuts down I gave my notice to the Retirement home for the end of Sept.....she told me she's keeping me on the schedule (sp) for the next month's time sheet going up, MID OCT, just in case. UGHHHHHHH that made me feel REALLY good,	Tinker	Female	Canada	2007-08-09 14:17:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	We were comparing weather tween here (kingston) and where Jim is (searcy, ar) with the humidity, it was only 10f cooler here We went to New Orlean's in August one year, and I flew back to Kingston, it was hotter, humider, and smellier at the Kingston airport at midnight. YUCK treble, not suppose to drink it!! Edited by Tinker, 09 August 2007 - 10:37 AM.	Tinker	Female	Canada	2007-08-09 10:36:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	ok, this is completely off Tim horton's put CREAM in my half and half *gag*........	Tinker	Female	Canada	2007-08-08 11:48:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	lol I'm off to see if I still have my silly third job right now.	Tinker	Female	Canada	2007-08-07 19:20:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	How far is VA from Arkansas? I wanna drink too Okay, Kingston, Ontario to Searcy, Arkansas I think the only other one close to me is going to be Ontarkie	Tinker	Female	Canada	2007-08-07 19:18:00
Canada	Off Topic Forum...	Is this the same as that "other" off topic place? Might as well work on the blue boxes	Tinker	Female	Canada	2007-08-07 19:16:00
Canada	OT question	Westies are probably the only kind of small dog I like. I love their faces I'll disagree about Danes eating a whole lot. Or any dog for that matter. It really depends on the food you're giving them. Danes are not a high energy type of dog, so unless you're taking it out for agility competition, it probably shouldn't be eating any more than a good quality food of 5 cups per day. If you feed it ####### food (Ol Roy, Purina, pretty much anything that contains corn and doesn't have meat listed in the first 3 ingredients) its going to need to consume more in order to get the nutrients it needs. ANY dog really, not just giants or large active dogs. And you can actually save money by spending money on a good quality food, because you'll need to feed less. And spend less time at the vets too. And if you get a giant as a puppy, if you over feed it a poor quality food, then its bones are not going to develop properly and this will significantly shorten the dogs lifespan, and with cause all sorts of health problems. Giants already have shortened lifespans just because of their size, but if you take proper care of them you can double the expected. If anyone were to consider adopting any sort of giant breed dog, I would strongly suggest hours and hours and hours of research so you know what you're getting into. They're not easy in the least, they grow about 3 to 5 pounds per week for the first year, and will cost about 4 times as much for any vet visit, even routine vaccinations and check-ups. If they ever require maintenance medication (as both my Saints do for arthritis and dysplasia), expect to be shelling out about $200 per month on meds. They also require obedience training. And Lots of it! That'll cost quite a lot as well. Saints, Danes, Mastiffs, Newfies, Mountain Dogs, Pyrenees, Wolfhounds etc etc etc...they're all great dogs, great family pets and wonderful companions. But I wouldn't recommend them in a small space (just for tripping factor alone! we have a big house, but those two are ALWAYS under foot!), not to anyone who doesn't have time for them, (maximum alone time for ANY dog should be 7 or 8 hours, any more than that, get a cat) or for anyone who has little or no experience with dogs. I'm totally a dog person obviously, but when I lived alone in an apartment and worked and travelled alot, I had a cat. I'd like to have a cat now too, but we're not sure what Bruno would do with it	Reba	Female	0	2008-10-24 18:20:00
Canada	OT question	If you're living in a small apartment and won't have time for a dog, a sheepdog of any sort is not the right dog for you. They're working dogs and need to be kept busy all the time. If you're gone for long stretches (btw, 12 hours is too long to leave a dog alone, they'll need someone to come and walk them for pee pee otherwise it'll get urinary/bladder, and possibly intestinal infections). A bored dog is a destructive dog, and a bored working breed is even worse. I'd suggest something lazy, like a bulldog or bassett or some mutt from the pound whose accustomed to living in a crate for several hours a day. Ideally however, I wouldn't recommend a dog to anyone who just doesn't have the time for it. Its not fair to the dog. Cats fare better on their own.	Reba	Female	0	2008-10-24 06:23:00
Canada	When you tell people you are from Canada	I am actually a proudly patriotic flag waving Canadian.	Reba	Female	0	2008-10-25 11:28:00
Canada	When you tell people you are from Canada	Canada is multi-cultural, America is the melting pot. ie: if you move to the US you are expected to melt/assimilate into American society. In Canada you are encouraged to keep your own native culture, which then enriches Canadian culture. Honestly, I much prefer the Canadian multi-culturalism.	Reba	Female	0	2008-10-24 06:28:00
Canada	When you tell people you are from Canada	QUOTE (Krikit @ Oct 6 2008, 04:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Do you think that might be a NC thing? My husband is from there and, sometimes, I'll just stare at him when he says something and he'll stop and say "That's a made up word, isn't it?" It may even just be a western NC thing, I dunno. They're a strange bunch out here I tell ya. Gives me headaches sometimes trying to figure out what the heck they're talking about	Reba	Female	0	2008-10-07 17:30:00
Canada	When you tell people you are from Canada	I can't think of any reason to move to North Dakota I keep trying to explain to people at work that a great lot of the United States is actually further north than where I'm from, and they just don't get it. I s'pose they've never seen a map	Reba	Female	0	2008-10-03 17:33:00
Canada	When you tell people you are from Canada	QUOTE (PEGGY @ Oct 2 2008, 02:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I could go on for awhile with the words they dont complete in the South. how 'bout the ones they add extra syllables or letters to, like "masonAry" or "mandantory" or my favourite, "chimLey" My hubby drives me nuts with that ####	Reba	Female	0	2008-10-02 18:18:00
Canada	When you tell people you are from Canada	The heat here in WNC in summer is about the same as back home in TO really, only it lasts longer. I hate summer, period, no matter which part of the continent I'm on. I much prefer autumn, which thankfully we actually seem to be getting here for a change. The past few years we've had summer weather right up until end of November- early December. Then we have 3 or 4 weeks of winter-ish weather, and then back to summer again. I may need a coat today, its cold out there this morning!	Reba	Female	0	2008-10-02 06:06:00
Canada	When you tell people you are from Canada	I usually get "OH" or "that's far" or "where's that?" or "you must love the weather down here then, so much warmer isn't it?" bleah...It gets rather tiring it does. Especially when someone yet again tells me at work that I shouldn't be wearing a sweater in the office because I should just looooooooove the cold, when they've got the a/c turned up so freakin high that I can see my breath while sitting in my office ugh... Edited by Reba, 01 October 2008 - 05:28 PM.	Reba	Female	0	2008-10-01 17:28:00
Canada	US citizenship anyone?	when you enter Canada you use your Canadian passport, when you enter the US you use your US passport. My Aunt has 3 passports. I think I'd get too confused There used to be a member here at VJ who was working on US citizenship and she already had 5 or 6 or something like that. Can you imagine the passport renwal fees for all those things? sheesh! Edited by Reba, 07 November 2008 - 06:17 PM.	Reba	Female	0	2008-11-07 18:17:00
Canada	US citizenship anyone?	See, my thing about the oath is twofold. One, I honestly wouldn't put it past some holier than George future president to make it mandatory for any immigrant taking the oath of naturalization to start to enforce the renunciation oath. Two, I honestly cannot in good conscience say I feel any sort of allegiance to this country, nor do I believe in the country's laws and constitution (as it is currently interpreted by many muckety mucks who make the laws). It would be like saying marriage vows and having no intent to remain married. I can't do it. I never wanted to come here in the first place. I just happened to fall in love with an American who just happened to have a criminal record for car theft, so Canada won't let him in That's the only reason I'm here.	Reba	Female	0	2008-11-07 07:26:00
Canada	US citizenship anyone?	nope, most likely will not apply for citizenship. I just can't picture myself choking out the oath I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God.	Reba	Female	0	2008-11-06 19:01:00
Canada	Remembering WWI soldiers	I don't expect this will be playing in US theatres, but I'd really like to see it	Reba	Female	0	2008-11-07 18:32:00
Canada	Remembering WWI soldiers	Yeah, I was just thinking the other day that I have to make myself a new poppy, but I need to either find my crayons, or get some colour ink for my printer I forgot to ask my Mum to send me one again.	Reba	Female	0	2008-11-05 18:58:00
Canada	Remembering WWI soldiers	http://www.thestar.com/article/530597 I'm sad I won't be able to see any of this happen, of course it hasn't made the news down here in the States.	Reba	Female	0	2008-11-05 07:20:00
Canada	police clearance	From the Commissionaire's website: http://www.commissio...s.ca/index.html QUOTE As the leader in security and security related services, Commissionaires’ commitment to quality is industry renowned. We have been engaged in the RCMP’s Real Time Identification project from the onset, we are one of the first two agencies to be certified and accredited by the RCMP for digital fingerprinting and the only providers of identification services with ISO 9001:2000 quality standard registration. We are the experts and we can help you obtain results quickly and efficiently. They're just as good as going directly to RCMP	Reba	Female	0	2008-11-08 09:50:00
Canada	My dog and "the pill" incidident	silly puppy! I once had a dog that had a penchant for eating razors. He would search them out no matter where we put them. That and feminine products We'd come home and they'd be aaaaaaaaaaaalllll over the place! Same dog also got food poisoning because idiot boyfriend (long since gone) didn't take the garbage out when he said he would. I'd cleaned out the frige and the garbage bag was full of I dunno what. Ever wake up in the middle of the night and step in dog sick? YUCK! Maybe the local family planning centre can help you out this month?	Reba	Female	0	2008-11-13 19:22:00
Canada	I'm still Canadian citizen even I was no longer a resident there, right?	Once a Canadian, always a Canadian.	Reba	Female	0	2008-11-14 19:58:00
Canada	How do I know if I'm US resident or Canadian resident	QUOTE (Kathryn41 @ Nov 14 2008, 06:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Actually, that is not technically true. I did not receive my green card until May 26, 2006. I physically left Canada May 7, 2004. For income tax purposes I ceased to be a Canadian resident on May 7, 2004 not May 26, 2006. For GST purposes, the day you left your permanent residence in Canada - gave up your address and your belongings - and moved to the US, you are no longer a Canadian citizen. Tax residency requirements are different than immigration residency requirements. You will be required to repay that GST amount, if not before your income taxes are filed, then when they review your exit income tax returns early in 2009. You are required to state the date you left Canada on your return and that is the date they use for tax related calculations. Your "tax' residency for both countries is the date you physically move to the US to live in the US, not when you apply for or receive your green card. I'll third that.	Reba	Female	0	2008-11-14 19:57:00
Canada	Returning to Canada	and check out the forums at http://roadtocanada.com Lots of info and good folks there to help you out. Your quickest route is to file what they call "out-land" application. Send in the sponsorship application along with the immigration application and they're usually complete in about 6 months (give or take). It'll take you a bit to get all the paperwork together (not unlike getting all the stuff together for US immigration really, only for Canada, your hubby will have to have the medical before you send in the applications). You'll be the sponsor, but unlike for the US, you don't have to have a specific income to sponsor a spouse, but they do like to see that you will have a job and place to live of course.	Reba	Female	0	2008-11-11 19:05:00
Canada	Living and working in Canada...	Definition of Socialism: QUOTE Main Entry: so·cial·ism Pronunciation: \?s?-sh?-?li-z?m\ Function: noun Date: 1837 1: any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods 2 a: a system of society or group living in which there is no private property b: a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state 3: a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done Just because Canada has universal healthcare, doesn't make it socialist. And a list of socialist countries. Canada ain't on it QUOTE People often make lists of different types of countries in the world on the basis of their official names, ruling parties, or other indefinitive characteristics. The most realistic way to devise a list of Socialist countries is to base it upon which nations have substantial amounts of state-run industry, numerous govt. social programs, or other traits which make them actually Socialist. The following is a list of such countries with reasons for including them. Keep in mind that this information is as of 2006, some countries may eventually need to be added or removed from the list. Cuba: Cuba is one of the most Socialist nations, as it has a mostly state-run economy, universal healthcare, government-paid education at all levels, and a number of of social programs. It does not have a stock exchange. North Korea: The same is true of North Korea, which has an almost entirely state-run economy, as well as the same social programs mentioned for Cuba. Like Cuba, North Korea does not have a stock exchange. Venezuela: Economy has more private ownership, but the government social programs are quite extensive and the foreign policy is very left-wing. Cuban doctors and teachers have been brought to Venezuela to provide some medical and educational services. China: A substantial part of the economy is still state-run, although there are not as many social programs as there once were and universal healthcare has been eliminated. Still has a Socialist-type foreign policy, for the most part. Vietnam: A significant part of the economy is state-run. Close ties with Cuba, Venezuela, and Belarus. Syria: Although not commonly referred to as Socialist in the West, Syria has a mostly state-run economy and universal healthcare, along with a left-wing foreign policy. Belarus: Much of the Belarussian economy is state-run and some govt. social programs are available. Belarus has close ties with Venezuela, China, and other Socialist countries. Sweden: Mostly private industry, but many well-funded govt. social programs are offered. Universal healthcare and government-provided education at all levels is made available. source	Reba	Female	0	2008-11-16 10:33:00
Canada	Living and working in Canada...	Labour Laws in the 2 countries vary greatly. In the US the laws side more with the corporations than the workers IMO, in Canada its a bit the other way around (unless of course you're in a unioned occupation, then its basically the same either side of the border.) Salaries for the grunts IMO are generally a bit higher in Canada than in the US, but then cost of living is a bit higher in Canada too. But the same could be said from NYC to Austin. Cost of living varies, so do salaries. I have found that generally speaking in the US you get a lot less for your tax dollar than in Canada though. I pay the same in income taxes here in NC as I would in Ontario for a comparable income, and yet here in NC I have much fewer public services available to me for my tax dollar. Web designers are a dime a dozen in Canada, I think I know a dozen of 'em personally, just in the Toronto area alone. Probably more. Your hubby might want to consider further education in the field if he wants to stick with tech. Like other languages programming, or system admin, or databases or or or... As others have said though, when the US economy tanks, the Canadian is not far behind. Canada's economy is tied by umbilical cord to the US. I don't know the percentage, but A LOT of employers in Canada ar US companies, like GM, Ford, yadda yadda yadda...When GM and Ford lay off or shut down plants, they make cuts in Canada as well. And then Canadian owned supplier companies suffer and lay off or shut down until eventually entire towns are dead, just like in the US. HOWEVER, the Canadian banking system was recently declared by the International Finance something or other to be the soundest in the world, so, take that and a couple of bucks to Timmy's and you can get a coffee and a bagel Culturally, Canada is more open minded (generally speaking of course, there are small minded bigots everywhere, including Canada) and liberal than the US. Canada is multi-cultural, where you're encouraged to keep your native culture, whereas the US is a melting pot, and you are encourage to assmiliate to the US way of things. I will point out that if your relative decides to immigrate to Quebec, and later sponsor her family to immigrate there as well, they will be expected to be fluent in French. If they're not, AFAIK, they will not be accepted by Quebec immigration. Any other province in Canada however doesn't care what language you speak, as long as you have a working knowledge of English and/or French. Immgiration laws to Quebec are different than the rest of the country, as are language laws. If I had my druthers, I'd move back to Canada tomorrow. I just don't have any druthers.	Reba	Female	0	2008-11-14 20:22:00
Canada	Remembrance Day	QUOTE (flames9 @ Nov 12 2008, 08:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes it is a bit different down here which I find weird!! Americans tend to support their active military people a lot better than Canadians do. So one would think they would be more supportive of their veterans, which I dont find thats the case. Canada isn't a super power when it comes to the military, but we have an awesome military tradition,especially considering how small of a military we have, but along the way,it has racked up some amazing accomplishments. Yesterday at the hospital, I was working in an area that had a TV on, and for awhile it had the ceremony on, but the channel was soon changed as people did not want to watch it! Yeah, I just don't get it. Yesterday at work, all day long, not a single soul said anything about Veteran's Day or honouring vets or anything. And only one person bothered to ask me about the poppy and ribbon. I honestly wonder how many of them even knew it was Veteran's Day at all if I hadn't mentioned it! I'm used to at least a moment of silence at 11am, my last job back home our entire buildings complex (2 highrises, one lowrise) the security manager would go over the building PA system at 11am and everyone would stop what we were doing. Here...nothing. But there's a sale at Macy's! Thanks btw Scotty, for your many years of service to all branches of the Canadian forces. We're all grateful, even if we don't always show it May you be one of those guys at 112 years old at the cenotaph ceremonies.	Reba	Female	0	2008-11-12 19:26:00
Canada	Remembrance Day	Here in the US it just seems another opportunity for retailers to have a big sale. Its disgraceful really. I miss Remembrance Day from back home too. I keep forgetting to get my Mum to send me poppies, so I always end up making myself one from paper and a straight pin. This year James gave me one of his ribbons from a medal he was awarded (he was USMC) in 1983. Sorta made the day more special for me. He doesn't talk about stuff much. Thanks Kath, for the bit of trivia, that's cool. Did you know there is only one surviving Canadian veteran who was around for WWI? He's 108 years old. Britain has 3 left, the oldest being 112. The US has one left, he's 107 I think. For those who have children, please don't let them forget. There will not be many Remembrance Days left with veterans alive to tell us about it. Edited by Reba, 11 November 2008 - 07:16 PM.	Reba	Female	0	2008-11-11 19:15:00
Canada	Extension of Stay??	I have to agree with the above. They most definitely CAN and DO track your in-and-outs both ways, especially if you're travelling by air and your passport is being scanned. And if you travel by land and they stop you and send you to secondary or ask you loads of questions and start typing stuff into the computer, yes you are indeed "flagged". Once you get that first interrogation, expect one pretty much every time you cross.	Reba	Female	0	2008-11-20 20:23:00
Canada	My view of Canada	No that's backwards DPX, everyone has a vehicle because there is no public transit	Reba	Female	0	2008-11-21 07:18:00
Canada	My view of Canada	QUOTE (xtinab @ Nov 20 2008, 01:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wow! I think BB and I are almost the opposite. Columbus is very car heavy and our location here, its not pedestrian oriented at all, but the roads are SO much calmer! Driving in TO is soo much more stressful. I can see what BB was complaining about after I had been to Columbus. The driving in TO was so much crazier. My apartment was midtown, Eglinton and Avenue, and when he came, Obviously I took him downtown. The roads and the streetcar tracks drove him crazy, not to mention the busses all over the place. Nothing like that in his town. One of the busiest intersections in Toronto is at Yonge and Eglinton. I've sat at the corner trying to turn right onto Young from Eglinton for nearly half an hour sometimes! If you're in that neighbourhood during rush hours, better hope you went potty before you left home My Gramma used to live on Avenue Rd not far from there, my sister lived just off of Eglinton and Rohampton (??? IIRC somewhere around there) and I used to work up Yonge a couple of blocks. Still have an Aunt and a Cousin who live just up Yonge St. too, its crazy traffic around there, both car and pedestrian. I prefer to walk around there than drive. I try to avoid downtown with all the streetcar tracks as much as possible, but I lived at Coxwell & Girard for a couple of years, with a streetcar stop right outside my door. I didn't need to drive much when I lived there, except to work, because it was quicker to drive than to take transit. But if we were going anywhere downtown, we'd take the streetcar. Plus the bus ran 24/7, so all-nighters weren't much of a problem. Where I live now, we don't even have Greyhound	Reba	Female	0	2008-11-20 20:19:00