Heading to Canada soon (from Scotland)

Iwannagofast · ONTARIO

RE: Heading to Canada soon (from Scotland)

DavyJ · NIAGARA REGION, ONT

I commute from Niagara to Beamsville daily, only 20 minutes or so, except for long weekends when everyone heads for the bridges to shop US. The area from Stoney Creek to St. Catharines is a great place ........lots to choose from and everything is within range, Shopping, theaters, college's and university's. From Buffalo to Oshawa is now almost one big residential area anyway......... Glad to see you are shopping carefully and weighing the options before you make your move. Things are definitely slower the further you get from Toronto, and the prices drop accordingly. That being said, i would opt for the top of the escarpment, towards Smithville, the prices are starting to rise, but the extra 10 minutes commute will get you a much larger property for the same money.

JPB · AYLMER, ONT

427CARL wrote:
Baker wrote:
427CARL wrote:
Dave Scott wrote:
Iwannagofast wrote:

I would be very interested to see how life is out in the sticks.
Burlington and Hamilton and St catherines is NOT in the sticks That the CITY Sir

I think he ment for use country folks in Vineland Beamsville area... but you are soooo right...Toronto is more of a "Province", or country depending where you are from in the world
Theres country folk there? Thank God !! I just thought it was all 4 lane and cities Dave will love it there Wait until you tell him that southern ontario is bigger than Scotland lol lol lol lol

Our winters are mild Dave compared to what they were.You want to see the "sticks",check out www.mls.ca Aylmer/Sparta/Simcoe/Delhi/Tillsonburg Ontario. Welcome to CANADA , eh. John

poncho62 · ADMINISTRATOR

I deliver to towns? that dont have a Timmies...Teeswater, Chepstow, Mildmay, Clifford......thats the sticks.....lol

Is there a Timmies in Clinton Carl?

Iwannagofast · ONTARIO

NOVACLONE wrote:
427CARL wrote:
Baker wrote:
427CARL wrote:
Dave Scott wrote:
Iwannagofast wrote:

I would be very interested to see how life is out in the sticks.
Burlington and Hamilton and St catherines is NOT in the sticks That the CITY Sir

I think he ment for use country folks in Vineland Beamsville area... but you are soooo right...Toronto is more of a "Province", or country depending where you are from in the world
Theres country folk there? Thank God !! I just thought it was all 4 lane and cities Dave will love it there Wait until you tell him that southern ontario is bigger than Scotland lol lol lol lol
Our winters are mild Dave compared to what they were.You want to see the "sticks",check out www.mls.ca Aylmer/Sparta/Simcoe/Delhi/Tillsonburg Ontario. Welcome to CANADA , eh. John

I can't argue that. I was a Sales Manager for a company that will remain un-named and traveled all through Ontario's Sunny Coast. You're right, the winters were a b*tch, but the summers........no better place to be, sun, sandy beaches, Lake Erie, bikinis, hot-rods...........

427CARL · CLINTON, ONT

NOVACLONE wrote:

You want to see the "sticks",

check out www.mls.ca Aylmer/Sparta/Simcoe/Delhi/Tillsonburg Ontario.

Welcome to CANADA , eh. John

You can't call these place "the sticks" I'm sure they all have a Tim Hortons...

427CARL · CLINTON, ONT

Is there a Timmies in Clinton Carl?

yes, and Goderich, and Seaforth, and Mitchell, and Wingham, and Exeter,and Lucan and Stratford

every 10 miles.............

workin class · FINCH, ONT

good time of year to show up right at the end of winter. Should give you enough time to stock up for next year.

-- Edited by workin class on Wednesday 2nd of January 2013 03:56:39 PM

Dave Scott · ANCASTER, ONT

Hey folks, just a quick update...

Our one-way flights to Canada are booked! We fly out on Thursday 7th March.

.... you have been warned biggrin

Slammed 35 · HOOTERVILLE, ONT

Dave Scott wrote:
Hey folks, just a quick update...
Our one-way flights to Canada are booked! We fly out on Thursday 7th March.
.... you have been warned

Bring it on Dave! Hope you and your family have a safe trip to your new home. Look forward to seeing you at a cruise or two this spring.

dualquadpete · BLACKSTOCK, ONT

Dave Scott wrote:
Hey folks, just a quick update...
Our one-way flights to Canada are booked! We fly out on Thursday 7th March.
.... you have been warned

We are now Hiding our daughters & young ones!!!!! Thanks for the heads up. EH!!!!!!

chevyboy · TORONTO, ONTARIO

Sweet! so Its offical I take it? Best of luck on your trip over

v8deuce · OAKVILLE, ONT

Welcome from a little east of your new home!!!! I sure wished I would have been as smart as you to get to know some guys before I moved here not that I'm complaining Oakville is fine but I think you will find a lot more car guys in Hamilton,Burlington and area than here and the home prices there are a lot better too.I hope you buy something quickly so you will have time for garage tours and a few wobble pops with all your new freinds biggrin

Randy

Iwannagofast · ONTARIO

Looking forward to meeting you and your family Dave. Here's a little something to remember Scotland by.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syKp473XNsk

Dave Scott · ANCASTER, ONT

Iwannagofast wrote:
Looking forward to meeting you and your family Dave. Here's a little something to remember Scotland by.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syKp473XNsk

That can't be Scotland, where's the rain???

Canadian Poncho · PEI

Welcome. I've always wanted to visit Scotland. My ancestors built Rosslyn Chapel. I wonder if I'd get a VIP parking spot near the door if I visited it? biggrin

Dave Scott · ANCASTER, ONT

45 days till we get on that plane biggrin

House is sold (just the paperwork to do)

Home Rental is being sorted out (6 months lease)

Shippers will be here in the next couple of weeks

Almost got rid of the 20 years of junk from the loft and garage, lol.

Save some snow for me! smile

Gazoo · BADEN, ONT

Dave Scott wrote:
45 days till we get on that plane

House is sold (just the paperwork to do)
Home Rental is being sorted out (6 months lease)
Shippers will be here in the next couple of weeks
Almost got rid of the 20 years of junk from the loft and garage, lol.

Save some snow for me!

Well Dave, luckily you will get here at the end of Feb., so winter will nearly be done with. But have no doubt, there likely still will be snow. Being a new-comer to this country from Scotland, mark my words, you will regret that last statement "Save some snow for me!", LOL. Every Scotchman I know, or from the UK in general, complain about how cold it is here. It takes a few years to get somewhat accustomed to it. Snow is an expensive "commodity", LOL, with it comes, SNOW boots, SNOW coats, SNOW tires, SNOW shovels, SNOW brush, etc...

Let us know when you get here.

All the best,

Dave Scott · ANCASTER, ONT

Thanks Gazoo.

Trust me, you'd rather have 4 months of cold and snow, over 12 months of rain. It's going to take an entire Canadian summer to dry us out, lol.

427CARL · CLINTON, ONT

Dave Scott wrote:
Thanks Gazoo.

Trust me, you'd rather have 4 months of cold and snow

lol you sure?

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Dave Scott · ANCASTER, ONT

You can't fool me, that's Sweden ;)

427CARL · CLINTON, ONT

Dave Scott wrote:
Thanks Gazoo.

Trust me, you'd rather have 4 months of cold and snow

I did fool you Its Russia

Dave Scott · ANCASTER, ONT

427CARL wrote:
Dave Scott wrote:
Thanks Gazoo.

Trust me, you'd rather have 4 months of cold and snow
I did fool you Its Russia

Damn, I was gonna say Russia too. Can tell be the nasty lines on the Eastern Block estate car.

There's a lot of stupid pictures floating about Facebook at the moment claiming to be Canada. One of them shows a line of cars driving through a channel of snow about 15 foot deep. But the cars are driving on the left!

They are all sheep.

dualquadpete · BLACKSTOCK, ONT

Ya & we all have "PET POLAR BEARS " over here too!!!! Back in the 70's I told a guy a this at a car show in the MID WEST states & he believed me!!!!!

Dave Scott · ANCASTER, ONT

dualquadpete wrote:
Ya & we all have "PET POLAR BEARS " over here too!!!! Back in the 70's I told a guy a this at a car show in the MID WEST states & he believed me!!!!!

So, you DON'T have pet polar bears?

What about wolves? you have pet wolves though don't you, and a couple of moose in the back yard?

Beachcat · WASAGA BEACH, ONT

We're very fond of the beaver biggrin

Beachcat · WASAGA BEACH, ONT

That was true! Here's a shot of me going through it in the prowler, on the right side of the road

Dave Scott · ANCASTER, ONT

Beachcat wrote:
That was true! Here's a shot of me going through it in the prowler, on the right side of the road

hahahaha, how long did that take you?

Beachcat · WASAGA BEACH, ONT

Dave Scott wrote:
hahahaha, how long did that take you?

Not long. Most of the traffic was going the other direction. wink

Gazoo · BADEN, ONT

Beachcat wrote:
Dave Scott wrote:
hahahaha, how long did that take you?
Not long. Most of the traffic was going the other direction.

LOL. Good come back.

Gearhead · ELORA, ONT

Chris58 wrote:

Sorry to sound like a doom and gloomer, but with 2 inches of snow early this morning, it took me 2 hours to drive from Brantford to Oakvile this morning...75 kms!

So true, city streets turn to grease. We live in a rural community but work in the city and always joke that if we can get out of the city, we can get home.

I'd rather drive through deeper snow than the city slush. Whiteouts and ice are only driving concern I have living in the sticks. It takes me 25 minutes to get to work in clear weather, 30 mins in bad weather. Then again, I dont have the GTA and GH highways/commute to deal with.

-- Edited by Gearhead on Monday 28th of January 2013 12:18:24 PM

hemikev · HAMILTON, ONT

Welcome to hamilton , you will like it here , ive lived here most of my adult life , drinks on me when you get here .. take care..Kev

Dave Scott · ANCASTER, ONT

hemikev wrote:
Welcome to hamilton , you will like it here , ive lived here most of my adult life , drinks on me when you get here .. take care..Kev

Thanks Kev!

Chris58 · WATERFORD, ONT

Good luck with the move. Lookin forward to meeting you at the area shows and cruises Dave. Snow in Hamilton is nothing to look forward to, sorry to say. All it takes is a centimetre and it causes absolute kaos. People don't know how to drive here. Three hours north of here they'll be blanketed in snow for months on end and take it as a regular day at the beach. You'll see soon enough.
Sorry to sound like a doom and gloomer, but with 2 inches of snow early this morning, it took me 2 hours to drive from Brantford to Oakvile this morning...75 kms!

hemikev · HAMILTON, ONT

Have you bought a house already , waiting for you , and wheels Dave ?

meoracing · SAULT STE MARIE, ONT

Very interesting story. Good luck on your move. Welcome to Canada.

Dave Scott · ANCASTER, ONT

Thanks for the weather warnings guys.

It's the same in the UK, an inch of snow and it's a national disaster. Not looking forward to your ice rain at all.

Kev, we are still trying to sort out a place to live. We have just sold our house in Scotland, so we WILL be able to buy quickly, but until then we have a few hurdles:

1: We need a short term lease, but so far everyone wants a year

2: We need a place that will allow a dog

3: We need a place in Ancaster so the kids are in the right catchment area for school (don't want to have to move them again)

After yesterday, and watching the shipping guys pack all our stuff, I would rather not have to do that again. We are allowed storage for three months, so if we can just find a wee place that will put us up for a month, that would be perfect.

I already spoke to Glen about trucks when I get there. I'll be looking at a cheap truck, up to $3000, and the F150 looks to be a decent option. I may need to try them all before I settle on one though, lol. Insurance for us fresh imports is a killer for the first year. Could be $4000 EACH, but looks like it goes down by half after a year. I need a crew cab/extended cab for the family.

Oh, talking of the dog, here's a canine "WTF?" moment:

Dave Scott · ANCASTER, ONT

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70 SS ACADIAN · WINONA, ONT

Hi Dave, you still looking to buy a house? I take possession of my new house in Niagara Falls tomorrow and have not sold my house in Stoney Creek. ( about 20 minute drive to Ancaster) I have a view of lake ontario, 80 x 150 lot, 3 bedroom home with triple attached garage and a 1200 sq. ft free standing garage. I can be out by your arrival if you want to buy. I can post link to virtual tour if you are interested. Thanx, Kevin

70 SS ACADIAN · WINONA, ONT

http://www.housingblock.com/for-sale/66-east-street-stoney-creek-on-l8e-5t1/p_4696444/

Gazoo · BADEN, ONT

Dave, I can't say for sure that we're going to save you some snow, but if you look at the weather forecast in the wee hours of the morning for today Feb.8, we're getting 15-25cm of white stuff overnight. That should make for a nice commute to work in the morning.

Dave Scott · ANCASTER, ONT

Gazoo wrote:
Dave, I can't say for sure that we're going to save you some snow, but if you look at the weather forecast in the wee hours of the morning for today Feb.8, we're getting 15-25cm of white stuff overnight. That should make for a nice commute to work in the morning.

Yes, I've been watching your weather reports with much interest. Looks like Nova Scotia is going to get wiped out, lol.

4 weeks today and we'll be in Canada!!!

Iwannagofast · ONTARIO

They're used to it on the east coast, just a way of life, like rain in B.C. Don't know if you've found a place yet but here's a link for rentals in Hamilton/Ancaster :

http://www.freerentads.com/rentals-properties-for-rent-ancaster-hamilton-on-canada-QQSZ73556488-V0jbEf

Dave Scott · ANCASTER, ONT

Iwannagofast wrote:
They're used to it on the east coast, just a way of life, like rain in B.C. Don't know if you've found a place yet but here's a link for rentals in Hamilton/Ancaster :

http://www.freerentads.com/rentals-properties-for-rent-ancaster-hamilton-on-canada-QQSZ73556488-V0jbEf

Thanks. We are hopefully going to get some good news today on that front.

Getting a bit twitchy now.

flatblack55delivery · PORT HOPE, ONT

Hey Dave I think were getting enough snow today to build you a family size igloo.If we get much more we might be able to add a garage. Ed

Cat in the Hat · BRANTFORD, ONT

Snow is now waste deep here and still coming down......better not wear your kilt when you get off the plane.

"The Wee Fella'.....will turn into a "Wee Girl"

Dave Scott · ANCASTER, ONT

I'm kind of jealous, but mostly relieved, lol.

Would be nice to see some video of the blizzard, but I've been looking online for 20 minutes and there's nothing. Do you not get a live news feed online there?

fatchuk · ST MARYS, ONTARIO

We just have to step out our door for live video in real time virtualy we don't need to see on the tube........SUCKS BIG TIME.. Looks like about 4 hrs on the tractor and blower to0morrow for us snow belt guys..and I don't have a cab for my tractor or hydralics to adjust the shute..but no sense going out till it stops..and to think last week wed we had no snow..hope this is march and Feb combined and we april weather in two weeks..yeah...

Dave Scott · ANCASTER, ONT

Is it safe to come over yet? or is it still a touch frosty out? lol

Two weeks tomorrow and we will be Canadian residents!

and today we received the good news that our Permanent Residency application has been approved.

Sooooo, I need a truck. I have a budget of up to 3K, and I fancy a Ford F150 Crew cab. Seen a few on Kijiji, but if anyone knows of a decent truck for sale then give me a shout.

Will also need advice on where to get it safetied, e-tested etc, but I'll deal with that when the time comes.

Devilish · BURLINGTON, ONT

Welcome to Canada!
I build cars with Grumpsbodyworks and we both live in Burlington.

We know lots of people who can hook you up with used cars, Insurance, show you around etc...
It's funny, I'm Irish and I hate football & Soccer...But I like to drink.

You will have to message us when you arrive so we can all meet up.