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tenchi069 · 07-08-2006, 08:53 AM

I am finally legal to work in Ontario. WOOHOO

For those that don't know the back story, I am from the States and moved up here in Oct 2004 to marry the woman who is now my wife. After almost a year of trying to get all the ducks in a row for immigration ( as well as said fees ) and 9 months of waiting for it all to be processed, I am now legal to work here. I should get my actual permanent residence in about 8 more months.

Ace_O_Spades · 07-08-2006, 10:01 AM

WELCOME!

Always nice to see people coming to share in the beauty and kick-ass-ness of Canada

highthief · 07-10-2006, 07:44 AM

Another inmate for the asylum!

Yay!

Wednesday they serve Jell-O.

Amaras · 07-10-2006, 11:37 AM

I wonder how long it's going to be until you develop the typical Canadian attitude of aloof disdain towards the US. Yes, I am Canadian, and I do tend to have that bad habit. Welcome aboard, Jello clean up is on Wednesday afternoons.

splck · 07-10-2006, 11:59 AM

Damn immigrants, can't you see we have enough people here!

just kidding...hope you enjoy Canada as much as the rest of us do...Welcome.

tenchi069 · 07-10-2006, 12:10 PM

Thanks for the greets. Been living here for over a year and a half and love it up here. My family thinks I'm crazy but I love the weather here.

Good to know that Jello is on Wednesdays.

As far as the aloof disdain of the U.S., I just wish the States was capable of electing a better leader.

Charlatan · 07-10-2006, 12:10 PM

Welcome...

Now take off, eh?

Where are you in Ontario?

tenchi069 · 07-10-2006, 02:06 PM

Hamilton )

highthief · 07-13-2006, 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by tenchi069

Hamilton )

Lemme guess, they told you it was the Palm Springs of Ontario, right?

tenchi069 · 07-18-2006, 11:36 AM

Hehe, no. Wife was born and raised here, so it is my first place to live here in Ontario. Probably won't be the last as there are a few other towns/cities up here I am applying to job in their area, so I may be moving soon.

james t kirk · 07-22-2006, 01:50 PM

I was born and raised in Hamilton - west mountain area.

The area is going downhill a bit (not a lot, but a bit) The highschool I used to go to - Sir Allan McNab is supposedly a slum now, infested with gangs, metal detectors at the doors, security guards, etc. When I went there, it was like a castle on a hill and was arguably one of the best schools in the city of Hamilton. The most you had to worry about was a fist fight or two after school.

I have been living in Toronto for the last 12 or so years, more if you consider (as I used to) Mississauga to be part of Toronto.

Steel town is not without its charm. In fact, it has a great deal of potential. I was down in Locke Street a couple of weeks ago and was amazed at how alive that street has become (reminds me of Toronto [good thing there aren't too many Hamiltonians on here, or they'd be wanting to stone me for such heresy])

Westdale (especially by McMaster) is a very cool area to live in, as are some parts around Gage Park.

I was talking to a friend of mine who is moving back to Canada from the States (Wisconsin) the other day. His new office is in Oakville, and he grew up in Hamilton with me. But he doesn't want to live in Hamilton because of the commute and he said to me, "if you want to move up, you live in Burlington or Ancaster" and I thought how sad that people in Hamilton think in such 50's suburban planning like ways - burbs good - city bad.

But that's Hamilton's albatross. Old thinking.

The exact opposite of Toronto where most people I know want to live in a cool inner city neighbourhood and would sooner die than live in the burbs.

I also know another couple who were living in an apartment here in Toronto at Spadina and Bloor and who had been waiting years for the housing market to come down (but it never did) and now they can't afford anywhere in Toronto.

So they bought in Hamilton. She works downtown T.O. and is going to GO it, and he works from home. They are just gushing over the old house they bought in Hamilton with 4 bedrooms and hardwood floors that needs a bit of work, in an inner city neighbourhood for less than 200 grand.

What Hamilton's inner city needs is a dose of Toronto thinking as opposed to Hamilton thinking. (Sounds stupid, but it's true.)

07-08-2006, 08:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
tenchi069 Lost Location: One step closer to the padded cell...	After a year and half... I am finally legal to work in Ontario. WOOHOO For those that don't know the back story, I am from the States and moved up here in Oct 2004 to marry the woman who is now my wife. After almost a year of trying to get all the ducks in a row for immigration ( as well as said fees ) and 9 months of waiting for it all to be processed, I am now legal to work here. I should get my actual permanent residence in about 8 more months. __________________ ERROR- PLBSAK Problem Lies Between Seat and Keyboard.

07-08-2006, 10:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ace_O_Spades The Death Card Location: EH!?!?	WELCOME! Always nice to see people coming to share in the beauty and kick-ass-ness of Canada __________________ Feh.

07-10-2006, 07:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
highthief Junkie Location: Ontario, Canada	Another inmate for the asylum! Yay! Wednesday they serve Jell-O. __________________ Si vis pacem parabellum.

07-10-2006, 11:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
Amaras Junkie Location: At my daughter's beck and call.	I wonder how long it's going to be until you develop the typical Canadian attitude of aloof disdain towards the US. Yes, I am Canadian, and I do tend to have that bad habit. Welcome aboard, Jello clean up is on Wednesday afternoons. __________________ Propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state. -Noam Chomsky Love is a verb, not a noun. -My Mom The function of genius is to furnish cretins with ideas twenty years later. -Louis Aragon, "La Porte-plume," Traite du style, 1928

07-10-2006, 11:59 AM	#5 (permalink)
splck it's jam Location: Lowerainland BC	Damn immigrants, can't you see we have enough people here! just kidding...hope you enjoy Canada as much as the rest of us do...Welcome. __________________ nice line eh?

07-10-2006, 12:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
tenchi069 Lost Location: One step closer to the padded cell...	Thanks for the greets. Been living here for over a year and a half and love it up here. My family thinks I'm crazy but I love the weather here. Good to know that Jello is on Wednesdays. As far as the aloof disdain of the U.S., I just wish the States was capable of electing a better leader. __________________ ERROR- PLBSAK Problem Lies Between Seat and Keyboard.

07-10-2006, 12:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	Welcome... Now take off, eh? Where are you in Ontario? __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

07-10-2006, 02:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
tenchi069 Lost Location: One step closer to the padded cell...	Hamilton ) __________________ ERROR- PLBSAK Problem Lies Between Seat and Keyboard.

07-18-2006, 11:36 AM	#10 (permalink)
tenchi069 Lost Location: One step closer to the padded cell...	Hehe, no. Wife was born and raised here, so it is my first place to live here in Ontario. Probably won't be the last as there are a few other towns/cities up here I am applying to job in their area, so I may be moving soon. __________________ ERROR- PLBSAK Problem Lies Between Seat and Keyboard.

07-22-2006, 01:50 PM	#11 (permalink)
james t kirk Junkie Location: Toronto	I was born and raised in Hamilton - west mountain area. The area is going downhill a bit (not a lot, but a bit) The highschool I used to go to - Sir Allan McNab is supposedly a slum now, infested with gangs, metal detectors at the doors, security guards, etc. When I went there, it was like a castle on a hill and was arguably one of the best schools in the city of Hamilton. The most you had to worry about was a fist fight or two after school. I have been living in Toronto for the last 12 or so years, more if you consider (as I used to) Mississauga to be part of Toronto. Steel town is not without its charm. In fact, it has a great deal of potential. I was down in Locke Street a couple of weeks ago and was amazed at how alive that street has become (reminds me of Toronto [good thing there aren't too many Hamiltonians on here, or they'd be wanting to stone me for such heresy]) Westdale (especially by McMaster) is a very cool area to live in, as are some parts around Gage Park. I was talking to a friend of mine who is moving back to Canada from the States (Wisconsin) the other day. His new office is in Oakville, and he grew up in Hamilton with me. But he doesn't want to live in Hamilton because of the commute and he said to me, "if you want to move up, you live in Burlington or Ancaster" and I thought how sad that people in Hamilton think in such 50's suburban planning like ways - burbs good - city bad. But that's Hamilton's albatross. Old thinking. The exact opposite of Toronto where most people I know want to live in a cool inner city neighbourhood and would sooner die than live in the burbs. I also know another couple who were living in an apartment here in Toronto at Spadina and Bloor and who had been waiting years for the housing market to come down (but it never did) and now they can't afford anywhere in Toronto. So they bought in Hamilton. She works downtown T.O. and is going to GO it, and he works from home. They are just gushing over the old house they bought in Hamilton with 4 bedrooms and hardwood floors that needs a bit of work, in an inner city neighbourhood for less than 200 grand. What Hamilton's inner city needs is a dose of Toronto thinking as opposed to Hamilton thinking. (Sounds stupid, but it's true.)