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[SpiritAlight 1]

do people seriously think that all Canadians sound the same??

I have a unique accent.

No one can place me.

Ha!

[Flames9_RN 358]

I'm in my Psych rotation for clinicals right now. last Friday was our first day. During my talk with my patient, first thing he asks me,or tells me is that I'm Canadian,lol

[Carlawarla 1]

Good Morning! Hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable long weekend. September does not mark the end of summer here where I am. It is SO hot and sticky right now. ick!

[Ban Hammer 13,343]

do people seriously think that all Canadians sound the same??

g'morning everyone.

[Emancipation 2]

Morning all.. sounds like everyone had an eventful weekend...

Heard last night that hubby's kiddos who live in LA are safe and sound.. they didn't have to evacuate, but they lost power and there is debris everywhere (Baton Rouge).. Is anyone else frustrated that all the focus is on New Orleans and NO information seems to have come out about Cuba?? *sigh.... that frustrates me.. THEY got a Cat 5 and I can't seem to find ANY information on how they are doing over there (I am in no way saying LA "got off easy"), just frustrated AGAIN and how we put different values on different lives depending on where they live..

*sigh.. that probably should have been in the rant thread.

We had a lovely time in PEI - it rained the ENTIRE time.. but we were with good friends and ate lobster Fri. night so how can I complain really?

[trailmix 77]

Good Morning! Hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable long weekend. September does not mark the end of summer here where I am. It is SO hot and sticky right now. ick!

Cute coffee Carla!

Hot and humid here as well! It is actually only 77 (25) degrees here this morning, but it's overcast and I guess it is going to rain. On the flip side it is only 37 (3) degrees in Calgary!

If you are headed north today krikit I hope you took your winter woolies with you.

That's funny flames! Reminds me - last night we were playing world of warcraft (online game) and we were playing with these two people we had never met before.

Just from the words they typed I could tell they weren't Americans - so I asked them. No - they are Canadian and in fact one of them lives like 10 mins from where we lived in Calgary - the other one a bit further south, but still in Calgary

[SpiritAlight 1]

Morning all.. sounds like everyone had an eventful weekend...

Heard last night that hubby's kiddos who live in LA are safe and sound.. they didn't have to evacuate, but they lost power and there is debris everywhere (Baton Rouge).. Is anyone else frustrated that all the focus is on New Orleans and NO information seems to have come out about Cuba?? *sigh.... that frustrates me.. THEY got a Cat 5 and I can't seem to find ANY information on how they are doing over there (I am in no way saying LA "got off easy"), just frustrated AGAIN and how we put different values on different lives depending on where they live..

*sigh.. that probably should have been in the rant thread.

We had a lovely time in PEI - it rained the ENTIRE time.. but we were with good friends and ate lobster Fri. night so how can I complain really?

That may be because you only read/listen to news in the U.S.

Other than NPR radio, you will not get anything outside these walls.

Check Canadian and BBC news (on-line, wherever) and read all about the world.

On Gustav and Cuba:

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/08/27/gustav.html

Glad to hear you enjoyed PEI.

[trailmix 77]

So I just looked up the out of country voters registration for Canada - I am going to fill this puppy out and send it in and vote in the Federal election

[Emancipation 2]

Morning all.. sounds like everyone had an eventful weekend...

Heard last night that hubby's kiddos who live in LA are safe and sound.. they didn't have to evacuate, but they lost power and there is debris everywhere (Baton Rouge).. Is anyone else frustrated that all the focus is on New Orleans and NO information seems to have come out about Cuba?? *sigh.... that frustrates me.. THEY got a Cat 5 and I can't seem to find ANY information on how they are doing over there (I am in no way saying LA "got off easy"), just frustrated AGAIN and how we put different values on different lives depending on where they live..

*sigh.. that probably should have been in the rant thread.

We had a lovely time in PEI - it rained the ENTIRE time.. but we were with good friends and ate lobster Fri. night so how can I complain really?

That may be because you only read/listen to news in the U.S.

Other than NPR radio, you will not get anything outside these walls.

Check Canadian and BBC news (on-line, wherever) and read all about the world.

On Gustav and Cuba:

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/08/27/gustav.html

Glad to hear you enjoyed PEI.

Spirit.. it was the CBC that I was referring to... there is little in that article about Cuba at all.. just a passing mention.. i want to know details not a summary... I don't trust US media at ALL for my news.. don't worry.

[SpiritAlight 1]

Morning all.. sounds like everyone had an eventful weekend...

Heard last night that hubby's kiddos who live in LA are safe and sound.. they didn't have to evacuate, but they lost power and there is debris everywhere (Baton Rouge).. Is anyone else frustrated that all the focus is on New Orleans and NO information seems to have come out about Cuba?? *sigh.... that frustrates me.. THEY got a Cat 5 and I can't seem to find ANY information on how they are doing over there (I am in no way saying LA "got off easy"), just frustrated AGAIN and how we put different values on different lives depending on where they live..

*sigh.. that probably should have been in the rant thread.

We had a lovely time in PEI - it rained the ENTIRE time.. but we were with good friends and ate lobster Fri. night so how can I complain really?

That may be because you only read/listen to news in the U.S.

Other than NPR radio, you will not get anything outside these walls.

Check Canadian and BBC news (on-line, wherever) and read all about the world.

On Gustav and Cuba:

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/08/27/gustav.html

Glad to hear you enjoyed PEI.

Spirit.. it was the CBC that I was referring to... there is little in that article about Cuba at all.. just a passing mention.. i want to know details not a summary... I don't trust US media at ALL for my news.. don't worry.

Oops...hee hee.

Try looking up indymedia.org

That is a cool place to hang out...

edit to add: see also canoe.ca for news and thingies...oh there is so much on-line.

Do let us know what you find on Cuba.

That must have been catastrophic.

Edited September 2, 2008 by SpiritAlight

[SpiritAlight 1]

There has to be stuff on-line.

I will look again.

Edited September 2, 2008 by SpiritAlight

[SpiritAlight 1]

The things people send me:

"How to paint Mona Lisa in MS Paint"

Unbelievable!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk2sPl_Z7ZU

[Marilyn. 340]

do people seriously think that all Canadians sound the same??

g'morning everyone.

but we don't

[Kathryn41 3,205]

So I just looked up the out of country voters registration for Canada - I am going to fill this puppy out and send it in and vote in the Federal election

You will find you are not able to. You have to have a definite return date to Canada and file that with Elections Canada in order to vote when you live outside of the country. Giving a definite return date to Elections Canada may compromise your green card status in the US. It is complicated. In Canada you vote for the representative for the area in which you reside - and if you don't reside in Canada and have no definite plans to return to Canada (ie a visa expiry date, etc,) then you do not have the opportunity to vote.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Here is the statement re: having intention on resuming residency in Canada in order to vote. the form also asks for your intended date of return:

To qualify to vote, you must intend to return to Canada to resume residence in the future.

Reference: Paragraph 222(1)©, Canada Elections Act