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yam Housemate |
posted 11-05-2004 12:23 PM
  
This huge list of MLS abbreviations says "electric light fixture." Okay, who advertises having electricity these days? Canada has had electric power for at LEAST five years now, it's old hat. IP: Logged |
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geogirl Housemate |
posted 11-05-2004 08:05 PM
I can stick around til 6 no problem. CJ be careful with the oil heat, I think thats getting really difficult to get insurance (manditory in Canada). In order to get a mortgage your house has to be insured. Things to look out for or evil insurance companies will make your life hell -wiring done in 70s (aluminum)or before 40s(knob & tube) Just a few off the top of my head, there are more though, believe me. [This message has been edited by geogirl (edited 11-05-2004).] IP: Logged |
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crowjoy Housemate |
posted 11-05-2004 09:11 PM
Geogirl, thanks for that. We already live in the hardest house to insure, it would be a drag to find ourselves there again. I wondered about the oil too. Maybe the seller is willing to make some concessions to compensate. Hmm. I'm aiming for our trip up to be the week of Dec. 6th-ish. Witnesses! are you available that week, in general? Any black out dates? IP: Logged |
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kena Housesitter |
posted 11-05-2004 10:21 PM
quote: Sounds good. I'm available during the week or the week-end, so that's not an issue. And I checked with my dad about the train tickets, so that is ok too. (I could probably go all around the globe with the miles he's accumulated) Wee! I'm going to be a witness! Wee! IP: Logged |
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crowjoy Housemate |
posted 11-05-2004 10:39 PM
Yay!! I spoke with our HR guy today. The first hurdle to all of this lovely dreaming is for him to calculate what my new Cdn salary would be. It isn't a straight across converstion, it's adjusted, etc so if it turned out to be much of an increase my boss might not be able to sell his boss on it. Keep your fingers crossed that a) it's a huge raise and b) it's an easy sell. (cross cross) I'll know sometime next week. Oh yeah and he also said he thinks it will take about 6 weeks to happen. Eeek! IP: Logged |
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quarkiegirl Housemate |
posted 11-05-2004 10:55 PM
crossed! eek i'm so excited for you cj! IP: Logged |
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casion Housemate |
posted 11-05-2004 11:09 PM
omigod! that's so exciting! and can I come to your wedding, too! I just happen to be in the area! IP: Logged |
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greschya Housemate |
posted 11-05-2004 10:57 AM
quote: Wha? Why is oil heat so bad? In Maine, it's the primary heating source, and it's that way in NB, too. Why would oil be bad for insurance? (Here, woodstoves, if they share a flue, especially, are hard to insure.) Just curious. IP: Logged |
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Isabel Housemate |
posted 11-05-2004 11:19 AM
Oh my god! I don't visit this thread in a week, and now Crowjoy is going to move to T.O area!! Ah, that's so exciting!! If you need any other witnesses or guests for your wedding, I'd be honoured! Casion and I are sisters, so you get 2 for 1 digsters! I live in Oakville, and commute to Toronto every day for school (I'm at Ryerson U). I go to Mississauga a lot, I think it's one of the most diverse cities in the area - I go for great Chinese food all the time, and there seems to be so much more variety of everything - shops, restaurants, etc. IP: Logged |
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geogirl Housemate |
posted 11-05-2004 12:48 PM
I'm available on weekends to witness... greschya, I think the oil tanks make them nervous, fire hazzard, leaks, etc. Natural gas is the primary heat source here, so they tend to force people to switch over to gas. CJ you can probably have the current owners fix things before you take possession (sp?), somethings they will ask you to do within 60 days, & somethings they'll just charge you more for 'high risk'. It depends on the company, but I just thought I'd let you know where the red flags are! IP: Logged |
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Susie Liz Housemate |
posted 11-05-2004 12:53 PM
Uh, hello?!? Oil heat - yes. Not a problem. Insurance is totally standard on oil heat. Yep. The newer the furnace the better though in terms of efficiency. Electric heat in Toronto is not so good -expensive during a cold winter. Wood furnace/stove/fireplace requires some extra inspection for insurance purposes. IP: Logged |
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crowjoy Housemate |
posted 11-05-2004 01:13 PM
Ah, the old heating oil debate (frrp). I've asked the realtor who represents the property that and a million other questions. Of course, he might tell me anything to make a sale. It's probably a good thing I have to wait until next week to find out what the deal with my salary would be, this way I can try to focus on other stuff for a few minutes. As if! IP: Logged |
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jazzberry Housemate |
posted 11-05-2004 08:21 AM
I'll keep everything crossed for you crowjoy! (yeah, that's right...everything....) IP: Logged |
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motionparallax Housemate |
posted 11-07-2004 08:47 AM
Crowjoy, so exciting!!!  Unfortunately for me early December is probably going to be consumed with my final exams  Toronto digsters - I would possibly be up for a meetup? Let me know if you guys are planning for downtown or Mississauga though (I'm in downtown, not originally Torontoian, and my knowledge of the 905 is pathetically sketchy...) IP: Logged |
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Nemily Housemate |
posted 11-08-2004 05:57 PM
A word on oil heating. When my parents bought their house it had an oil furnace. They had it replaced with natural gas. I don't think it was much of a big deal to remove it, someone had to come and pump out any residual oil, and clean it, so that it wouldn't create some sort of environmental problem. Then the new furnace went in just fine, used all the old duct work. I'm not sure how expensive it was, but I'm guessing (because of my parents financial situation at the time) that it wasn't horrid. On another note, we had our first snow today (here in London), so by Dec.6, make sure you bring a warm coat/hat/mitts/scarf/boots 
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silly putty Housesitter |
posted 11-08-2004 06:18 PM
Yup, we had our first snow here, too (Thunder Bay), although we are usually much colder/snowier than anywhere near the T.O. area. IP: Logged |
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casion Housemate |
posted 11-09-2004 07:26 AM
I'm flexible...as I said, I live in oakville, but work in T.O. a central location would be fine with me... maybe a weekday evening? like a thursday night? just a thought. I'm open to suggestions. IP: Logged |
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crowjoy Housemate |
posted 11-09-2004 07:50 AM
Snow! Eek! I think we're looking at after the first of year now, it's just such a crazy time with the holidays and Mander's party coming up. Also, any reason I can invent to go for business will involve alot of work hours that are dedicated to other projects right now. So hang on for us! Still no word from HR, but it's only Tuesday right? Like, Tuesday before business hours where HR is located. Tap tap tap. IP: Logged |
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geogirl Housemate |
posted 11-09-2004 11:57 AM
I can't do thursday this week, but next week or later is good. IP: Logged |
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BionicGirl Housemate |
posted 11-09-2004 01:17 PM
quote: I don't think I can make it to FL in the next 6 weeks. IP: Logged |
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crowjoy Housemate |
posted 11-09-2004 02:14 PM
Hey now, Mander especially would be quick to point out this decision isn't made! We can't even go look at the area until after the new year. Don't change your vacation plans just yet! IP: Logged |
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kena Housesitter |
posted 11-09-2004 08:04 PM
Ok, keep us posted then!... I *might* have a job by then, which means I wouldn't be available during the week, but it's not too risky considering I haven't started sending resumes yet. I'll let you know if that happens. IP: Logged |
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hermitclare Housesitter |
posted 11-10-2004 01:03 PM
okay, so this is unrelated to the recent trend on here - yay crowjoy! good luck! - but I just wanted to say: Natalie, I don't think your picture is up yet on the composite. The people are only listed by first initial, but there's only one "N" and apparently she's not you... I will be on the lookout for updates and chins! IP: Logged |
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natalie Housemate |
posted 11-10-2004 01:17 PM
quote: Sounds good! I hope I look cute or at least not tragically ugly Hey, good luck with exams coming up, hermitclare! Rock that property law like nobody's business - take THAT, rule against perpetuities! IP: Logged |
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Heatherina Housemate |
posted 11-11-2004 06:09 PM
Sorry to interrupt all this happy talk about Crowjoy moving (how exciting!) I was just wondering if Kena or anyone else in Montreal ever popped in on this board. My mum and I are headed up there over American Thanksgiving and I wanted a few tips. Now carry on IP: Logged |
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hermitclare Housesitter |
posted 11-11-2004 11:05 PM
natalie - i'm actually in second year this year. so, uh, i rocked property last year. and, personally, i loved the rule against perpetuities! so ridiculous! so surreal!heatherina - kena does pop in. i lived in montreal for 7 years, until last year, but, well, kena seems to have more of a life than i did, so you might want to aim questions for her... except if you're going shopping, st. laurent's okay, but you should REALLY see st. denis. all kinds of local quebec designers, cool stores. IP: Logged |
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geogirl Housemate |
posted 11-12-2004 05:45 AM
Heatherina, I think Kena is on vacation right now, check the thread on last minute vacation. I think she's only gone for a week. IP: Logged |
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casion Housemate |
posted 11-12-2004 10:30 AM
well, GTA-digsters...who's in for a meet? what day is good? geogirl, are you free nov 25th? it's a thursday... anyone else in? or will it be a mini-meet? IP: Logged |
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geogirl Housemate |
posted 11-12-2004 01:15 PM
I'm free the 25th, where do you want to go? IP: Logged |
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casion Housemate |
posted 11-12-2004 01:36 PM
I dunno. do you want to get together in oakville? if so, there's a new martini bar in downtown that might be worth a stop. if anyone else is coming, we can make ourselves a little more flexible as to location? IP: Logged |
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crowjoy Housemate |
posted 11-13-2004 07:12 AM
We'll be there in spirit!! (So far only word is to say I haven't been forgotten, so no real word. Bah.) IP: Logged |
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Sophie Housemate |
posted 11-14-2004 04:34 PM
When you say Canada is metric, does this mean you use A4 paper or what I think the Americans call "letter size"? IP: Logged |
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hermitclare Housesitter |
posted 11-14-2004 11:18 PM
quote: Most software is American, so we use 8 1/2 by 11 paper, which is letter size and, I believe, slightly smaller than A4. Though A4 is an option for your page setup. We use metric in the sense that distances are measured in kilometres not miles. And theoretically we talk in kilograms rather than pounds, but I think it's going to take another generation for that to really take hold...and we use celsius rather than fahrenheit, but I'm not sure if that's a metric thing. And I believe our litres and/or gallons are different (from both the U.S. and the U.K.), but you'd have to talk to someone who measures in those sizes - maybe a regular purchaser of gas? - to know for sure. IP: Logged |
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geogirl Housemate |
posted 11-15-2004 10:56 AM
General conversions are 2.2 lbs to a kilogram, which is 1000 grams. 1 cup=250 grams, a meter is roughly equal to a yard (3feet)& a kilometer is 1000 meters. Really rough guestimation for temperature conversions (I grew up on american tv) from celcius to farenheit is double it, add 30 & subtract 1 for every 10 degrees greater than forty. I know that sounds confusing, but if you have a temp of 7C, 2x=14, 14+30=44, being less than 10 degrees above forty, you leave it. So 7C=44F roughly, it is actually 44.6. It works better for lower temperature, it may be off by a few degrees as you get hotter. IP: Logged |
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geogirl Housemate |
posted 11-15-2004 10:58 AM
casion, the martini bar sounds good, where is it? IP: Logged |
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natalie Housemate |
posted 11-15-2004 05:40 PM
quote: My mind is apparently mushy from PLTC... please ignore me... IP: Logged |
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yam Housemate |
posted 11-17-2004 03:08 PM
And I believe our litres and/or gallons are different (from both the U.S. and the U.K.), but you'd have to talk to someone who measures in those sizes - maybe a regular purchaser of gas? - to know for sure. Litres are the same everywhere in the world. I've never actually seen anything measured in gallons except when visiting the US. IP: Logged |
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ziola Housemate |
posted 11-17-2004 07:54 PM
quote: Sometimes parents refer to 4L of milk as a gallon, but not really people our age. I know that tonnes and tons are different. Canada has messed-up measuring though. I had an american friend try to explain "4 inches" to me yesterday, when really, I measure most things around that length in either centimetres or inches. People are measured in feet and weighed in pounds too, but long distances are in kilometres. We're either still in transition from imperial or we've developed our own happy medium, I'm not sure which... IP: Logged |
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Sophie Housemate |
posted 11-17-2004 11:10 PM
ounces and troy ounces are different too. I do think it's funny that the only things America seems to use metric for are drugs and firearms. All the naughty people have adopted that newfangled French metric system.... I say we all go back to using pecks, bushels and leagues. IP: Logged |
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meggo Housemate |
posted 11-18-2004 06:14 AM
quote: This sounds much better than Hubby's math - his is "Double it and add 32." IP: Logged |
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