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portwayfarm



Joined: 30 Jun 2005
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 14, 05 11:43 am    Post subject: Done It Reply with quote
    

Well its official Steven has to relocate to LHR so we have put the farm up for auction. If it sells (no guarantee at an auction) then we have decided to relocate .... to .... Nova Scotia!!!

Steven will fly long haul to LHR sleep on plane, fly others to their holidays and then fly home. Spoke to a few pilots who live in Canada and it is very do able on the 747 or 777 just have to bid for long trips then you get up to 2 weeks off after each block of work.

So anyone want a renavation project in the west midlands?

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon
PostPosted: Sun Aug 14, 05 12:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    


Isn't it very cold there?
Good luck with it all.

dougal



Joined: 15 Jan 2005
Posts: 7184
Location: South Kent
PostPosted: Sun Aug 14, 05 1:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    




Amazed...
1/ That the commute to Heathrow from Nova Scotia would be preferable to commuting from the West Midlands...
2/ Why Nova Scotia? What's the specific attraction?

Good luck all the same...

N.V.M.



Joined: 05 Feb 2005
Posts: 207
Location: British Columbia,Canada,eh!
PostPosted: Sun Aug 14, 05 2:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

welcome to Canada,eh!

Nanny



Joined: 17 Feb 2005
Posts: 4520
Location: carms in wales
PostPosted: Sun Aug 14, 05 2:28 pm    Post subject: done it Reply with quote
    

congrats

nova scotia is beautiful


bay of fundy national park

go there and enjoy, it's magnificent

N.V.M.



Joined: 05 Feb 2005
Posts: 207
Location: British Columbia,Canada,eh!
PostPosted: Sun Aug 14, 05 2:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nova Scotia had a bit of snow last year:

Nanny



Joined: 17 Feb 2005
Posts: 4520
Location: carms in wales
PostPosted: Sun Aug 14, 05 2:38 pm    Post subject: done it Reply with quote
    

oh thnks NVM

you know i really miss that coming from upstate new york

at least you know when it's winter and when it isn't

not like here in the uk where you're never quite sure what the season is

here it is the middle of august and itmight as well be october

my tomatoes won't go red and if i had some wood i would like a fire i think

dougal



Joined: 15 Jan 2005
Posts: 7184
Location: South Kent
PostPosted: Sun Aug 14, 05 2:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

sean wrote:
Isn't it very cold there?


Well, have a look at this link.

It is a bit cold. But its very damp...

"The snowcover season, that is, the period when there is at least 2.5 cm of snow on the ground, varies considerably. Usually its duration extends from about 110 days a year along the southern coast to 140 days inland and in areas adjacent to the frozen seas."

"Halifax's reputation as a foggy and misty city is well deserved. Each year there is an average of 122 days with fog at the International Airport and 101 days at Shearwater, on the Dartmouth side of the harbour, although on most days fog persists for less than 12 hours."

I just wonder if the weather might impact the reliability of "arriving for work on time"...

portwayfarm



Joined: 30 Jun 2005
Posts: 89

PostPosted: Sun Aug 14, 05 3:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

He cannot do short haul from West Mids 5hr round drive every day plus flights on top. OK Could go Long Haul but biiiiiiigggggg pay cut as he is a captain and would have to go back to a co pilot drop in half in monthly take home! Which means I would have to go to work to make up to the mortgage (we home educate so mmmm), but where extra is the money coming from to do the renavations???

Could move to LHR but cannot afford any land down there!!! If move to LHR he has to be within 30 mins drive, cannot rent too many animals!

Irony is is that there is no stipulation on how far you can live abroad as long as you can get to work. We have chosen either Bear River or Annapolis Royal. He gets free tickets and big discounts on other carriers... Options 1. Halifax direct Zoom, Air Canada etc
2. Halifax - JFK-LHR
3.Halifax-Boston-LHR
4.Halifax-Toronto-LHR
5.Halifax-Montreal-LHR
6. Catch ferry from Digby, Yarmouth to Maine or mainland and drive to airport if snow stopping Halifax flights.

It is a 4 -7 hr flight depending on which route.

He would leave the day before he needs to work on normal days which easily gets him a choice of flights and plenty of rest at LHR before he needs to work. Or in bad weather you can go out a couple of days before and get to UK and stay with his folks in Essex.

To be fair it is a lifestyle choice and you have to way up the options and ease of them. We get a lot more lifestyle choice in Canada with Steven earning in sterling, ok some days will be hard in winter but its the overall picture you have to look at and then in 5 yrs time he wants to go 75% at work which allows even more flexibility. It seems weird from the outside looking in but we have a good knowledge of the rostering system and once Steven is at work he will be away on a 10 day trip, day off in UK, state side and back, a 8 day trip and then 3 clear weeks off. BA roster days off down route so even if he was in the UK living I would not see him until he gets the long spell off.

Well if I am not going to see him might as well be somewhere relaxing, and he wants to swtich off when home and get away from the UK domestic and foreign affairs policy as we are sick of the rubbish you hear all the time.

We love Canada even if the exchange rate is against us compared to normal.

tahir



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45671
Location: Essex
PostPosted: Sun Aug 14, 05 4:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Well very good luck to you, hope it all goes well, what kind of acreage would you be looking at out there (if any)?

portwayfarm



Joined: 30 Jun 2005
Posts: 89

PostPosted: Sun Aug 14, 05 4:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Looking at 8 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, ensuite, 12 person sauna, jacuzzzi, message tables/ therapy room, 2 parlours, library, 1200ft sunroom that wraps around back of house, 10 horse double stall barn, carriage house, 6 acres, and river backing onto wooded area at the back of grounds. There are other rooms as well and a cupula. All for $450,000 or �207,000. Mmmmmm looking forward but does all depend on selling!

barefoot_boo



Joined: 06 Aug 2005
Posts: 399
Location: Wiltshire
PostPosted: Sun Aug 14, 05 5:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Sounds fab - is this the property you're talking about? https://realestate.escapeartist.com/P-34123/ Looks divine. Hope it all works out for you.

portwayfarm



Joined: 30 Jun 2005
Posts: 89

PostPosted: Sun Aug 14, 05 5:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

yep thats the baby. We have spoken to the owners and are going out in a couple of weeks to view.

sally_in_wales
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
Posts: 20809
Location: sunny wales
PostPosted: Sun Aug 14, 05 5:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

WOW (picking jaw up off floor) thats a serious bit of property. Can we all come and visit???

N.V.M.



Joined: 05 Feb 2005
Posts: 207
Location: British Columbia,Canada,eh!
PostPosted: Sun Aug 14, 05 5:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

so what would be your status in Canada? would you be on some sort of visa? and what would the tax drawbacks be?

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