I quit.....
 

.....the other day.

A highly cathartic moment it has to be said.

ATSM isnt even bothering to advertise my job; queue of applicants already he reckons :hmm:

Already had a few calls in the last few days along the lines of "err...I understand you may have an ATCO vacancy early in the new year."

The ATC "bush telegraph" is obviously working well :}

So farewell EGGP and hello to CYQT........must remember to buy extra pairs of long-johns - Brrrrrrr!!! :eek:

Hee Hee.......

Look forward to hearing another "accent" over the hot-line.

I start my Thunder Bay Terminal training mid November :ok:

Hey squibbler!

Welcome aboard. It really is better than what you've heard, even being so close to Jerricho. ;)
Lake effect dumping 2 feet of snow overnight: clearing your driveway before you go to work and again when you get home. You'll love it.

any course 98 reunion is going to be a bit of a hike though.
all the best over there mate, take a good coat i hear it can get a bit chilly in those winter months!

Has Thunder Bay stolen Liverpool's claim for 2008, then?:p

Best of luck in the 'forest with a house.'

Do they have radar ratings though?

Heres a useful link to get some clothing before you go. My mum says they're good anyway!


www.damartonline.co.uk/

I have two words for you Sqib my friend....... DOWN JACKET :ok:

Kind words indeed :ok:

Jerricho - wont know what's hit 'em! IFR controller foreign accent, VFR controller foreign accent..........still we're all in the commonwealth eh? :}

Cossack - cheers! Must get down to Canadian Tire when I arive and see if they've got a blower on special offer!

Oh.....anyone thinking of jumping into my shoes after I've gone? Please ensure you've got your APR rating, it'll do wonders for morale! ;)

Just remember, snow blowers are on sale from August until November, December if you're lucky. I tried to buy one in February and it was like looking for hen's teeth. They start selling BBQs in January. Oh what optimists!

Whose morale, management or the troops?

Moving to Alberta is the ultimate in confusion. You need a snow blower and a big ol' shovel, but you also need cowboy boots (or !!!!!kickers in the vernacular) and several unregistered firearms. In Ontario, you have to complain about Americans. In Alberta, you have to complain about Americans, Ontarians Quebecois, immigrants in general (oh, the irony), the gun registry, federal taxation.... It's a long list. In return, you get the lowest income tax in Canada, no provincial sales tax, $400 from King Ralph (the premier) as a gas tax rebate and the right to wear !!!!!kickers without it looking like an affectation.
Cossack and Jerricho have less of these factors to live with! Jerri does have more mozzies, and Cossack has truly awful property prices to deal with.... Ahh, 'tis all worth it in the end.

If I were to live in downtown Toronto or some of the leafier parts of Mississauga, then perhaps it would be true. Pick your location carefully and prices quickly become more reasonable, and always way more reasonable than the prices we all left behind.
In my case, more than twice the house I left for two-thirds the $$$ :ok:

I've had the boots too for many years but haven't found the right place to wear them, other than a rodeo we went to in the summer! Again, pick your location carefully!

Yeah, but we also have the world famous Palomino Club where you can go cougar hunting (:E), a beach which supposedly is one of the top 10 in North America and the Morden Apple and Corn festival.

What more could a mere mortal wish for

;)

Cossack - come for a visit, and you can wear the boots all day long! Eventually you get used to the crippling lower back pain associated with the heels...

Jerricho - I might have to retain your guiding services on a cougar hunt, as long as your MIL isn't one of them. I trust these hunts are "catch and release"...

I'm fine with the heels. Hmmm that didn't sound right.:O The boots are very comfortable just not widely worn round these parts.

We too will receive cash from Hydro rebates as we were overcharged (surely not!) last year. A whole $60. We have the pleasure also of paying off debt that the previous hydro company incurred long before we even thought of living here. Makes you feel part of the community!

Local to me we have the Alliston Potato Festival, the Caledon Strawberry Festival, more corn than you'd ever care to eat (and it seems more than the farmers want to harvest :confused: ) and mozzies loaded with West Nile Virus.

How many days a year are suitable for the beach in the Peg?

It has been mentioned before: just how many ex-UK, not just ex-NATS controllers are out here now? I know of 8 in YYZ ACC plus me in the Tower, what about elswhere? There must be close to 20.

Canada's going to be a proper Costa del Snow then!!:D

Who let Farrell in here???????

As to your question Mr C, here in the Peg centre we have 2 ex-NATS and one ex-EGHH. 'Peg tower has one hippie ex-UKer, but he's been here for a while ;)

Sorry........I'll go now:(