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AussieBomberJet said:
Yeah, that has been on my mind, but it's also lit a fire under me and reminded me how passionately Canadian I am, and how I'm willing to fight against any threat to our nation's sovereignty.

Lots to think about and consider for sure when making a major life decision such as this.
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If you come back bring Ozzy man with you he's hilarious. :laugh:
 
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Buffdog said:
I moved back to Canada from the States when I was 30 to raise my family here

No regrets, but I can't see myself spending another 45 winters here either lol

Good luck wherever you end up!
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My daughter is in grade 7 and son is in grade 11 and I am beginning to start thinking about the next phase of my life and what that looks like.

priorities I am weighing:

Where will my kids settle as they grow older. If one or both are in Winnipeg I would happily choose this as my home base. If they both move to different cities there is not much keeping me here. I will cross that bridge when I come to it.

I need to manage large blocks of my time getting out of Canadian winters. Being really active and in nice weather will be the top priority. Jan Feb March April need to be warm weather.
 
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ps241 said:
My daughter is in grade 7 and son is in grade 11 and I am beginning to start thinking about the next phase of my life and what that looks like.

priorities I am weighing:

Where will my kids settle as they grow older. If one or both are in Winnipeg I would happily choose this as my home base. If they both move to different cities there is not much keeping me here. I will cross that bridge when I come to it.

I need to manage large blocks of my time getting out of Canadian winters. Being really active and in nice weather will be the top priority. Jan Feb March April need to be warm weather.
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We've never done warm getaways because our kids all played hockey... that ate up the time and disposable income

Now that I'm down to one kid playing high school (and she might opt out next year), things are changing

If we could even spend the first two weeks of February somewhere hot and maybe a 5 day ski trip t start of March, I'd be happy. Little trips to break things up and give us something to look forward to

Even this year, I'm heading to BC this weekend for the youngest's soccer then flying to Halifax to visit the older daughter for the rest of the week.... it won't be tropical, but the weather in both places should be at or around zero... that's a win for me lol
 
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ps241 said:
My daughter is in grade 7 and son is in grade 11 and I am beginning to start thinking about the next phase of my life and what that looks like.

priorities I am weighing:

Where will my kids settle as they grow older. If one or both are in Winnipeg I would happily choose this as my home base. If they both move to different cities there is not much keeping me here. I will cross that bridge when I come to it.

I need to manage large blocks of my time getting out of Canadian winters. Being really active and in nice weather will be the top priority. Jan Feb March April need to be warm weather.
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We've started looking hard at options. My wife retires in July; I'm about 12 months away. Our daughter is living in Brandon and working full time.

Winters hold limited appeal. I can do some of it but have limited interest in it. I don't mind winter activities but as we age, the risk associated with many winter activities also increases. I imagine in retirement a day like today I'll just wake up, look outside, check the temperature and say 'nope, not today'.

We'd like to be out of the country at least two months of the year, three would be better. Costa Rica and Panama are starting to hold more appeal as Hawaii/U.S. is simply too expensive with the horrible exchange rate. Even without the exchange rate Hawaii has become somewhat obscene. It was always expensive; post-Covid it is much worse.
 
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Planning to leave for Vietnam and Southeast Asia the winter of 26. We want to leave at the beginning of December and come back at the end of April.
The next winter will be spent in South America and possibly part of Central America.
 
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Buffdog said:
We've never done warm getaways because our kids all played hockey... that ate up the time and disposable income

Now that I'm down to one kid playing high school (and she might opt out next year), things are changing

If we could even spend the first two weeks of February somewhere hot and maybe a 5 day ski trip t start of March, I'd be happy. Little trips to break things up and give us something to look forward to

Even this year, I'm heading to BC this weekend for the youngest's soccer then flying to Halifax to visit the older daughter for the rest of the week.... it won't be tropical, but the weather in both places should be at or around zero... that's a win for me lol
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Yea breaks really help.

My mom and dad retired at 60 and took a few years trying out Florida, Hawaii, and Arizona. They eventually landed on Arizona and on a teachers pension they managed to live in Mesa for 6 months every winter. They had lots of Canadian friends in their park and they lived an extremely active life style (golfing, Tennis, happy hours, walking). Dad is 94 now and I think one of the reasons he lived so long was all the activity in the winter.

I think that had a pretty strong impression on me. They loved their winters in Arizona and they were both aligned on that plan. They summered at their cottage until they were about 70 then sold that since Island living is heavy.

I am not sure what my plan will be. I love Hawaii but that would probably be part of a larger plan. Maybe multiple locations at least initially. Mostly I will keep an open mind.
 
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buggs said:
We've started looking hard at options. My wife retires in July; I'm about 12 months away. Our daughter is living in Brandon and working full time.

Winters hold limited appeal. I can do some of it but have limited interest in it. I don't mind winter activities but as we age, the risk associated with many winter activities also increases. I imagine in retirement a day like today I'll just wake up, look outside, check the temperature and say 'nope, not today'.

We'd like to be out of the country at least two months of the year, three would be better. Costa Rica and Panama are starting to hold more appeal as Hawaii/U.S. is simply too expensive with the horrible exchange rate. Even without the exchange rate Hawaii has become somewhat obscene. It was always expensive; post-Covid it is much worse.
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Went to Costa Rica last winter on a vacation and I was blown away by how nice it is. Very hot as well when we were there in January.
 
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LucianoBorsato said:
So my wife lost her job today, was at her company for 5 years. Loyal, worked hard and even passed over some other job opportunities to stay with them. But tossed aside due to supposed restructructuring and to save money and other lame reasons. And 3 months before we have to renew our mortgage. They offered a fair severance package but I'm just so f***ing mad at them and heartbroken for her. She worked really hard to get to a team lead position with them and was loyal. She's been having coworkers and the people under her messaging her all day, they are shocked and upset.

Dont take anything for granted, especially with lunatics from another country threatening us and trying to disrupt our economy and way of life. And dont apologize for them either. The only ones that pay is the little guy or gal.
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That's tough. Hope you all come through it better off in the end.
 
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Jets 31 said:
What, you don't like giant spiders ..... :laugh:
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Kill them with fire

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Spent the weekend in Vancouver with one daughters soccer and I was booked to fly to Halifax overnight tonight and tomorrow to visit the other daughter and watch some hockey

Connection from Ottawa to Halifax just got canceled for tomorrow...trying to find my way there tomorrow but I may be stuck there until Wednesday night

If anyone else is travelling through the centre of thr countrry right now or in the next day or two, welcome to the shitshow

Between the weather in TO and the flipped plane, everything is pushed all over the place
 
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Buffdog said:
Spent the weekend in Vancouver with one daughters soccer and I was booked to fly to Halifax overnight tonight and tomorrow to visit the other daughter and watch some hockey

Connection from Ottawa to Halifax just got canceled for tomorrow...trying to find my way there tomorrow but I may be stuck there until Wednesday night

If anyone else is travelling through the centre of thr countrry right now or in the next day or two, welcome to the shitshow

Between the weather in TO and the flipped plane, everything is pushed all over the place
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That sucks, sorry to hear that. On the plus side though you aren't here in this -43c bullshit . :mad: :thumbu:
 
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Jets 31 said:
Couldn't agree more .... :laugh:
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So I remember this scene like it was yesterday. I had moved to Winnipeg in late 1993 and a few years later I decided to go see Fargo at the Portage place theatre. It was an afternoon movie and a light crowd in the theatre. It was such amazing movie and one that just sticks with you. I remember this scene so well and as he was scraping (frustrated with his shitty meeting with his father in law) and started to lose it I broke out laughing and couldn’t stop. This was a scene a prairie person could really relate to. Just that winter sucks mother f***er moment we all have trying to get that heavy ice off a windshield.

I fell in love with the Coen brothers Movies that day.
 
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ps241 said:
So I remember this scene like it was yesterday. I had moved to Winnipeg in late 1993 and a few years later I decided to go see Fargo at the Portage place theatre. It was an afternoon movie and a light crowd in the theatre. It was such amazing movie and one that just sticks with you. I remember this scene so well and as he was scraping (frustrated with his shitty meeting with his father in law) and started to lose it I broke out laughing and couldn’t stop. This was a scene a prairie person could really relate to. Just that winter sucks mother f***er moment we all have trying to get that heavy ice off a windshield.

I fell in love with the Coen brothers Movies that day.
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Totally agree, the Coen brothers need to do a movie a year as far as I'm concerned. Fargo was brilliant but for some reason The Big Lebowski is still my favorite.:naughty: :laugh:
 
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Royale With Cheese said:
“I’m just helping her conceive, man”

Classic.

These guys can make comedy gold like Fargo and The Big Lebowski but turn around and kill it with something dark and moody like No Country For Old Men too.
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Yes totally agree , Burn after reading was very funny as well . :laugh:
 
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Yeah i love hockey, skiing, Assinaboine Park during winter but i don’t like winter. If that makes sense at all 😅

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Not sure why there is 4x more North American tourists in Thailand and Vietnam compared to the Philippines islands .
Maybe marketing of the country
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For me, food first and foremost. I also like how big the country (Vietnam) is from north to south (1600 km). I can hardly wait to try some dishes in Hue.
Don't get me wrong, I love the food of the Philippines, I just like Vietnamese food better.
I also like that you can catch a train or bus and don't have to rely on flying to go to another country.
If you want to fly, flights are cheap. Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) to Phnom Penh (capital city of Cambodia), for example, is 85 bucks CAD.
 
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