Calgary 2013 Chit/Chat/Travel Advice READ

JustRoss23

Martyn1989 wrote: »

The veterans don't get a look in?

Changed:cool:;);)

7ofBrian

JustRoss23 wrote: »

So whos heading to calgary and when?:D...try get an owl boards meet going heres the list of peeps i no so far going:D..
Martyn1989
Tonto86
Wasterex
Mairemoo
Gary27
Kerbear86
Teepee
M.j.w
Who else?:D

Myself and JenL are heading to Calgary. No date set in stone yet though. Just waiting on the P.O.E now

JustRoss23

Martyn1989-Present
Tonto86-Present
Myself-April 16th
Wasterex-April 16th
Lostonehelpme-April 16th (Possibly)
Mairemoo-Who No's:p
Gary27-April
Kerbear86-April
Teepee-March
M.j.w-May
7ofbrian-?
Jen L-?
ManFromCheese-June
Sully2010-June

ManFromCheese

ill be hitting calgary end of june please god

sully2010

If all goes well i'll be there start of June:)

LostOneHelpMe

Could be in Calgary by the 16th of April.......

hdowney

/ Not sure when tho

tutts

7ofBrian wrote: »

Myself and JenL are heading to Calgary. No date set in stone yet though. Just waiting on the P.O.E now

me and my fella going in may,any suggestions on whos doin the cheapest flights or is it airlingus?thanks;)

JustRoss23

skyscanner.ie cheapest round mid april 366 one way:D

media101

JustRoss23 wrote: »

Martyn1989-Present
Tonto86-Present
Myself-April 16th
Wasterex-April 16th
Lostonehelpme-April 16th (Possibly)
Mairemoo-Who No's:p
Gary27-April
Kerbear86-April
Teepee-March
M.j.w-May
7ofbrian-?
Jen L-?
ManFromCheese-June
Sully2010-June

im heading in october hopefully

tutts

JustRoss23 wrote: »

skyscanner.ie cheapest round mid april 366 one way:D

been checkn skyscanner alrite and nearly booked the flights online last nite via budgetair,when i went to punch in my card details my bank branch detected it to be a fraud site and stopped the payment goin thru....dodgy

Tragamin2k2

gonna be a right sesh this summer chaps

tutts

ok can sumbod shed sum light for me on this.originally paid usit fees for canada 2013 programme but soon discovered it was a complete scam as u do the work urself so we went ahead,did our app ourselves,got our LOI and now booked the flights.then decided this morn that we had better get on to organising some travel insurance only to be told by all the usual companies,backpacker.ie,multitrip.ie and mapfre that none of these can provide travel ins for longer than a year.....i am aware from reading this thread and the iec megathread that alot of people hav gone wit backpackers but technically they are not insured for entire duration of visa.then im told upon ringing usit that they are the only ones who have set up an arrangement to cover visa holders that paid for their package for the two years and in no way possible will you be allowed enter into canada at immigration f u cannot provide evidence of cover for the 2 years.needless to say im a bit confused and pi***d off any PROPER/TRUTHFUL info appreciated...rant over

hdowney

tutts wrote: »

ok can sumbod shed sum light for me on this.originally paid usit fees for canada 2013 programme but soon discovered it was a complete scam as u do the work urself so we went ahead,did our app ourselves,got our LOI and now booked the flights.then decided this morn that we had better get on to organising some travel insurance only to be told by all the usual companies,backpacker.ie,multitrip.ie and mapfre that none of these can provide travel ins for longer than a year.....i am aware from reading this thread and the iec megathread that alot of people hav gone wit backpackers but technically they are not insured for entire duration of visa.then im told upon ringing usit that they are the only ones who have set up an arrangement to cover visa holders that paid for their package for the two years and in no way possible will you be allowed enter into canada at immigration f u cannot provide evidence of cover for the 2 years.needless to say im a bit confused and pi***d off any PROPER/TRUTHFUL info appreciated...rant over

USIT are talking shít out they backsides. Go onto backpackers and you'll see you CAN book for two years with them, and there are a couple other companies too.

gary27

tutts wrote: »

ok can sumbod shed sum light for me on this.originally paid usit fees for canada 2013 programme but soon discovered it was a complete scam as u do the work urself so we went ahead,did our app ourselves,got our LOI and now booked the flights.then decided this morn that we had better get on to organising some travel insurance only to be told by all the usual companies,backpacker.ie,multitrip.ie and mapfre that none of these can provide travel ins for longer than a year.....i am aware from reading this thread and the iec megathread that alot of people hav gone wit backpackers but technically they are not insured for entire duration of visa.then im told upon ringing usit that they are the only ones who have set up an arrangement to cover visa holders that paid for their package for the two years and in no way possible will you be allowed enter into canada at immigration f u cannot provide evidence of cover for the 2 years.needless to say im a bit confused and pi***d off any PROPER/TRUTHFUL info appreciated...rant over

http://www.go4less.ie/insurance/index_canada.asp

tutts

gary27 wrote: »

http://www.go4less.ie/insurance/index_canada.asp

thanks gary27,u just saved my bacon!

rusheen

a foot of snow in calgary today , winters lasts 9 months here

Martyn1989

rusheen wrote: »

a foot of snow in calgary today , winters lasts 9 months here

Get yourself a Car2go, my manager rallied me home in one just there, their insane.

hdowney

What is one of them Martyn?

JenL

Martyn1989 wrote: »

Get yourself a Car2go, my manager rallied me home in one just there, their insane.

Sounds like a great idea. It's a way if renting a car. They have cars parked up in different places in Calgary (and other cities), you join up and get a members card, they'll tell u where your nearest car is, use your card to open the car- drive wherever, home or the shops and leave the car there. That's it.

https://www.car2go.com

media101

Can anyone give me some advice, I want to head to Calgary mid October but I'm worried about the temperature and will it be very difficult to look for jobs at that time of the year? I'm in web design/ online marketing

Martyn1989

JenL wrote: »

Sounds like a great idea. It's a way if renting a car. They have cars parked up in different places in Calgary (and other cities), you join up and get a members card, they'll tell u where your nearest car is, use your card to open the car- drive wherever, home or the shops and leave the car there. That's it.

https://www.car2go.com

It was my first time in one, there just little smart cars but theres a fair bit of power in them for something so small, we were flying up icey hills and stuff

JustRoss23

haha 1 foot of snow lately?:D

JustRoss23

whats the must buys to bring to Calgary?:D anything i should be getting now that would cost a bomb over there?:D

JenL

JustRoss23 wrote: »

whats the must buys to bring to Calgary?:D anything i should be getting now that would cost a bomb over there?:D

http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2056894705?page=1#post_83527704

Hi Ross, have a look at that thread - has a few useful bits. Hopefully anyone who has been over might add to it. I'll be having a look at the outdoor stores and department stores that are in Calgary online to see if it makes sense to buy here and bring with me/ship over, or if its better to buy there.

JustRoss23

Brilliant thanks Jen L:D

JustRoss23

For anyone looking for a start on the oil rigs have a gawk here and see the daily life of an oil rig pig:p
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-dnqfYDstA
I actually cant wait:D

hdowney

JustRoss23 wrote: »

For anyone looking for a start on the oil rigs have a gawk here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-dnqfYDstA
I actually cant wait:D

Do you need much in the way of qualifications or the like to work on the rigs?

JustRoss23

no just be able to work like a dog 12 hours a day 14 days in a row and work in up to -40 and your good to go:) with a good head on your shoulders most do be making 250K by year 4

hdowney

JustRoss23 wrote: »

no just be able to work like a dog 12 hours a day 14 days in a row and work in up to -40 and your good to go:) with a good head on your shoulders most do be making 250K by year 4

deadly. any links to websites?