[lily]

mtbr wrote:

lily wrote:

mtbr wrote:

Brenda quote "Because you can't live off $ 22/hr in Calgary."



ppppfffftttt I know lots of people that do ( rises to 28 in 3 years , thats where my younger brother is )

22 bucks an hour for a single person...no problem
family with 2 incomes even easier.

lots of rental units now available in Calgary as well.

Yes, and that's my dream... to rent a place in Calgary.

give it a break ...again so if it's good enough for people to come all the way from the UK whats wrong with Canadians?...how about recent arrivals...lots of excuses for not taking jobs in this country...bloody socialists

So... how many people are coming all the way from the UK to drive your buses?

[ziggy]

Training is avalable to anyone here,I pay for it myself.I dont ever expect the government to help me or anyone else for that matter.

[DerbyX]

ziggy wrote:

Toro wrote:

Ziggy

How much gas is there, you think?

Never ending bud,wherever there is coal there is CBM.

And that's pretty well everywhere in N. America.

You do realize that when people ask "how much gas" they don't mean after chilie cheese dog night?

[ziggy]

or a bucket of KFC

[lily]

ziggy wrote:

Training is avalable to anyone here,I pay for it myself.I dont ever expect the government to help me or anyone else for that matter.

So... you've never had gov't help with your training?

[mtbr]

lily wrote:

So... how many people are coming all the way from the UK to drive your buses?

they went to the UK in July and hired 52 drivers plus 10 HD mechanics who get paid 32 bucks an hour!...couldn't find any of those in Canada as well. Really makes you wonder about the work ethic of Canadians if we're so short of jobs.

[ziggy]

lily wrote:

ziggy wrote:

Training is avalable to anyone here,I pay for it myself.I dont ever expect the government to help me or anyone else for that matter.

So... you've never had gov't help with your training?

Nope,all paid back either through my business or EI which is allways paid back.

Nice try though,I did my homework.

[ziggy]

I paid for my shifters ticket Lily if that's what you getting at,out of my own pocket like everyone else does that wants to work there.

[lily]

ziggy wrote:

I paid for my shifters ticket Lily if that's what you getting at,out of my own pocket like everyone else does.

No, that's not what I'm getting at.

You've posted here that a lot of your tickets were paid for by EI.

[ziggy]

But I paid them back,you do realize that you have to pay back anything you get from EI back in your tax's right?

[DerbyX]

ziggy wrote:

or a bucket of KFC

If you gambled with hard gas and lost thats your affair.

[Brenda]

mtbr wrote:

lily wrote:

So... how many people are coming all the way from the UK to drive your buses?

they went to the UK in July and hired 52 drivers plus 10 HD mechanics who get paid 32 bucks an hour!...couldn't find any of those in Canada as well. Really makes you wonder about the work ethic of Canadians if we're so short of jobs.

We declined a $ 36 joboffer 2 years ago. We didn't think we could live to the standards we were used to, and one of the reasons we wanted to move to Canada was a certain standard of living.

We get paid less here in BC, but we have what we want, and we can afford it.

[ziggy]

All my tickets as of now have been paid for by me and I have reciepts and will put them on here if you really want to see them.
That's for the last 3 years,all paid by me.

[ziggy]

Would you like me to scan and post them?

[DerbyX]

If the issue is straight up job retraining without cost to the participant thats fine. There are other social complications as well.

What about people with families including elderly members that they help take care off?

Sure alot of young bucks from out east go west looking for work. Thats not always an option though.