chartpolski 28,171 Posted March 5, 2023 Report Share Posted March 5, 2023 10 hours ago, mC HULL said: i thought hare coursing was banned in australia chart? I don’t know, mate. Different states have different laws. I was lead to believe that organised, formal coursing under rules was banned in Victoria, but informal coursing, pest control etc was legal, the lads I hunted with certainly thought it was ok . The Ozzie lads on here would be able to give you a better answer Cheers. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tillylamp 1,938 Posted March 5, 2023 Report Share Posted March 5, 2023 6 hours ago, tatsblisters said: The son in law is a coded welder I keep telling him and my daughter to give Canada a go it's the daughter who is holding them back due to two of the kids schooling and not a day goes past were she is not on the phone to her mother. yes, I've heard this story so many times in my life bud, but these situations can't be pushed, it's a big step for some people to even think about let alone do....the only advice i could say is, for your daughters family to come over here for a holiday in a part that appeals to them and see what it could be like living here.....the world is so small now, a plane ride back, facetime/wattsapp for phone calls etc etc....i would say it's a lovely/safer life for young kids to grow up in, there's a lot of community spirit still here and everyone helps everyone which has been lost in the uk......let us know how it goes bud..... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve t 1,220 Posted March 5, 2023 Report Share Posted March 5, 2023 @tatsblisters apprentice welder where I worked went to Canada when he finished his time he got on well and never looked back. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tillylamp 1,938 Posted March 5, 2023 Report Share Posted March 5, 2023 5 hours ago, DIDO.1 said: My auntie went to Canada when she was 17, she's in her 70's now. She still calls the UK home but has only been back a handful of times in all those years. She says she lives with home sickness every single day and it gets worse the older she gets. I always think how sad it is that the country she's homesick for doesn't exist anymore. the uk will always be home to me too bud, i don't think you really ever forget your roots and they do sit in the back of your mind where ever you are....i did have a bit of homesickness at first which is natural but it slowly wore off.....I'm really enjoying where i am at right now, i love Canada as a country and we have made a better life for ourselves now, i couldn't have what we've got here in Canada in the uk for the money we payed for what we have now..... going back to your auntie mate.....i suppose its not for everyone she obviously had a strong tie to the uk....why did she stay for so long feeling that way, could she not of come back and been happy..... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 29,692 Posted March 5, 2023 Report Share Posted March 5, 2023 4 minutes ago, tillylamp said: ..i did have a bit of homesickness at first People used to say to me aren’t you homesick?My reply was yes,that’s why I am here instead of there,I was sick of f***ing home. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tillylamp 1,938 Posted March 5, 2023 Report Share Posted March 5, 2023 6 minutes ago, mackem said: People used to say to me aren’t you homesick?My reply was yes,that’s why I am here instead of there,I was sick of f***ing home. ha ha good one mack.....the thing is that homesickness comes in waves at first but basically you get yourself settled in you then knuckle down at work and before you know it its like being back home as your doing the same work but in another country....then you start to explore the areas and hay presto the homesickness has long gone....but if i was having a lot of homesickness thoughts now i would be going back home......now I'm living here in Canada homesickness is a thing of the past..... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 29,692 Posted March 5, 2023 Report Share Posted March 5, 2023 11 minutes ago, tillylamp said: ha ha good one mack.....the thing is that homesickness comes in waves at first but basically you get yourself settled in you then knuckle down at work and before you know it its like being back home as your doing the same work but in another country....then you start to explore the areas and hay presto the homesickness has long gone....but if i was having a lot of homesickness thoughts now i would be going back home......now I'm living here in Canada homesickness is a thing of the past..... truthfully never once felt homesick in my life BUT……………..I am from Sunderland (nuff said). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gazjon5 916 Posted March 5, 2023 Report Share Posted March 5, 2023 Best thing I did was come to Canada 11years ago, and similar to Tilly we have things here I could never have dreamed of having back in the uk. Anyone with a decent trade and half an ounce of work ethic can do very well over here, and although Trudeau is trying his best to f.uck it up for everyone, the freedoms and lifestyle compared to the uk is a no brainer for me. It can be tough the first couple of years but whatsapp/ facetime etc really helps. I have had a couple of friends who came over, and for whatever reasons went back to the uk, both now say they really regret going back. If you get the chance I would tell anyone to go for it, if it doesn't work out u can always go home! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 29,692 Posted March 5, 2023 Report Share Posted March 5, 2023 2 minutes ago, gazjon5 said: If you get the chance I would tell anyone to go for it, if it doesn't work out u can always go home! Word.You won’t know unless you try.The guy I am working with here has an incredible lifestyle,at one point he even had a house with an elevator and I ain’t on about a Stannah stairlift or whatever they are called either.You have to grab what you can while you can,life passes quickly and it’s a waste of time having regrets or “I wish I had……” moments. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 22,864 Posted March 5, 2023 Report Share Posted March 5, 2023 3 hours ago, tillylamp said: the uk will always be home to me too bud, i don't think you really ever forget your roots and they do sit in the back of your mind where ever you are....i did have a bit of homesickness at first which is natural but it slowly wore off.....I'm really enjoying where i am at right now, i love Canada as a country and we have made a better life for ourselves now, i couldn't have what we've got here in Canada in the uk for the money we payed for what we have now..... going back to your auntie mate.....i suppose its not for everyone she obviously had a strong tie to the uk....why did she stay for so long feeling that way, could she not of come back and been happy..... Married ,3 kids born over there. They owed a massive hotel and marina on some big lake over there for years. I wish I'd have gone and stayed for a while when I was younger, my brother and most of my cousin's did. My dad lived over there for a few years in his early twenties. Worked on the Santa Fe railway I believe. Spent time living in the backwoods with some half Indians he had worked with. I have his old hunting license somewhere and a load of photos of the log cabin s etc. I grew up on his stories about how he lived with these Indians, of course every story he told me as a kid got better and better...... Had me believing he was half Apache at times and had fought at little bighorn 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moocher71 4,226 Posted March 5, 2023 Report Share Posted March 5, 2023 5 hours ago, tillylamp said: yes, I've heard this story so many times in my life bud, but these situations can't be pushed, it's a big step for some people to even think about let alone do....the only advice i could say is, for your daughters family to come over here for a holiday in a part that appeals to them and see what it could be like living here.....the world is so small now, a plane ride back, facetime/wattsapp for phone calls etc etc....i would say it's a lovely/safer life for young kids to grow up in, there's a lot of community spirit still here and everyone helps everyone which has been lost in the uk......let us know how it goes bud..... My 2 mates moved over to Canada "Vancouver Island" about 25 year ago and 1 came back because he got divorced the other still over there and runs his own cab firm and garage,he loves it out there ,his kids love it and he says it's much better way of life . 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tillylamp 1,938 Posted March 5, 2023 Report Share Posted March 5, 2023 12 minutes ago, Moocher71 said: My 2 mates moved over to Canada "Vancouver Island" about 25 year ago and 1 came back because he got divorced the other still over there and runs his own cab firm and garage,he loves it out there ,his kids love it and he says it's much better way of life . that's the thing bud, you can achieve a lot here, your mate is right, it is a much better way of life, when we lived in Calgary you worked mon-fri....come friday after work people would load up there trucks, hitched up there trailer with a boat/atv hitched to the trailer and off to the crown land for the weekend......gazjon 5 said it right in his post....having things here you couldn't have back in the uk is spot on.....plus the freedom to do things..... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moocher71 4,226 Posted March 6, 2023 Report Share Posted March 6, 2023 9 hours ago, tillylamp said: that's the thing bud, you can achieve a lot here, your mate is right, it is a much better way of life, when we lived in Calgary you worked mon-fri....come friday after work people would load up there trucks, hitched up there trailer with a boat/atv hitched to the trailer and off to the crown land for the weekend......gazjon 5 said it right in his post....having things here you couldn't have back in the uk is spot on.....plus the freedom to do things..... I'm flying out in may for 3 weeks and really looking forward to it . 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tillylamp 1,938 Posted March 6, 2023 Report Share Posted March 6, 2023 17 hours ago, Moocher71 said: I'm flying out in may for 3 weeks and really looking forward to it . have a good holiday mate....whereabouts are you heading for..... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moocher71 4,226 Posted March 7, 2023 Report Share Posted March 7, 2023 6 hours ago, tillylamp said: have a good holiday mate....whereabouts are you heading for..... Thanks ,We going Victoria at first to stay with my mate for a few days then go on road trip for two weeks then back to his place for couple days before flying home so 3 weeks in all . 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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