Kamloops move
 

:wave: Well I,m finally getting settled in.......somewhat. It was a long haul out here. My clowns and the few sps I brought all made it fine, along with my wife,s betta, that thinks he,s a dog or something.

Worse part was arriving and our place was not ready. Nice when you have a trailer full, tubs of fish and corals in your truck and 6 people ready to help you move. Long story but we ended up buying a different unit. Its a bit smaller but was landscaped and with a much nicer lot. And it had a small office/fishroom for me.

Slowly learning our way around here. Found a nice little pet shop yesterday to buy some frozen food for my guys. They were getting sick of flakes I think. My stuff is still in their tub and working on getting my tank ready. In between all the other unpacking stuff and building a shed so we have someplace to put stuff.

Have to say I have never met so many nice people in my life. Helpful, courteous. Even a trip to the dump was something. Never been to such a nice landfill site with so many helpful workers. Same for several of the larger stores.

I ended up going with Shaw for my internet, tv and home phone. Good package, great service and good installer.

Have to go purchase more ro water today to make more saltwater. Hopefully have my ro running soon.

We miss Brandon however. Visiting and coffee with my bud Mike.

Welcome to Kamloops !
We moved here a couple years ago & love it.
what part of town did you settle in to?

Whats this Doug... you passed right by without at least hitting me up for a quick coffee? :twised:

Great news about a successful move, particularly your livestock & tank stuff. Welcome to BC. You might miss Brandon a bit initially, but come December/January, you're going to wonder why you put up with those Manitoba winters for so long. I spent part of my youth in Gimli & most of my teen years plus early military career in Cold Lake, brrr. Both places had their merits, people socialized more & were also friendly but I'm quite certain I made a good decision in moving to the Okanagan. Many more of my favourite activities are close at hand here & I don't get frozen stiff enjoying the winter sports during the cool season.

Thanks. Out in Brock area. We are on Ord rd, so we close to our kids up in Batch.

Sorry Ryan. :smile: We went no stop from Brandon to Hinton. I will take a rain check however. :biggrin:

We do like it here already. Except its rained since we came. :lol: So much for the desert conditions. It seems like a nice city, easy to get around, lots of places for shopping and restaurants.

I even have my BC drivers license already. :lol:

Well cool, glad to hear you're settled in and the move was OK!

ya its a long pipe to join our tanks now Doug. me and Yammy are buying a second home to rent out going to look at it today. pretty excited to.

Sounds mighty familiar Ryan.

Congrats on the move Doug. Hopefully life (and of course reefing) is more enjoyable there for you.

Thanks Tony, the actual moving part was ok, parts when we arrived not so, but thank goodness for our family.

So which you renting out? Hows ur tank doing?

Thanks Brett. Already the time spent with our granddaughters makes any unpleasant part of the move worth it all.

Have to ask, what the **&&^%#% is with gas prices here. How can you be 1.25, then go down to 1.12, then next day back to 1.25, then back down again and so on. What kind of racket is that. Never seen the likes of it before. At least with Safeway points we fill at 1.08 when its low. Just have to watch the cycles. LOLOL

Don't worry. It will be brown, ugly, and arid in no time at all! When August rolls around you might even wind up on evacuation notice due to forest fires. Remember, if you leave your home before the police remove you from your home you'll probably be looted.

That said, I love the area. There is a lot of great fishing close by, and the Highland Valley is absolutely gorgeous. My parents are in Logan Lake, and I'm trying to convince Hubby to move there.

I will be hiding in my office with the air running when its that hot Shelley. Cant take the heat very good anymore like when a young pup. Our neighbours are from Logan. They lived there last 30 yrs and retired to here.

Also will be making lotsa trips to Calgary now. Our sons company just moved him from Hinton to Calgary. They just in process of house purchase.

:D Red Coral trips.

gas here is pretty messed up usually cheaper on tues?
the rain will leave and the tumbleweed will roll.
you shouldnt have any evac notices in brock. the worst u will have to deal with is prob smoke for a lil bit.
there are a thousand lakes and great fishing quading etc everywhere.
enjoy the blowing sand cause after that its time to pull out the sleds.
. no matter what time of year it is traffic is never bad.

Glad to hear the move went well Doug! Welcome to BC :mrgreen:

Looks like some great fishing. Look forward to doing some fly fishing again. Traffic does seem to flow very well. Long ways to some things though, as in milage but still faster than driving to some places in Brandon through all the lights and traffic.

Thanks Christy. BC license plates next week. :smile:

Welcome to BC Doug. I'm sure you'll love it here.

Thanks Lance.

I find the time shift a tad bit crazy. Missed different things starting at eastern times. I have Nascar on already, so not missing todays race. :lol:

Or calling and texting people back home, forgetting what time it is there. :lol:

It's cause the weekends
 

The gas prices magically seem to concide with busier weekends, mostly due to all the major highways passing through. So friday afternoon -- 1.25, and monday morning 1.12 :lol:

BTW, welcome to kamloops, nice to have another reefer in town (just down the street acutally).

Doug, you snuck into town did ya...

actually this year it has been the opposite, cheaper on the long weekend prices go up Monday. it was normal to be pretty stable in gas prices here I found until costco opened there gas bar. now you never know when its going up. I just top up now when ever it goes below 1.15 which seams to happen every week. filled up a day early last week and missed out on the 1.09.

anyhow welcome to gods country, except I think this June must be close to setting some records for rain fall :mrgreen:. I start my nights at work tomorrow, but we'll have to get together for a coffee pretty soon. I'll even buy since I don't have to buy for Brad anymore :mrgreen:.

yes it will get brown here but ugly?? not a chance, I look out my window every day at the river valley hills and mountains, can't get to much of a better view for your front window...

you getting used to the trains over there yet?

Steve

Thanks.

Hi Steve. Not really snuck in. Kind of cursin at our place not being ready when we got here. :lol:

I do the same at Safeway. Never paid over a $1.10 with my wifes Safeway points card yet.

Kool. Look forward to coffee. I still would like to go visit and buy Brad one some day...:smile: It is very nice here. The surrounding hills and scenery is something we never had in Manitoba. Although I still liked the bush/lakes in Manitoba,s north when we lived and worked there. Thats to isolated for us know though. Need better medical when ya age, unfortunately. :lol:

Yes and no. :lol: They are not really a bother. Except everyone now and then seems to vibrate the place. Must be the speed at which they go pass some times.

Just like a wavebox... once you're near that resonant frequency things get movin' lol.

Exactly what it seems. :dance:

Well, be thankful you live in Kamloops...that's the only city in the Okanagan doing that. The rest of us just get the $1.25 price all the time! :)

OR MORE!

Ackkkkkkkkk, its a $1.29 today Mark. :surprise: Unbelievable. And I dont mean the price but how you can gouge people one day and not the next..:lol:

thats what ive been paying for months, im sure it will go up soon....

I just filled up at costco for 112.9 20 min ago :mrgreen: get gas buddy for your smart phone it will save you money haha.

the vibration of the trains depends on a few things actualy, the speed, the weight, how many (and how bad) the flat spots are on the wheels, and the soil type.

Steve

Hey!! We have a cool store here for some saltwater stuff at least. I was at Total Pets yesterday. Some nice fish and some corals. Tanks look nice and clean. Lots of frozen food such as mysis, and best of all, Instant ocean for $59.99. Thats good considering its $99 in Brandon or $75 in Winnipeg last I seen.

likely the best store around i think. the ONLY one ive EVER seen anywhere near here with a warranty on marine fish. plus the 2 for 1! they get in some really nice corals, have no problem ordering in what you want, and all around good people! the fish all have ich... but dont they all when you buy them from a lfs? you are lucky to live 5 mins away from them. total pet just opened here in salmon arm, still working on him to bring me livestock but at least i can get salt, food, and additives now. THANK YOU TOTAL PET!! ps if you hold out, they drop their salt to 40$ a couple times a year.

In the Lower Mainland, they gouge every day. $140.9 was the cheapest I found yesterday. Everywhere else was a couple cents higher.

yta but you guys have to pay extra fuel taxes to off set the amount people have to pay to take the bus or for building bike lanes for people who are to pour to own a car....

way I see it the transit system should be self suporting, and as for bike lanes.. maybe they should have a bycicle regestration to raise money for that stuff, we shouldn't be penilized because we want or need to own a car.

Steve

I haven't been in there since I moved up here, but I didn't think that were that good. guess I was spoiled in Victoria.. but maybe they have eveolved over the last 3 years, I did see they have opened one on the south shore now.

Steve

Looked pretty good to in comparison to Brandon Steve. Not the selection of a SWC in Winnipeg but salt for instance is cheaper.

Agreed. They will have my business for sure.

Wholley doodle Anthony. Thats crazy.

Welcome to BC, Doug! another Manitoban to make his way out here! Get use to the ribbins you get when you Cheer for the Bombers and Jets! I`ll never convert!

Hi Nigel. Have that large tank running yet. Ya I here you on that. Its ok though as I,m also a Leafs fan, :lol:. My friend in Red Deer is already giving me the gears over the Rebels vs the Blazers as I use to bug him when the Wheaties beat the crap outta them. :lol:

:faint2: Wow the excitement just keeps getting better. Bought my truck insurance today. Close to DOUBLE my Manitoba insurance.





Yay..........:Cry: