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Well its settled...I'm moving. Just got my plane tickets today.
As some of you already know I've been out of work for quite a while. I've really been trying to get a job here in Newfoundland, but have had no luck:(
So along comes my aunt who says she can get me a job in the store she works at. Even better, said job is at night, my prefered time to work. So i said "gear it up" and am now all set to make my way to fort mcmurray AB.
I have to leave alot behind (i'm gonna miss my books) but eventually I'll be able to get most of it shipped to me. Have to desert my PC for a while too, I'll be posting from the public library for the first month or two that I'm there.
I leave on Sept 5th, a week from today. I'm excited to have a job again, but sad to leave my beloved province behind. Anyhoo, I've rambled enough...carry on!!!

good luck deddy!

Newfoundland to Alberta will be culture shock, I'm sure. Keep us posted!

Alberta?

That's pretty far from the coming apocalypse. At least as a Newfie you'd have gotten a whiff of plasma.

Well, enjoy running the world. It gets old after awhile.



Take care. Hope you enjoy the new life.

So where're you originally from? East? West? Middle?

Best of luck with the move and the new job, ded.

Best of luck on the new job Deddy, and good luck getting settled! Let us know how it goes, and we'll be looking forward to your posts during the months it takes to get fully settled in!

Ditto what Outdoor Miner & Cobalt Kid said. I hope the job is good for you and the move is easy.

Enjoy Fort McMurray Deddy. I hear its one of the hoppingest places in the country right now. Mmmm heavy crude oil... mmmmm.

Lots of young people from all over Canada relocating there. I knew this girl who drove one of those three storey high dump trucks one summer.

I also hear that its an hour and a half north of Edmonton... by plane.

Not withstanding that, I'm hope it'll work out for ya. Remember when you leave there grab a handful of that tar sand. And don't worry about leaving the Rock, none of the Newfs I've met has forgotten home.

Well here's the important info:
http://the-master-list.com/Canada/Alberta/index.shtml

Thanks for the well wishes guys!!!
Labrador originally, but done most of my growing up in Newfoundland


All my research on the the town points to the same thing Tamper....not sure about plane time, but its a 4 1/2 drive north from Edmonton...its going to be alot colder than I'm used to!!!


Thanks MEL....I already used Diamond's Comic Store Locator to find a comic shop just around the corner from where I'll be living YAHH!!!

Good luck with everything man!

Good luck, Ded! Big life changes can be a big ol hiccup, but they can bring great things! Even though you have to leave The Rock, you're still a Newfie no matter where ya go, and it'll still be there down the road!

There's probably more Easterners out in Fort McMurray than back home! What's the average age out there now - 25? Lots of opportunities and I hope you get to make the most of them; sure beats sitting around sans job.

Aaah, Alberta. When I was a kid I thought everybody's Dad wore jeans, cowboy boots and a big @$$ belt buckle. When we moved from Cold Lake AB (population at the time about 3000) to the relatively booming metropolis of Lloydminster (15000) I was unnerved to see my new friends fathers in suits!

I grew up in northern Alberta (Cold Lake) and strangely, I don't remember it being any colder than Winnipeg (where I live know) which is so much further south. But I've never been to the Maritimes, so I can't really put that into perspective for you. If it doesn't work out, head to southern Alberta (ie. Lethbridge) where it's desert and the winters are very mild.

Is your Aunt going to help you find a place to live? I remember there was a time when Fort McMurray had one of the worst housing shortages in the country. Hopefully things have changed for the better. Good luck!

The part of Newfoundland I live in now has really mild winters.....usually no snow till late dec or jan. Even then its not alot of snow falls.

As to a place to live, I'll be staying with my aunt till i can get a place of my own. I expect that to take a few months, as there is still a housing shortage in Fort McMurray

Well Legionworld, I'm about to pack up my computer.
The next time I post I'll be in Alberta!!!!

Have a safe trip, Dedster. We'll see you soon.

Have a safe trip Dedman. Let us know you are safe and sound all the way in Alberta

We promise not to killl you too much in INVASION.

Good luck with the actual moving.

Hope Deddy's doing well.

Deddy is doing great!!

I quit my first job I had when I got here.... I found a better job. I'm now a security Guard at one of the Oilsands Production facilities. The job is great, I'm really enjoying it. We stay in here on site for two weeks then return to town for two weeks. (we work 12 hour shifts so I still average a little over 40 hours a week)
Everyone one I work with is great, and about half of them are from Newfoundland too.
The production facilities are amazing!!! They are HUGE!!! I mean I knew they were big, but this is mindnumbing.

Anywoo, I of on my first turnaround this Monday, I have plans to goto the local Newfie Club this weekend with one of my uncles, to have a few drinks

And that pretty much all the news from Fort McMurray for now.

excellent! glad to hear it, you old sod!

Glad to hear it Deddy! I'm glad everything is working out. Sounds like where you're at is an up and coming place to be! Keep us updated!

Hello Legionworld....I'm heading back to camp today for another two weeks. I work till xmas day then I'm off to Newfoubdland for a visit during my two weeks off. I'm going to snag a few pic while I'm working this time, will post them when I get a chance. And seeing as I'll be working I won't be such a frequent poster over the next couple of weeks, though you can still expect to see me once a day!!!
Well I'm off......

Enjoy your return to Newfoundland Ded! We'll keep our eyes out for (at least one of them at least, as the other one never stops glancing at Crujeckie's lovely figure... )

Happy holidays (early)!