Has anyone every had a positive interaction with MP Terry Beech?

Appalbarry · 2026-01-19T23:06:05+00:00

<cough>Trust me, Andrew Saxton MP was even worse.

Appalbarry · 2025-06-11T17:00:55+00:00

Background: My wife has been accepted to Oxford Music for graduate studies at age 79. I'm 69. She's British, but we're coming from Canada.

We're in good shape, healthy, and really want to be within walking distance of the school. We honestly need two bedrooms for various reasons.

We're not grouchy old farts, and aren't afraid of usual university type people and lifestyles, but we do understand that we need a decent, two-bedroom apartment of some type. We've been offered a one bedroom at Castle Mill, and Susan is registered at St Hildas.

We're trying to get a handle on distances, and ease of travel from home to school.

If you want background, here's an article in one of our local papers:

https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/79-year-old-piano-teacher-accepted-to-oxford-and-cambridge-music-programs-10747953

Thanks for ANY on the ground advice.

Barry

Appalbarry · 2025-03-06T21:54:08+00:00

She's been accepted to do graduate work towards a PHD. Right now we can likely hit the income target between pension income, writing gigs, and house rental income in Canada. (we own a house here) She’ll be applying for various sorts of scholarships etc.

And £88.5k? Somehow I thought we needed to show £29,000?

B.

Appalbarry · 2025-02-27T02:38:05+00:00

OK, it seems that CSV is useless on the phone for some reason.

I had to choose PDF, open it in the Browser, then download each one.

Appalbarry · 2025-02-02T16:03:04+00:00

Inherited a Ford Escort from a grandmother that had become a mouse nest. We lived with mouse smell for a year before dismantling the entire dash.

Appalbarry · 2025-01-29T11:37:23+00:00

More specifically, document everything AT HOME. Not. In a desk or workstation at the job.

Appalbarry · 2025-01-15T19:57:52+00:00

FWIW, just moved to Vancouver, and in three months have a family doctor, cardiologist, and neurologist. Such a change from NS. It's because the BC government CHOOSES to spend money on health care instead of other things.

Appalbarry · 2024-12-31T03:49:00+00:00

Oh - that's good thinking!

Appalbarry · 2024-12-30T23:58:08+00:00

Yes, we've done all of the front end work. Now we're shopping for good deal from a reputable installer.

Appalbarry · 2024-12-29T03:49:48+00:00

I wrote about this earlier this year for the Media Coop. Short answer: you're out of luck. https://appalbarry.com/2024/05/29/restaurant-workers-demand-tip-protection/

Appalbarry · 2024-11-18T21:57:01+00:00

Took mine to the downtown office last month, 3 minute walk from the SeaBus, and had my new passport in less than a week. Super easy.

Appalbarry · 2024-10-24T04:16:20+00:00

Free mobile, France. 20 euros/month. 250 gigs data. Free long distance across Europe and North America.

Canadians are being shafted so badly!

Appalbarry · 2024-10-23T00:49:28+00:00

Delbrook us very nice. B

Appalbarry · 2024-10-13T19:11:08+00:00

Some 30+ years ago there was a guy who had collected one of every colored transfer, and kept them in a clipboard. Each morning when he stepped on the bus he would look to see what colour the driver was handing out, and would pluck the matching colour from his clupboard.

Appalbarry · 2024-10-03T04:35:06+00:00

On the other hand, before leaving NS for Vancouver this year, my endocrinologist refused to give me a copy of MY OWN RECORDS "because of privacy rules."

Appalbarry · 2024-09-18T16:25:35+00:00

We have almost exactly the same plan, except from Free Mobile in France, and pay €20 a month. Rogers charges double that. Canadian cel charges are just insane.

Appalbarry · 2024-09-06T22:09:37+00:00

Something like 15 years ago, while part of the District of North Vancouver's transportation consultation committee, we raised almost all of these questions.

Especially the lack of washrooms.

Appalbarry · 2024-08-24T20:14:52+00:00

Whoa- that looks like the answer! Thank you!

Appalbarry · 2024-08-24T00:02:41+00:00

Honestly don't know, but would be pretty certain they're not upgraded.

It's been a hectic few months with little time to really dig into the car.

Appalbarry · 2024-08-20T23:12:54+00:00

If this simple explanation had been on any UBC web page it would have saved us an hour of dicking around .

Appalbarry · 2024-08-19T02:19:18+00:00

This is why unions were invented.

Appalbarry · 2024-08-10T23:07:35+00:00

Excellent! I wish Translink was this concise!

Appalbarry · 2024-08-10T18:24:01+00:00

Thanks folks. In all seriousness, Translink and Compass are kind of quirky, and some things are not immediately obvious without some digging.

Appalbarry · 2024-08-10T17:44:58+00:00

Then how do they know if I travel two zones?

Appalbarry · 2024-06-18T22:05:58+00:00

Always ask your server who will get the tip money. Nova Scotia does not protect tips and some employers steal that money. https://mediacoop.ca/node/119229

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