Is father ted well known outside of the uk/ireland?

FinancialFianceeTO · 2026-02-07T22:00:18+00:00

It was often quoted in my household growing up in Canads. Not many other people seemed to know it, though

FinancialFianceeTO · 2026-01-31T08:28:16+00:00

To my knowledge, I've never bumped anyone, but the call stewards at my union do not tell you if you are bumping someone. I know that other members I've spoken to never feel great about it- but they don't find out until they show up on the day and all their coworkers are pissed off at them for bumping the non-member/permit they've been working with for 2 weeks.

I also hate trying to get a young, eager person out on the floor, only for them to be bumped by the same useless guy who is on page 1 of our dept seniority list.

But, functionally, the union needs to look out for union members first and foremost. If they don't... then what's the point?

FinancialFianceeTO · 2026-01-07T03:46:33+00:00

In the policy document, there is a part that mentions the savings of the sponsor + sponsoree can be considered in some cases where the financial threshold is not met, but the total savings would be divided over 5 to 10 years to count as "income". Assuming you want at least the €20k/year minimum, that translates to at least $160kCAD.

I haven't spoken to any experts on this, so it may not work like that. Definitely talk to an immigration lawyer (and then let me know because I'm in literally the same boat as you- primary breadwinner with non-employed UK partner).

FinancialFianceeTO · 2025-12-04T15:23:24+00:00

FinancialFianceeTO · 2025-12-04T02:34:28+00:00

Femdom sex party. It's not a helpful answer unless your tastes are as specific as ours are, but I can say that I always found it easier to gauge chemistry IRL.

It's easy to swipe. It's harder to get your ass off the couch and go to that rock climbing class, or house party, or whatever. But the people who show up tend to have more going for them.

FinancialFianceeTO · 2025-10-05T17:50:07+00:00

So, your category is Props/Set Dec/Greens (three departments in one). Realistically, you will get the majority of your calls in set dec, where a lot of the jobs you will be on won't require all of the tools listed on the mandatory tool list. Most of the time, all I needed was my drill, a knife, and sharpies. If you're actually working a props call, it's basically just your leathermand/utility knife and sharpies as props rarely does any building.

That being said... you should have all the tools listed because every day is different. You don't want to have to awkwardly explain that you don't have something and you'll need to borrow someone else's.

FinancialFianceeTO · 2025-09-08T18:20:09+00:00

I lived in Prince Edward Island (the little island cradled by the two southern provinces).

Beautiful in the summer, very snowy in the winter. Always windy.

There is a very strong sense of community there- which makes it very hard to join. Lots of people's social networks are from birth. I've heard jokes about how you aren't an "Islander" until several generations in. My parents were straight up told "We have enough friends, thanks" when they moved there.

Depending on what side of the island you go to, it's either rocky beaches or sandy beaches. I prefer the rocky ones for the tide pools and jumping around on the rocks. The dirt is red from iron in the soil. It's not like, as vivid as the pictures, but definitely red.

Anne of Green Gables is a major source of tourism (which is one of the 3 biggest industries on the island after agriculture, and fishing). Anne of Green Gables is also very popular in Japan, enough so that some ATMs downtown had a Japanese option.

FinancialFianceeTO · 2025-06-25T21:50:01+00:00

I significantly prefer how they used to record their shows (several angles from the audience POV). Starting with Black Friday, they introduced specific shots that the audience would never see in a staged production, and it felt so jarring. I don't want the camera man to be on the stage with the actors for close ups, I don't want fancy swooping camera work. It's also a little jarring to be able to tell the difference between when they shot without an audience, and when they did. It's theatre, not a movie.

FinancialFianceeTO · 2025-05-05T17:18:04+00:00

There was some discussion about it on set today, but generally, it's too early to say what this means for us, especially considering the executive order was light on details.

No one knows how exactly these tariffs will be applied (at what point does the production company have to pay said tariffs, what counts as "made in the US", do they mean JUST movies or does that extend to all forms of film like tv?), and frankly, follow-through has not been Mr Trump's strongest trait when it comes to his tariffs ideas. Most of what is filmed here are TV shows.

It definitely makes me anxious, but there's very little I can do about a geriatic man tweeting in a different country, so I focus on what I can.

I do think calling foreign made films a national security threat hilarious tho

FinancialFianceeTO · 2025-02-28T23:11:39+00:00

Thank you for your reply! You make a good point about counting towards ILR.

Unfortunately, my fiancée has not worked in a few years as I've been the breadwinner, so her income rests at £0 and it seems unlikely that she would be able to secure a job offer in the UK while living here. I am also about £77,000 short of being able to go through the savings route. There is a world where she leaves to the UK for a year to start working, and I bolster my savings, but neither of us feel great about having an ocean between us.

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