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  • #16
    Originally posted by Ben Kenobi View Post
    Are you sure you aren't God or something cause you totally nailed that one.
    I think it is very imprudent to use the words God and nails in the same sentence.
    "Ceterum censeo Ben esse expellendum."

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    • #17
      Good for you!

      So your SO is in the Oil Industry (Insert Drilling Joke here)?
      Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!

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      • #18
        Congrats. Calgary seems to have more in the way of ChemE jobs than Toronto for some reason. So, even if/when he gets laid off it should be easier to find something else quickly.
        Monkey!!!

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        • #19
          Originally posted by DanS View Post
          Is it substantially cheaper to live in Calgary than TO? If so, then working from home is a sweet setup. But I would make sure to have a dedicated room for an office, if you can swing it.
          Yeah, I'll make a home office. I'm also going to make my own side-business to do some consulting stuff...some of my friends/colleagues do this and it's easy money. It'll double as both of my offices.

          Calgary is a bit cheaper than Toronto, but not substantially so. But the cost of living is much lower in general because Toronto sucks. Car insurance is half of what it is in Toronto, for instance.
          "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
          Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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          • #20
            I'm glad you like it, though I'm not sure what the difference is. Congratulations!
            1011 1100
            Pyrebound--a free online serial fantasy novel

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            • #21
              Originally posted by Japher View Post
              Congrats. Calgary seems to have more in the way of ChemE jobs than Toronto for some reason. So, even if/when he gets laid off it should be easier to find something else quickly.
              Calgary is the centre for oil & gas in Canada, which is rebounding. That's why there's a lot more Process/Chemical Engineering jobs. Toronto used to have some due to manufacturing, but it's not that big anymore here.

              Plus we've got more friends/family in Calgary, so if things ever get rough there's fallbacks.
              "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
              Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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              • #22
                Originally posted by Elok View Post
                I'm glad you like it, though I'm not sure what the difference is. Congratulations!
                They are different cities in Canada.

                Oh, Americans...
                "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
                Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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                • #23
                  Yes, I know, but they're all Canada, ie way too cold.
                  1011 1100
                  Pyrebound--a free online serial fantasy novel

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                  • #24
                    Calgary is colder than Toronto. That's one of Calgary's redeeming features.

                    Cold & dry instead of Hot & humid.
                    "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
                    Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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                    • #25
                      Congrats to the SO on the gig, Asher. And to you for being able to move 2000 miles and keep yours. Very nice.
                      Apolyton's Grim Reaper 2008, 2010 & 2011
                      RIP lest we forget... SG (2) and LaFayette -- Civ2 Succession Games Brothers-in-Arms

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                      • #26
                        Congratulations!
                        The Toronto I knew was a nice city; The only unpleasant thing
                        was cold sometimes.
                        Perhaps you just want too much.

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                        • #27
                          Originally posted by fed1943 View Post
                          Congratulations!
                          The Toronto I knew was a nice city; The only unpleasant thing
                          was cold sometimes.
                          Perhaps you just want too much.
                          Reasonable tax rates and controlled government spending, low crime rates, nicer & most honest people, beautiful mountains, no humidity , and a real hockey team.
                          "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
                          Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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                          • #28
                            Originally posted by -Jrabbit View Post
                            Congrats to the SO on the gig, Asher. And to you for being able to move 2000 miles and keep yours. Very nice.
                            Indeed. I was very surprised they'd be okay with me working remotely, especially a couple timezones away, but I guess it's more work to find someone to replace me than just to deal with it.
                            "The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
                            Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "

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                            • #29
                              They must like your work.
                              It's almost as if all his overconfident, absolutist assertions were spoonfed to him by a trusted website or subreddit. Sheeple
                              RIP Tony Bogey & Baron O

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                              • #30
                                They are just happy with any solution that ends up with him 2000 miles away?
                                Jon Miller: MikeH speaks the truth
                                Jon Miller: MikeH is a shockingly revolting dolt and a masturbatory urine-reeking sideshow freak whose word is as valuable as an aging cow paddy.
                                We've got both kinds

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