Canada?

[Nyx]

Ok, so lots of American cities seem to have support groups starting up.. but what about other countries? /phpBB/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif

I'm in Ottawa, Canada. Anyone else out there from here?

[LMY]

I'm live near Toronto. Not much good to you though, eh?

[supreme]

I live in Winnipeg! Too bad Canada is sooo big!! I would love to chat with any Canadians out there!

[Anonymous]

I live in Toronto, also not too good. But, there is no distance on the internet.

[supreme]

I aggree. There is no distance on the internet. We should set up a time to chat in the chat room. Perhaps a week or so notice would be good. Let me know what you think!

[ak]

I think that would be cool. It would be interesting to talk to people that are going through similar things as me. When were you thinking?

[supreme]

Well how about Sept. 18 (Tuesday) at 9:00 (EST). How would that work for all of you??

[chip]

chat sounds good. i just came to this site today and was surprised to see somany canadians. I'm in Hamilton right now. recently graduated (3 weeks now). 23. female. looking for a job. looking to move to Ottawa. hoping like crazy to find a job soon to get away from home. (it's impossible to live with your family again when you've been away for 5 years). it's been so great reading all these posts today. i felt like i was the only one who didn't have a clue where my life was going. all my friends are computer geeks and had job offers months before graduation. maybe i'm just slacking because i'm afraid of being stuck in a job i hate (had too many bad co-op experiences). look forward to the chat.

Chip

[DaisyL]

I have just recently picked up the book and have been ecstatic ever since. I think it is so important to start getting together to talk about this. I've been freaking out for the last two years thinking I was the only one who flet a complete lack of control over my life. This is something we don't talk about enough and yet, now that I've read the book, I know that all of my friends and peers are going through a similar experience.

I am in Ottawa and would like to team up with someone to organize a group. I feel this is an important network to establish--both personally and professionally. Any interest out there?

[Unregistered]

I'm in Ottawa

[Miserable]

I'm from Toronto and would love to start a support group with you guys! I had a post before nobody replied, but I'm happy to see someone willing to start a support group in Canada.

I think it's gonna be great to chat once or twice a week. :)

[DaisyL]

That is great. I feel this is really important.

Let's chat over email to discuss ideas and figure out a plan for setting this up.

My email is daisyl5@hotmail.com.

Can't wait to discuss!:D

[Unregistered]

How can we get in touch?

[Miserable]

Hey everyone!

I just found out that we could set up a community on www.msn.com, that way several people could enter a chat room at the same time to talk. YOu would need set up an id with msn or ifyou have a hotmail account, you could use that as your nick on msn community?

We could set up a time to meet in msn later.

sounds good?

[Miserable]

hey...
i already set up a community called "QLC support group in Canada". Go to http://communities.msn.com/home and search for the above community name. When directed to the community, on the left hand side of the page, click on chat. Then we'll be able to talk there.

So what time is the best to meet up?

[DaisyL]

I'm thinking after work time frame, around 5:30-6:00. Any night except Friday.

[Miserable]

If anyone is interested, please go to:
http://communities.msn.com/qlcsupportgroupincanada
and sign up to become a member. We could come up with a time to chat.

[Unregistered]

Hi Miserable

How about a later time, such as 9 pm? I am suggesting this because it takes me 1 hour to get from work which ends at 5, as I think most of us do, so I don't think we be able to make it in time...

[Miserable]

i'm ok with that but seems like nobody has responded.

[DaisyL]

Not good for me. No computer at home.

[Lipgloss Boost]

i can't *wait* for the new book! hey: more ppl from Ottawa!

[Unregistered]

Hello,

I'm in Toronto !!! I am originally from England though, I moved here, so ya know, its pretty tough trying to meet new people. Especially when no one can understand my accent!!!

The unregistered

[DaisyL]

Hey,

I'm still willing to set something up. However I'm don't have the time to set it up myself. Lipgloss Boost, if you're interested in getting together to partner on this project, I'd be up for that.

[melba]

Hello all,
Recent grad, recently unemployed... first job only took 6 months to head south :cry: Anyone else around here in the same situation? Just bought the book tonight, saw the Oprah special a while back (when I was still in school and still slightly deluded). Looking for others in similar situation.
Melba

[OceanGirl]

Hi Everyone,
I'm new here, but have noticed that we all have a lot in common. I'm in Ontario as well, and was wondering if you ever got your support group off the ground. Look forward to hearing from you

[Leto]

I'm reviving this thread because I'd like to know who else is from Canada. I'm from Toronto in particular. This is also my first post:p

[Nicoliz]

This is my first post, although i've been a long time reader. I too am in Canada....Oakville ON (near Toronto) glad to see so many people in the area are experiencing the same things as myself!

[Technlgy Addict]

Belleville, Ontario - Is there anyone else in here that is from Ontario.

- T.A.

[dirtdoll]

Hi Everyone,

I've just created an account on this site. My brother recently bought QLC, and we both are devouring it. I'm actually moving back to Ottawa from TO to write my MA thesis, and I think it would be great to meet up with some QLC'ers from time to time.

Does the Ottawa group currently do this? I know that there is an MSN chat group, but I'm really a techno peasant and happy to stay that way...is anyone keeping a master/mistress list of all the Ottawa QLC'ers?

Cheers!

[Mn84evR]

dirtdoll welcome :)

I don't know if there's a list of people in certain areas. I tried to go to the msn thing, but it keeps saying that there's no such group :confused:

I'm in Toronto now. What are you writing your thesis on? I just bought the book as well. I read it on my daily commute to and from work downtown :) So far so good :)

[Mn84evR]

QLC in Canada is up and running :) I don't really know how to moderate a board, and nothing's up yet, but the more people that join and want to talk, the better :)

http://groups.msn.com/QLCinCanada/

[hopefaithlove]

Hey,
I'm from Windsor, ON,

Is there anyone else from around here?

Is there a group on MSN still?

Just curious,
mich

[NorthernAngel]

Lots of people from Ontario...

Seems to me I'm the only one from Quebec - Montreal to be precise :)

[Tabbylover]

Hi there,

Torontonian reporting for duty...

Where is everyone? :confused:

We should have a Toronto group established...? Who's with me? We have got to get together!!!

Join the MSN group!! It's better if we're all miserable together, instead of being miserable alone...

[psylocke]

Vancouver--beautiful British Columbia!
is my hometown.

Where are all the 604, 780, and 403 residents?
plus Yukon.

[Lipgloss Boost]

'Still here in Ottawa.
'Still struggling along with % & life in my damn 20s!

I was in Burlington which is near Oakville, so yep - I know the area.

[bigboom]

am i the only 403 here? :)

[NorthernAngel]

any new Canadians around? :)

[bigboom]

i think we are one of the few canadians here :)

[Deadend]

I'm in Hamilton, Ontario. Looks like i'm the second in town too.

[FuriousAngel]

<-- Canada, Ontario, North Bay ....

Hi!

[bigboom]

welcome :)

[iwannascream2]

Hello all!

[JayStar]

Hey all;

Is there room for one more Canadian on the MSN board? I'm in downtown Toronto (for now) going to university (again), but I'm originally from a tiny farming village (pop. 20) in Manitoba.

Has anyone else here moved to Toronto from somewhere else? I've lived in bigger, busier cities, but there's just something about Toronto--it just seems like everything is completely backwards to the rest of the world. Just buying toilet paper at the grocery store tonight took 25 minutes--and the store still didn't sell it to me!

I'm lookin' forward to meeting and chatting with y'all

--JayStar

[Desiderata]

My people! New Canadian to the site and loving it so far, glad to see there's atleast a handful of us on here.

To hopefaithlove: I'm from windsor, but got out 3 years ago
To psylocke: how's a 250 area code? Just a short ferry ride away

Anyone else from Victoria here? Lots of you from back east here I see... been to TO and Ottawa many times, but they just can't hold a flame to BC!

[bigboom]

Originally posted by Desiderata
My people! New Canadian to the site and loving it so far, glad to see there's atleast a handful of us on here.

To hopefaithlove: I'm from windsor, but got out 3 years ago
To psylocke: how's a 250 area code? Just a short ferry ride away

Anyone else from Victoria here? Lots of you from back east here I see... been to TO and Ottawa many times, but they just can't hold a flame to BC!

everyone forgets about the 403...we're the best ;)

[J-girl]

I didnt notice this thread. Godo to get acquainted (espesially bigboom ;) ) with all the Canadians...

As u all can see i am from the burbs but i work downtown toronto..

so 905/416! :D

[Desiderata]

how's the snow j-girl?? :P

[J-girl]

Originally posted by Desiderata
how's the snow j-girl?? :P

Lovin IT! I rather have beautiful snow than grey gloomy weather :p

Ask me again in March :)

[bigboom]

Originally posted by J-girl


Lovin IT! I rather have beautiful snow than grey gloomy weather :p

Ask me again in March :)

my kind of girl ;)

[J-girl]

Originally posted by bigboom


my kind of girl ;)

:redface:

[bigboom]

Originally posted by J-girl


:redface:

its all about liking the snow...i cant really snowboard on grass now can i?

[Desiderata]

Originally posted by J-girl


Lovin IT! I rather have beautiful snow than grey gloomy weather :p

Ask me again in March :)

hey, the sun was shining today, so hah! (trying to hide the fact it's been the first time in over 2 weeks...)

Hope you're still enjoying it when you're shovelling your car out every morning :D

[Desiderata]

Originally posted by bigboom


my kind of girl ;)

so it's like THAT? So be it, the west stands alone....

[bigboom]

Originally posted by Desiderata


so it's like THAT? So be it, the west stands alone....


its like that :twisted:

[Desiderata]

Don't mind me, just gonna make a quick run to alberta, setup a rifle on a tripod with internet linkups...just cuz :D

[bigboom]

Originally posted by Desiderata
Don't mind me, just gonna make a quick run to alberta, setup a rifle on a tripod with internet linkups...just cuz :D

i know you aint just gone and done dat...its on baby boy

[Desiderata]

damn, guess it will be hard to sneak up on ya... flatlands of the praries, guard cows, shorts in the winter....

[J-girl]

Originally posted by Desiderata


hey, the sun was shining today, so hah! (trying to hide the fact it's been the first time in over 2 weeks...)

Hope you're still enjoying it when you're shovelling your car out every morning :D

Well my windshield was frosted this morning, i couldnt get the wipers to work!

[Desiderata]

Originally posted by J-girl


Well my windshield was frosted this morning, i couldnt get the wipers to work!


hehe, my 2nd winter here it frosted a couple nights...NOT expecting that one, ended up using the old credit card to get it off... who knew it happend here too

[J-girl]

Originally posted by Desiderata



hehe, my 2nd winter here it frosted a couple nights...NOT expecting that one, ended up using the old credit card to get it off... who knew it happend here too

get the snow scraper from canadian tire- 7.99!

[Desiderata]

If I had 7.99 I'd buy food :) Besides, only snows like two days a year, I can manage

[shinyleaf]

Originally posted by Desiderata
If I had 7.99 I'd buy food :) Besides, only snows like two days a year, I can manage

[J-girl]

just wanted to bump this up.

[Deadend]

J-girl:

are you and I the only ones in the toronto area? well... technically i'm not but I'm really close. There used to be a girl here "iwannascream" in toronto, but she seems to have stopped posting.

[J-girl]

Originally posted by Deadend
J-girl:

are you and I the only ones in the toronto area? well... technically i'm not but I'm really close. There used to be a girl here "iwannascream" in toronto, but she seems to have stopped posting.

I guess so. We are the only ones going through QLC in toronto lol.

[funky flamingo]

Hi!

I'm a Torontonian- actually raised a British Columbian but I wound up here. What's going on with the support groups? Has anyone started them? I'm on my way over to MSN to check out the stuff there.

Just found the QLC books tonight- don't know how I missed them before- but suddenly I'M NOT ALONE!!! Well, technically I am, since I'm on the computer on a Friday night but you know what I mean!

[Desiderata]

Why would you ever leave BC? Please tell me it was for some fantastic job or something...

[funky flamingo]

Well, there was that incident with the mob and the pitchforks chasing me to the Alberta border...

No, I couldn't find a job out there a few years ago, so I'm here. And I'm trying my darndest to get back!

[artbabe]

i'm going to alberta this summer to work.

[Desiderata]

pitchforks INTO alberta? sure it wasn't the other way around? haha.

Besides, only thing we do out here is sing protest songs and spike trees, don't think anyone would know what to do with a pitchfork!

Yah I hear ya about the work, atleast on the island... is over there really that much better??

[funky flamingo]

I tried for 6 months on the Island to get a job- 6 months of unemployment and going to giant resume fairs with 1,000 people vying for 150 minimun wage jobs- I moved back in with my parents and everything- so I moved to Ontario. I was offered a p/t job the day after I arrived, with requests for other interviews, and had a full time job at $12/hr within the week!

Jobs are easy to find in T.O., but the people... that's a whole other story. Try pointing out the recycling bins in your building and see what people say!

[Jbeau]

i'm way the hell up in whitehorse (SO cold up here right now...), but it still counts as canada so... I'M HERE! :lol:

[Jbeau]

any other northern canadians around here??

[J-girl]

i'm way the hell up in whitehorse (SO cold up here right now...), but it still counts as canada so... I'M HERE! :lol:


wow- where is whitehorse? And what do you do there?

[missbabyL]

I'm in BURLINGTON!!! born in Mississauga...nice to see there are so many americans. i thought we were outnumbered by yankees for sure!!!

[Jbeau]

wow- where is whitehorse? And what do you do there?
hey j-girl!
whitehorse is in the yukon territory, in northern canada, just next to alaska, actually. it's not as far north as i USED to live, mind you (used to live in inuvik, in the northwest territories... just next to santa claus!). i'm a teacher, trying to figure out if teaching is really for me.

where are you and what do you do??

[Desiderata]

funky: glad to know atleast I'm not the only one who is having trouble with work out here. Bitch of it is, I really love it here, and am hard pressed to leave. Don't think I could head back home, if I absolutely had to yes, but i'm just not there yet. Good for you for taking that step, sounds like things are working out for you too. What kind of work do you do? want to do?

[J-girl]

hey j-girl!
whitehorse is in the yukon territory, in northern canada, just next to alaska, actually. it's not as far north as i USED to live, mind you (used to live in inuvik, in the northwest territories... just next to santa claus!). i'm a teacher, trying to figure out if teaching is really for me.

where are you and what do you do??


WOW! Yukon terriory. I used to always wonder if people actually lived up there and even if they did were there any young people living there. And even if there were young people- what did they do for fun.

Anyways I live in Brampton. Its a shithole near Toronto but nuthin like it. Though I do work in Toronto downtown- and I love working here. I'd go nuts if I was working elsewhere.

[J-girl]

I thought its time to ressurect this one since there are a few of us on here. We can address our issues and concerns.

:D

[temptation]

I didn't realize there were so many Ottawa ppl. Although I've never heard of a lot of the members who said they were from O-Town since I only joined this year.

[J-girl]

Yeah they all have like 1 post each.

[Mn84evR]

Ok well i think that us people in the GTA or even those of us who work in the GTA should try and get together once a month or so...that would be cool. There's no lack of free stuff to do here, so it's just a matter of timing.

If anyone has any ideas, just post'em

[J-girl]

We could run to the ROM at 5:00 an hour before it closes. I think its free in the last hour or something?

[Mn84evR]

I just remembered that i'll be on the night shift for the rest of the year, but, i can trade shifts...I'll see if i can make it :) I can try for end of the week or next week.

[J-girl]

Thats the only thing that could come to my mind. If anyone can think of anything else thats free? Hmmmn think think think.

I know they are showing Princess Catherine's art work at the art gallery. I doubt that would be free.

[Mn84evR]

Yea probably not, there's almost always something free on the weekend, if you're going to be in town.

[J-girl]

I drive- it takes 25 minutes to get to toronto from where I live espesially on the weekends so it doesnt really matter to me.

[Mn84evR]

Cool, well we can try to plan something for this weekend....even if it's only drinks. Any other GTA'ers feel free to join us :)

[J-girl]

Yeah I dont mind cheap bars. There are a few along bloor on spadina. The u of t hangouts hehe.

[The Candle Guy]

I am going to Whitehorse for a week loking for advise on things to do and sites to see. I will be there Sunday 11th till the 16th of December! Haven't traveled much but looking for friends and advise! I am from Wisconsin!

guyslikecandlestoo@hotmail.com

Do you like Party Lite candles! I can bring some!

[Cat Mandu]

OMG, so glad I found this thread.

Another Torontonian here, looking to join a support group, lol.

Are we Torontonians going to meet any time soon? That would be really fun!

I know they are showing Princess Catherine's art work at the art gallery

I went to see it, it's very interesting. However, it's a special exhibition and it's not for free on any time. If you do decide to go, make sure you wear extra comfortable shoes, because the concrete floor would kill you. I could barely walk after standing for so many hours on that floor.

[J-girl]

Hey cat- yes we did get together. It was good times. We should definately get together again.

I am probably going to check out Princess Katherine one of these days. It's very close to my work but I never got the chance.

Did you see bodyworlds 2?

[Cat Mandu]

Hi J-girl,

You guys already met? <crying> I always miss out on the good stuff...

Did you see bodyworlds 2

You mean the exhibit at the Ontario Science Centre, right? I don't think I'm going to see that one. The concept really freaks me out. I admit that it looks very interesting and is educational, but it's too much of an anatomy class for my taste. I don't think I'll be able to handle it for long....

[Leto]

How many GTA'ers came? also how many of us are there on these boards?

[J-girl]

Leto- there were only three of us. Three women!!!
There are about 4-5 of us. I think there are more from other parts of Canada than here!

As for Bodyworlds 2 exhibit, I might be going this weekend with my sister. Apparently its not as morbid as it sounds.

ETA:

GO CANADA GO!