The say anything, what's on your mind thread

So in preparation for my move to Canada I was investigating whether I could exchange my Irish licence for one in Canuckland without completing any tests or exams.

From a brief piece of research it became clear that only Manitoba, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick were the only provinces who had a reciprocal agreement with this State so I had resigned to starting off in one of those for the sake of my sanity as I'm not willing to be a learner again.

So I decided to email all of the drivers licencing agencies the following just to confirm or to see if there was a loophole or something; this is what I sent:

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Good evening,

I'm moving to (large city in Province) from the Republic of Ireland [this hurt to type as Danny and Nigel would know but for the sake of clarity...] in the coming months.
I currently hold a full Irish driving licence for the last 5 years with no endorsements.
What is the procedure for me to get my (Province) licence without completing further licence tests?

James

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British Columbia, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Manitoba all got back to me saying I would need to complete some bloody written exams and the graduated licencing thingy would kick in.

All said my existing driving experience would count towards the graduation and then I would be grand.

Saskatchewan didn't get back to me. I didn't email PEI, Yukon or NT or Nunavut.

New Brunswick confirmed I could do a straight swap and all will be fine. WAHEY! Moncton here I come.

Quebec didn't respond with anything relevant. They didn't understand my email and asked me to call them. Clowns.

But the reason I wrote this post is because ALBERTA! Oh Alberta! I knew you were already a hickhole that I would never care to live in.

This is what I got:

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Originally Posted by Hicksville

Thank you for your inquiry.

Alberta has a reciprocal agreement with Northern
Ireland for an Alberta class 5 licence without having
to do further testing, as long as you can prove 2 or
more years of driving experience.

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WTF!

Did you email Quebec in English? They won't have liked that!

Yeah. I did. And they responded in English. Twice. F*ckwits. Looks like I'm moving to Moncton.

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Originally Posted by BonnieShels

Yeah. I did. And they responded in English. Twice. F*ckwits. Looks like I'm moving to Moncton.

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Merde!

I responded to Alberta with this:

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Good evening,

As mentioned in my initial query, I am from the REPUBLIC of IRELAND not Northern Ireland or great Britain or the UK etc. and hold a licence from the Republic of Ireland.

What is the procedure for holders of my licence type?

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I look forward to the response.

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Originally Posted by BonnieShels

I responded to Alberta with this:



I look forward to the response.

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Please tell me you sent them a map!

(Preferably one that includes most of the Atlantic, and with the US-Canada border subtly rubbed out)

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Originally Posted by BonnieShels

I responded to Alberta with this:



I look forward to the response.

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Dare you to reply with "Thanks so much! I can't wait to visit the good ol' USA!!!"

I hope you remembered to take out the Danny and Nigel reference before sending off your email. That might answer a few of the questions you have regarding strange replies.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...98062532_n.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnKZ4pdSU-s

Why wasn't poetry like this when I was doing the leaving!

It always has been. But the way it's taught is like buying a Ferrari then stripping the engine down to see how it works. Sit in, rev it up, go where it takes you - and damn the pedestrian teaching.

His closing lines are wonderful...

Would love to see us try and make a claim on the Faroes, just for the fun of it! If the Danes can claim it I suppose we could too!

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/sc...s-8776954.html

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Originally Posted by gastric

Would love to see us try and make a claim on the Faroes, just for the fun of it! If the Danes can claim it I suppose we could too!

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/sc...s-8776954.html

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Some of the anti-Irish comments underneath are staggering.

Are they that bad, :rolleyes: beyond 1-2 'jokes' on a par with 1-2 of the 'haters' on here.

This made me calf like a mad thing!

http://www.explosm.net/comics/3273/

Today's headline from Japan: Man arrested for stealing 200 bicycle seats for their 'scent of a woman.'

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Originally Posted by osarusan

Today's headline from Japan: Man arrested for stealing 200 bicycle seats for their 'scent of a woman.'

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http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zpdFAqODTv...of-a-Woman.jpg

HOO-YA!

Imagine his dismay when he found out they were actually all mens bicycles.

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Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Imagine his dismay when he found out they were actually all mens bicycles.

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nope, he looked for ones with child seats attached to make sure.

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According to police, Joji Kondo admitted to the crimes saying “I wanted to smell the lingering scent of a woman.” MSN News Japan reported the 35-year-old as saying “I like the texture of the leather and the smell it has. I would lick it and sniff it.”

The three seats were valued at 18,000 yen and the other 200 were estimated to cost a further 1,200,000 yen in total. According to the investigation, Kondo targeted bicycles which were also fitted with child seats, so he knew it had a woman rider.

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Is it taboo for a man to ride a bike with a child seat fitted? :confused:

Anyway, myself and my girlfriend ventured into the Asda in Eastlands earlier this afternoon to get some food for lunch and came across this interesting "educational" jig-saw puzzle:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...77278291_n.jpg

Does this constitute official recognition for the People's Republic of Cork then?