Who Here From Around Edmonton?

[strummer]

Hey ya'll, I'm moving out to edmonton next month and i was hoping somebody here could tell me what its like there? I come from a shit hole in Ontario so anything is better than here. I'm going there cause apparantly they are hurting for tradesman and i wanna be an electrician. THAT BETTER BE TRUE. So if your from there or near there, let me know what its all about. thanks eh

[mrjones]

I'm an electrician from BC. I've considered going to Alberta before but then I realized that there is work in any big city and I'm quite happy in here(plus Vancouver is booming). I also hear that there is a ton of work up in places like Fort Mcmurray and up north but that's just not for me. I've got a few buddies up in Edmonton and they've got no complaints, seems like a good town if you don't mind the occasional shootings.

[marik]

i live in edmonton,but i know absolutly nothing baout the electrican trade here. if you have any other questions about normal life here, i can answer them for you

[EvanofEdmonton]

occasional shootings rofl. it's not bad unless you are a member of a gang or have a gang member neighbour. I like it, but i'm too young and inexperiencced to give you a valid opinion.

 

and im a little bit tipsy right ow

[ecnarf]

I'm an electrician from BC. I've considered going to Alberta before but then I realized that there is work in any big city and I'm quite happy in here(plus Vancouver is booming). I also hear that there is a ton of work up in places like Fort Mcmurray and up north but that's just not for me. I've got a few buddies up in Edmonton and they've got no complaints, seems like a good town if you don't mind the occasional shootings.

Work, yes, but homes are an absolute rarity.

[strummer]

so i guess i should get my FAC for some "protection".. stupid guns! how much is a bullerproof vest? Alberta sounds like an awesome place. i'm not looking for the 3 day drive from where i am. ah well.

[CaptainRocket]

Um, Edmonton is fine though boring. If you are coming from a shit town already then I can't see much to complain about. We have crackheads and meth-heads just like any other town.

The music scene ain't bad.

 

Oh, but everyone votes Conservative....even in the University riding....*sob*

[Ravenous Yam]

Calgary has an ages-old feud with Edmonton, so I have nothing positive to say.

[Russell]

Um, Edmonton is fine though boring. If you are coming from a shit town already then I can't see much to complain about. We have crackheads and meth-heads just like any other town.

The music scene ain't bad.

 

Oh, but everyone votes Conservative....even in the University riding....*sob*

If you think Edmonton is boring then you've never gone anywhere here except the fucking mall.

[RicardoObviouso]

I'm an electrician from BC. I've considered going to Alberta before but then I realized that there is work in any big city and I'm quite happy in here(plus Vancouver is booming). I also hear that there is a ton of work up in places like Fort Mcmurray and up north but that's just not for me. I've got a few buddies up in Edmonton and they've got no complaints, seems like a good town if you don't mind the occasional shootings.

fort mcmurray has been known to turn the most christian of tradesmen into raging alchoholic drug addicts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i think its fucking hilarious that those guys go up there with the intention of coming home with $100,000 after six months but instead come back with more problems than a pregnant 12 year old.

Edited January 25, 2006 by one_trick_pony

[strummer]

i had thought about fort mcmurray, and i did hear too many stories of guys gettin all fucked up and gambling away there six months pay in one night. sounds like good times in alberta to me tho.

[strummer]

well, after 2 days of driving i made it too alberta. NOt edmonton though. Calgary kicks ass. Went to banff. Fuckin awesome. never seen anything like that back home in ontario. i love alberta.