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Demographics

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Reading the winter issue of CSA News, I noted the various efforts on recruiting new members. After showing the issue to friends, most of them mentioned the many pictures of loving couples (front and back covers, inside pages, all the advertisements), arms around each other in affectionate poses. Wonderful if you are […]

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Check Your Nuts and Bolts

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, We are members of the CSA and read with interest your publication. One new point of interest to members may be regarding car/van tire rotation. Owners should check the nuts/bolts before leaving the garage. One member of our family did stop in time—three bolts were not tightened properly, a near fatal accident. […]

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Driver’s License for Trailers

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Further to my conversation with Ellen White at the Texas Snowbird Show. As I explained to you at that time, I was informed by my trailer dealer to check with the insurance companies re: driving licence for large trailers. They both informed me (trailer and car insurance companies) of the same thing […]

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I Have a New Laptop!

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I am a Lifetime Member of CSA (and) I have a new IBM laptop (my first computer) which I will take to Florida. I am so happy to discover the CSA page, etc. It will be great to keep in touch with the news. Thank you for the service and various helps. […]

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Mail Forward

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Thank you for the latest CSA Special Report, which arrived recently. Having been visitors to Florida on a regular basis, each winter since 1991, we have had our mail forwarded by Canada Post for a period of almost six months each time. The service we have received from the Oakville Post Office […]

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CSA Shows near Niagara area?

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I am writing to inform you (I have mentioned it on the phone as well) that I am NOT happy regarding the places you are having these meetings or shows. We live in the Niagara area and the nearest one to us this year is Guelph, which is about an hour-and-a-half away […]

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IRS Form 8840

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017

We have filed 8840 forms for a number of years now, having no U.S. income to declare. In Dec. 2016, my lucky wife won a jackpot in a Nevada casino and, of course, they withheld 30%. In Jan. 2017, she filed a U.S. tax return with an ITIN number, again with no other U.S. income […]

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Home Telephone Service – Canada & U.S.

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017

From time to time, I see articles in Bird Talk regarding questions on telephone services between Canada & U.S. Prior to departing Canada in 2016, I signed up with a company called Comwave which was advertising a six-month promotional deal for unlimited Canada & U.S. long distance for $19.95 per month. Sounded like a no-brainer, […]

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Trial and error with cellular phone plans

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I see there has been a lot of discussion about many different cellular plans, and I thought I might weigh in a little with my personal experiences. I have a secondary property in Las Vegas and travel there occasionally throughout the year. I have tried adding U.S. travel pack plans Via FIDO […]

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Cost-effectiveness of removing driving coverages

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, This may be old hat to experienced snowbirds, but it was news to us. We are newbie snowbirds planning to spend February through April in South Carolina. We put our second car into storage and removed all but comprehensive insurance; the resultant savings paid for the storage fees three times over. So […]

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