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This is the new thread as the other was sooo long and had lots of pages. Continuation of our wonderful discussions on Twilight Fanfiction, Books, and Life in general.  But mostly Twilight fanfics... and life stuff that will get me a NOT ALLOWED statement. 

Okay, here is a place to discuss what you are reading, ask for recommendations and complain about the writing.

Everyone is entitled to an opinion, so please play nice   

Because we know drypen's watching   

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Sounds great - which means ff.net will put it on their naughty list as soon as it updates!

You're so clever Booked - you really should try fic'ing something - even just a one-shot for a contest, perhaps?

I'll volunteer to beta for you.

Nope - it only flagged 12/15 chapters.

Fortunately I am now such a tech expert that I can calibre it! 

Calibre is definitely my back-up right now!  I hope Steve is able to do his work-around soon.  I have faith in him.

I'm off to Canada at an ungodly hour in the morning.  I've never been.  I'm flying into SeaTac and driving. So I'm trying to decide if I'm going to put Forks on my itinerary.  It takes me out of the way since I'm headed to Vancouver, but I could take the ferry from somewhere near Forks to Victoria, then another ferry from Victoria to Vancouver.  What do you think?  Should I go out of my way?

I'm sooo excited!

Please let me know how this pans out for you! I have a week in Seattle next July and am toying with the idea of popping up to Canada.

I want to know if taking a hire care from the US into Canada makes it even more expensive, or if I should just get another car when I arrive in Canada.

Safe travels!

I don't know much about these stories...  are you saying that ultimately its a Edward x Victoria story?  And not ExB?   Ahhhh! Definitely not my thing if so.   

Oh no it's ExB, I was just trying to explain the 'changes' in the characters in the 3rd instalment of the Storm series to something that I hope everyone could understand. Basically there is a few characters in the series that were annoying for the first few chapters and then all of a sudden even their poop smells like roses.

Please let me know how this pans out for you! I have a week in Seattle next July and am toying with the idea of popping up to Canada.

I want to know if taking a hire care from the US into Canada makes it even more expensive, or if I should just get another car when I arrive in Canada.

Safe travels!

I'll let you know how it goes, but I'm renting a car in Seattle to drive to Vancouver.  My friend who lives in Vancouver says everything in Canada is more expensive than in the US.  I'm flying into Seattle and renting a car, rather than flying into Vancouver because of the big difference in airfares.  I did not check to see if car rentals in Vancouver were more expensive than in Seattle. I just checked to make sure it wasn't a problem to drive a rental over the border.

Ha! You're such a mum! Drypen is our nanny-cam!

I remember hearing about someone travelling somewhere (I should have paid more attention!) and they had to pay a premium on the hire car because either they were traveling into another country or they were travelling on a ferry.

I obviously have a lot more research to do before my trip!

I know you drive on the wrong side of the road in the US - what about in Canada?

We drive on the right side of the road everywhere in North America.  *Hmpff*
If we didn't, I doubt I would drive in Canada.  I would immediately get in a head-on collision.

Its a

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and rather sweet.

Thanks, I read it and I really liked it .

But we use kilometres instead of miles, Celsius instead of Fahrenheit. 'Cause you know, crazy Americans 

That's gonna throw me!  However, the friend I'm visiting is an American.  She'll help me through the maze of the metric system.  While understanding my befuddlement.

I'll let you know how it goes, but I'm renting a car in Seattle to drive to Vancouver.  My friend who lives in Vancouver says everything in Canada is more expensive than in the US.  I'm flying into Seattle and renting a car, rather than flying into Vancouver because of the big difference in airfares.  I did not check to see if car rentals in Vancouver were more expensive than in Seattle. I just checked to make sure it wasn't a problem to drive a rental over the border.

Not sure about car rentals but items definitely cost more in Canada compared to the US. And since you're going to Vancouver they have two taxes for items, 5% federal tax and 7% provincial tax, so you have to pay 12% for tax.

Not sure about car rentals but items definitely cost more in Canada compared to the US. And since you're going to Vancouver they have two taxes for items, 5% federal tax and 7% provincial tax, so you have to pay 12% for tax.

Is the tax included in what's on the price tag or is it added at the register?

Here, if something is marked as $5, it costs $5 (the taxes are included), but I remember when I was a kid visiting the States for the first time, having to constantly go back and get more money from Mum or Dad when it was time to actually pay for something.

And tipping? We don't usually tip here. I always feel awkward tipping - I never know what to tip for or how much to tip! What are the rules in the US and Canada?

I am a little - a lot! - nervous about that.

I entertained an entire busload of passengers in Belgium by running to catch the bus then having to walk a full circle around the bus because the door was on the wrong side! 

Crossing the street in Europe and Asia on foot was challenging enough, let alone being behind the wheel!
But, if I can survive being a pedestrian in Vietnam, driving in Washington State should be a breeze - I hope!

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And don't even get me started on their spelling! Color? Favorite? Realize?

And then they throw in "surprise" just to mess with me!

I have an app on my iphone that does conversions. Because 40*C (104*F) is very different to 40*F (4*C)!
You don't want to mix those up when packing!

You are braver than me.  Usually when I'm in a foreign country I prefer public transport, but this trip is mixed and...it's Canada!  How different can it be?

I guess I'll find out.

I don't even drive in Mexico.  Well, maybe once...many, many years ago. But those people are crazy!