Tentative date yet

Now you can get cheap US parts and not have to pay the exchange rate on the money.

Sacotu wrote:

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Tentative date yet

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its a few months away yet, production till the end of april then move the machines, then I will work there for 3 months to see if it works out.  likely aug or sept till then 

jarvis1 wrote:

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What factory and where in NC?
My son lives down there.

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place is called palziv north America, place is louisberg 

Homes are about $100,000-$200,000, $1000-$1500 monthly to rent, trailers are $20,000 and it's right around the corner from the, Walmart, Walgreens, Franklin County Jail, Louisburg College for the kids and lots of churches! Heat will cost less, property taxes are probably less, gas is definitely cheaper, NASCAR (not sure if that's good or bad?), electricity costs less, you can write off the interest on your mortgage against you're income tax which is a 5.75% flat rate. You'll need a green card but your company can speed that up by sponsoring you. You'll need yearly vehicle inspections. Booze is cheaper, NC has the Death Penalty, no universal health care, they talk weird, no more Winn or Trudeau! Trump WON in North Carolina! U.S. Census estimated that the racial distribution of North Carolina's population was 71.2% White American, 22.1% African American, 1.6% American Indian, 2.8% Asian, and 9.1% Hispanic or Latino. 

Some tough choices there Rob, especially on where you want your kids to grow up, hope it's worth the money...

Molten wrote:

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Sounds like a great adventure. Good luck Rob.

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X2 on that one.  Sucks leaving our superior government officials and the MTO, MOE, etc. LOL 

Hot and humid in the summer, like Ontario.
Winters are mild. Some snow.

Lightspeed Mike wrote:

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Is that going to be long enough for you to clean out everything in your shop?
How many dumpsters will be required, may get a bulk rate.

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just for that you are not invited to my pre auction sale, or my auction either 

as well I will be opening a shop, cab overs are me!

As with most things in life, time will tell if our decisions turn out positive or not so positive because the future is not ours to control.
With politics in the US changing as of tomorrow, foreign government stability constantly changing, interest rates supposedly on the rise, OPEC countries getting back in sync cutting output to force gas prices up, no one can say what next year will be like.

toomuchjunk wrote:

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Wow !!!!! That's BIG 
If you move all the way there will there be some kind of insurance of employment would be my first question. 
That being said if I were your age it would be where do I sign.but that's just me.
TMJ

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 i would say it is big alright. like tmj i would be asking about insurance of employment also and like him you are at the age i would sign up, but they would be signing something also that you mutually agree to. you should eventually come home on your terms not theirs and if you do come home on their terms you will have a cheque in your pocket and a smile for a job well done.  

 i will hitch a ride with chris from brighton down for the pre-sale also. lol

ya they are bringing a whole production line and 40 or more jobs with it so im sure they can squeeze me in.  im looking at 10 years of severance so im not worried much, I can find a job easy enough here, I have a 4th class ticket so not really concerned

4th class engineer, I run a steam boiler so my company paid for me to get it although it wont be useful in NC as its tssa but if I don't end up moving there ill have it here

Best of luck to you and your family Rob.

 

How about getting your 3rd or even your 2nd Class Stationary Engineers ticket?
That's what I was when I worked at GM Oshawa, the higher the class the more money you got.

Hey Rob any update? Are you going south?
TMJ

Rob: I would go for it in a heartbeat,  I would just love that opportunity.. to get into the US .. For car guys there is just a ton of Cars and trucks still all around that area..I think once you get there for a year you will not want to come back. With the internet you can still keep in touch with us and send some pictures of your shop and how your making out.. We are not that far away by internet.. I hope you take it and it works out well for. If you don't take this opportunity you will regret it I believe.. Will you have same boss. or will you have a complete new set of management.. boss's? That would be my concern. obviously  you are liked by your present employer as they asked you to come there. I am surprised you were able to get a green card .. With all the employment situation right Now. Lot's of Americans are looking for jobs..They are cutting back on Green cards until they have their own people employed.. I wish you good luck, go for it and keep us in the loop.

 

 

Good for you Rob I hope it works out. Chance of a lifetime. 
TMJ

admin wrote:

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Rob: I would go for it in a heartbeat,  I would just love that opportunity.. to get into the US .. For car guys there is just a ton of Cars and trucks still all around that area..I think once you get there for a year you will not want to come back. With the internet you can still keep in touch with us and send some pictures of your shop and how your making out.. We are not that far away by internet.. I hope you take it and it works out well for. If you don't take this opportunity you will regret it I believe.. Will you have same boss. or will you have a complete new set of management.. boss's? That would be my concern. obviously  you are liked by your present employer as they asked you to come there. I am surprised you were able to get a green card .. With all the employment situation right Now. Lot's of Americans are looking for jobs..They are cutting back on Green cards until they have their own people employed.. I wish you good luck, go for it and keep us in the loop.

 

 

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they are getting me a work visa, eventually a green card, of course I will be part of this forum still.  as for my employer its one big company with factories around the world so same employer just a different local. I will have new bosses so to speak  but in my current situation im the manager of my department, not much should change as im being sent there to shake it up and make the place work, it doesn't work very well at the moment.

 

All the best Rob, moving to NC. - and the USA doesn't have a 76 cent dollar...win-win being paid in American funds.

I had a co-worker friend that moved up the ranks relatively fast, at Timken Bearings.
- he started in St. Thomas, ON plant
- moved to corporate in Canton, OH.
- and finally Plant Manager in NS or SC
The weather is to die for, major part of the year / he never regretted the move (20 years ago), for a minute.

I was on a Corporate project one summer and got to tour the US plants.
- the head chemist was on the team, and he knew of all the awesome restaurants...through his world travels
One night an hour from the NC/SC boarder, we drove down miles of dirt road / ending up at a private gold coarse, for supper.
- I ordered "cat fish"...as I never had it before
- turned out to be a Top10 meal of my lifetime
I asked the server, how the meal was prepared?
- fillet cast iron pan fried with brown sugar, red whine & sliced almonds
Enjoy your family adventure.

Before I picked up and left .Id be after at least a 5 year contract with similar health care and benefits as you have now. Have a local labour lawyer from that state look it over as the laws are different from state to state. Ive seen too many people thrown under the bus to trust any corporation.

good for you rob, if i were your age i would be gone also.

So, we can continue to harass you in person, then??

fatstax wrote:

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well folks i am not moving to north Carolina, its not what I want and my family doesn't want to move there, I cant only consider myself so I wont be going.  the money is not enough either so its pretty clear cut for me

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 too bad rob, it would of been a good experience for a time. in hindsight it might just be the right decision for this time frame with trump and his b/s over nafta. besides sh!t usually happens for a reason.