Sunday, November 08, 2009
Sunday, August 23, 2009
My FOREX Life
Okay time for a complete change, lets get away from the nastiness, life is too short for bickering and squabbling.... and the weekend is nearly over.
This weekend has been very lazy and i have done absolutely nothing, bought a bottle of Screech and a couple of bottles of diet pepsi (diet... who am i kidding), flicked on the ice making machine in the fridge and spent the evening soaking in the tub, listening to UB40 on the tubs sound system and sipping ice cold Screech and coke.
Screech by the way is a Newfoundland Rum, its got a very interesting history which i may share with you one day which goes back to the days when Johnny Depp stuck a big hat on and sailed the seven seas in ships with big sails.
Anyway that was Friday night, listening to UB40 and watching the sun go down over Raymond, and supper was a couple of burgers and bratties thrown on the barbie.
Saturday i cut the front lawn and took the lawn mower to the lawn mower doctors for a service, followed by taking Luke to work, going shopping then going for a nice stir fry at the Mongolie Grill and a hot chocolate at Tims while we waited for Luke to finish. Oh by the way Luke has found himself a little job which he is really happy about, its for the evenings and weekends.
Last night we watched Porkies Revenge after another late night soak in the tub and today i have played on the computer, back in the tub, sunbathed in the garden then back in the tub, took Luke back to work, came back and by then the FOREX market was open to trade again. I missed out Sunday lunch which was roast beef and my experimental yorkshire puddings which were garlic and lemon pepper flavor.
So, as for my FOREX escapades, im not going to be a millionaire quite yet although the price action seems to be going in the right direction at last. If you remember i opened the trade a couple of weeks ago and i was about $8 in profit, well things went a little pear shaped over the next week and i dropped into a loss. I took out my safety stop which is not a particularly clever thing to do but it looks like it paid off, in all my years trading i have found that the one thing which has always held me back is my safety stop loss, the price always seems to hit it closing me out of the trade at a loss then reversing and showing me the profit i could have made iff it wasnt for the damn stop.
Well i am experimenting with that at the moment and i am trading over bigger moves with less stake, it seems to be working so far and the stakes will only increase in size if and when the size of my account increases. Heres how it is going so far since i opened the trade.
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Friday, August 14, 2009
*** Alberta Immigration News Flash ***
News of new pilot program released today.
Long Haul Truckers' Wives & Common Law Partners in Alberta can now get Open Work Visas
Click the link below
http://thebigredteam.blogspot.com/2009/08/alberta-immigration-news-flash.html
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
How to trade the FOREX
Most of you have heard me banging on about my long term hobby which is speculating the Foreign Exchange (FOREX) markets so i thought i would give you a little insight into how its done.
Okay, first of all the basics..........
You speculate the currencies in pairs, my particular favorite is the Euro versus the American Dollar. I enter the market at a particular exchange rate and i bet as to whether the Euro is going to get stronger or weaker against the greenback (USD). This is abbreviated to EUR-USD or nicknamed "The Fiber".
You can bet as much or as little as you like and that amount goes up or down as the rate fluctuates. The units that affect your bet are the lowest increment possible in any given pair and is known as a pip.
If you stake $1 to one pip then for every pip it moves in your favor you gain a $1, in my case i bet 10 cents per pip so it needs to move 10 pips to earn (or lose me a $1). When you make your stake you have to state whether it will go up or go down.
There are many different ways to make your decision on how you think things will go, my particular choice is the candlestick chart coupled with a SAR and Full Stochastic indicator, this type of trading is known as Technical Analysis. I also read the news and follow the periodic statements and news releases of the National Financial Institutions which is known as Fundamental Trading.
So you might say i am a Chart Technician with Fundamental tendencies LOL.
Anyway, enough of the techno-babble, above is a chart that i have cusomised to make it "Lyndon Friendly" and a trade that i opened last night and incidently is still open.
First thing you notice is the red and green candles, red means its going down and green means its going up. The blue dotted line is the price that i entered the market (betting to go North) and the last candle shows where the price is at the moment.
The green line is where i intend to claim my profit and the yellow line is a safety stop just incase things dont go as planned. That yellow line is tied to the price action so as the candles rise they drag the stop along with them. As you see the yellow line is now above the blue dotted line which means it is impossible for me to lose money on this particular bet.
This is known in the trade as a "Free Trade" because it doesnt matter what happens now it will be a winner. Or to put it into money terms, the worsed i can win is about $1 or the best i can win is about $25. At the moment i am winning $8.69 but i am hoping for that $25.
(Disclaimer, this isnt a recomendation or any kind of advertisement, FOREX is a high leverage speculating tool and losses as well as gains can be many times larger than the initial stake)
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Thinking of Winter
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Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Canada funny questions
Now that Vancouver has won the chance to host the 2010 Winter Olympics, these are some questions people from all over the world are asking. Believe it or not these questions about Canada were posted on an International Tourism Website. The answers are a joke; but the questions were really asked!
Q:I have never seen it warm on Canadian TV, so how do the plants grow? ( England )
A. We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around and watch them die.
Q:Will I be able to see Polar Bears in the street? ( USA )
A: Depends on how much you've been drinking.
Q:I want to walk from Vancouver to Toronto -can I follow the Railroad tracks? ( Sweden )
A: Sure, it's only Four thousand miles, take lots of water.
Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Canada ? ( Sweden )
A: So it's true what they say about Swedes.
Q: It is imperative that I find the names and addresses of places to contact for a stuffed Beaver. ( Italy )
A: Let's not touch this one.
Q: Are there any ATM's (cash machines) in Canada ? Can you send me a list of them in Toronto , Vancouver , Edmonton and Halifax ? ( England )
A: What, did your last slave die from?
Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Canada ? ( USA )
A: A-Fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe. Ca-na-DA is that big country to your North...oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is after every Flames game in Calgary . Come naked.
Q: Which direction is North in Canada ? ( USA )
A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees Contact us when you get here and we'll send the rest of the directions.
Q: Can I bring cutlery into Canada ?( England )
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.
Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? ( USA )
A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is...oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays after every hockey game in Vancouver and in Calgary , straight after the hippo races. Come naked.
Q: Do you have perfume in Canada ? ( Germany )
A: No, WE don't stink.
Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can you sell it in Canada ? ( USA )
A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.
Q: Can you tell me the regions in British Columbia where the female population is smaller than the male population? ( Italy )
A: Yes, gay nightclubs.
Q: Do you celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada ? ( USA )
A: Only at Thanksgiving.
Q: Are there supermarkets in Toronto and is milk available all year round? ( Germany )
A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of Vegan hunter/gathers. Milk is illegal.
Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Canada , but I forget its name. It's a kind of big horse with horns. ( USA )
A: It's called a Moose. They are tall and very violent, eating the brains of anyone walking close to them. You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking.
Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? ( USA )
A: Yes, but you will have to learn it first.
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Monday, August 03, 2009
Storms On The Prairie
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Sunday, July 19, 2009
Change of vehicles



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Only in Canada
Well today was pretty uneventful, last night we went to late showing of Harry Potter so we didnt get back in till about 02:00, so this morning we didnt get up till about 11:00.
Pretty typical Sunday, Frosties for breakfast then cut the lawns, temperature was (if i rember correctly about 34 - 36 and not a cloud in the sky.
Once the lawns were cut i set up the sprinkler and went to hack through the jungle which was the vegatable patch. This took about half an hour with my scrub cutter attachmen on the old weed whacker, then it was off to tackle the woodpile.
We had a new fence put up about a month ago and we asked the builders to throw all the old wood into our garden, trouble was i didnt realise there was so much.
Anyway, Luke and i spent about 3 hours and have cut up about half of it, i reckon there is enough wod now to se us through most of the winter. Trouble was though the sun was beating down and i didnt realise how burnt i was getting ..................... till i looked in the mirror tonight.
Coz it was so hot today i stuck the hose pipe in the hot tub and bought the temperature down. Well tonight i was doing a bit of FOREX and i was all hot and bothered so i grabbed a glass of juice and dived in the tub..... i can tell you it was fantastic, id got the lights on and a bit of music so i just laid back and relaxed.
After a few minutes there was a small splash, followed by another... and another..................
There was chunks of ice in the water, only little ones but definitely ice, then one bounced off my head and landed in the water (remember this is July), completely bemused by this, i sat back and relaxed again, just listening to the hail hitting the water.
Then it happened................................
The heavens opened and we had a hailstorm ......... dont know if any of you have ever been caught in a hailstorm in just a pair of shorts .................... it definitely wakes you up, i have never moved so quick, i was up and out of the water, shut everything down grabbed my towel and flip-flops and was back in doors in about 2 seconds flat.
Very refreshing..................................................
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Saturday, July 18, 2009
The Raymond Stampede








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Irish Boys Confession
A young Irish lad goes in to confession:
'Bless me Father, for I have sinned. I have been with a loose girl'.
The priest asks, 'Is that you, Dicky?' 'Yes, Father, it is.' 'And who was the girl you were with?'
'I can't tell you, Father, I don't want to ruin her reputation.'
'Well, Dicky, I'm sure to find out her name sooner or later, so you may as well tell me now.
Was it Mary Walsh?' 'I cannot say.' 'Was it Teresa Brown?' 'I'll never tell.'
'Was it Margaret Doyle?' 'I'm sorry, but I cannot name her.'
'Was it Anne O' Neil?' 'My lips are sealed.' 'Was it Catherine 0' Tool, then?'
'Please, Father, I cannot tell you.' The priest sighs in frustration.
'You're very tight lipped Dicky, andI admire that. But you've sinned and have to atone.
You cannot be an altarboy now for four months. Now you go and behave yourself.'
Dicky walks back to his pew, and his friend Tommy slides over and whispers, 'What'd you get?' And Dicky replied 'Four Months holiday and five good leads".
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Driver sticks wiener where its not welcome
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Monday, July 13, 2009
Calgary Zoo





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Sunday, July 12, 2009
Bear Hunting in Waterton Lakes








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Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Snake Hunting in Great Falls Montana








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Tuesday, July 07, 2009
H&R Recruits in UK
The H&R Transport Recruiting Team will be returning to UK for another recruitment round, all the dates, times and venues can be found here
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Sunday, July 05, 2009
Busy weekend to West Edmonton Mall








Booked Gizmo in for shots.
Booked Gizmo into kennels.
Booked hotel in Edmonton.
Booked hire car (GMC Yukon)
Took Gizmo for shots.
Took everyone to the annual H&R family BBQ.
Took Gizmo to kennels.
Cut lawns front & back.
Went in hot-tub.
Went to collect rental car.
Spent an hour chatting to neihbours.
Piled everyone into Yukon.
Drove to Edmonton (6 hours)
Stopped off in Vulcan (Star-Trek town) for photographs and beer.
Booked into Radisson Hotel.
Ordered pizza, wings & garlic bread.
Cracked open first beer.
Collapsed on bed.
Drank beer, ate pizza.
Went to bed.
Next morning we jumped in the car and went round the Mall, after going on the rides and going to see the sealion show, we did loads and loads of shopping, ate loads of food, went back into the funfair then shopped a bit more..........
7 hours later we started making our way back to the car and headed back to the hotel for supper and beer.
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Thursday, July 02, 2009
Claire, Andy & Eloise - Revisiting



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CHAPTER 2 - The Driver Relations Guy
So here starts chapter 2.......................
i now work full time in the office, my duties include Driver Relations, recruiting, training administration, and various other little projects as and when required. No more dashing round North America in a big red shiny truck, just a desk, a computer screen and a phone.
This was the reason for the end of the Blog, i didnt realise there was still a story to be told. i must admit i thought there would be nothing else to write about.
But how wrong i was !!!!!
Its not the end of the story its just the begining, the begining of a new era. This was never meant to be a story of a truck driver going round America, it was meant to be a story of one family and their desire to live on a new Continent.
So read on Dear Reader, read on...................................
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