Bird Talk

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017.

Dear Bird Talk, Before we call out the Panic Police regarding this issue, I’d like to pass on some information. Every year before we leave for our winter vacation, I check the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol website for prohibited food items, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture website regarding which pet food ingredients are […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017.

The Snowbird Alert information on page 6 of issue 73 is not accurate. The “renewal” of a Florida driver’s license is straightforward. Canadians who already have a license are grandfathered and with the exception that it is now $48/year; can renew yearly. The new rules referred to in the article are applicable to new applicants […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017.

Dear Bird Talk, Re: Snowbird Extravaganza You are billing it as being for “mature lifestyles.” What does that mean? Senior citizens? Or do you mean mature audiences – as in filthy language? I’m bringing my 84-year-old mom. We are both Christians and would be offended by anything for ‘mature audiences’. Please explain. B. King Alberta […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017.

Dear Bird Talk, Thanks for the e-mail with the information as to location and dates for your winter show/gathering in Greater Phoenix. I have attended in past years, and intend to do so again this year. You may want to consider adding the state of Arizona Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to the exhibitors for […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017.

Dear Bird Talk, Thanks for the information on the Florida SunPass. When registering online, the system asks for the zip code for both the home address and the credit card mailing address. It does not accept Canadian six-character postal codes so to override this, just enter the three numeric characters of your postal code followed […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017.

Dear Bird Talk, Suggest that you would assist snowbirds in Florida if you could integrate this licence plate program with help in getting service stations to stop refusing to accept Canadians with credit cards with only five characters in their zip codes. Also to get provincial governments to honour federal obligations regarding travel insurance. V. […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017.

Dear Bird Talk, We were told by a few agencies in Texas to apply for an ID card. However, on trying this morning to apply, we have found out that the requirements to qualify for this card have changed. You now need to be in the U.S. for longer than the allowed six months and […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017.

Dear Bird Talk, Pun Fun, CSA News, summer 2009; “A dyslexic man walks into a bra.” How insensitive a comment. Ignorant also comes to mind. Dyslexia is not funny or punny! Sick, insensitive! Do you have any idea how many of your readers may be dyslexic and hiding it? My granddaughter is dyslexic and you […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017.

Dear Bird Talk, Imagine our surprise when my wife was stopped and ticketed for driving without a licence – $400 plus. We had somehow forgotten to submit an eye exam and in our absence, the second request – warning that if we don’t submit same, the licence will be revoked and the actual revocation sent […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017.

Dear Bird Talk, I read with interest two letters in Bird Talk Fall 2008 Edition. The first by Stanley Knight. My comments on his story are as follows. I retired from the Air Force after 22 years. By chance, not design, I wound up in B.C., as I had one job to go to when […]