Things started with the windows rattling in mid-afternoon. Nothing like an earthquake; more like a good gust of wind. By the time I quit the building less than an hour later, the skiffling of snow along the ground served as a call to the dance.
posted in Wx | Comments Off on Reminds me of home | 431 words
The whole family went out for a drive today. Pretty rare occasion. Even had to put another seat back in the van, to show how seldom we’re all in the same vehicle these days. We were on the road to a birthday celebration; my father-in-law is up to the four score point. Doesn’t happen that often. We even managed to find some special balloons, after a bit of research.
posted in travel | Comments Off on Surplus, not used | 410 words
As a preface, the price of gasoline just slid below the 90 cents per litre mark for the first time in about fifteen months. Small miracles are almost as good for us as the larger ones.
posted in technology | Comments Off on Can’t find my way home | 208 words
As I mentioned several days ago, gas prices have been moving downwards, and for two days now the psychological boundary of a loonie has been passed; prices now stand at 99.4 cents/litre. I know things will change, as soon as a bit of bad weather moves into the Gulf of Mexico, but I do appreciate that the greedmongers are forced to change prices in my direction for a bit.
posted in economy | Comments Off on Encouraging trend | 125 words
One of the markers that we have for our economy is the gas price. Here in Canada, we quote it in cents per litre, so imagine the collective shock just over a year ago when things jumped past the psychological barrier of 100 cents per. The displays outside of most stations had never been designed for this, so we saw odd workarounds while digging deeper into our pockets.
posted in economy | Comments Off on No such thing as a good price | 244 words
I just “won” my first one cent auction on eBay. Now, nothing costs a penny; the shipping is for 700 percent of the amount, but not to quibble. The site had a very good explanation of what S&H stood for; I quote:
posted in economy | Comments Off on But I do exist | 418 words
Given that spring is getting close, I had the lawnmower brought in from under the deck for a little once-over before the first cut is upon me. A bit of lubrication might help, so I stopped into my favourite local hardware store, the one that is Canadian and sells tires among other things.
posted in economy | Comments Off on Sandy McTire would not be smiling | 246 words
I spend my days with more than fifty other people, and the majority are coffee drinkers. We draw our rations, at 60 cents per, from a machine that is filled on a fairly regular basis with several kilos of beans, and the grind, although not one that would receive a rave review in the press, serves us well. Until.
posted in health | Comments Off on The day the coffee dried up | 135 words
Just across the way, in spite of all the snow, a construction team is hard at work erecting a big box. That box will soon hold a new grocery store, located strategically right across the road from another grocery store.
posted in economy | Comments Off on Shopping surplus | 172 words
