Wednesday, 26 November 2008
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Whoda thunkit? Gas is 74.9
Filled up the van today, in preparation for a few trips to Kingston to rehearse a performance of Handel's "Messiah". Gas was 74.9 cents per litre! The bad news is that the same economy that's driving gas prices down is whittling away at my retirement savings. However - it's safe to assume that eventually they'll both edge back up.
The last fill-up with the boat at the local marina was $1.59 per litre. Wish I could trailer Daydream Believer to the local gas-bar and fill 'er up @ .749!! I expect by the time we splash next spring gas will be back up and I'll have to pay $1.50 again.
None of this comes as a shock to us, since we paid $2.00 per litre for gas in Europe in 1995. We've sort of had a sense that North America was just catching up. In August of this year we paid $2.29 per litre for diesel in London, so $1.50 still seems like a bargain. And $ .749 is amazing!!!
The last fill-up with the boat at the local marina was $1.59 per litre. Wish I could trailer Daydream Believer to the local gas-bar and fill 'er up @ .749!! I expect by the time we splash next spring gas will be back up and I'll have to pay $1.50 again.
None of this comes as a shock to us, since we paid $2.00 per litre for gas in Europe in 1995. We've sort of had a sense that North America was just catching up. In August of this year we paid $2.29 per litre for diesel in London, so $1.50 still seems like a bargain. And $ .749 is amazing!!!
Friday, 31 October 2008
Wednesday, 29 October 2008
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
Wednesday, 15 October 2008
Keep the dog in!!
These turkey vultures were circling over the house today and I thought it would be
prudent to keep small animals inside. I lost count at 60!
Sunday, 12 October 2008
Thanksgiving Weekend
We headed out to McDonald Island (Parks Canada) Friday after work and joined our boater friends for chili. Saturday morning they began preparing the annual boaters' Thanksgiving dinner - roasted turkey, smoked turkey, ham and vegetables galore. Topped off with pies of every description and 'special' coffee. There were (by my count) 27 of us. Singer and Mo-in-law joined us by dinghy. For many this is the last boating weekend of the season and it's a chance to get together and wish each other well for the winter. We had to come back in Saturday night and at 10:30 pm there wasn't a
ripple on the river and the moon was as bright as daylight. Today we had a Skype-chat with PetDoc and Noise (and Buggy) and now we're off to the family Thanksgiving dinner.
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