Officially winter

[norsegirl]

Well, the snow stayed this time. I guess that means it is officially winter already. At least here the kids don't get lulled into that dumb thought that you can wear anything you like for Halloween just because it's warm during the day. No doubt at all here that you're going to freeze your butt off collecting candy. For the first time in my life I'm actually looking forward to not being able to go trick or treating. Much better to stay in my warm house in this crud. Speaking of which, had to cancel our plans to go to the event this weekend as it was snowing pretty heavily Saturday. I might have braved it, because it didn't seem terrible in town, but the locals said the highway would be impossible, and anyway, the way over-due oil change took all morning because apparently every mook with a car decided that snow means they need maintenance. I've needed it for weeks, it's just that since I wasn't going anywhere I put it off. I figured I'd change the oil next time I was planning to leave town, or earlier if I got around to it, which of course, I never did. If I hadn't still been toying with the idea of braving the highway, I would have rolled over and slept in and just left it yet another week. I also ended up paying an absolutely gross sum of money so I could wait only 45 minutes rather than the 5 hours that was estimated at Wal-Mart. It's moments like these when I realize how useful a second car really is. If I could have dropped the bloody thing off and just gone home while they were working on it I would have. But it was just a little too far to walk in the snow, and of course I would have had to come back at the end as well. As for waiting it out, there is a limit to how much time you can productively kill in a Wal-Mart, and 5 hours is well beyond that limit. Ah well, at least I got a free Saturday paper at the place I ended up.

There's about 5 inches on the ground now by the way, lest anyone think I am exaggerating. Stupid winter. I'm also the only student in the office this week. Great, leave me alone while I am still obviously floundering here. Anyway, back to work...

Comments

[rectangularcat]

I meant to respond to your earlier msg.

I only was going to the event as my husband was teaching. No teaching, no go. Really, we had a lot of wedding stuff to finish off and that was the only weekend we could do it in before November...)

I think Calgary's 12th night will be our first local event. Hopefully we will meet there!

Oh and I have horrible experiences of getting my oil changed at Walmart (which include being stranded in rural Mississippi with no oil in my engine)... I used to go to my local garage in Vancouver or Mr. Lube (although Mr. Lube tries to sell you too much stuff you don't need which grates me)... I think we will get the next one done in Vancouver... Doing my thesis in Maintenance engineering, I am anal about scheduled mtce!

[eve-the-just.livejournal.com]

We didn't end up making it anyway. I think if there had been classes I would have gone regardless of snow, but for just a feast, nevermind. Entirely too much trouble.

I think I can make Calgary's 12th night. Nothing scheduled to stomp all over it yet. Of course the weather rarely books ahead ;p What about Yule feast up here in early December, you feeling up to traveling?

[rectangularcat]

Depends on which weekend. Maybe?

We are driving to Denver in late Nov and back to Vancouver in mid December...

[eve-the-just.livejournal.com]

December 4. You have a place to stay if you want to come. Just let me know.

I don't have any details yet, but I do know there's THUA since I've already been recruited as a teacher. I also know my class is in the afternoon - no early waking for me - yay!

[rectangularcat]

Thanks, I have it on my travel radar now. It will be a last minute decision I fear - depending on how tired we are from the Denver trip!

[hel_ana]

You're making me homesick.

[eve-the-just.livejournal.com]

Oh babe, you can have it. There is nothing about snow in OCTOBER that should make you reminisce about Ontario. Did I mention it is OCTOBER still and there's so much snow that we can hardly drive, and I can hardly see any of those buildings that I posted a view of from my office. Several day long snowstorms bite!