Monday, February 28, 2022

Monday February 28, 2022 Stress/Success

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Monday February 28, 2022

It really rained last night so we have a lake again.  And it was sprinkling at 4:20am so the walk was really abbreviated.

I had time for only one upload this morning and RedBubble was OK with that until I went to comment again or reply to other artists, then it gets all balky again.

At 7:30am I was 6th in line to get my Antigen test done and that took only 25 minutes.  Then it was the stress to wait for the result for 3 hours.  The cost was under $20 USD.

I checked with my payment gal up the street about how to pay for the Movistar bills that come via my email.  Sending them via WhatsApp to Cristina won't work, I have to send the email direct to her and then let Cristina know that she has to pay.

I got very frustrated with Cheap-O-Air and Copa when I reviewed my documents to prepare for Check-in.  It said that I had no seats chosen which I was certain I did on the original Copa flights that were later changed.  Of course the crooks show zero seat available unless you pay for them...  So I paid almost $92 USD for the 4 Copa flights to get the same Exit row window seat.  They don't recline but hopefully the extra leg room will make it all worth it.  And it doesn't look like the seats in the row are bought so I may have a lot of room for safety, etc.

I got an email and a WhatsApp message with a nice copy of the NEGATIVE Antigen test (Listen for huge sigh of relief) and was told to come in for the original, which we did.  The original was a shitty black+white copy, groan, what a wasted trip that was...  Anyway, everything is copied to the phone, and a memory stick, and the laptop, and is in my emails...  Overkill... But nothing is going to ruin this trip!

Then at 1pm I went to the Copa site to Check-In.  It sent me automatically first to the ArriveCan site which is necessary to enter into Canada.  That was an exercise in frustration as it asked for 2 vaccinations but not the third...  It would not accept just the first 2 Sinovac vaccinations so I changed the second one to the Moderna and it was accepted.  They now have a copy of the document with all 3 so hopefully no problem.  The next fun was filling in a quarantine plan (which is supposedly no longer necessary as of today)...  Yvette, I am renting your basement and will have no contact with you, just so you know....  Now I still have to go pre-register to hopefully avoid random testing upon arrival....

Then I managed to complete the Copa Check-In and print the boarding pass to only Panama.  I guess I have to see if now I can Check-in for Pamana...

I have developed such a neck strain from all this.  I need a nap already.

No pictures.  That was the day’s excitement.

Al

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Sunday, February 27, 2022

Sunday February 27, 2022 Puppies

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Sunday February 27, 2022

Killer was barking most of the night, every time the dummy moved away from his water, or shit, so I didn't get a whole lot of sleep.  But my 3 stalwarts joined me for a very early walk at 4:14am and it was surprising how many young people on motorcycles were roaming about.

A couple had arranged to drop off two puppies to be taken to Zoonosis for adoption so we prepared and received them.  Puppies are so cute and innocent and it is easy enough to find adoptive homes.

We stopped at Aunt Nativa's to pick up diapers for Ana Julia and then brought all that to Adiela's before Cristina disembarked at Zoonosis with the 2 adorable puppies.

Our dogs and I enjoyed fried chicken fo lunch as I re-arranged my wallet for a trip to Canada.  Not much left to do now.  Tomorrow will be stressful as we get the needed Antigen test to travel.  A false positive would send me around the bend.  There is no way that I have Covid....

We are getting another evening drenching of rain to cool things off nicely again.

I hope you enjoy the pictures.  That was the day’s excitement.

Al

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Adorable puppies for adoption

Older dogs are harder to get adopted out

We wish more people would adopt an older dog

The Zoonosis yard

 

 

 

 

 


 

Saturday, February 26, 2022

Saturday February 26, 2022 Switi

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Saturday February 26, 2022

The dogs were active last night with at least 5 of them making me get out of bed at different times to calm them down.  As a result, there was no walk this morning as I tried to regain my sleep.

Last night a relative posted an obituary on FaceBook for a Les Fradette who has to be a relative but honestly I did not recognize any names in the write-up..  It should not be surprising since I have been gone for 3 generations worth.  This fellow died very young and suddenly.

Also last night, Adiela posted Switi's photo on FaceBook for adoption and those irresistible blue eyes were scooped up by an Engineer.  So we made the trip in today to bring her and, of course, Cristina stayed to help.

Then my 3 co-pilots and I made a brief stop at KIA and had a mechanic loosen the bolt holding the negative post of Lizzie's battery.  Gee, a little packing of electricals, documents, etc and I am ready to go once I get my Antigen test Monday and submit all my info to ArriveCan... 

I finally got a response from WestJet confirming that my vaccination certificate is all that I need to board their flights!  That is a huge relief and cost savings.  So, all in all, I can breathe again and feel rather good now about the upcoming trip.

I am slowly preparing things in the yard, like trimming the roses so they will survive my absence. 

 

I hope you enjoy the pictures.  That was the day’s excitement.

Al

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Good luck Switi (Sweetie)

Best kitten we have fostered

This orphan has a new home

thanks to a lot of caring people!

So cute!  We miss you.

9 of our present 13 dogs