Friday, March 3, 2023

Friday March 3, 2023 Snow

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Friday March 3, 2023

Because my mind was rolling so much on how to solve the disputed American $100 bills, I didn't sleep much,  and finally determined that I would take them to the nearest RCMP for scrutiny... Then I slept a bit.  My back was really bothering me in the AM until I took some pain meds.

A search in the morning showed that the nearest RCMP station was 24 kms away, drat!  So we discussed it and Yvette made a couple of phone calls to her bank.

I didn't realize that they had made plans to take me to JJ's On The Lake for my favourite Fish'n'Chip craving.  We stopped at the Bank Of Montreal where Yvette deals and I conferred with a teller and the Assistant Manager pointing out the validity of the bills and how they were obviously not photocopies...  The bills passed their tests and we deposited them into Yvette's USD account.  

The snow was flying in a very cool 50 km wind and is still ongoing.  We went into JJ's where I had a single Fish'n'Chips while they shared a double.  It is such a delightful place to eat, in any weather....

I am eating way too much, which I need to curb, and we play a lot of card games, which is great!

Yes, I am definitely back in Canada!

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

Al

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JJ's in some blowing snow

They have great stuff on the walls



Yummy!

Yes Ma!  We are in Canada!

Driving very slow as it was icy underneath.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday, March 2, 2023

Thursday March 2, 2023 Cdn Cel

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Thursday March 2, 2023

OMG, that soft bed is such a godsend for a good sleep, except my cel phone started beeping every 15 seconds at 4:30am.  Investigation showed that the reason is that it was discharging instead of charging.  An internet search indicated that it was probably a faulty charger or cord so, luckily I had a second one with me and that solved that problem.

After almost 12 hours of sleep we had a hearty soup for brunch and played some cards.

Lou and I went to the shopping center where I had gotten my Canadian cel number last year.  The fellow there could not comply with setting me up with an Alberta account and number, so he directed us to another large shopping center and a guy who could comply.  So for $31.50 per month I have Canadian calling, international texting and 3GB of data which is more than I should ever need.

My new Edmonton Chatr number is 780-906-5156 and I still have my Fongo Calgary number 587-887-0488.  That should be easy for everyone now.  Next week, I will change my WhatsApp to the new Edmonton cel number.

We were going by CIBC so I dropped in to try deposit the last 2 - $100 American bills to my USD account.  The manager checked and did not want to take the bills as they did not pass her scrutiny or her verification machines.  Another Colombian conspiracy to launder counterfeit?? Grrr

So we play a lot of card games, which I have missed a lot, and it makes the time pass, along with the amazing food and leftover nachos that I ate almost singlehandedly....  It is a good thing that I am sleeping alone... lol.

Tomorrow we await a winter storm as we watch the opening of the men's Briar in curling. 

Lou gave me an Australian cowboy hat that I kinda like...

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

Al

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Oak leaf?

Big Lou and his new sidekick