Amanda is leaving for Tofino this weekend, the only vacation where she is hoping for the worst weather. Thanks to Chris B. for the recommendation of the Little Karp Restaurant.
Sandra hopes to be there in person soon. Work is busy. She went to Seattle for the football game last weekend and planned to take the train. They were told to get to the station early to clear customs, but found out they were taking the bus, for hours! Even though they took the train back it was still long, and she recommends driving to Seattle.
John went to the hockey game with Jennifer (the YouTube star who made $24 the first week). Most subscribers are from the US, but also from Russia. He has a prostate exam this morning and is looking for a hand-holder.
Chris M. explained our participation in the Shoebox Project at the November 30 meeting. Please bring items, shoe boxes or cheques or cash (the latter best Nov. 23 so that shoppers have time to shop). Micheal will be sending an email with all the details.
Mary Lou went to the fabulous Chor Leoni concert. She was in Kelowna for two days and it was a reminder not to live there, as the traffic is insane, with one main road, and an HOV lane on the right, where people are turning. Alan is now really good at transit, and even knows his bus numbers. He has a CT scan tomorrow. They survived 24 hours with Oscar, but thought Science World would be too much, so did “leaves in the neighbourhood”.
Blair (aka Doofus) dropped his car off on Tuesday for a tire change and took a Uber back. Upon arrival at his condo, he realized he had left his keys in the car in the console, and though he could go back to get them, but the keys had been dropped inside. He phoned Kal (the “nice” Kal), who said to call back later, to which Blair replied ‘no’. He phoned others, but no one wanted to talk to him, and then he was called a doofus. He called Uber again, finally got keys and learned an inordinate amount about cricket on the round trip, worth $80 in the end. When Kal (the “nice”one) finally phoned, Blair answered “Doofus speaking, can I help you?”
Dalbir said he could have picked up Doofus. He is going for a colonoscopy on Monday and needs hand-holding too.
Peter has an appointment to get his knee checked out next Wednesday. He thinks he’ll be on the same list as Garth (82nd in line). Stairs are a problem.
Judy says Wow, those Canucks! How about them? Some people got emails from Judy’s hacked account. If you do, don’t send her any money. Most of the recipients were people she hardly ever emails, and one man sent in a certificate, and she emailed back right away to tell him to cancel his card. There are two birthdays this weekend, her daughter who is 46 and granddaughter who is 10, so big dinners are in store.
Debbie M. was busy with hiring the accountant for Disposal King, with over 260 applicants, all qualified. They also hired a new dispatcher, but there weren’t as many applicants for that position. She spent the long weekend with family and went to Birch Bay to visit Judy.
Kal (the other Kal) says many have called him a lazy *** for the last 3 years, but he had a tumour!, and one year ago today had his operation and is ready to lend Peter his cane. His friend in Israel is good, and on Saturday is going to visit where his niece died.
Marg was at the cenotaph and says it was a wonderful service in Richmond. She went to Chor Leoni for a fabulous concert. Five churches in Richmond have sponsored a family from the Congo, 9 all together, and the 6-year-old boy has started school at Quilchena and is smiling all the time. Kudos to Quilchena estates between Blundell and Granville where they got a 3 bedroom townhouse for the family for $2500, and are negotiating for another. Almost the whole complex is housing refugees. Canning season is finished until February.
Chris B. isn’t moving for a month, not in a week as previously reported – sorry, Chris. Little Karp Seafood restaurant (https://www.littlekarp.com/) was opened by a friend of hers who went to school in Switzerland to become a chef. It is neat and nice, on Alexandra St. near Lansdowne. One week until she is finished at school. Ten years ago, Malcolm was hacked, and his email was asking for money, and it was very sad that many people sent it.
Micheal filed his taxes last week, owed money, went to the bank to pay, but had the wrong paper, needed the remittance, went online, and found he didn’t owe any more money. So, they’re sending him a refund. He checked his account and saw that $415 was taken from his account, over several months, and he didn’t know what for. So he went to the bank, who canceled the withdrawals. Then he thought and thought, and it finally dawned on him that it was his son’s preschool payments. He’s now waiting for the school board to contact him to say he hasn’t paid.
Danny went to a Miss Vancouver beauty contest last weekend in Coquitlam. He went down a dark hallway to what he thought was the washroom and mistakenly entered the dressing room! This weekend he is leaving for New York and Chicago for a dental convention.
Peachy has cousins in the Philippines, who are celebrating the freedom of her cousin who is finally back in the city after fighting for the previous president. Her Mom has a cast on her leg now and can’t walk for two months.
Jeannette says finally the union won so they have an extra $2.15 per hour, but it doesn’t work out financially in the end. She told the story of a patient who wasn’t doing well, and Jeannette got the order to monitor the patient’s urine output, for 10 hours. But after 4 hours, the patient wasn’t doing well and she contacted the doctor, who said to go back to look at the order, which said to contact only after 10 hours (note this is when he wouldn’t be on call anymore). When the new doctor arrived, he sent the patient for a CT scan, and emergency surgery and the patient ended up in ICU.
Elena reminds everyone about the container loading next Saturday. Shipping costs are sponsored for Rotary. It happens from 9:30 – 11:30 on Nov. 25. at the old Riverview Hospital. Her husband was celebrating his birthday but didn’t want a present, so he took Elena to Apple to get her a new phone which is so complicated.
Larry says Steve’s going to Vegas on Saturday only if the Christmas decorations are already up, with the help of his son. He is not allowed to turn anything on until next Thursday. He is up and down with the pain and medication.
Carolyn is getting an artificial
tree this year, and they bought it but on the way home Carolyn couldn’t breathe with her asthma. She’s hoping it’s not due to the artificial tree. She will be careful opening the box.
Debbie S. went to brunch at the Steveston Hotel on Sunday, and it was lovely. Her brother-in-law has cataracts and got a lens transplant that took 20 minutes and it’s a miracle. He now has perfect vision, after having to wear glasses his whole life. Her dad has now gone to see his ophthalmologist.
Henry says no one in his family got a Taylor Swift ticket, which is so disappointing. He needs to lose weight and bought exercise equipment for his office. He might need to Zoom some meetings and is reminded to let Debbie S. or Bob know.
Bobby thanks Hajira, whom he has seen in action. Sam on Zoom told him to remind us about the Christmas dinner on Dec. 3.
Pat went bowling yesterday with golf friends and learned that Lucky 9 lanes has been sold to a UK company who is buying up bowling alleys in Canada. She went for dinner at the Flying Beaver and the sunset was amazing. Her granddaughter’s volleyball team was playing well, in the Surrey City championship and won a banner for Tweedsmuir junior volleyball.
Bob says Gavin sold his car on Auto Zen avoiding the headache of showing and test driving the car. Auto Zen took pictures, drove around the block, and determined a bid price. It was sold within 24 hours and the money was e-transferred. They make $750 on each transaction selling to a dealership and it’s much easier than Craigslist, etc. Many people seem to be selling everything, including cars, and moving away. Bob flew Air Yukon to Kelowna and met someone visiting her mom who, at 98, is selling everything and going back to the UK. Then he met someone else who is selling and moving back to Brazil.
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