Apr 21, 2022
Que pasa
Colin did some repairs to the siding facing the lake. The wind was so strong while we were away that it made a hole in the siding next to a latched area. The door obviously was not made properly, the screws were not in the right spot.
I am still working on the year end. I had hoped to be finished today but spent hours on the phone this morning sorting out billing issues. I am close to getting $1700.00 back in wrong billing with four different companies. Example, our roaming in the US was free but they charged us big time. What if I had not checked my billing? As well I am going to be changing our mobile phones to another provider and between us we will be saving $80.00 per month. Over seven months that is $560.00. In the fall we will be switching to a different plan with the new provider that will allow us each to have our own phone in the US and Mexico with no roaming charges at all and that includes includes 2GB of data. Best of all we keep our same phone numbers so anyone can call us as if we were in Canada. All of this for only an additional $60.00 per month total, $30.00 each. Once our five months away are over we can go back to the cheaper plan, such deal.
Colin had found a few shingles on the ground around the house shortly after we got home. He went up on the roof and discovered that the wind had blown off five rows of shingles, some here and there.
I have this photo here so that I won’t forget who did the job. It took me a long to time to find this company, they had done some emergency repairs for us in January of 2021 but I did not have their name, finally found it on an older Visa statement. We called them Tuesday and they arrived Saturday morning.
It was a cool windy morning for them on the roof. We saved $50.00 before tax by doing a direct e – transfer.
A few days ago they crammed into a bed to sit in the sun streaming through the window. They are not very happy with the cold temperatures and the wind. Thankfully things are on the brink of improving heat wise.
So what is this new thing that if you use Visa you now have to add 2-3 % if you don’t pay cash? Even our business insurance company charged us an additional 2% when we had to renew just a few days after we got home. The way to a new future I guess. I’m sure that you have all noticed that the majority of companies ( electric, TV, phones, etc ) no longer mail you a paper invoice. If you want a paper copy you need to print it out on your own at your own cost. They are saving on paper costs, ink and postage. Before you gang up on me please know that we need the paper because of our incorporated business.
Today was cool and with rain showers. Ciela sat in the wee bed right in front of my desk heater. She is just finally starting to play with toys, the blue toy under her nose. The girls are letting us know in many ways that they are bored being home. They want heat and activity.
Colin surprised me with these sunset photos taken a few days ago on April 19th. My head has been down working with pen and paper. I so appreciated seeing these.
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Contessa, hi, I’m glad U amigos are home getting back to U’r usual routine; love the picture of your house view, LOVE the windows all around it.
The lake looks amazing & the pups napping together is to die for. Yes, many of us agree… seagulls,dogs & horses leave no trace, man DO & how much !!! 🙁
We’ve been trying to use our Debit Cards over our credit Cards to save money but because of the lower activity it has dropped our Credit Score by 30 Points.
We got rid of our house so we wouldn’t need to deal with the repairs.
We agree with the Footsteps in the Sand. Too many have no respect for nature and others around them.
Be Safe and Enjoy!
It’s about time.
Beautiful sunset pictures 🙂
The wind has been crazy here too. I’m glad Colin noticed the problems and could fix them right away. One less thing to worry about.
The sunset pictures are nice to see 🙂
It sure helps when you shop around for services. You never said who your new phone provider is. We used Verison in the USA this last time and were not so happy with them. Not all US prepaid phone plans let you use your cell as a hotspot. We paid $55/month for 15G and it went to $50 after three months. Turned out that the hotspot went slow at peak times and not enough coverage throughout the US.