A Minor Roadtrip

26 Apr 23

11:15 hrs

     With the Better Half not working due to the current federal job action it was decided that we would take a road trip to Hub City to see the Onion. We packed a lunch for the three of us. The trip down was good except the twenty plus minutes spent getting past the Nanoose choke point where construction had the traffic backed up. Construction that could have easily been done at night. Some companies will do such work at night but charge extra to do so. The question is do you pay the extra cash or piss off tens of thousands of drivers? 

27 Apr 23

10:15 hrs

     The trip back yesterday was uneventful. I noticed the traffic line up to get past the choke point on the other side of the freeway was even bigger when we had been in it. I would guesstimate it to be three or more kilometers long. And it wasn't moving. Heading North there's another section of road work that we had to detour around but we were nearly home by that point.

     Today, if I can get to it, I'll work on tbe Catio some more. I have one more platform and the sky walk to build. I need to get it done as I'll be tackling the Mobile Wayward Inn. It has to be cleaned, scrubbed and inspected. The last time it was used was when I hosted the 2020 BFRO Expedition.

01 May 23

08:00 hrs

     The PSAC strike is over. Now I have to wait until the contractors are scheduled to get back to work so I can get back to work. In the meantime the Catio is getting closer to being done and then my attention will move to the Mobile Wayward Inn as we are booked to head North for the beginning of June. Our Friends from Over the Hump will be joining us. The Loin Fruits will be staying home to look after the Beasts. 

     I have sixty copies of my book to take to Merritt. Hopefully, I sell them all. And maybe get some online sales as well. Wish me luck. 

     Well Campers,that's about it. Take care and have fun.

The Slide

08 Apr 23

08:45 hrs

     Happy Easter Campers!

     How do you celebrate Easter? Or do you celebrate Easter? I shouldn't be so pretentious as to think that Easter is the only celebration during this time frame as some of you may be celebrating Ramadan or Passover. Here at the Wayward Inn, Chef Blaine and Sous Irene like to cook a spiral ham and then use the leftover ham to make a couple of Wife Saver casseroles. Of course, the Holiday would not be complete without watching Charleton Heston in The Ten Commandments. It's one of my favourites. I don't know how many times I've watched it but I have my own Blu-ray copy just incase, which is good 

15:30 hrs

     The weather here in the Valley is quite horrible. Heavy winds and rain. We were driving downtown today and the smell of fresh seaweed thrown onto the shore was extremely strong. Strong enough for both of us to comment on it. 

     I'm going to work more on the Catio in the coming days as Mr. Wilson has taken to climbing the screen and that can be dangerous. If he was to fall with a paw still stuck in the screen it could easily result in a broken leg. Not good. So, I'll make some platforms, a ladder (of sorts) and a caged tunnel. That should keep them busy.

     The large housing project - duplexes and triplets - is nearing completion. Each unit is a town house. Two storeys and a basement. I have no idea what they'll be priced at but my Better Half, who has better realty sense than myself, thinks they'll be priced around 650K each. Yes, housing prices are still stupid. No wonder Couch Monkeys are hanging around for so long and it'll be awhile before they can afford their own place. 

09 Apr 23

14:45 hrs

     Today has been a crap day. Not just the weather,  which has Left Coast Liquid Sunshine falling in record amounts being driven in at a 35° angle, but the Oma-nator's health has taken a turn for the worse. It has always been slowly diminishing but on Friday, right after our three games of Trouble following breakfast, she said she was tired and wanted to lay down. She hasn't been up since. Everyone is pitching in. Medical staff has been in and out and will continue to do so until the end. Yes, it is sad and we will all grieve in our own way and in our own time. But, this is what she wanted...to pass away at home and not in a hospital hooked up to machines, being pestered by strangers, fed generic stuff that was not made with love and not having her family nearby.

     Oddly enough, the cats - both Jack and Mr. Wilson - have both been lying on her bed, which have never done.

19 Apr 23

07:00 hrs

     Hello Kidlettes!

     Today marks a week and a day since the Oma-nator left our family. My Lobster and myself were at her bedside at the Wayward Inn when she passed. As you can imagine it has been difficult for all of us. My Better Half has been doing all of the leg work that comes with a death in a family. The Loin Fruits and myself have been assisting as much as we can with anything she asks of us. We all miss her terribly and for myself I miss passing by her room and not seeing her sitting in her chair knitting another dish cloth or playing Trouble after a meal - we played about 6,500 games since she had moved in - or listening to her remind me that she doesn't want any onions in her food. I'm happy that she is no longer in pain and u will remember the joy that brought to all of us.