From the looks of things at home; we got out of there just in time! It’s been snowing in London, Ontario since Sunday; and as you can see in some of the pictures being sent to us; they’ve got waist high snow; and it’s not over yet.
It sounds like the city has been almost shut down. I’ve been seeing the “cheers” about no school or work for many on Face Book. With this much snow, it certainly does help one get into the upcoming Christmas spirit. So look on the bright side of things… an extra short work/school week; more time to bake all those Christmas treats and decorate the inside for the holidays.
Saturday night, we watched quite the fire works display off our balcony. We finally went up to the road, just in time for the finale. Huge bursts of red, white and green fireworks for at least 10 minutes. Then about 10 minutes later, it started up again. Not sure what the celebration was, but it was nice to watch.
We were back at the grocery store on Sunday to return our blender. And apparently the “Taurus” brand that we bought, turned out not to be such a good product. Another lady was standing in line to return a Taurus coffee pot.
We also found out that the cashier overcharged us for our bottled water. We buy 2 cases of 6 bottles at a time. Instead of charging us for 12 bottles, she charged us for 24. Hope that was the only time.
When we arrived at the customer service desk; a man came over and started speaking Spanish to us. I told him, that I only speak English. He said no problem; then turned back and asked if we were Americans, I said no, Canadians. He then smiled; and said he’d be right back.
He sent Ricardo over to us; and thankfully his English was way better than my Spanish. I explained that the blender started to leak within a few seconds of use; and then a piece went flying off. No problem he said, we could get another of the same or upgrade to a better one. I also then explained about the water overcharge. Without hesitation, he also refunded the overcharge on the water.
We upgraded to a much better blender, bought a loaf of bread, a container of milk; and the difference was about $2.20. We’ve made fruit smoothies every day since; and the new blender works like a charm.
Sunday, there were Mayoral elections being held. And for most of the day; people were driving around, honking their horns, waving their flags, playing music; and just plain old celebrating.
A couple of times there were parades of cars going up and down the boulevard in front of us; and also along the highway. Lots of happy cheers.
And today; as London was being dumped on; we took a walk around our complex again; and took some pictures of some of the beautiful foliage around here.
Hopefully, it’ll help with some of our family and friends. They can dream about the tropics; and hopefully warm up a little.
To warm up, take a look at our pictures
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