I had a good time at my sister's. Lots of nice food, playing Lego and Wii with the nephews, talking about things with Kath and Julia, talking about projects and my truck with Fernando ( Read more... )

Got the truck registered and the plates, $170, $50 more because I'm vain.

Was complimented on being so well organized, which was nice. However, this will make throwing things out difficult, as a 13 year old photocopy of my Ontario Driver's license turned out to be very useful.

Well, another $514 on the truck, combined with $1065 before I drove up, $200 to import it and probably some more fees at the MOT office. I was advised to get an undercoating, had to get a couple more tires ( Read more... )

I meant to post this when it happened, as it wasn't very long after Zombieland came out and the timing seemed appropriate, but I was busy ( Read more... )

Amusing link here.

Apparently it likes its coconut enough to drag it around.

The customs guard looked me in the eye, smiled, shook my hand and said "Welcome back", and meant it.

There were other details, but that was my experience at the border.

He also got the trailer closed when I couldn't.

I once regaled a story about a traveler who was calm and unaffected when most other travlers were incredibly upset over something like flights being delayed. When asked his secret, he explained that he'd been held prisoner and tortured in some central American country once during a border crossing, and everything since has seemed mild ( Read more... )

JohnZ and ScottV came over and helped me sort out all my boxes. It was a good three hours and put me back on my timetable. Of course, there were a few hiccups. I was using my healthy & fat scale, first it ran out of batteries, then it wanted to track the bizarre weight gain&loss of the "person" who kept stepping on it. Often times we'd have to wait ( Read more... )

Okay, planning my way out.

The Direct way

The Long Flat way

The other way

I'm crossing at the Peace Bridge regardless, as I had to pick a border crossing and send info there.

I'm concerned about the Direct Way because it goes straight through the mountains, the only description I can find of I-77 says it's pretty hilly, and I'm not sure about ( Read more... )

Ex-soldier jailed for handing in gun.

Obviously the jury didn't read the informed jury material.