Election fever, but not in Canada!
Well the gas prices are certainly plummeting, at last. Yesterday we only paid 83.9 which is only 10c dearer than when we first arrived here two and a half years ago. Can’t really complain about that!
Another thing we cannot complain about is the weather. Here we are in November and we are having temps in the high teens with bright sunny skies – lovely. However it is due to change and they are predicting temps dropping to the 5-7C area over the next few days. Yesterday it was 18C as we drove to Kingston. However on Tuesday I went to Ottawa for a meeting and although it was very warm and sunny there were snow banks on the sides of the roads and in car parks where they had a lot of snow last week. We escaped it completely where we are so it was a shock to see evidence of so much snowfall. Still I am sure there is plenty more to come over the next few months!
When I spoke to my aunt and uncle in Spain on Sunday they had been getting torrential rain for many days and were having to clear up lots of sand. Apparently when it rains heavily there it brings sand from the Sahara desert and leaves a lot of mess behind. They were clearing it all up ready for another onslaught of rain in the next few days.
I am so pleased the U.S. elections are finally over, I am fed up with seeing it on TV and now hopefully it will die down a little. It completely overshadowed the Canadian general election we had here – yes really we did! I was surprised by the fact that I felt left out of the Canadian election. As we have not been here long enough to become citizens yet we are not allowed to vote. I did not think that would bother me, but it did.
I was always bought up to vote as my grandfather always said “If you don’t vote, you have no right to criticize the government after.” Wise words! I really felt I was missing out by not voting, after all we still have to pay our taxes and all the other stuff, but have no say on who is in power or how it is used. It also annoyed me that only 59% of eligible voters actually voted. Hopefully by the time we have another election we will be citizens and will be able to have our say.
I never thought I would end up discussing politics on my blog!!!
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As an American I’m glad the election is over as well. It is unfortunate that Canada does not allow its citizens to vote an absentee ballot if they migrate. DH didn’t realize 10 years ago when we married and he moved to the US that his right to vote as a Canadian citizen in a Canadian election would be taken away from him, even though he still pays taxes in Canada. Once the inaugration is over things should quiet down some. Love your blog on the hawk and the frog.