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The raccoons are very persistent

On Thursday we purchased a vacuum cleaner from Sears. We had been looking for one since we got the house, but wanted one specifically for hardwood floors (we have nothing else in the house). I had researched on the internet and found half a dozen models but none seemed to be available easily from Canada. We ended up settling for one that was hard floor friendly, not as good as one completely designed for hard floors, but got fed up with not finding one of those.

When we got to Sears, I picked out one that looked pretty good at $499. When the sales assistant came over to help (as they always do!) she said that that particular model was out of stock for about two weeks. However she offered us another model that was almost identical: the handle splits in two, the other didn’t, but was $50 dearer.

I really didn’t want to pay that much so she said that there was going to be a sale at the weekend and the vacuum would be reduced by $100 and she could offer us that price now. So we took it. This it means I paid $50 less than I expected with the other model, not so bad. I cannot see the assistant in the UK allowing you to have products at yet to be reduced prices!

I also forgot to mention that when hubby took the truck in for service, the guy who sold it to us was waiting to welcome him in the service area. He then sat and chatted with him whilst they waited for the service to be done. Obviously this would happen in the UK too – NOT!

On Saturday the coons returned but even earlier. They were up the tree by three in the afternoon. However, there are only four of them now, so not sure what has happened to the fifth. Hubby went out with the hosepipe and discovered that they don’t seem to like water.

He got rid of them but an hour later they were back. We have now taken to bringing in the feeding boxes overnight to hopefully discourage them coming. Seemed to work last night, but only time will tell.

Did some more decorating yesterday. Also the internet man came back as we were having some speed problems. He decided to change the antenna on the top of the pole to one, which accepts a slightly lower speed, which will speed our connection up – strange but true!

Although we were paying for a 3MB service, we were only receiving around 1MB which compared to our 10MB service in the UK was a little sluggish to say the least. When he changed the antenna and tested the system we were getting over 2MB, so it seemed to work. Just have to wait and see how it goes now.

Fighting raccoons are very noisy

On Monday we purchased a fish tank. We had always had one in the UK and wanted to get one here. We have placed it in the living room, filled it with water and rocks etc. Now we need to let the water settle before getting some fish to put in it. Our house is starting to feel like a home now.

Before we set the tank up hubby painted the living room walls, so that we will not have to move the tank again – another job jobbed!

On Monday night we had just finished watching a film when suddenly we heard a right rumpus outside. It sounded like someone was being murdered. We went out with torch in hand and found two raccoons in one of our trees either fighting or mating. We weren’t sure which, but either way it was very noisy. Hubby shooed them off – they take quite a bit of shooing! They must have come back though as Tuesday morning our bird feeders were once again all over the place.

Yesterday (Tues) for once we did not go out. We did odd jobs round the house. This included hubby zooming around on his mower cutting the lawn. When he came in he looked like he had been rolling in dirt with all the crap the mower had thrown up!

In the afternoon the replacement satellite receiver was delivered. We had to connect it all up and then phone Star Choice to get it activated – so far so good, but then the other one worked for a week!

Today we have to take the car in for it’s first service. This needed to be done at 5,000 km or 3 months. We have had it for 5 weeks and already gone over the 5,000 km. Whilst that is being done I have booked in to get my hair done.

Any woman reading this will know how stressful having to change your hairdresser can be. But having to not only change your hairdresser, but have it done in a country where the national hairstyle is a mullet is quite worrying. Will let you know how it goes, although I have chosen what looks like a pretty modern salon, so hopefully will be ok.

Might get some fish today too, for the tank – how exciting!

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