Yesterday I went in for

just 3 hours to do some reminder calls and envelope stuffing. Hardly worth going in for but money is money right?  

Rare is it that I find myself on a 4:30pm train heading to Clareview station but that was the case yesterday afternoon. Anne was surprised to see me come through the door so early. Yes my shifts for this week are intact, I told her. We gathered our id and voting cards and headed to Sifton school to cast our ballot. The air was mild for a mid/late October afternoon. I think we got up to +16 and that's warm for this time of year. Watching Monday night Raw wasn't on my list of priorities last night, what with the election on. Most people here in Canada were either watching the Royal's/Blue Jays baseball game or election returns. When I watched the early returns, it showed the Liberals ahead in Atlantic Canada 33 seats. Everyone else was 0. Anne was on Skype with her sister in Atlantic Canada as I was watching a bit of wrestling and the returns. Anne went to Giant Tiger while I was watching the election results. There was a break while the program I was watching were waiting for all the poling stations to close up to Alberta. I dozed off on the couch having a bit of a nap and Anne came through the door which woke me. The results started pouring in. When it was all over it was a Liberal majority with 185 seats, Conservatives 101 seats and the NDP with 41, Block 10, Green 1. All leaders except Block won their seats. There are some rumblings that Stephen Harper might step down as party leader and just run as a MP. Trudeau "assumes the gavel" of the House of Commons in the new year.

As for today its a beautiful clear day as we should get to another +14 or +16, temperature wise. My commute should be trouble free under clear skies and if I leave out of here by noon I should get to work by about 1:15, time to get a update on the project I'm currently doing get a coffee and settle in for a full day. Anyway, that's about all for now.

That was a landslide

Alberta NDP victory. The NDP won 53/87 seats. Our Wild rose candidate came in last as Edmonton went total NDP. Interesting. The PC's won only 11 seats and Jim Prentice resigned. I only have 2.5 years until I get my pension during a 4 year NDP regime. I hope I can keep the status quo going relatively unscathed until pension.

What with it being so cold when we went out to vote about 6:30pm last night, the weather forecast is calling for snow over night. We can get a May snow storm and its been known to happen a lot more often over the last few years. It wouldn't surprise me to go into work today seeing a blanket of snow on the ground this afternoon.

I was flipping the channels watching election results and the Ducks/Flames game. The Flames won in OT. So I'm out of here at my usual time 2pm to get to my usual spot and read for half an hour. Anyway, that's all for now.