Anne agreed with me

to skip going out tonight. Mainly because she bought that Christmas tree at Value vilage for $50. Add another $25 onto that, we can skip this month. 

Dad's contribution to the 2nd World War was RCAF ferry command. I don't think he was even a Canadian Citizen at the time. He flew aircraft out to the ETO. Not sure when he became a Canadian citizen.

Dad was a pipefitter aftere the war and worked in the Vancouver area and in later years worked in the Oil patch in Fort MacMurray. He passed away 1996, pedestrian accident in Coquitlam. I love you dad. 

I had almost half an hour to waste in Bonnie Doon Mall yesterday. Latter Anne had told me about Starbucks. I had forgotten about that. She said it's in Safeway. I was considering after Rogers to drop in and have something at the deli that's when she told me Starbucks isn't a stand alone Starbucks. Next time I'll know. Anyway, that's all for now.

I left out of here

about 1:15pm for my Doctor's appointment. I got off a block away. It was a nice walk. I was able to get in early. The walk hpwever, increased my BP reading. Checking my ears, he noticed I have wax build up. "When it becomes a problem, I can flush that out for you." I got a form to get a blood test  for prostrate. I needd to contact this place but it's just a website. I'll check it out later. I was only there for about half an hour. 

I got the bus to Bonny Doon Mall Shoppers Drug mart and got my flu and Covid shots. I worked my way to Rogers. Last stop out of the mall.

I asked the clerk there about upgrading to the iPhone Duo. He said that it's not availible at the local level yet in Canada. Except through Apple and then again I'll need a plan. So much for that idea. I had about a half hour wait for my 4pm bus home. It was a nice 3 hour outing. Anyway, that's all for now.  

I'm on the fence

about the iPhone duo but if I can get it on a plan, I might. It seems to me that the Duo bridges the gap between the iPad mini and the iPhone Duo. 

I'm still not sure how I feel about retirement. I was pushed, not nudged. But they want to send me out on a high note at our staff Christmas party On the 16th of next month. My higher ups realize that the extra money was cutting into my rent. They were concerned about that. In some ways this was a mercy pull as well. At least Frances will tell me what projects they are doing. I was with them for 12 years. I wish there was something I could do cash under the table.

Today, I got to call Shoppers to see if they have supply and if I can go in as a walk in Tuesday after my Doctors appointment @ 2:30pm tomorrow. Hopefully I'll be out by 3pm.  Shoppers by 4 home by 5:30 with new iPhone? Well that's the plan, or I night even do this afternoon to Shoppers. Anyway, that's all for now.

Anne made her ususal Sunday

brunch. It was really good. After she talks with her sister, Anne said she's going out shopping for something.

Tomorrow, I need to call Shoppers to see if they have Covid/RSV supplies so I can get my shots after my Doctors appointment Tuesday. 

If there is time, on my way out I'm considering getting a plan for the new iPhone duo. I wont need my iPad anymore because I have iCloud and my AuV3 iPad apps are stored on the iPad, I can transfer most of them to the cloud and install  them back on the iPhone. My current iPhone has limited memory. I'll then be using the iPhone Duo that has double the memory then my iPad, I'll give to Anne.

Yesterday was one of those

days where all I did was slept ate, watched TV. I missed the Vancouver Oilers game. I'm sure it was a good game. I "overdosed" on TV. 🤣 

The good news is The Elks had 40,000 fans at Commonwealth. and won 16-28 over the BC lions. 

I was getting a bit concerned when the game was tied at 9. But Elks D and fan support made all the difference. The above graphic says it all.

The Elks game was a tough act to follow, when it came to the Canucks at Rogers Place arena. Oilers won 4-2. A perfect day.

I enjoyed going out to

Scottish Rite as my first time as 32° Mason😀these meetings usually last about 2 hours. Next meeting (in my case) will be in January. 

My collar looks a little sloppy but it's a selfie. 

I'm not getting up at 8am to watch WWE's Crown Jewel. I'll catch the replay later during the day and skim through the highlights.

If the Elks win the game today, they go to the finale. If BC wins, the Lions go to the finale. Pretty straight forward. Anyway, that's all for tonight.

Great time at lodge

last night. For some reason, I thought I paid my lodge dues last week. It was step up night. We did Balloting. It was a full night. When I got home I checked my eTransfer history. Ooops. I made the correction and paid my dues. Tonight (unless Gordon is going to Eastern Star, I'll be heading out to Scottish Rite.

From here on in, no more major spending. I can get out of debt by this time next year. I don't need anything major. I was going to get the iPhon Duo. It's a $40 increase in my monthly plan, but we'll see. I'll need to make that decision when I go get my shots tomorrow. Anyway, that's all for now.