City work crews finished paving the intersection out

here, which is about time. Some people at City Hall are trying to make roads a October 21st election issue. If there's any election issue it should be LRT expansion. Namely the Mill woods SE/W LRT line.  

What lotto Canada did with the New 6/49 was not only increase the weekly prize draw to $5M from $3M but increased it by $4M every week the prize goes unclaimed. Plus they added another draw for a chance to win $1 for a $3 ticket. This weeks prize package goes to $9M for a $3 ticket. I'll buy one this weekend as I'm giving Proline a bit of a break. 

I've still got a bit of work to do in my Lodge as to try and arrange positions for our own elections in a few weeks away and I'm almost there. I've got a few contacts yet to make and to go over the constitution and review "Robert's rule of order" on how to run a meeting.

Yesterday was the last day for our out going Mayor Stephan Mandel. This was City council's last session before the upcoming civic election October 21st. I'm voting for Karen Leibovici. She worked closely with Mandel on the homelessness issue and supported the downtown arena from day one. Mayor Mandel did so much for the city, such as a new LRT line, his work for homelessness, the downtown arena, which will revitalize the downtown core (if it ever gets built) and re development of the airport lands, he's made the city stronger. The best Mayor we've ever had. If we get Leibovici or Iveson we'll be ok. If we get Dottie uggh, he'll set our city back by 20 years.    

Because my work is mostly in the evenings I'm going to miss a lot of Oiler hockey games on TV. Just in scanning over their 2014 schedule including this Saturday nights game I'll be able to catch mostly weekend games. That's about 25 games I'll be able to watch on TV. If however I get a couple of day projects that last us a couple of months each, I'll be able to watch more Oiler hockey games on TV. Then there is the 2 week break in February for the Winter Olympics, then it's down the home stretch in April and the Oiler's can get ready for team Canada.  

My hours are going to be ok this week. I'm working today, Friday and Saturday for 31 hours on the week so far. If everything goes well for next week, I could get another 31 hours. It means I haven't seen hours like this since the end of July. If it holds, I might be able to get something for me and save for that computer.

Anne had taken our budgie bird that passed away the other day to the vet and the vet said his beak was too long. These things can grow like fingernails and if the beak is too long the bird can't eat. It needs it's beak to crack open seeds for the morsel inside. Chirpy's beak was way to long and the poor thing starved to death. Anyway, that's about all for now.