Car

Next week, thanks in good part to my parents and grandparents, we will be the proud owners of the above vehicle. (the shot was difficult to take because it was into the sun. sorry!) A blue Hyundai Accent.

I really enjoyed the car shopping. I had a blast. It's the parting with all your money at the end that I didn't like so much.

Getting insurance was not fun at all. Because of the "gap" in coverage CAA insurance (who had covered us before) were charging an exorbitant rate. I had to get a broker and got a rate about $900 less. Yes, $900. Brokers can be good for you!

The week was exhausting as I made a number of trips to the Hyundai place. Yesterday, after work I took a bus over. The first bus driver I had, had some road rage thing going on and yelled at a bicyclist (who was obeying the road rules as far as I could tell), then told us "only in Kingston". Indeed. I transferred and my second bus driver hit a concrete wall. He was only going 2 km/hr or so, so it wasn't a big hit.

I also read with amusement that Sunrise Propane's license has been suspended. A little late now that it blew up a chunk of Toronto, don't ya think? One commenter on the news story said :
Isn't this a little bit like "closing the barn doors after all the horses have left the stable?"