Taxes

Apparently my seat of the pants tax planning last year was off the mark. I dropped off all my stuff to the accountant yesterday and today I got a phone call saying that it is looking like I owe. Not happy about that.

May everyone else get a refund. 

Poultry is just bigger in Alberta

Stopped here within the last two weeks with a friend on a quest to track down a rural church. The church is not in regular use and it is kind of hidden away in a rural area not on a regular road. We now know where it is and will take a more serious stab at visiting it in the summer. Not quite easy to get to.

This place is in Clive, Alberta. I like stopping in small town places for fun. Looks are deceiving as it is much bigger on the inside than you think. The menu was a small assortment of appetizers, a burger, cheeseburger, or sausage on a bun. The burgers were good, the local craft beer was better. Would I go back? Of course.

Saron Lutheran Church est. 1901

North of Clive, Alberta.

March 1st already?

I am not dead.

Recently spent four hours being questioned by the insurance company’s lawyer at my lawyer’s office. My file at the Royal Alexandra Hospital was 745 pages, The University of Alberta Hospital 393 pages, and The Glenrose Hospital 1,136 pages. All related to the accident and I got to be questioned by a lawyer on it. Opposing counsel dug up a lot on information on me. I got questioned on a not at fault car accident that occurred on July 16, 1994 among other things. Overall no surprises, a lot of yes and no answers, and kind of a boring experience. My medical injuries are well documented so I did not think it would take as long as it did. Everything is in black and white.

During the meeting I was tasked with providing some information to the lawyers. Various things to prove I had such things as a professional designation and proof of some other items. I have a degree and a designation neither of which I have on my wall. I am the type to attain something and then toss it in a closet. I know I did it and that is all that matters to me. Anyway I had to dig through files to find stuff and forward it to the lawyer. More of a make work project than anything else.

What did surprise me is a few days later I was notified that a mediation date was set for August. This might be settled this year. I fully expected that not much would happen for another year or so.

I have not got out much. It has rained and froze a few times. I have no desire to slip and fall.

I have been experimenting with walking with a cane. That is going better than I expected. I made some good progress in February and I am trying to build on that in March. 

Random post

A snowstorm is whacking a large chunk of Alberta. Actually we are under a snowfall warning. Schools are closed and highways are being shut down. Being holed up in my condo and not having to go anywhere was working well (especially since I picked up a bit of an cold) until the fire alarm went off and the building had to be evacuated. It eventually turned out to be a false alarm.

I rushed to the parkade and drove out before three fire units showed up. At least I was going to be nice and warm in my car if it was serious. Only the main routes are clear and the side streets are becoming more and more of a mess with the continued snowfall. On the bright my new Mazda AWD CX30 is proving to be quite good in the snow. It is now back in its heated underground home and I am back hoping to not be interrupted like that again.