Well, I've officially started to really hate MSN.... especially since the went "live". Urgh! How freaking frustrating can that be!
MSN keeps crashing on me and it seems to be really unstable and extreemly slow. So, I'm slowly going to start converting everyone away from MSN.
I've tried GoogleTalk and I really like it. Especially now. You can leave people voicemails when they aren't around & they will receive them in their Gmail account. I've told a couple of people about this & they said that they don't want to create a new account.
That's the only thing. I've had my hotmail account forever, but i don't use it anymore. I have a pop3 account & on top of that, I also have my business account, my work account & now my gmail account.
I sometimes wish that GoogleTalk had a couple more functions, but it's still in beta or just about to come out of it... I'm sure that there will be improvements along the way.
If you ever decide to use GoogleTalk or already using it, please feel free to add me
Well, that's all I've got for now!
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Monday, August 28, 2006
Starting off another week!
Hard to beleive that we are at the end of August! urgh! where did the Summer go! Oh well, I'll have something to keep me really busy soon enough... in 16 weeks! How freaking exciting!
Today is a horrible Monday morning! It's rainning out, really dark & grey plus on top of that, it's only 15 out! That's freaking cold.....
Well, I finally got my bathroom floor installed! It turned out quite nice. I can't wait to finish it. I have to buy some baseboards & maybe some quarter round, but that's about it. We have also moved the cat litter out of that washroom so that we can actually use it as a washroom.
Oh, we had mitex come in this morning to do the living room & master bedroom. It's a really neat process.... well, not so much process, but you know what I mean. The floor feels cleaner & softer. I definetly recommend it!
I just got off the phone with this salesman from synergyadspecs and he was extreemly pushy to try to get me to buy some pens. He was trying to convince me that $5/pen was a good deal & he wasn't taking no for an answer. To be honest, in my business, I can't see handing out pens to clients just because. Like I told "Tom" - if I had a home show coming up, maybe I could "afford" to just throw away money!
Anyways, when I told him no 5 times, he just seemed to get so disappointed & he didn't even want to show me an image or whatever. I had no idea what he was proposing to me! WHATEVER!!! - My Money - My Decisions!
Well, I now have a cell phone available for sale. It's a older model (3yrs old) from Telus. It was a decent phone at the time, but now that the contract it up, I want to get rid of it. So, if you are looking for a phone, please let me know!
That's all I've got so far today!
'til the next one!
Today is a horrible Monday morning! It's rainning out, really dark & grey plus on top of that, it's only 15 out! That's freaking cold.....
Well, I finally got my bathroom floor installed! It turned out quite nice. I can't wait to finish it. I have to buy some baseboards & maybe some quarter round, but that's about it. We have also moved the cat litter out of that washroom so that we can actually use it as a washroom.
Oh, we had mitex come in this morning to do the living room & master bedroom. It's a really neat process.... well, not so much process, but you know what I mean. The floor feels cleaner & softer. I definetly recommend it!
I just got off the phone with this salesman from synergyadspecs and he was extreemly pushy to try to get me to buy some pens. He was trying to convince me that $5/pen was a good deal & he wasn't taking no for an answer. To be honest, in my business, I can't see handing out pens to clients just because. Like I told "Tom" - if I had a home show coming up, maybe I could "afford" to just throw away money!
Anyways, when I told him no 5 times, he just seemed to get so disappointed & he didn't even want to show me an image or whatever. I had no idea what he was proposing to me! WHATEVER!!! - My Money - My Decisions!
Well, I now have a cell phone available for sale. It's a older model (3yrs old) from Telus. It was a decent phone at the time, but now that the contract it up, I want to get rid of it. So, if you are looking for a phone, please let me know!
That's all I've got so far today!
'til the next one!
Friday, August 25, 2006
Medical after Medical after Medical
Well, apparently yesterday was a very busy day for the fire department. They have something like 8 medical calls.
I was lucky enough (if you want to call it that) to attend an medical assist call. A gentleman had fallen out of bed & was unable to get back in. The only reason that I got to go out on that call was because the guys had received another call about 3 minutes before for a 10yr girl that was unresponsive. As the Truck-22 was reponding, dispatch came over the air & updated the guys saying that they where now perfoming CPR on the child.
From what the Lt was saying, the girl passed away upon arrival at the hospital. The worst thing of it all is that it was her birthday on August 24th. The parents where apparently devastated.
When I got home from those 2 calls, I turned on the scanner & just listened to it with Allison as we where getting ready to go to bed - at our usual 1am and Codiac was pretty busy along with the Ambulance service. Well, I heard that the ambulance was going to the hospital with a patient & they came on the air asking for the Fire Dept cause there was a car that was on fire. As I was laying there, I said to Allison - too bad that's not me!
Well, like they say, you get what you wish for. Shortly after 2am, we got a call that Ditech had fire in their walls. Well, we got on scene & the first truck - Engine-21 was able to put the fire out without any additional assistance. We simply rolled up the hose & cleaned it off at the station. All in all, I think we had 10 guys & 3 trucks that responded. Pretty good turn out for 2am! I was lucky enough to get back into bed by 4am!
This morning I also had the joy of getting up early to go & visit Dr Sylvie LeBlanc for Allison's check up. This is going to be the last time we see her for a year...
Well, that's pretty much it for now!
'til the next call comes in!
I was lucky enough (if you want to call it that) to attend an medical assist call. A gentleman had fallen out of bed & was unable to get back in. The only reason that I got to go out on that call was because the guys had received another call about 3 minutes before for a 10yr girl that was unresponsive. As the Truck-22 was reponding, dispatch came over the air & updated the guys saying that they where now perfoming CPR on the child.
From what the Lt was saying, the girl passed away upon arrival at the hospital. The worst thing of it all is that it was her birthday on August 24th. The parents where apparently devastated.
When I got home from those 2 calls, I turned on the scanner & just listened to it with Allison as we where getting ready to go to bed - at our usual 1am and Codiac was pretty busy along with the Ambulance service. Well, I heard that the ambulance was going to the hospital with a patient & they came on the air asking for the Fire Dept cause there was a car that was on fire. As I was laying there, I said to Allison - too bad that's not me!
Well, like they say, you get what you wish for. Shortly after 2am, we got a call that Ditech had fire in their walls. Well, we got on scene & the first truck - Engine-21 was able to put the fire out without any additional assistance. We simply rolled up the hose & cleaned it off at the station. All in all, I think we had 10 guys & 3 trucks that responded. Pretty good turn out for 2am! I was lucky enough to get back into bed by 4am!
This morning I also had the joy of getting up early to go & visit Dr Sylvie LeBlanc for Allison's check up. This is going to be the last time we see her for a year...
Well, that's pretty much it for now!
'til the next call comes in!
Thursday, August 24, 2006
As Promised
As promised, here are links to the articles in the Times & Transcripts for yesterdays post.
Car Accident & Air Ambulance
Now, in the "car accident" article, you will see a firefighting trying to pry a door open. Unfortunately, that's not me! Someday soon, but not me today (or yesterday!).
I had to privilege of going to the dentist. It wasn't too bad. At least this was a regular check up and not my usual 9 year waiting period. Not that I do it on purpose, but it usually just happens that way. It was kind of funny actually, because I was in & out in 15 minutes - cleaning and all! I couldn't believe it.
I'm not sure if I mentioned that I had partnered up with a local developer & a realtor for a new subdivision project. I'm really excited about this & I can't wait to see a billboard that they are going to be putting at the building site. I can't wait to see what the final project looks like. What's kind of funny is that I was never consulted on during the design, they just assumed that I wanted such & such to appears; however, the realtor had it modified the way that I wanted it to appear.
Here is a draft copy of what it was supposed to look like.
Personally, I like the design & layout. The only thing extra that I have added was my title - Mortgage Specialist. Originally, they had removed my phone number even. They said that the clients will confuse me with the realtor & contact me to find out about the lot prices. The way that I look at it is if they do that, then it's an open door for me to try to finance the project.
Well, that's all that I've got for now!
'til the next one!
Car Accident & Air Ambulance
Now, in the "car accident" article, you will see a firefighting trying to pry a door open. Unfortunately, that's not me! Someday soon, but not me today (or yesterday!).
I had to privilege of going to the dentist. It wasn't too bad. At least this was a regular check up and not my usual 9 year waiting period. Not that I do it on purpose, but it usually just happens that way. It was kind of funny actually, because I was in & out in 15 minutes - cleaning and all! I couldn't believe it.
I'm not sure if I mentioned that I had partnered up with a local developer & a realtor for a new subdivision project. I'm really excited about this & I can't wait to see a billboard that they are going to be putting at the building site. I can't wait to see what the final project looks like. What's kind of funny is that I was never consulted on during the design, they just assumed that I wanted such & such to appears; however, the realtor had it modified the way that I wanted it to appear.
Here is a draft copy of what it was supposed to look like.
Personally, I like the design & layout. The only thing extra that I have added was my title - Mortgage Specialist. Originally, they had removed my phone number even. They said that the clients will confuse me with the realtor & contact me to find out about the lot prices. The way that I look at it is if they do that, then it's an open door for me to try to finance the project.
Well, that's all that I've got for now!
'til the next one!
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Crazy Morning
Well, I had a crazy morning today! First, we had another MVA; however, this time, we had the priviledge of having Global news & maybe a Times & Transcript Photographer. If I can find the article, I'll post it tomorrow.
Also, we had a potential aircraft crash today. The Medic-Air plane had warnings that it's landing gear was not locking down and they declared an emergency. So, we got dispatched out & waited on the tarmat and watched the aircraft sucessfully land with all 3 wheels locked down in place.
So, all in all, it was a fun morning. I can't wait to be able to do this for a full time.....
'til the next emergency!
Also, we had a potential aircraft crash today. The Medic-Air plane had warnings that it's landing gear was not locking down and they declared an emergency. So, we got dispatched out & waited on the tarmat and watched the aircraft sucessfully land with all 3 wheels locked down in place.
So, all in all, it was a fun morning. I can't wait to be able to do this for a full time.....
'til the next emergency!
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Huge Fire
I just remembered that I have a video of a block fire that happened recently. not sure why it was put to "Stairway to Heaven" but it was....
Motor Vehicle Accident
Nothing really important to share, but just thought I'd share my latest adventure. We had a call for a MVA this morning at 9am.... not bad for a wake up call - kinda what I needed to get me out of bed this morning!
Anyways, not sure how they hit, but they hit some freaking hard! Lets just say that the cars where pointing in opposite directions from the way that they where originally travelling... if that makes any sense.
It was a quick call - only lasted about 1hr - the average.
Moncton also had 2 calls today for mva's. Looks like it's going to be that type of day!
Oh, I also got myself some hyperwhite (or whatever you want to call them) light bulbs for my car. They rock! I can see much clearer now at night time. They make quite a difference.
That's it for now!
'til the next one!
Anyways, not sure how they hit, but they hit some freaking hard! Lets just say that the cars where pointing in opposite directions from the way that they where originally travelling... if that makes any sense.
It was a quick call - only lasted about 1hr - the average.
Moncton also had 2 calls today for mva's. Looks like it's going to be that type of day!
Oh, I also got myself some hyperwhite (or whatever you want to call them) light bulbs for my car. They rock! I can see much clearer now at night time. They make quite a difference.
That's it for now!
'til the next one!
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Well, that was fun!
Well, I can tell you that it's some warm out there!
We just had a house fire this morning. The call came in around 10am & I only stepped foot into the house at 2:30pm. There was quite a bit of smoke showing when we got on scene - 2nd truck out and 2 guys & myself went into the upstairs apts to check for fire extension. I had the priviledge of using the new TIC (Thermal Imaging Camera). It was small & very light. I couldn't believe it.
Anyways, other then that, there's nothing else new. Yesterday was the Acadian Celebration. I personally didn't do much, but there was all kinds of parties through-out NB.
Well, I guess that's all that I have to share right now.
'til the next one!
We just had a house fire this morning. The call came in around 10am & I only stepped foot into the house at 2:30pm. There was quite a bit of smoke showing when we got on scene - 2nd truck out and 2 guys & myself went into the upstairs apts to check for fire extension. I had the priviledge of using the new TIC (Thermal Imaging Camera). It was small & very light. I couldn't believe it.
Anyways, other then that, there's nothing else new. Yesterday was the Acadian Celebration. I personally didn't do much, but there was all kinds of parties through-out NB.
Well, I guess that's all that I have to share right now.
'til the next one!
Monday, August 07, 2006
Back from the GREAT WHITE NORTH
Well, we are back from the visit up north.
It was actually really nice to see Eric, Sylvie & Zoe. It was a fun visit.
The wedding was extreemly nice. To everyone's surprise the bride & groom showed up by boat. It was an outdoor wedding held at the Grand Falls Marina. I guess I don't really have much more to say then that!
The room we stayed it wasn't too bad either. We stayed at the Motel Daigle, which is accross our old appartment in Saint-Leonard. We had a cottage and they are seperate from the main hotel itself, so we had no one bothering us from the other rooms.
Other then that, not a whole lot else going on. I went to my grand-parents this afternoon & tried to fox their computer. Their PC is a true mess. Not sure what happened, but while I was trying to open Explorer, I had 20 pop-ups show up & major system lag. I couldn't beleive it!
The best movie is on Showcase right now!
Strange Brew - with Bob & Doug McKenzie. I saw that they had it for sale at future shop a while back & I had to buy it!
Talking about sale, when we bought out house, there was a dishwasher already installed. Well, my father-in-law and I uninstalled it & put in our older portable one. It was worth it as it has a lot more room.
Well, we had sold the dishwasher to my sister-in-law's co-worker & apparently after a couple of days, it stopped working or never worked - depending on when he installed it. So, my sister-in-law called us & told us the problem & he said that he just wanted to give us back the dishwasher & we'd give him back the money.
Well, I thought about it for a couple of days & decided that I'd drop by his place & see what the problem was with the dishwasher. Well, I got call today saying that his wife got annoyed of waiting (only 3 days) and decided to go out & buy a new one.
So, now I have a dishwasher sitting in the garage. I'm going to test it before I put it up for sale again, but I'm sure that I'm going to be able to get rid of it pretty quickly.
So, if you know someone who is interested in a dishwasher, please let me know!
Well, that's about all that's new so far! Oh, the pregnancy is going good so far.... except Allison feels extreemly hot pretty much all the time!
'til next time!
It was actually really nice to see Eric, Sylvie & Zoe. It was a fun visit.
The wedding was extreemly nice. To everyone's surprise the bride & groom showed up by boat. It was an outdoor wedding held at the Grand Falls Marina. I guess I don't really have much more to say then that!
The room we stayed it wasn't too bad either. We stayed at the Motel Daigle, which is accross our old appartment in Saint-Leonard. We had a cottage and they are seperate from the main hotel itself, so we had no one bothering us from the other rooms.
Other then that, not a whole lot else going on. I went to my grand-parents this afternoon & tried to fox their computer. Their PC is a true mess. Not sure what happened, but while I was trying to open Explorer, I had 20 pop-ups show up & major system lag. I couldn't beleive it!
The best movie is on Showcase right now!
Strange Brew - with Bob & Doug McKenzie. I saw that they had it for sale at future shop a while back & I had to buy it!
Talking about sale, when we bought out house, there was a dishwasher already installed. Well, my father-in-law and I uninstalled it & put in our older portable one. It was worth it as it has a lot more room.
Well, we had sold the dishwasher to my sister-in-law's co-worker & apparently after a couple of days, it stopped working or never worked - depending on when he installed it. So, my sister-in-law called us & told us the problem & he said that he just wanted to give us back the dishwasher & we'd give him back the money.
Well, I thought about it for a couple of days & decided that I'd drop by his place & see what the problem was with the dishwasher. Well, I got call today saying that his wife got annoyed of waiting (only 3 days) and decided to go out & buy a new one.
So, now I have a dishwasher sitting in the garage. I'm going to test it before I put it up for sale again, but I'm sure that I'm going to be able to get rid of it pretty quickly.
So, if you know someone who is interested in a dishwasher, please let me know!
Well, that's about all that's new so far! Oh, the pregnancy is going good so far.... except Allison feels extreemly hot pretty much all the time!
'til next time!
Friday, August 04, 2006
Heading North
Yes, you heard it right! We are heading back to Saint-Leonard this weekend!
It's only for a visit, for a wedding to be exact....
Janot & Melissa (Sylvie's sister) are getting married this weekend. This should be an interesting weekend! I'm kinda happy to be able to see Zoe, Eric and Sylvie. Also, I'll be seeing some of the people from the Fire Department, actually, it should be everyone from the FD.
On another note, we've discovered that we have a wasp infestation. No idea where, but they are coming into the house - somehow. The funny thing is that they don't seem to fly. I mean, they just kinda walk accross the floor and hop up onto the window ledge or wherever.
Other then that, not a whole lot is going on. I'm planning on heading to a training in Miramichi in September - for the Fire Dept. Should be interesting!
Wow, I guess this is what happens when you are up at 1:15 in the morning.... I feel like I'm blabbling!
Well, time for bed! Have a long drive tomorrow.
I'll post some thoughts when I get back!
'til then!
It's only for a visit, for a wedding to be exact....
Janot & Melissa (Sylvie's sister) are getting married this weekend. This should be an interesting weekend! I'm kinda happy to be able to see Zoe, Eric and Sylvie. Also, I'll be seeing some of the people from the Fire Department, actually, it should be everyone from the FD.
On another note, we've discovered that we have a wasp infestation. No idea where, but they are coming into the house - somehow. The funny thing is that they don't seem to fly. I mean, they just kinda walk accross the floor and hop up onto the window ledge or wherever.
Other then that, not a whole lot is going on. I'm planning on heading to a training in Miramichi in September - for the Fire Dept. Should be interesting!
Wow, I guess this is what happens when you are up at 1:15 in the morning.... I feel like I'm blabbling!
Well, time for bed! Have a long drive tomorrow.
I'll post some thoughts when I get back!
'til then!
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