I'll Huff and I'll Puff...

And I'll blow your neighbour's freaking gate down!

Anyone who says Whitehorse is more tolerable than Ottawa, ON solely because it is 'less humid' and 'less windy' needs a serious reality check. It was so windy last night I woke up at 2am, drawn out of a restless sleep due to the howling of the wind and the amazingly loud banging of my neighbour's unlatched gate slamming against his fence.

No windchill in the winter? How about a pretty cruel windchill in the spring! By the way, anyone who tells you it is not windy here needs their head examined--it is as windy, almost on par with the ocean city Victoria, who at least has the ocean breeze as an excuse to tear your clothes off and whip your hair into your lipgloss.

Also, who hasn't had the joy of dealing with fresh, spring-fevered horses who are absolutely loving the change in temp. and the sprightly breeze? It turns them into raving psychos, who will trample and frolic at will, humans be damned! Be extra careful...any plastic bag blowing turns into a 'glob of doom, who only eat horses.' Like the wind is an excuse to be an absolute bastard to your human. Ah well...

Coming in from the wind today, with my hair blown across my freshly lipsticked mouth...looks like small whipmarks are trailing across my cheeks.
-Or-
this blog could have been about gasbags at work who don't shut up, or blowhard bosses. Oh, the possibilities!

North-related? Taxes Rant!

Just recieved a bill from our dear city of Whitehorse for sewer, water and garbage removal. The sum is a (paltry?) $285, to be paid by March at the latest.

Normally, not a big deal. Interesting though, I thought this was included in my property taxes, but apparently not. What made this a bigger deal was my taxes owed to a municipality in Victoria for the remainder of property taxes there from 2008...due in July 2008. I would have recieved this earlier had my dear old roommate actually sent my mail that was mis-directed in July, like I asked, instead of January 2009, which is what actually happened.

So, the paltry sum added onto a late-penalty of 10% added on- tax bill of the $600's makes me one unhappy critter.
A cool $900 later and there goes my paycheque.

Note to others- check these things out as soon as they happen. I am definitely going to pay my utilities fees sooner than March!