Well, work is temporarily on hold indefinitely. Turns out the site we're supposed to be at is so screwed up that the engineers came in, and went over the entire first story of the building and halted any further work until the building is completely re-done. Apparently it'll cost about $100,000 to fix everything that's wrong with it, and we can't do any further work until that's taken care of. My boss said that they might just build another one next to it instead of re-doing it, because it would be cheaper. It's a government building, so it's not like they have a shortage of money :P Until Doug (boss) can find another job for us, there's not much that we can do. Which reminds me, I have to get in touch with him to get my last paycheck.
My grandparents loaned me some money, and I think Mom is cashing out my RESP (with help from my brother - thanks, bud!) and I'm in the market for a truck or a Jeep (something with 4x4 to get around, and out of, jobsites - the snow is often deep, and they get muddy in spring and sometimes in summer). We shall see what I come up with, but once I have a vehicle, my pay goes up a dollar an hour, and in three months, goes up another dollar. Woo!
Ear mold appointment today, since my hearing aids are whistling a lot due to feedback caused by mold shrinkage. Eye checkup on Monday, as well as new contacts, and a hearing test to see about getting my aids' amplification updated if it's necessary. I haven't had one since 1998, when I went to CHEO and got paid some money to participate in a study for a new method of hearing testing. It was cool, since I got time off school, and got to sit and read for 45 minutes straight, in a quiet room.
I think that's about it for now. Further updates as events warrant!
2 comments:
Which firm made your hearing aids?
Well Anonymous ("if that IS your real name"), my first aid when I was originally diagnosed at age 4 was a Bernafon(e?) but the last two I've had were both Unitron brand aids. You can find out more about the company, as well as lots of neat info on Hearing Aids themselves at www.unitronhearing.ca
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