Frustrating it is...
I have been up and on the go with so many things today. I had to register my car back in this new province that I moved back too. I thought that I had everything in place, as there are differences in the procedure of registration of ones vehicle as well as license and health card.
Yesterday I went into the insurance agency and talked to the manager of the process and what I need to do to change my license. So I had everything that was required and went in this morning and then aside of a driver's abstract I had everything but the certification of inspection. She did not mention that to me. So here I am thinking that I have to get this done as tomorrow I have a meeting.
I went and took my car into the only place that would take me in today as many cars are being service and I thought that all was well with the car that I bought just a few months ago and here I got the car in and it cost me a thousand dollars to do several small things but the labor to do it plus the taxes are well I think you know what I mean.
So I just got home at 8:30pm my time and tomorrow I will have my license changed as well as my vehicle registration and plates and insurance coverage which will be another sum of money. What kills me is that how much one pays in taxes as well, I thought I would have this all out of the way. As there are several things that I am doing at the same time.
The only pleasurable thing was sitting in the waiting room - if they call it that at what is called "Canadian Tire", it's a large chain. And every person that walked in did not have a smile on their face, as they knew that they had something to pay. Seemingly the old gas stations that were privately owned are becoming an endangered business these days. So tomorrow it's off to return and with a certification that the car is in good working order...I will have new replacement plates.
I have been tending to this transition but today with the car I was amazed at what was done and the cost. I think the next vehicle I buy is going to be a horse!
Sorry to hear of the frustration. Welcome to Saskatchewan....... BTW, you can't keep horses in the city. ;-)
ReplyDeleteMoving is very stressful. It is enough to make one stay put. Even going away for a vacation takes a lot of running around and organizing. You'll need a vacation.
ReplyDeleteWhere are you moving to - big city, or small town, or outpost?
ReplyDeleteI hope things settle down soon for you! Moving is definitely a MAJOR PAIN!
Wren I knew without asking were you were from ....by way of your pictures. I know my cousin breeds clydes in near Stockholm. And I would not mind having one at this point - Saskatchewan government is very picky with all that they require to pass an inspection as you would not believe what the mechanic was telling me. Plus it gives a way for the auto mechanic to make money. Well I am heading to get my change of plates, insurance/registration, plates and personal licence.
ReplyDeleteI not in the books right now....Edmonton did not go as planned. And right now I am tomorrow is my final day on working things out with an old friend that will not pick up his cell or lan line. I have still some things from which to move and I after tomorrow. If this is the case I have to get a court order.
ReplyDeleteMy friends as mentioned back when I first returned seemed to be a ----------------------- has anyone every ran into a passive aggressive player? One that will always pretend to be your friend, but really when it comes down to it they are the very opposite.
He was realized at this, Jack why are you saying this when you just awoke!?
Two weeks ago I believe I came back online, I had been offline for two months prior. I moved to a city named Saskatoon from Edmonton.....the move has yet to happen as I have a tad of a problem there with my past friend, I love where I am and these "growing pains" in the butt are ones that just yesterday I was peturbed that I am throwing money into things and we are not talking small coins, but big ones.
ReplyDeleteSo it's a vent of sorts....
However I need my coffee be right back.....:)
Saskatoon is know to be a city of nearly 250,000 with a flavor that it rather nice. It's on google.
http://www.city.saskatoon.sk.ca/
I hate moving, as long as there aren't any rodents, I good where I am... With the exception of my pictures.... I think I gonna set the mess on fire and start over.
ReplyDeleteThe Guess Who did a song about Saskatoon I believe...moving is a big pain and always costly...
ReplyDeletehmmm - I think the horse will cost you more in the long run...............
ReplyDeleteYep, moving is a pain in the butt.
ReplyDeleteIn Québec... the cost of registering cars is freaking ape! To pass an inspection... EVERY bling bling nook & Cranny on your car has to work. Do you know ANY car who's cranny's work to a T? Course not. Being in the car business... EVERY car that comes thru my lot has to be inspected because I buy from Ontario mostly. (Less body damage for the salt is banned for environment reasons ova dar). Don't even get me started .... *Bites tongue*....*hard*.
ReplyDeleteLuck with everything!
These kind of things keep getting more and more complicated, and it makes me wonder if some day it just won't be worth the hassle....
ReplyDeleteG'day Jack,
ReplyDeleteSounds like your certification of inspection is the same as our "Road worthy certificate" which must be supplied when a second hand motor vehicle or heavy trailer is re-registered or transferred to a new operator, and while usually being expensive as a result of what is found to be wrong and corrected from a mechanical point of view, at least one knows that the car is safe to drive. But of course by then you are broke so no point in driving anywhere anyway lol
I am happy with where I am. I can say that I finally got my licence and all that is done and then it's snowing or it's more like a blizzard so I am happy with what this is and where I am.
ReplyDeleteI certain came to realize after taking on things after last year that I was not in my element. So I am out of the "I am still searching" stage and I for me, I think that it's a transient world, as people move from place to place but I am going to make this my own - as time told me something over that last year and as well the last few years.
There is an old saying "if something is working break it". It's an old term used within the some liberal thinkers within business. I feel that it's not so much the starting it's the process and each step at a time I am getting things accomplished...
And after when I got my licence today, I was driving and three people all were turning on a normal roadway and each one went up onto the median. Including me...I was the last, and luckily there was no more problems the small slide but tonight I am not venturing out.
They were all over Canada and they as well during that time period were all over America. The Who were playing and Burton Cummings along with the Buchman brother's came out with there music.
ReplyDeleteMoving I have done but I have to arrange for my furniture and all to be brought back here so I have my particulars but a great desk as well as some furniture are there ...so it's costly, but I may have to pay for a lawyer to have an old former friend sign off on a document. I guess it's "taking care of business", during a time of a harsh winter...
In the short run, I may just get some huskies and no, I won't do that - that would be costly as well :)
ReplyDeleteMimi, it's the same in Alberta. But I had never had the Saskatchewan experience. And when on the critical list is a fan. Well that is something, it the third car I have bought and it's a good one. Last year I literally bought three cars I am not kidding.
ReplyDeleteMerci, everything shall work out - I have prepared supper, and am just letting it warm off. I am not venturing back out to do anything tonight. I remember when I worked in Toronto back some years ago in a area called North York. That province in Canada has to be the worst as back then it was so expensive - it has to be much more now.
One has to get too and fro....
ReplyDeleteWell I am not broke but within that last five months I know that I have spent more that necessary. I have and right now for myself Wendy it's about ~ Needs and Wants ~ but I am happy with how things are going. You gave a good perspective as it's exactly what I wrote about. But what they place on as critical - if I had my scanner (which is still in Edmonton), I would scan the invoice and you would not believe the things that were necessary...Sometimes I ponder if it's just to make money for the auto industry.
ReplyDeleteNo pain no gain, but that does not apply in this case....smiling yet looking up and thinking about if I should be...
ReplyDeleteThe last time I moved was in 1980 so I've forgotten how stressful it can be.
ReplyDeleteI must have missed your previous post mentioning where you are moving to. Is it a job related move or a decision you made on your own?
Oh! by the way, I want to wish you a very belated Happy New Year and all the best for 2009.
ReplyDeleteI came by two weeks ago to leave a message but realized that you don't have a comment page.
It was a decision, I had a friend that I first met when I moved to Canada as a teenager and then we both went to one University together and when I left for Drumheller for some respite one and a half years ago, I did not realize that I was entering into a situation of two that were very different.
ReplyDeleteI found that his situation in going through a divorce was effecting everything that I did. He had a passive aggressive manner. So I made the choice to move. I am glad that I did. Now I have meet back up with a few friends as I was offline for a month if not more. So to answer the question it was by choice. I knew at a certain time that his the situation of divorce mixed with drinking and several other things was something that was not the friend that once was. I am not the same as I was five years ago, just like blogging and writing we all are not the same - however this was much different. So now I am hopeful that I will get back on in one of two areas that I specialize in. And I shall...
And the same to you....Lise
ReplyDeleteJoyeux Noel et une prosperite de 2009 pour tu.
I wish for you peace and contentment. May all you troubles wash down the drain and happiness fill you with humming and singing. That is my prayer for you today. Calmness and Joy...they sound like opposites but aren't really.
ReplyDeleteThank you krun... I am fine actually doing very well. We deal with things and they all have a finality.
ReplyDeleteThe Auto industry sure knows many ways of getting more out of you thats for sure Jack. I hope it all goes smoothly for you from here on mate.
ReplyDeleteIt's all taken care of now Verley so it's all good or better....
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