As an update from my last entry: I received lots of compliments on my haircut. Well to be more accurate people noticed enough to comment "You have had your hair cut", which in my "Man book of noticing things around you" counts as a compliment. 

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The drive to Moncton on Wednesday went reasonably well. Fredericton to Moncton is about 180km from our house and it was only the last 40km when my right eye started watering and it it was feeling tired.  The trip was a major step for me and my return to work, up until now I had only driven to and from Fredericton (about 16km each way). Then while at Moncton I delivered two 45 minute presentations! (the first since July). They understood me, and as a bonus they liked the content  .

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OK the septic tank emptying didn't go to plan. First I have to dig out the pump access cover which is buried some 12 to 14" under the back lawn. I know roughly where it is and started digging the evening before the Solid Waste Removal Operative was scheduled to come and suck it all out. But alas I only found the edge of the cover after digging a 24" x "24" hole a foot deep. I called and left a message to cancel for Thursday and I will reschedule for next week when I have located the access cover.  When I rebury it I am going to put in some sort of marker (copper pipe or something) so it is easy to find in 3-4 years time.

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The weather is cooling down quicker than in our previous two winters, now I am starting to wish I brought more wood this year. I guess we will just have to chop up the old chairs, beds and wardrobes in February when it gets down to -30c

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One last thing, as we have been her two years now, I ran through the same exercise of asking what the Girls, disliked, liked, and would do differently if we were emigrating again.  I will post the results on here later today or over the weekend.