It is with great pleasure Marie and I can now say we have INTERNET at the house! This past week we had the high speed antenna installed on the north corner of the roof sending us back in the 21st century and bringing our little place here in the mountains that much closer to the world again! No more lugging our laptops to McDonald's in Megantic just for free wifi and all the noise and disruptions one finds there. And no excuses not to reply to emails I guess and keep in touch with everyone who thought we had become hermits. How did we ever survive without it for so long? The next day Bell Gaz arrived with the 1000 ( this is not a typo) litre propane tank. It was trucked up our road, swung into place and installed on a clear piece of ground we had leveled off last week. Today the lines will be run throughout the house as well as outside on the deck to provide propane for our back up genny, stove, dryer, fireplace in the basement, bbqs, etc. I had to dig two trenchs from the tank - one to the house and one to where the back up generator will be placed sometimes next month. I have plans now to paint the tank yellow and install a fake periscope on top or paint it green to blend in with the woods....This week as well we finished installing the air exchanger, ran the ductwork and tested it. We have also hired a young carpenter, Alexandre, to help us install the fireplace and chimney next week. Up here we are constantly reminded now that the leaves are changing colour that cold nights are just around the corner! gws
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| Marie ecstatic with the arrival of the internet installer |
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| they don't call it HIGH speed internet for nothing |
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| the propane tank arriving - between a rock and a hard place! |
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| tank swinging into place |
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| easy does it! |
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| Miss Propane Tank 2012 |
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| Fill er up and don't forget to check the oil... |
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| eye eye captain! |
