Yes, YAM, Crumbly Acres. It is always something. The water fountain stopped working on Saturday. I unplugged it and tested the extension cord. The cord is fine. I found a little caterpillar crawling around it. It is a Giant Tiger Moth caterpigly.
I drained the fountain, and took it apart. The pump didn't look too healthy. It started for a minute and stopped. Sitting the pump in a bucket of vinegar and water, it just didn't take all the deposits off. We have really hard water and it does a number on the equipment. I scraped it and sat it in the vinegar again. No joy.
Back indoors, with ice on my foot, I ordered a new pump. The ankle is a little swollen. I usually take photos of any injuries just to be able to see if it is getting better or worse. It is better Sunday, as I wrote this. I did get a free lunch out of it!
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Women's World Soccer in Australia and New Zealand
We've been enjoying the women's soccer. I love seeing the different cultures, and people dressed to cheer on their teams.
At the beginning of one game, there were two commentators rambling on, while they showed a ceremony. I would have liked to just listen and watch. When I was an occasional teacher, there was a teacher at the school on an exchange between Ottawa and New Zealand. She taught the students the haka, and they were thrilled. It is a great memory for me.
New Zealand ceremony from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
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Personal Finances
OK, this article stumps me, as I sit with my foot up and have too much thinking time. I recall our modest mortgage came due in 1981, and the interest rates hovered around 22%. I was going to Teacher's College, in order to upgrade from being a day care teacher to working JK - gr. 8. I knew we'd need the income. It was worrisome, but a good lesson in economics for us.
This family built a custom home two years ago. She says her monthly mortgage payment went from $2850 to $6200. With many people homeless, in shelters and on the streets, I find it tough feeling sorry for her. She says they've been having garage sales, and sold furniture to get enough cash to pay the mortgage.
She is an esthetician, and her husband a contractor with two jobs.
OK, rant over. Garbage is out. Today is a holiday in Canada. It is pouring rain!
14 comments:
Hello,
Sorry about your ankle, a free lunch sounds nice.
The mortgage rates have had a big increase recently, it is hard for a person to afford to buy a new home. Take care, have a wonderful week!
Oh poor little fountain! Wow on mortgage rates. Gives me a headache. Hope your ankle gets better soon!
Back in those days, I was almost fortunate to have a mortgage of only 12 or 13%.
So sorry about the ankle, maddening.
I don't understand these people with variable mortgages when the rates were so low either.
...ah, the poor baby!
Hari OM
Sorry about that ankle getting crook again... and how rude to talk through a cultural aspect at the soccer. (I am so not watching anything of that - just can't come at the round ball game.) And I am just glad I no longer have to think about mortgages... YAM xx
Tuesday the 8th August, and we have rain too, not pouring but enough that Boris came in with very wet fur. Mortgage, maybe this is just a sob story to get someone wealthy to help her out !!! Keep that swollen ankle elevated. XXX
I hope your poor ankle is improving fast.
Send some of your rain this way. As our interest rates rise I am grateful that our mortgage has been paid off (and cannot even contemplate borrowing over a million which many people here do).
Hard to get a water pump to last more than one season here. Lost track of the number of holes I have stepped in lately. No major damage, just pain.
WE did a loan with 18 1/2 % interest back in 1980. They must have almost a million dollar home for that house payment. Hope you ankle is better and that you filled the hole...my sister in law did the same thing and had to have surgery, her Grands filled the hole for her!
Your poor ankle :(
We've been watching what of the World Cup we can see but have been disappointed in how little of it they're showing.
Houses here are ridiculously expensive, and the mortgage rates have gone up a lot since we bought. People who get variable mortgages, though... how do they budget?!
I agree with your mortgage rant. And the ankle -- now I know. That's pretty swollen -- had to hurt a lot. I'm glad just sprained and not broken, I guess, but I know some sprains can hurt just as much.
Ouch!
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