Taxes
In more cheery news, they checked our tax returns for 2020, they then looked back and I made a mistake on our 2019 tax return, and we owe money, as well as interest. It was a bad time for us, as we wrestled with health issues. Anyway, they phoned us. I know there are all sorts of scams with people claiming to be Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), but this time since we didn't get their emails, they phoned.
I am so fed up with electronics. Multilayered logins, "what was your mother's maiden name" questions, Too many companies want to send us electronic bills, but if anything happened to one of us, how would the other know there are bills? I have fought it. This is what happened here.
They phoned, JB was out walking, and they had me take a message, as they would not talk to me. I am the one who does our taxes, for pete's sake. He ended up getting shifted from person to person until 5 people later they explained what was wrong. I was livid!
👴Good news
We did have good news: JB's quarterly PSA test came in. He is still good. Another treatment in a couple weeks.
British Columbia
Our DIL made it back to Vancouver from Stratford. In all the chaos and the flooding and washouts, we were happy to hear that.
Out in B.C.
B.C.'s Highway 7 is now partially open again, giving hundreds of people stranded in Hope, a way back to the Lower Mainland. #BCFloods https://t.co/CBeIfFyaF1
— CTV Your Morning (@YourMorning) November 18, 2021
We've rain on the way, maybe freezing rain, too. Whatever...
COVID
Now Joseph Brian loves his statistics. We've been quite proud that our Health Unit has had the highest rates of vaccination, despite our dippy MPP being an anti-vaxxer COVID denier. Well we've news. They used the population statistics from 2016, not the most recent. Our population has gone up by 4%, and this makes a difference for the percentages!
"With the new numbers, those who have received their first doses is now at 94.3% compared to 98.5% with the old data. The fully vaccinated rate is now 91.8% compared to 95.7% before. The numbers are still very strong and continue to lead the province."
Our numbers are slowly rising, as is the case around us. We're up to 38 cases in our Health Unit, up from 7 at the beginning of November. By the end of the month they should begin giving 5 – 11-year-olds the vax, which should help.
Chair Socks
Our blog friend, Kay, found a brilliant design: chair socks by Kay, and she inspired a whole lot of us! It really makes a difference on the floors. I just wish I'd known about them before. Our poor oak floors have taken a beating since 2010. Percy goldfish likes the chair socks, too.
