It's already autumn! I told you so first -hand it's not because of the gorgeous colors of the trees and its leaves but because of the serene majestic atmosphere that envelope the island. Crisp fresh air, cooler breeze right where we are.
However near Oyster river is the stinky smell of rotten seaweeds and whatever foul odor is simply foul. Yuck! It could be rotten dead sea creatures washed away at the shore. Maybe rodents that drifted through the shore whatever that awful smell is it is very irritating. I told my husband it's probably the smell coming from the pulp mill but the pulp mill is closed so really its something else. As he drives by going the route to Courtenay the unpleasant smell is gone. It's only on that Oyster river along the beach. Hopefully that a storm or the cold waves, the ocean water will wash and swept away the smell away. A splash of waves will do justice to that awful strong odor.
We stopped by at the Management office for a while to send the paper work then spent almost an hour shopping at Costco. The lady at the main entrance gate gave us somekind of a pamphlet for sale priced items. Then we admire the LG wide screen television set that's 50 inches wide. I don't know why my husband looked at it when we already have a 50 inches TV at home. Then boxes of chocolates, chips and candies across the aisle and we took three boxes and put them in our cart. You know Halloween is just around the corner. We never know how many children will do their trick or treatin' so those three boxes will be the initials until such time that my own kids wont nibble the Caramilk chocolate, chips and candies. The usual stuff of goodies that we have to stock for a month is what we're after at Costco. Meat products are cheaper. Toilet tissues and paper towels are great economizer when you buy wholesale and their laundry detergent is inexpensive including boxes of coffee. Soon we filled our cart with groceries and the lady named Michelle who works there at Costco approached us that even if we have a Costco card they don't accept any other card except American Express. Visa and Mastercard not allowed. We have debit card and cash from the ATM machine and that's okay. I think the woman is promoting Amex card in that department store. We shopped at Costco most of the time and we knew that already. But promo girls in big commercial outlet like Costco is an added bonus as an infomercial. Costco is one of the busiest stores in Canada. They have courteous employees who deal with their customers properly and every stores in Canada should have such pattern of courtesy so that they wont receive negative feedbacks. For any discrepancy or you want to voice out your opinion, suggestion or comments you can report it by writing your message to a piece of paper at the right hand corner of the store right before the exit gate where the clerk check all the items inside your cart. Drop the piece of paper with your message unto the box and move on. Next time you will have to deal with your undercover boss in that big box store and hopefully you'll be able to deal with it.
At the exit gate, the clerk checked the number of items on our cart and the corresponding receipt of items paid by us and then she said, "perfect!" Then off we go home after husband filled the pick-up truck 's tank with gas because gasoline in Comox Costco is economically inexpensive compared to other outlets.
At home time to set-aside the stuff of non-perishable items and fresh meat to the counter, cabinet, fridge and freezer. Re-packing of meat in different sizes of freezer bags. Lorne have to clean the fish (from yesterday's catch) and re-packed them too by sealing them one by one so that they will last until next year inside the freezer. Some salmons (fillet) have to be marinated with salt and other ingredients for brine and smoking. The normal storage and keeping of food here in Canada is followed perfectly. Autumn is the time of the year when you have to keep and store food so that you don't get empty-handed during the long winter months.
Hunting season you know. Hunters go hunting for wild animals: wild deer, elks, moose, rabbits and whatever hunters can eat for food. That maybe is the source of smell somewhere in Oyster. Who knows maybe the oysters at the beach is the source of smell. It's low tide not high tide and the ocean should have a renewal of fresh water. To change the tides and the smell of the breeze along the ocean a good mighty storm is needed. Or lower the temperature after all it's already October and the weather forecast should be at least 10 degrees up to 12 degrees Celsius only.
Fix what you can fix. Broken gutters of your home, the roof, the walls, and your doors and windows. make sure your homes are insulated properly, if you have wood fireplace gather enough firewood. Have extra propane tank for your bbq gas stove and grill. Have flashlight, matchbox, candles and other emergency preparedness kit just in case including medical kit. When it's better to be prepared is... always and all the time!
Oh you know the reason why I'm posting this kind of information? Let me tell you about being a "light house" enlighting your dark minds or you can watch two movies such as "House of Wax" and "Benny & Joon" movies so that you'll learn something. It's good for you! Whatever you are doing out there I know you just have to ask and if you want to win the amazing race? Have your own children and from parenting you will never lose you'll be always in the race raising your own children.
