October 26, 2005

Snow!

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We have a rather big update today:

It snowed a bit on both Whistler and Blackcomb, which is a very good sign, the weather has also gone a lot colder - it's like 2'c in the village today.

I got offered a job, rather cushty too, I enjoy always landing on my feet. I hadn't intended to get a job out here as I can probably afford a fairly luxurious 6 months pissing away what money I'd saved over the past 2 years and I have come out here with the intention of skiing and boarding, otherwise known as skiboarding, but I could hardly turn down a $15 an hour email support job that can:

  • be done from home

  • is a guaranteed 3 hours a day

  • can be done at any time during that day

  • the guy running the website is a keen boarder so wants to enjoy the snow as much as myself

  • there is a bunch of development work available at extortionate 95north rates

This has perked me up a bit since I was awoken at both 3am and 5am by two unnamed members of our party getting it on about 2 foot from where I was "sleeping", a little unsporting I feel.

Finally, we secured a luxury condo for the season so thankfully I am all settled and ready for 6 months of snow. The place is in a place called Blueberry Hill overlooking the Whistler golf course and a few minute walk from Alta Lake (the biggest up here). It's about a 15 minute walk to the base of the lifts so some sort of 2 wheeled transport may have to be acquired, but apparently you can store your skis at the mountain so that would help. Besides, the flat has a jacuzzi bath, heated floors, about 600sq ft living room, awesome views of both mountains from the deck and is really nicely decked out. The landlord seems very keen to keep the place in top condition which may well mean he will screw us on the cleanliness at the end of the tenancy but at least he will remain interested in the place unlike our current dude.

Vancouver tomorrow. Oh and Canadian KFC is awesome, just the basic $5 meal tastes so much better than anything in the UK.

Posted by Mark at October 26, 2005 3:21 PM

Comments

Sounds like it's really kicking for you out there, but I must say that I think the KFC is much better in England for getting just a cheep lunch bite, coz ya can't just get a couple of bit's of chicken and they don't do tower burgers with the sweet hashbrown in it. You have to get the horrible sides and the nasty biscuits with everything. A place I do like is “Popeyes Chicken�, do you have any of them in Whistler?

Posted by: Sam "DaMule" at October 27, 2005 7:30 AM

Well I am not doing any Canadian tax returns for you!

Posted by: Bro at October 28, 2005 10:18 AM