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Feb 13

Scumbag Plumber

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We rent, which mean our landlord pays for any repairs to our place that aren’t our fault. Our kitchen faucet suddenly stopped giving out hot water, and as handy as I am in the house (not very) I couldn’t figure out what was wrong. He agreed we should call in a plumber.

So they came, fixed some broken washers, gave me a bill and I payed it by cheque. Half an hour later, they called me back and said they lost the cheque. No problem, come back and I’ll dish out another one. In the meantime, I went online and cancelled the cheque, costing me $15.

I deducted the $15 from the new cheque and sent them on their way. Half an hour later, their boss called and demanded I cough up the $15 … stupid I told the boys that showed up that our landlord was paying for it, not sure why I did, but I did … anyways, his justification was that the landlord was paying for it so what did I care?

He called me back this morning again, and I refused. My logic was that his boys lost it, they should be paying the $15, not me, and certainly not my landlord.

More arguing from him. Get lost.

Jan 27

Gym blues squashed

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Going to a new gym days the trick. I went back to where I started two years ago, the Port Moody Recreation Centre, bought a ten visit pass, and just had the best workout in months.

I’m looking forward to a Sunny Saturday or Sunday so I can drag the canoe up to the lake for some more enjoyable exercise.

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Jun 29

Day 10

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Ahh there we go, back on the bandwagon.

Workout: Back

Close grip cable pulldown: 160 x 6 x 4
Yikes, 160 is pushing it, and the 6th rep on the last two sets required a bit of cheating. That’s OK though, just a few weeks ago 135 was killing me.

The rest of my back workout was higher rep, deeper contractions. I had a dream where I was doing face pulls and could really see and feel the scapula muscles getting a better workout that way. So I lightened the load, contracted like a maniac and goddamn that felt good.

Face pulls: lightweight x 20 reps, 2 sets
Seated cable rows, shoulder wide grip: 115 x 15 x 3
Wide grip lat pulldown: 100 x 15 x 3
Close grip pulldowns: 100 x 12 x 2

Jun 06

Atmosphere (the store) doesn’t like kids

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Dear Atmosphere Outdoor Store in Coquitlam, BC:

A happy dad and his happy son spending a minute to play around on the “big rock” and sitting in the kayak WHICH IS ON THE FLOOR end up spending lots of money as happy dad pictures himself and his son spending lots of time in the great outdoors together.  Kinda the whole point in visiting your store!

He had a blast hiding behind the curtains of sleeping bags, too.

But getting yelled at (enough to cause other patrons to stop and look) from a grumpy shoe sales girl who decided that my son sitting in that kayak was a threat to national security quickly turns the happy dad and happy kid into embarrassed, unhappy campers.

Next time we’ll go to MEC.

Good bye

Jens & Erik