My freedom day

So it turns out that May 3 is my hypothetical "Tax Freedom" day. I signed my e-file papers at the accountants, got the slip that told me how much I owed for 2012, went out to my pick-up...and SCREAMED! No not really...I knew how much I was paying, actually I fired up the laptop, logged into my bank account and decided I could pay it out. It feels good and bad. Good that I won't have the Rev-Can Mafia calling about payment, but bad that I had to pay out so much. Watching the news this week I found out that Revenue Canada is owed something like 30 BILLION in delinquent tax. In a related story apparently Canada can build a new Naval ship for 280 million when Norway can float the exact same design, to the same standard for 90 million...Way to go Canada! So much corruption and incompetence.

Didn't get much of a Spring Break-up "break" this year. Of the 2 weeks I did have, I was sick with the flu for half of it. That is the 3rd time this winter and I got a flu shot last November...not doing that again. I am back in Edson Alberta, we are building 900m of road and a 2 well pad. The managers want to get it built so they can get the drilling rig off the last location and start fracing. Just got another well license and I have to get a bid sheet together and off to the contractors for that one...it sounds like this "pre-build" will turn into a continuous work routine on into the summer...well at least I am free. A good portion of this summers cheques will be going towards the house down payment fund.

SweaterBear will be happy to know I was thwarted this morning trying to buy more gold online :-) Can't put more than $1500 on a credit card order and I was too lazy to get into the bank and set up a money order. $1500? WTF? that's not even an ounce...so I gave up and traveled an hour to get my taxes paid.

I will just have to be satisfied with gold silver porn for a little while.