I have tried, over the years, to do something romantic for our anniversary. I'm not sure exactly where this one will rank, but I'm sure that it won't be too high. Today I took Fran to Inuvik, where we did some shopping for fresh meat, and had lunch at KFC. The Northmart has a Pizza Hut/KFC in the store, but the selection is limited. You can't actually get any pieces of chicken at the KFC. You heard me, no chicken at KFC. You can get a big crunch or a classic sandwich, popcorn chicken, chicken fingers, and a twister (besides fries, gravy, and coleslaw). The Pizza Hut has only medium pizzas, which is good enough when all of the other topping options go with it. You can also get additional pizzas for eleven bucks, eleven bucks, eleven bucks (doesn't really have the same ring to it). We also stopped at the arctic foods (they have president's choice stuff), the CIBC, and noticed that they have a hair salon, a chinese restaurant, and a bar. We didn't actually accomplish much, didn't exactly have a romantic meal, and didn't buy each other any gifts. That's why I didn't imagine that this day would rank up there that high. The point was to get right out of town and forget about work for a day.
Not overly beneficial for me, since while we were gone the guy showed up to change our entire computer system for the store and the gas bar, and shortly after our arrival the team showed up to change the bowsers at the gas bar and change the pumps inside the fuel tanks. My electricians haven't shown up yet, and the tank changers can't do anything without them, and I haven't been able to track down a backhoe in town either, which will be necessary to level out the fuel tanks. As a result, the next few days will be pretty hectic, trying to get everything accomplished, while having little or no experience with any of it, in a strange town where I don't have a clue who to rely on for good information
Stay tuned.
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