"we're being sued...opps, i mean that was false..."

i realise i haven't posted for quite some time. 

i also haven't been running everyday like i used to either. 

but as far as the posting bit goes, i've been busy, and quite frankly i haven't had much steam i felt i needed to vent. as far as the running part goes, when travis comes home i take a break and we do even more exciting things, like ice fishing, and exploring... :) 

yesterday i received an email from dixie with the ministry of transportation. she sent the email to inform me that my claim had been received and forwarded, i quote: 

"With this correspondence to you, we are confirming that your claim was received and forwarded to the private contractor responsible for  maintenance in the area where your incident occurred.  The name and address of the contractor is:

Billabong Road & Bridge"

weather or not my assumption is correct i don't know. but by reading her email i had understood that the claim had been read and passed on to the appropriate person for the final decision making. this seemed a little weird to me, because billabong is who i have fighting against, so why would they be put in change of deciding weather or its my fault or theirs?

so, my mid february resolution is to become a royal pain in the ass. 

i called billabong head office in terrace this afternoon, as the ministry of transportation lady is "away from the office till the 3rd of march" . so i called the terrace office, they said it had nothing to do with them, although she did know what i was talking about (i thought that was strange). she told me that my claim would be taken care of by the smithers office, that it had "nothing to do with them"!!!!!!!!! so i called smithers, and turns out it had nothing to do with them, i was to contact the terrace office. 

i'm so tired of this. 

i make myself understood, and all of the sudden i am transferred to Dan. who proceeds to tell me, he knows nothing except that they got am email form dixie requesting more information and informing them that they were being sued. 

i was thrilled. still a little unsure, about this actual fact, but still....he sounded subdued...and it made me happy to think they were being sued. 

one hour later i get a call back. dan had contacted the president of billabong, and in fact that little suing fact he had just given me was false. he was really short with me, wouldn't really say much at all and what he did say didn't make any sense. he then told me to file a claim with icbc. 

thanks for the tip. 

this is sooo confusing.

 i am going to have to wait till monday before i can proceed with any of this, which annoys me. it always happens this way, i finally get information, and its friday!! oh well. maybe i can use these days to prepare my, stock up ammunition. 

i'm not like this. i'm not mean, i'm a kind person.

but i feel very strongly about this. they have no right running the little guy (or girl) over. 

plus, i'm feeling pretty large these days. 

strawberry smoothie therapy

i've decided that this is all getting to me, too much and i just can't take it. i've also decided that i'll survive,so today i made a strawberry almond smoothie, and i'm not going to worry about what i can't control. i'm just going keep on keepin' on, but not let it get to me, because its not worth it. 

strawberry almond smoothie

frozen strawberries

frozen banana

milk

1 tablespoon honey (to taste)

1 teaspoon almond extract

fill blender half full with strawberries, and pour in enough milk so that you're able to blend it, probably a cup or so. once blended add banana and blend again. add honey and almond extract. tweek it to your taste, pour into tall glass, find a red and white stripped straw and thoroughly enjoy!

so far, as it stands, my icbc claim is made. my claim through the ministry of transportation has been made, submitted, and then modified and submitted again and my new rad is on order. 

the ministry here decided to send pictures in with my claim that didn't really relate to my incident at all. he had taken pictures of the left hand side or the road instead of the right, and of the last intersection that you go through before the end of the road, the picture was taken after the new sign was put up. which is totally absurd, and would nullify my claim and is pretty much a slap in the face. so i went to the ministry's office after work, with my pictures (containing no signs) and they did a little "retouching" to my claim. i think a few people have been trying to cover up the placement of the new sign, but someone let it slip, and rightly so. i just want to complete the process as quickly and smoothly as possible without becoming little guy that gets run over. 

so i'm holding up a big stick above my head so i seem larger! so far so good.

i've made quiche for dinner, quiche lorraine to be exact. the steam is rising as i just pulled it from the oven. the house is warm, my dog is asleep on the floor beside me. i feel sleepy, hungry and satisfied!