The first place was great – it was a house with a nice garage, a pool, and tons of space. It was also filthy, and needed some repairs. Perhaps I’d pony up to buy at a good price, because I can do some cleaning and repairs, but to rent – no thank you.
The rest of the places were various condos in beautiful gated communities, with nice pools, nice views, some with big garages. All with lots of levels, many stairs, too much carpet. Nice, and quite liveable, but gee, it would be nice to have more.
Oh my Lord, is it freakin’ hot here! I can’t believe it! I went for a swim after dark, and the water was still hot tub warm, just from the sun! It’s going to be a challenge for a Canadian boy from the prairie plains to get used to. It might be fun to try though!
That evening, there was a Winnipeg Blue Bombers game on. Well, this being the USA, CFL football isn’t high on the priorities list for them. But, it turns out, that some CFL games are broadcast on ESPN2 sports network, which the cable system in the condo gets. However, not this one, so sad. But, it was being broadcast on ESPN3, an Internet-only sports network, which I could get on my laptop. I dug through my tote bins, found my DisplayPort to HDMI cable, and pumped it out through the big screen TV in the living room. Ha ha, beer, pizza, and high definition football!! What else could a couple of guys want???