Broker

Wow I didn't realize how long it had been since I had last posted. I wish I could say it was because I was so overwhelmingly busy... but no it was because I wasn't doing anything. There wasn't much to talk about.

Well I took the job as an insurance broker. It took awhile for me to finally get hired. I was beginning to think I wasn't actually going to get the job. It took weeks. By GP standards that puts me as almost unemployable. I finally broke down and went and handed out three other resumes. Within two days I heard back from two of them, had gone for another job interview and received another job offer. That same day Aon finally got back to me. So I spent last weekend doing the for and against list for both jobs. Aon won hands down. Better wages, benefits, pension plan, training, and more vacation time the only thing the other job had going for it was that it was in Sexsmith so I wouldn't have had to commute. I think I'm going to like my new job. Not very physical but tons to learn. There is going to be a huge learning curve. I've got two months then I take my level one licencing. Then I can work on my level two licensing and then I can work on level one of CAIB (Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker ), then level two CAIB, then level three, then....well anyways it looks like by the time I go to retire I'll know what I'm talking about.

Phil has joined a hockey team. The team name is The Guzzlers. The very first game they had weigh ins. If you lose weight during the season they fine you. They fine you if don't call in if you are going to be away for a game but... you can't tell them ahead of time. You must call the day of the game. They don't care if you are in Tahiti for three weeks. Call the day of the game. They fine you if your wife shows up at a game. They fine you if you throw your beer can in the garbage instead on the floor. They fine you if you throw your beer can on the floor and it is more that an arm length away from the garbage can. Phil better start saving his pennies for all the fines he is going to incur.
We are still hoping to make it to Kamloops at the end of the month. Unfortunately if our trip does get cancelled we won't know until a couple days before we would have come down. So if it doesn't get cancelled we will drive down on Friday the 30th. Friday night we have to hit the company Christmas party then we will drive home on Monday.