{"id":2286,"date":"2019-02-25T19:54:20","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T03:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?p=1593"},"modified":"2019-02-25T19:54:20","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T03:54:20","slug":"a-week-of-extreme-highs-and-extreme-lows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?p=2286","title":{"rendered":"A week of extreme highs and extreme lows!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>February 11th &#8211;18th, 2019<\/p>\n<p>Was it the severe low temperatures (most days between -12 for a high and -30+ for the low)? The visit to the hospital to get a Tetanus\/diphtheria booster prior to our Asian trip? The inability to use the wood stove as it&#8217;s not drawing air properly? Or the extra stress of trying to finish up so many projects prior to the end of my Teacher-Librarian\/Learning Commons Specialist contract on March 9th? Some how I managed to contract a heavy cold which ended up in acute sinusitis! I was driven home from work Tuesday at lunch, stayed home on Wednesday, and although I worked Thursday and Friday I spent most of the long weekend resting up and sleeping.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile&#8230;.On February 12th, my 2019 vw Jetta had its second major break down in the WKE parking lot! The car started fine but the dashboard was completely black except for 2 emergency flashing lights and lots of binging sounds. I checked the manual book. It was NOT good news!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2286 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?attachment_id=1599'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cb727395-c5fc-4f32-bca4-ee48789b9586-collage-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cb727395-c5fc-4f32-bca4-ee48789b9586-collage-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cb727395-c5fc-4f32-bca4-ee48789b9586-collage-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cb727395-c5fc-4f32-bca4-ee48789b9586-collage-768x768.jpg 768w, 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src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/e77cef3f-c057-4404-a012-3022f5766740-collage-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/e77cef3f-c057-4404-a012-3022f5766740-collage-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/e77cef3f-c057-4404-a012-3022f5766740-collage-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/e77cef3f-c057-4404-a012-3022f5766740-collage-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/e77cef3f-c057-4404-a012-3022f5766740-collage-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1602'>\n\t\t\t\ttimestamp=1618195619\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>After phoning roadside assistance, I was informed that a tow truck would be arriving to transfer my &#8220;reliable&#8221;2019 vw jetta to the nearest vw dealership&#8211;this time that happened to be in Prince George! I burst into tears as I was really sick, it was -20 degrees, and I had no way to get around the community and to my other school. When I was told to take a taxi or a bus&#8230;.I sobbed! There are no taxis, rental cars or daily bus services here. Mark took over the situation!\u00a0 The Prince George vw dealership would offer a loaner&#8230;.if I picked it up!!!! Interesting&#8230;.It&#8217;s 228 km away and takes 2 hours and 45 minutes to drive each way&#8211;when the conditions are good! Plus&#8230;How would I get there!!!!! The tow truck driver suggested they would bring the loaner car back to Burns Lake for a fee of $100. It was my only reasonable choice!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-2286 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?attachment_id=1603'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_1946-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?attachment_id=1604'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_2111-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?attachment_id=1605'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_2144-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_2144-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_2144-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_2144-1019x1024.png 1019w, https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_2144-768x772.png 768w, https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_2144.png 1125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The next day I had two beautiful St. Valentine&#8217;s Day flower baskets delivered to &#8220;home base&#8221; from my loving husband and mother. Cheery flowers and messages helped to brighten my day. That night at 8:45 p.m. the local tow truck arrived with my 2012 Hybrid jetta loaner. It had no engine plug in, so I was concerned about its effectiveness in this severe cold snap. But&#8230;The hybrid starts up quickly and doesn&#8217;t require a lengthy engine warm up!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-2286 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?attachment_id=1606'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_2304-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/?attachment_id=1608'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_20210410_212110-animation-150x150.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>On Friday I was so run down I finally went to the hospital to get checked by a doctor. That&#8217;s when it was determined that I had acute sinusitis. I started Meds. on Friday afternoon, rested with &#8220;Brat&#8221; all weekend, and within a week I felt back to my normal self! Although it is impossible to find a doctor or nurse practitioner in the Nanaimo area, doctors are accepting patients up here.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1609\" src=\"https:\/\/sandysglobaleyes.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_8923.jpg\" alt=\"img_8923\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It definitely was a roller coaster type of week up here!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 11th &#8211;18th, 2019 Was it the severe low temperatures (most days between -12 for a high and -30+ for the low)? The visit to the hospital to get a Tetanus\/diphtheria booster prior to our Asian trip? The inability to use the wood stove as it&#8217;s not drawing air properly? 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