Solvent

January 13th, 1988

The electrical devices in our new life had reached three with the acquisition of a 14" portable TV in the motel room. The motel TV was attrocious, reception was awful and Karen really needed a friend for those hours I was at work.

The new TV, bought from Woolco in Whitby Mall, received about five or six good channels, at least we could watch Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune while relaxing on the beds at night.

It was well into the second week and Karen was managing, suddenly we had money again as Dowty had paid the expenses for the flights and furniture shipping, which we had to pay up front.

It was hopefully all going to change on Monday, when we were moving our three electrical devices and our cases into an apartment in Ajax, I believe the company was called "Shelter Housing" or something like that, which sounded like a non profit organization, but the rent was over $700 which was a fair old bite out of my single salary.

I was paid again on the 15th January, a pro rata paycheck for $820.26 which was something else to celebrate, we turned left this time from the motel, walked up through the snow to Caseys and enjoyed far, far too much food and one or three of the amber nectars.