Gadgetry & Downtown Shopping
Yesterday we finally got our hands on a HD PVR Box (Sky Plus) from our cable supplier Shaw so we now have a great high definition picture to go with our nice TV. We've been wanting one of these for a while but the prices have been putting us off. However I phoned Shaw and after mentioning their rivals had an enticing offer on at the moment they gave me a good deal. The thing with cable companies over here is that they don't usually make you sign in to long contracts which means as a consumer we've had a little bit more 'power' to get a decent offer. We haven't paid full price for cable or internet since we've been here! Shaw offered me the latest PVR box for free for 6 months and then if I like it at the end of the 6 months I can either buy it a discount rate ($200 cheaper than buying one retail) or simply give it them back (with no hidden agenda). It seemed good to us so we headed to their place on West Cordova in Vancouver and picked one up after about 10 minutes. This will be great for recording the football when I'm at work and no doubt for Lou's programs when she's working evening shifts, we'd really missed that ability since we've been here. I already watched the Real Madrid game on it this afternoon - it was great!
Today after watching the champions league on TV we headed into downtown Vancouver for a walk around and to take some autumn photos of the city. Lou bought some nice roast chestnuts from a street seller which kept us warm whilst we walked about the city and we had a walk down Robson St, one of her preferred areas (there's lots of shops!). Lou has been needing a new handbag for a while and she found one today which she quickly fell in love with along with many other things! In the end she walked out with the new handbag plus a roll neck jumper and a winter coat so it was smiles all the way home! This weekend we put our clocks back an hour and the winter nights are starting to descend early on us. In the space of 2 hours from 3pm we went from bright daylight to nighttime as you can see in the photos below. I'm sure it won't be long before the Coca-Cola "holidays are coming" advert hits the screens! We're off now to watch our first hockey game in high definition, Go Canucks Go!
