Our little town

Well, I was out to the salvage to drop off some stuff and just had to take a picture of our little town on the way home. If my sister can add pictures to her blog, so can I.

It is hard to believe we are just a short distance from the "big city".

Just trying to figure out how much long it takes to upload a large jpg picture as to a small one.

Now I'm having trouble adding another picture so I guess I'll just post this and try again later. If it will post?

Well it posted. There was another window open under this one so I didn't seethat any thing was happening when I clicked the add picture. and it does upload a lot faster with the smaller picture.
The one on the 28 is behind our RV, 29 is looking towards Calgary, and the 30 is looking towards Okotoks. No snow yet!!

Taxes

I saw some news article about taxes and it amazes me at to how many different types there are. Just a few:
Title fee
destination-based sales tax
origin-based sales tax
Title Privilege tax
Gross receipts tax
Service option tax
complementary use tax
Retailers Occupation Tax
Use tax
Service occupation tax
Discretionary sales tax
Service use tax
Lodging and usage tax
local option sales tax
recycling fee
bottle deposit
Estate Tax
Gift Tax
Corporate Tax
Capital gains Tax
Payroll Tax
Sales Tax
Hotel Tax
School Tax
Liquor Tax
Luxury Tax
Excise Taxes
Property Tax
Cigarette Tax
Medicare Tax
Inventory Tax
Car Rental Tax
Real Estate Tax
Well Permit Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Inheritance Tax
Road Usage Tax
CDL license Tax
State Income Tax
Food License Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
I'm sure there are a ton that I missed.
I'm sure not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago. We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.
I'm not sure what I'm saying. It just gives food for thought. Where does it end?

I'm baaaaack!!!

Gone awhile but now I'm back. Rainy,cold and dreary around here. Think I'll go take some pictures just to prove it. Bye for now.