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The housemate had one doctor's bill from her Canadian adventure that couldn't be paid by credit card; they wanted a check. In Canadian funds, which is not unreasonable. And thus the absurdity began.
Apparently it is impossible to get a negotiable draft in Canadian funds in this country. The Post Awful doesn't do Canadian money orders any more. (Other countries, yes, but not Canada. No idea why.) None of the banks we checked will do them, ditto credit cards, Western Union, etc. And etc.
So Tuesday, we drove to Canada. Yes, for the express purpose of going to a Canadian post office to buy a money order. Luckily it's only a couple hours' drive for us, and a pretty easy one at that. And we figured we'd find something fun to do while we were there.
I had previously regarded Sarnia as something to drive through on the way to somewhere else. This trip did little to change that impression. There's a museum/gift shop that sounds like it might be worth a visit, but it wasn't open when we were there. The waterfront is rather nice, though it was too cold to enjoy outside activities. We managed to find a decent enough diner for dinner, nothing exciting but tasty enough. And I scored some Canadian cold medicine, which is a beautiful and glorious thing, as well as Canadian candy bars. And the bill got paid, which is a nice thing to have done.
And then we drove home. ETA: We stopped for cheap Chinese on the way back, and my fortune cookie read: You will travel far and wide, both for pleasure and business. Good one, fortune cookie!
Apparently it is impossible to get a negotiable draft in Canadian funds in this country. The Post Awful doesn't do Canadian money orders any more. (Other countries, yes, but not Canada. No idea why.) None of the banks we checked will do them, ditto credit cards, Western Union, etc. And etc.
So Tuesday, we drove to Canada. Yes, for the express purpose of going to a Canadian post office to buy a money order. Luckily it's only a couple hours' drive for us, and a pretty easy one at that. And we figured we'd find something fun to do while we were there.
I had previously regarded Sarnia as something to drive through on the way to somewhere else. This trip did little to change that impression. There's a museum/gift shop that sounds like it might be worth a visit, but it wasn't open when we were there. The waterfront is rather nice, though it was too cold to enjoy outside activities. We managed to find a decent enough diner for dinner, nothing exciting but tasty enough. And I scored some Canadian cold medicine, which is a beautiful and glorious thing, as well as Canadian candy bars. And the bill got paid, which is a nice thing to have done.
And then we drove home. ETA: We stopped for cheap Chinese on the way back, and my fortune cookie read: You will travel far and wide, both for pleasure and business. Good one, fortune cookie!
