The Cold

I have special fur, which has hollow tubes in it. These keep me warm in winter and cool in summer. As we know, humans are not as well designed as dogs. Generally their hair doesn't help them regulate temperature very well, and I have learned from watching them put in clothes than patches of it obviously do no good at all, because they cover them with two layers of clothing just because they look so ridiculous.
It's been extra cold lately, which I've compensated for by trying to do my business outside as quickly as possible. The other day I finished up and made a leap for the door. I am learning how to jump. Jumping is fun. Jumping into closed doors is not, just take my word on that.
Anyway, my humans "heat" their house with a combination of wood, oil, and electricity. In order for them to heat with oil, they have to make sure the oil tank doesn't become empty. This is Charles' job. Charles forgot to do his job. Then Sarah was not happy. Sarah ordered oil to be delivered, even though that costs a $100 more, rather than wait for Saturday. Sarah also decided to spend the next couple of days at her friend Alicia's, even after the oil got delivered for an extra $100. Charles wanted to save the $100 and wait for the regular Saturday delivery. Last night he and Mark kept the house nice and warm with the wood and the electric, but Sarah still spent the $100 to get oil delivered and still went away for a couple of days. Charles tells me $100 buys a lot of dog food. Also that he misses Sarah. And also that because he didn't do his job, he doesn't have a leg to stand on. I think because humans only have 2 legs instead of 4, they notice more when they don't have one to stand on. This of course is another way we dogs are better.
When the oil got delivered it filled the tank with 853 litres. The oil man asked if we needed help to bleed the furnace so it will work. Mark said we didn't because he and Charles have made the furnace work many times. This time they haven't been able to. So now they have a tank full of oil but still can't make the furnace work. Maybe they will pay another $100 to have a man come and make the furnace work. Charles says weeks like this make him happy we are all moving into a condo in June.
To add to the happiness in the house, the water has also become all muddy. The hot water was muddy and then it stopped completely. The Village of Fredericton Junction says this is not their fault. Charles is mad at NB Power because they own the hot water tank but won't come out to service it. Charles made a New Year's resolution not to use foul language as much in 2010. Charles says that if he'd known this was going to happen, he'd have made a different New Year's resolution, but now he's stuck with this resolution. So he doesn't have a goshdarn leg to stand on.