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British Columbia Vehicle Processing Centre (BCVPC)

On a recent walk I passed the British Columbia Vehicle Processing Centre (BCVPC) and was astounded by the huge number of brand new cars parked in their seventeen-acre fenced-in lot. So, today I decided to go back and take a few photos.

As I was walking away I noticed two men with hand-held computers attending to some of the vehicles, and I stopped to ask them a few questions through the fence. They told me that the cars had come into Nanaimo a week or so ago and would be heading out again soon. Most would be leaving on ships, but a few would go overland to dealerships on Vancouver Island.

When I told them I was amazed at how many cars there were, I was told there were over a thousand right now. They also had, further away from my immediate view, a lot of trucks. I said, “Wow. That’s a lot of processing,” and the man laughed in agreement.

I have read some of the information on their website, but I’m still not clear on what exactly is involved in vehicle processing. However, I was interested to learn that: “In 2018 the site and berth went through extensive renovations, jointly funded by Western Stevedoring, Nanaimo Port Authority and Transport Canada, to facilitate its transition to the newest, state of the art vehicle processing centre in Canada.” Whatever it is they do, they do it to a lot of cars, and they do it with some taxpayer dollars.

#cars #nanaimo #photography #processing #society #technology2 #vehicle

Going Green

Yesterday I had a new smart TV installed and the technician took away my old scruffy TV and a DVD player that had long since lost its cable to connect it to anything.

When the new TV was being set up, I asked how I was to access my regular TV apps using the new technology. I enjoy BritBox, Prime, Apple TV, and sometimes Netflix and I am used to getting to them via my TV. I was told to continue using my old TV remote as usual. It seems the smartness of my new TV is largely redundant.

I explained that I had tried to cancel my broadcast TV subscription online but found it impossible to do so using the provider’s website. The technician told me that in order to cancel I would have to phone in to the network company and that I should expect to be on hold for an hour or two. He knew this from experience. He regularly goes about his daily work while being on hold with the service provider via headphones.

So, this is where the new technology has brought me. I cannot easily cancel my old television contract and I can’t access the potential of my new equipment until I have done so.

This evening, as I used my new television to watch movies using my old TV remote, I started work on a new crochet project. It’s an Afghan using yarn in varying shades of green, and I am enjoying the variety of verdant hues.

As I was looking for a movie to watch, I noticed that Wicked was now available to me and, since I have never seen it, I decided to click on it. I have mixed feelings about the underlying implications of the story line, but I loved the singing. In fact, I hope someone sings Defying Gravity at my memorial when the time comes.

Then, because the evening was young, I looked for something else to watch and chose Mask. I was only ten minutes into it when I realized I had picked two movies and a crochet project all with green themes. I have no idea what this all means, but if green means money I’m all in favour of it.

In the meantime, I am watching a television with much better graphics than I previously had, and it is positioned perfectly for me as I sit in my recliner. All is right with the world in my living room. You should be green with envy.

#crafts #crochet #graphics #green #mask #technology2 #television #wicked