2 Feb 06 Moving in
I’m writing this in an internet cafe around the corner from our flat. We won’t have phone or internet access now until at least 14 Feb, as we’re having problems with BT. They’ve got a monopoly on phone service here, so there’s no way around the lengthy wait!
The flat is great though, very comfy, especially considering we have none of our personal stuff in it yet. There’s enough furniture included to make it an easy transition, but clothes are still in the suitcase! We have managed to set up a bank account at HSBC on only the second try, and we’ve got all the utility services happening too.
I had to go shopping yesterday for bedsheets, a duvet and some towels which turned into a saga since I had to drag it all back on the tube during rush hour! Add the fact I transferred at one point going the wrong direction and it was a total nightmare… at least we had a comfortable first night sleeping in the new flat. Most things work too! The water pressure is quite pathetic though, and we need some weather stripping around the front door.
Other than that, life won’t be too settled until mid-month. And I’ll be posting from down the street when I can.
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Hi Tiffany
The experiences have just begun! I can assure you most will be wonderful. Reading your note today has brought back some memories! I can only look back and laugh at the first day I went to the German grocery store. Not knowing the language was only minor compared to not knowing that I was to put my cart on an angle at the end of the counter - specifically engineered to receive groceries as the clerk checked them in and ran a conveyer so groceries fell right off the end and into the cart. No one checking groceries here…….in shock and disbelief I scrambled to catch the carrots in the glass jar just before they hit the floor. She didn’t blink an eye, just kept on scanning and letting things fall to the floor. That was until the lady behind me stepped up and very loudly gave her ‘what for’ until she finally stopped the conveyer. I never forgot the lesson she taught that day! And yes - I got very good at shopping!
Take care and enjoy!
Comment by Lynda Bobinski — February 3, 2006 #
No weather stripping needed here (today anyways) - it was 48 degrees and sunny. I walked 5 miles and documented them here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingtompkins/
Comment by Dave — February 3, 2006 #
Hi Tif and Matt,
Great news about your moving in. Have you shopped at Sainbury yet and did you get that wonderful Fairy dish soap that’s so wonderful? You must not forget to purchase also some Horny tea. Ask Matt, I sent him an e-mail suggesting that he buys or you two buy that stuff. As I said to Matt, Mary was very fond of the Horny tea, actually, we all were. We did go to the store to bring some back but they were sold out. See, I am not kidding, they were totally out of it. That proves its popularity. We probably will see you, as well, in June since Jim is taking a course in England on the reconciliation of the Church of England and The Roman one. We are to arrive in London the 8th and hopefully you will have a phone by then. Jim’s course starts the 10th in Liverpool. Then back to London and up to Rome for the second part of the course. Can’t wait to see Rome again, then back to London, course end the 24th and we shall fly back the 27th. Hopefully, we will be able to get together with Mary and stepdad for and Indian meal. Mary loves spicy stuff and so do I. All the best, and don’t forget to shop at Sainsbury.
Clement
Comment by Clement and Jim — February 5, 2006 #