We’ve moved!!
ahaha! Yes, Jem and I have moved..into a nice little flat above a craft centre, next to the river in Jackfield, Telford. Nice and cosy, nice helpful neighbours, great walks, very quiet and restful. 3 miles from work for me, and Jem only has to walk out of the door and turn left..!
Not a HUGE flat, but more than enough. More skewed than my walk inside though..it’s an 1800’s building that has been converted into flats. The floors dip, bend and twist in some truly interesting ways..:)
The only problem is that a lot of the structures due to their past lives etc are lead-lined. No mobiles work unless you hang out of the bedroom window on a full moon, and sacrifice a small child to the gods of communication. Even then, you’re lucky. I’m currently on the phone to BT, trying to get the landline reconnected..they’ve been arses so far. “No line has ever been put in”..oh really? My ARSE. We have a master socket and an extension..
(in fairness, it seems that somewhere in the past someone errored on our postcode..we were told (and our post says) 7LS…It’s not, it’s LQ…the BT girl now has just said “OK, I can see it..no charge for reconnection”..WOOOOHOOOO!! They were trying to do the £140 new line before)
So, we currently have no landline, and no ‘net…so please forgive us..;) Pics will follow as we go.
15th of Nov is the date I’ve just been given, although we have also been put down in case of cancellations..so it could be earlier!! :D Time to buy a new wireless ADSL router.
So yes, we’re still getting sorted. We’ve found the water/leccy meters, we’ve mastered the intelligent touchcontrol cooker, we have hot and cold water, and we’ve tidied/steamed/scrubbed the carpets and blitzed the bathroom to within an inch of it’s life. Single men really should be forced into lessons on housekeeping…mouldy shower+ 3rd party pubic hair=yuck.
I’ve even rediscovered the therapeutic properties of doing the washing up..heh.
Ah…I’m pleased…WE HAVE ACHIEVED LANDLINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D Last week we achieved Sofa, who knows what next week will hold?
Oh, and I have a meeting with the landlord at some point to say hello..:) The storage heaters are being awkward, a tap is dripping and we only have half a yale lock..so he’s coming to sort all that. I look forward to meeting him.
Right…now, time to fix mums lawnmower…heh. 3 hours till Jem finishes work, so..cuppa, guinea pig, and look at the mower, then back to the flat!
Aha! detailed reports, just what the doctor ordered! Glad its going well for you both Karl, everyone needs their own space and i think your new flat is the bees knees :o) You can wash up? You never told me you sneaky sod *grin* I’d be careful there, don’t do it too often or Jem will have you stripped naked and chained to the sink (Ooer have i started something there?) So all we need now is pics ;)