Monday 3 August 2020
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One of the mod cons we have been without for the past week is hot water. We briefly had it in the new house but then something went wrong on the boiler and we had to get someone in. Then … Continue reading
Friday 31 July 2020
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… but planning is indispensable, is a quote attributed to Dwight Eisenhower. Experience says it makes a lot of sense. Before moving in, I measured each of the rooms and our main furniture items and worked out where each would … Continue reading
Thursday 30 July 2020
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We’ve got a radiator in the kitchen that seems set for problems – a narrow distance from the wall, two feed pipes going either direction from the centre at the bottom and not much clearance from the skirting. So, when … Continue reading
Tuesday 28 July 2020
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Yesterday was another busy day in the new house. The most stressful part of the day was the start of it, as I knew the Virgin Media installer would be round sometime between 8am and 1pm and we’d ended up … Continue reading
Sunday 26 July 2020
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All packed and ready for the lads with the removal van to arrive in about half an hour. Normal service might have a break for a day or two as our internet service should be getting moved to our new … Continue reading
Saturday 25 July 2020
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Normally the problem with deliveries is that you wait in all day and then they still don’t turn up. Today, though, the problem was that the attempted delivery came too early – 2-3 days too early! A couple of days … Continue reading
Saturday 18 July 2020
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One of the features we wanted in a new house was to either have it come with a wood burning stove or be able to get one fitted. The one we bought didn’t come with a stove but the owners … Continue reading