Unpacking

[babysimon]

I think we unpacked the last box yesterday.

I guess that makes us efficient.

It's starting to feel less weird living there - I no longer think we're going to be firebombed at any minute, which is good.

Now I just need to sort out what to do with the rest of my life...

PS: what Trish says ↓ down there ↓ about the contacting.

Comments

[booklectica]

Hurray!

Was good to see you at weekend. See you again soon hopefully.

Firebombed?

[babysimon]

Whenever I move I get very tense about crime and area-dodginess for a while. It's wearing off now though.

[juliet]

When we were in the process of buying our house the bloke next door told us that the previous tenant had been (done for? accused of? it was a bit unclear - this was later explained, though...) some variety of sex offence, & that as a result people had been chucking things at the house, & even that he'd once had to dissuade a bunch of kids from sticking lit things through the letterbox.

This gave us The Fear something shocking, & we were seriously contemplating ditching the house (this was already in the paid for survey & mortgage fee phase) & trying again.

Then we spoke to the local police, who informed us that in *fact* the deal was that Mr Next Door had had some variety of feud with the previous tenants (who sounded like a bit of a nightmare - it was being illegally sub-let to lots of temporary people, with up to 12 people in one 3-bed house). And that it was, in fact *him* who had spread these entirely unfounded rumours about said tenant(s), & as a result had wound up with people breaking *his* window when they got confused about which house was which. (the police officer also implied that Mr Next Door is in general a right pain in the arse, & racist to boot) Since when the house had been empty for about 6 months, & the *official* letting agents confirmed No Further Trouble.

So we went ahead anyway, & even decided against the firebomb-proof letterbox we'd contemplated installing. And - touch wood - no trouble of any sort has appeared. And we smile politely at Mr Next Door when passing him, & otherwise steer well clear.

[babysimon]

Christ.

[lolliepopp.livejournal.com]

No no no

He lives on the other side of the road - by the lights.

L
x

[kellanethics.livejournal.com]

awww look
tiny kitten and up-to-date pic of baby simon

too two cute for words

(goes off to watch something cyncial on television to recover)

[barking-watcher.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear you've settled in, all the best in your new place.

[jhg.livejournal.com]

Good.

(Incidentally, I ended up with exactly the right number of boxes - none were wasted, and none further were needed.)


J