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cardboard box, I am going to run screaming, hide in a corner and with a great deal of effort sit and suck my big toe

And I won't come out until the men in white coats tell me there are no more cardboard boxes around.

Apart from a week's worth of clothes, and my books I think I've got everything packed that I am likely to fit into the New Abode.

We've split the dry goods in the larder 33:67,likewise the towels, cleaning gear, bathroom stuff, because that seems pretty fair to me;

I've probably donated enough Stuff to the local charity shops to pay the manager's wages for a couple of weeks, and found 3 bottles of wine I'd put aside for special occaisions that I'd forgotten I'd put aside... or possibly the special occasion didn't happen at the time.


Now it's down to Paperwork, Admin, change of address stuff and finding a van hire. And some willing muscle to help with the move. (The lads will help, but I don't doubt they'd appreciate a few other helpers)

Oh yes.... and a loan for the flooring and things. That's tomorrow's job



This is nearer my thirtieth than my twentieth House move, and I don't remember it ever being quite so arduous before

Sometimes it surprises me that it surprises me I have some grey hairs.
Personally, I reckon I've done well to even keep my hair!

I rather suspect I'm getting older and I perhaps really can't do what I was able to do with little effort 20 years ago.

I don't think I like admitting that, so I'm away for a restorartive cuppa and pretend I didn't say it

Hello Ev, just about to read your post

Websailor

You wait till you are my age dear, then you'll have an idea what getting is like

Nearly thirty moves I have lived in five places, the last one for 43 years. I am not happy contemplating where or when the next move might be

Be careful you don't overdo it. The most important thing to find when you have moved is the kettle, tea, milk and mugs, and sugar if you need it!!

What are you doing about Internet connection, or have you organised it? Let us know if you are going to be AWOL for a while so we don't worry too much.

Websailor

Don't worry - I know EXACTLY where the making impliments have been stashed You're right... it's the most important box there is!

I'm not sure if the lads or I will get custody of the kettle yet. Negotiations are still in their infancy on stuff like that.

Internet suppliers are on the List of "To Do"s this week; not sure if I can take my phone number with me and keep the same supplier, and can't actually *do anything until I have a firm moving date (so far it's between 22nd February and 8th March, but that's still a bit vague really)

To be honest, I'm not even sure the new place has a phone ine installed - I'm sure it must have though I forgot to look, I was so enamoured with the garden

Soon as I know anything useful I'll let you know

If you are not moving very far you should be able to take your number with you, but might that inconvenience the lads, or are they like mine, mobile users mostly!

anyway.

Websailor

It occurs to me that I could have a cat you know.

Once I'm settled a bit.

Ground floor, garden, what's missing?

A cat shaped space in my life, that's what!

(And probably a cat flap)

So I've been doing terribly important things today like find out what my local CPL expects of me in order to adopt one. Don't care what gender, markings or age. It's just got to have a purr and a mioaw, and like cuddling up to me.

I'm easy pleased!

Heh heh... Webbie, I'm taking the computor, so that'll *really inconvenience the lads

I don't think they'd miss the landline a lot; like yours, they've got fancy dancing mobile phones with contracts and all the other bells and whistles that seem to be necessary to being a young man

No restriction on pets then with a communal garden?

Websailor

Apparently not

According to the council list of rules and regs as long as it doesn't eat anyone, I'mm allowed to "own" a domestic pet

Oh that's good. Just thought I'd ask Just found out I have visitors tomorrow morning so I better get on with things to save time tomorrow


Take care,
Websailor

Hope they're nice visitors - the sort you' *want to visit


If they arn't, let me know and I'll put the Bad Eye on'em for ya!

Nice kind, wrong time Monday morning, I ask you

Websailor

Ah... *that* sort. Ones with no idea of Time! I can feel a play on words about neighbourhood witches and watches coming on but I can't get the words right!

Mind you, what was it Spike Milligan said?

"Everybody's gotta be somewhere"

I've got to go see Mr Credit Onion tomorrow and see what they'll be prepared to do for me. I have a horrible feeling this will involve me trying to look smart and take wearing make up seriously for a couple of hours

I suppose you need to find a middle way between needy and flush, a respectable, reliable woman who needs a little help

Done a few jobs to save time tomorrow, now it's nearly time for the next meal The other half is too busy watching important sport to consider doing something for tea!!

Websailor

>>find a middle way between needy and flush, a respectable, reliable woman who needs a little help<<



This could take some doing, I think

Nah, you'll walk it, just turn on the charm, that should do it

Websailor

Must admit, I've become nausiatingly good at opening the eyes and letting the lower lip tremble a bit lately, if I need to.



if it wasn't for the fact that it seems to work pretty well, I'd really despise myself I can hear a couple of generations of feminists curling their lip at me every time I do it.

Oh, I don't know, it seems to me the feminists are having to rethink their position these days! It is not all it is cracked up to be now. If it works, what the heck A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do!!

Websailor

True

And besides....

no one consulted *me* about equality.

I mean... why would I want to go down an evolutionary niche anyway?