Moving Day

One area where the UK whips the US is in promptness. When someone makes an appointment for 9am, they usually get there about 15 minutes early. When my stuff arrived here last year, I was told 10am and it got here at 9:30. When the repairman says 1pm, he usually means about 12:55. So today when the movers told me 9am, I knew I better allow an extra half hour, and sure enough the knocked on the door at 8:40. In America, when Comcast says they'll be there between 1 and 5, they are still usually late.

So the packers just put the guitar away are just about done. I was told that in England, the best way to speed up the process was to offer them tea. They definitely appreciated it and are working at a furious pace.

Tomorrow at 9am I hand in the keys and take my luggage and laptop to me new double room in Uxbridge. It's gonna be quite a change going from 3 bedrooms down to 1 with a shared living and dining area. But the price is right and so is the commute. So, farewell 39 Edith Rd. Thanks for the good times and memories, but not so much the lame neighbors who complained about laundry after 10:00pm and shoes in the kitchen too early. They suck.