[Leica] Best laid plans

[Wilbur Norman]

Looking forward to that photo essay: 

"10+ Reasons NOT to Move House in December"

Your travails will soon fade into memory as you enjoy the new digs.


Wilbur


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On Dec 28, 2014, at 7:25 AM, Douglas Barry wrote:

> 
> Sitting down at the pc after a few weeks of chaos. Moved house on the 15th
> along with wife and son, furniture for 3,500 sqr foot house, 30 paintings,
> innumerable framed photos, and 134 boxes of stuff, not to mention the pile
> of sundry items, gardening gear, bicycles, and stuff of that ilk. We have a
> lot - in fact, a ginormous pile - of crap that we've been minding over our
> lifetimes until our children decide to throw it all on a skip when we croak.
> 
> The new house is much smaller - just under 1600 sqr feet, and of course in
> the way of these things, was not ready with six builders and a trio of
> kitchen installers busy inside it when we arrived. It was an absolute
> pandemonium of noise and dust. We had been promised by the builders that
> they would be finished by the end of November and then it slipped to the 4th
> December, but on telling the builder that the removers were tied to 15th and
> that we would have to follow our beds on the same day, we were assured they
> would be definitely gone by then, and they would only have the outside to
> tidy up.
> 
> What with weather, supplier problems, and the rest, white man speak with
> forked tongue, and to boot, the chief kitchen guy had a mini heart attack,
> was delayed in starting, cancelled the plumber, and we had no water for
> showers. We had to travel back to the old place to shower. That was just the
> tip of the iceberg, as we had the clear the old house by the 19th and there
> was no cleaners available due to peak demand so we had to do it ourselves. I
> discovered that, on looking in the mirror that when incandescent with rage,
> I do go white :-) Oh yes, the dishwasher packed up and we had to get a new
> one on Christmas Eve. I could go on, as I'm still sitting in a cluttered
> nightmare with no rubbish bins until delivery in January. Oh yeah, broadband
> connection issues too - new cabling needed - that was fun. And there was was
> lot more shite to cope with.
> 
> So, I haven't touched a camera, and apologise to Geoff for not submitting to
> the yearbook, which I'm sure took up a lot of his time, and, no doubt, was
> well produced. But hey, there's next year, stick with it, Geoff! I also
> missed a couple of shows booked, and the ballet, but can only blame myself
> for not staying in the old place until January. I can now give lessons in
> how not to manage a move.
> 
> Douglas
> 
> 
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