Clearly we did not get the furnace figured out. We FROZE all night. Greg worked and worked with the
controls. He thought he had it set to
come on about the time we would get up in the morning, but it didn’t. Added to that, housing had brought bedding
for the bed, but only a very thin sheet and blanket that were not near warm
enough. I don’t think either of us slept
last night.
The day was pretty quiet.
I’ve learned that as soon as the sun comes up the front room warms up
beautifully and is a wonderful place to sit and read or whatever… maybe even
nap after a lousy night’s sleep. I
actually accomplished quite a bit today.
I called the landlord (the water company) and got information on how to
change the electric to our name, which has been difficult to figure out on our
own. I also called Sky and arranged to
have TV, phone and internet hooked up.
After about fifteen years we will again have a landline, but only
because it was the only way to get internet.
I couldn’t care less about the TV.
My phone call experiences were much better today. I really don’t think I’m getting that much
better at understanding which makes me think the first phone call earlier in
the week may have actually been HER accent and not as much my lack of
understanding.
When Greg got home we decided it was time to give The
Sportsman’s Arm another chance. They are
only open for dinner from 7 to 9pm, so it was a long wait for dinner for me but
it was well worth the wait! It was not
traditional pub food, but it was by far the best meal I’ve had in England
yet. I had an amazing salmon… of course
with potatoes, but that seems to come with everything here. The salmon was one of the best I’ve had
anywhere. …and it’s at The Sportsman’s
Arm, just a couple hundred yards from our house! How convenient is that?
Home to bed and another night of freezing and trying to
figure out the furnace.
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