posted by Gordon White filed under Bristol
Ever tried to rent a large van in central London? It takes hours.
The woman behind the counter was typing for about five minutes just to add a sat nav to my order. Beside me was a Frenchman arguing over his bill and complaining that -not only was it double what was agreed this morning- it took the company two hours
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posted by Gordon White filed under Bristol
For a variety of reasons (cashflow) I had to put off moving to Bristol until tomorrow.
Which means my Tuesday -if all goes according to plan- will follow this basic itinerary:
Get up at dawn to pick up rental van
Fill rental van with our crap
Drive 2.5 hours to Bristol
Unload our crap in the apartment next to ours
Make the return 2.5 hour journey
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posted by Gordon White filed under Bristol
I have been sitting on this news for a few days now.
But the time has come!
Gordon finally has a non-crappy job.
As this person:
But for this BBC magazine:
Typically, of course, I am bedridden by a crazy virus which means celebrating involves blankets and tea (a British rave, basically).
Points for guessing what this implies for our living situation.
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