On this day we are not decided about the house, having only seen one. But we are frustrated at arranging any more veiwings. Many of the estate agents seem to be taking some class somewhere. Those that are available, do not seem to have anything appropriate.

We did get to see a couple houses though. We’d expected to see 3, but it turned out one was a house we’d seen when we visited earlier in the year, with a pool about the size of a small bedroom. One we saw was very nice, but they had rented the attached guest suite separately. The other hadn’t had renovations in decades. It was large and had potential, and the landlady is doing very major renovations (new owners). We are uncertain about plans vs. reality.

The phone company is supposed to install us a second line with ISDN access. Better than dial-up, but you still pay by the minute. We expect ADSL when we move to our permanent location. But you know The Phone Company: ‘Some time between 9 and 4′. We arranged that they would call the cellular and let us know when, so we could be out but get back.

When 3pm came along and we were done with one thing, we went back to wait. Of course they didn’t show up by 4. But shortly they phoned, and then they came. Still, the guy worked ’til 7pm or so!