Here's the rest of the story since we were evicted Sept 10 th. We were feeling lucky to find a new built flat in Guildford so no more worries... wrong! With a new lease signed, a completion date, and a move in date, we were set. So the moving truck arrives and things go bad. It seems with property prices falling, the property was reappraised and the value came down123,000 pounds less than the landlord agreed to pay a year before. Therefore the bank wouldn't fund the loan and we couldn't move in. Our things got sent back to storage. In the meantime here's where we lived: (1) 5 days in a Guildford pub.(2) The Hilton for 4 days in London. (3) A company furnished flat in Canary Wharf, London. (4) 2 days with a friend in London. (5) Another company flat in Canary Wharf. (6) With a tip from good friend Simon, another penthouse flat came open at Trinity Gate right where we started. We only have to take a different elevator now to our flat that we moved into last Friday. Can you believe it! We sure meet a lot of people with these moves. I wish I knew why they call houses flats in Europe. Roommates are called flat mates, we will have a flat warming party, instead of a house warming party. I sure don't hear anyone calling a house wife a flat wife. So the top center of the picture is where we are now, the top right is where we were before....Hope we can hang there for a while.
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See, and I was feeling all envieous(sp) of the world travelers. It's comforting to know that no mater If your Bill Gates or Little Orphan Annie, having a roof over your head is never a guarantee.
If you wish to check out my blog, I'm back in the Philippines and at jrpicard.blogspot.com
You're right about no guarantees, but I like moving because it's just another adventure. Too bad Julie doesn't feel the same
Hi Phil and Julie. Sounds as though you people are havng a great time.. Barbara and I got married October 5th. Had a nice ceremony and a great party at the Highlander golf club. Now in Victorville Ca. Have the boat up at Lake Havasu in an inside storage. Heading that way again this weekend to explore the lake some more. Enjoyed your Egypt shots. Catch you later, Dave and Barbara "T"
Dave good to hear things are falling into place for you and your bride. Now you have to keep the gas price down so you can enjoy that boat.
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