Comments on: Some things change and some don’t

By: helen

helen — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:19:25 +0000

They finally connected the phone a few days ago and were so ashamed about the length of time we’d had to wait that they connected the adsl 2 hours’ later. So finally we’ve unplugged the stick and are sat here marvelling at the download speed

By: kat

kat — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:04:13 +0000

After dealing with OTE and various moves over 12 years, I’ve learned to expect very little. The best scenario happened with our last move, having phone and Internet access done within 36 hours. The worst was the move before that in which we checked the area for connectivity and had a phone number but it didn’t work (same as you). For us, it went on for two years — not an exaggeration — and various companies making promises that never came true. We had a stick for these two years, and couldn’t live like that any longer. That’s why we moved to this house. A very expensive and inconvenient way to fix our phone/Internet issue.

By: Helen

Helen — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:17:06 +0000

Hi Alice, we’re determined to crack the ‘a place for everything and everything in its place’ idea. All the places we’ve lived in since moving over here have been so much smaller than anything we’ve been used to before so we’ve really got to sort ourselves out (for we read Sean and junior as they seem to have the most stuff!). Can’t imagine the space issues you must be having on the boat!

By: Alice

Alice — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:32:19 +0000

Great to hear you are settling in to mainland life I had to laugh about IKEA… I feel the same! Living on the boat requires storage solutions, and the place is a godsend – some things are the same the world over! Looking forward to more soon