Tag Archives: The Move

The big one

And so the big day arrives. Stefan, the chap tasked with carting our worldly possessions a few hundred miles, arrived 5 hours late, though through no fault of his own: his truck was sabotaged by some mindless cretins trying to … Continue reading

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Money, money, money

When I first had a daughter (and later, a son), I found that costs could be counted in baby units. One baby unit was about a hundred pounds, so there was A cot: 2 baby units A sterilising unit: 1 … Continue reading

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Packing paperwork

I started looking through paperwork files today, the rationale being that there is no point transporting vast reams of paperwork only to establish that, once I get a spare hour/day/month, I find the paperwork to be useless and thus throw … Continue reading

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If I had a hammer …

I’ve bitten the bullet and continued my efforts preparing areas of my property for packing today. That sounds a little convoluted so let me explain. When I initially had people over to give me a quote for moving my stuff … Continue reading

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Should I stay or should I go …

  The Clash had it spot on with their song. If I go, there will be trouble And if I stay it will be double When the decision was made to up sticks and leave, I realised that it might … Continue reading

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So long and thanks for all the fish (and chips)

I’m not sure quite when it happened but it wasn’t that long ago. Maybe February (2018). My wife and I decided to leave the UK to live in Germany. There are two obvious whys that can be asked here: why leave and … Continue reading

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