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The house is no more. I’d grown tired of the lack of forthcoming upkeep on various bits of the premises coupled with another rent increase. Whilst I could cope with that by itself if it was the only increase, factoring in the cost of utilities, fuel, and pretty much everything else and it starts me worrying about whether it’s worth it. I’d been looking around but came across a flat at a nice price and got lucky with it. The resultant savings in rent and utility bills should provide some buffer for the forthcoming period of shit.

The move itself went generally without a hitch. I employed Doc Rob as an unwilling volunteer and Pastor Matt as a willing one, thus increasing the manpower available by 50% on the previous move. This was worthwhile move, as getting a washing machine up two flights of stairs was somewhat interesting. We managed it though, thanks chaps.

  • Somehow, I was able to fit this move in around a horrendous number of other activities which had been booked well in advance but all fell around the same sort of time, including:
    various pub shifts.
  • an evening out in Manchester, as I’d booked tickets for the Lancashire v Yorkshire T20 fixture at Old Trafford on what turned out to be the night before the move. Underwhelming result.
  • an evening out in Birmingham, as I’d booked tickets (in 2019) for the Pet Shop Boys gig at the NEC on what turned out to be the night of the move. Doc Rob was practically ushering me out of the door at 5pm to make me actually go to it. An enjoyable gig, although they opened with my favourite PSB track – Suburbia, for the record – so the excitement was spent relatively quickly.
  • a visit to the blood bank.
  • a Queen’s Platinum Jubilee party. Lol, actually this got binned off as the new letting agent actually sent round a decorator on the same morning to repaint the lounge in the flat, three days after I’d moved in. Something the letting agent of the house never managed to do in the two years I was there. Promising start.
  • Another Queen’s Platinum Jubilee party. I actually managed to make that one.

The keys to the house go back in a couple of weeks time, so it’s just the fun task of tidying the place up to look forward to. As well as work, another cricket fixture, another pub shift and probably some other appointments as well. It’s going to be rather busy for the next few days.