Inconvenient Annoyances

Thanks .

I’m at Cape Verde now - stuck sitting in the terminal for about another 5.5 hours, but enjoying the warm weather and free WiFi... which I won’t get again for another 2 months .

I think the guy at Birmingham Airport got the Falklands arrival time wrong though, since going by my calculation we should arrive there later tonight, not tomorrow morning.


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Is there a nice outdoor bit you can sit out?!

Is there a nice outdoor bit you can sit out?!

There is actually . It even has a little bridge and a pond/stream:


It’s 7:25 am here and the temperature is about 23 degrees C . In comparison, the reason for my flight delay is snow showers and strong winds in the Falklands (where the current temp is 0 C).


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There is actually . It even has a little bridge and a pond/stream:


It’s 7:25 am here and the temperature is about 23 degrees C . In comparison, the reason for my flight delay is snow showers and strong winds in the Falklands (where the current temp is 0 C).


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UGH! Soak in all that warmth while you can! lol

There is actually . It even has a little bridge and a pond/stream:


It’s 7:25 am here and the temperature is about 23 degrees C . In comparison, the reason for my flight delay is snow showers and strong winds in the Falklands (where the current temp is 0 C).


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Oh my, enjoy the warmth! I hope the rest of the journey is smooth.


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Update (I think) on the boiler/FIL issue:

- The boiler went out Thursday night/Friday morning.
- DH and I decided to let it run it's course - we didn't mention it to anyone. FIL doesn't do anything about stuff we do mention to him, so we decided to stay out of this one.
- I think a guy came to look at the boiler Friday afternoon. I wasn't downstairs, but no one else comes over, so I'm guessing the guy that was here for 10 minutes was here for the boiler.
- I briefly saw FIL (not even visual contact, just in the same general area and I said hi) Friday night. He didn't mention anything to me.
- Saturday evening FIL mentioned to DH that a guy was getting a part to repair the boiler and was supposed to call him back Saturday afternoon, but hadn't. DH suggested FIL call the guy. FIL said no.
- No update Sunday (FIL had the whole day off).
- No update so far today.

That's 4 days with no hot water. Well, 4 days and counting.

There are two showers in the house. One is a bath shower (a normal one that I use). The other is an electric shower in a shower stall (FIL, grand-FIL and DH use that). So we can take hot showers. But.... I don't like those electric showers. I'm sure they're safe, but I'm worried I'll get electrocuted. This morning I washed my hair over the tub with cold water. FIY - shampoo bars don't lather in cold water.

At least it's not the middle of winter. The house would be pretty cold if there was no heating.

I'm going to guess that a fix is only going to be a temporary fix and the whole thing will need to be replaced soon anyway.

Oh, and today I bought a carbon monoxide detector. DH said it will probably just be removed, but I plan on writing my name on masking tape and labelling the detector as mine. Hopefully that makes it stay in its place (FIL and grand-FIL have more respect/fear of me than of DH ).

Oh my, enjoy the warmth! I hope the rest of the journey is smooth.


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I made it to the Falklands last night (about 1am UK time)! It’s bloody freezing here though - when we landed it was 1 Celsius with a few inches of snow on the ground!

On the plus side though, we have internet now! The office splashed out for a broadband connection for our rooms, so instead of only getting 100 free minutes a week, we each now have 4.5GB per month to use (and it’s free/unlimited between midnight and 6am). It’s still pretty slow, but at least I won’t have to ration how many minutes I use or pay for extra minutes .


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I made it to the Falklands last night (about 1am UK time)! It’s bloody freezing here though - when we landed it was 1 Celsius with a few inches of snow on the ground!

On the plus side though, we have internet now! The office splashed out for a broadband connection for our rooms, so instead of only getting 100 free minutes a week, we each now have 4.5GB per month to use (and it’s free/unlimited between midnight and 6am). It’s still pretty slow, but at least I won’t have to ration how many minutes I use or pay for extra minutes .

Oh, that internet allowance is a nice surprise!

I'm glad you arrived safely.  Sorry the weather was exactly what you expected.

TravelingFrog, the only thing acceptable about your living situation is that it's temporary.  I would be counting down the milliseconds 'til I was rid of that place, and I would never look back!  I'm really glad that your husband doesn't make you feel alone in this.  It sounds like you really need an ally in that household.  (And the CO detector!)

When do you anticipate moving, again?  Is it straight to Germany, or are you going to have an intermediate place in the UK first?

TravelingFrog, the only thing acceptable about your living situation is that it's temporary.  I would be counting down the milliseconds 'til I was rid of that place, and I would never look back!  I'm really glad that your husband doesn't make you feel alone in this.  It sounds like you really need an ally in that household.  (And the CO detector!)

When do you anticipate moving, again?  Is it straight to Germany, or are you going to have an intermediate place in the UK first?

Yup - DH and I are in this together. It's good to not be the only sane one in the house.

We'll be going straight to Germany, renting an Airbnb for a month or so and hopefully getting set up with everything (flat, bank account, etc) in that time. If it doesn't work out, it will be a nice holiday and we'll come back to the UK NOT living at FIL's (at least for more than a few weeks).

Update on the boiler:
There's a guy here, supposedly fixing it.

No one has said anything to me or DH. I was downstairs starting to make bread when the doorbell rang. I was literally weighing out ingredients and about to start mixing when he came. I covered everything and left the kitchen (where the boiler is) and went upstairs. FIL still hasn't said a word to me except just a few minutes ago after I'd come upstairs when he told me not to use the water for a few minutes.

Hopefully it's fixed. I've got my CO monitor ready to set up. I'm guessing the repair guy is a random repair guy - I wouldn't count on him being registered. That's comforting.  FIL doesn't really 'do' registered tradespeople.

I can't wait to be out of here.

Heard back about the job....from my husband....not from HR LOL (over a month after my face-to-face"
 
He's said "Hopefully [HR lady] has spoken with [me]. We are in a position that recruitment of PMs has been frozen as MSS prepares to see us over to SAS [they are combining two teams]. So despite appreciating [my] skills and experience to date would be good for our team, we will need to wait a few more months before we can look to re-open any positions. Let me know if [HR b*tch] has not fed something similar back to [me]."

My husband's repsonse?? "No [HR w*nker] hasn't fed anything back to [me]."


Is it wrong that I don't care about the job, I'm pissed off about the HR situation? Like the job would have been a nice bump in salary and a good opportunity etc., but I was very "whatever" about it as wasn't actively looking to move roles....but I'm irritated that this lady, from the sounds of it, NEVER seems to do his job, and my husband's only response was to say "no she hasn't fed back.". Like This lady is known by their team for being rubbish and literally sits online but "away/idle" for HOURS and then doesn't response and she clearly doesn't handle comms, what DOES she do?! I want to feed back to her managers but obviously I can't do this (I haven't even spoken to her!) and I think it's too awkward for my husband to feed back to his line manager who was the one hiring, so she's basically just going to get away with being TERRIBLE and that is what bothers me the most. I know I shouldn't let it, but I just can't help it.

If anybody is hiring PMs, let me know

TF - I hope you're able to get settled in Germany quickly!

Someone is blasting dance music and I have a headache so I'm not super keen on it this morning. Usually it's quiet around here!

I had my occupational health assessment by phone this morning, and the nurse agreed that I'm "fit to work with accommodations". And the accommodations she is recommending are exactly what I asked for + common sense like cleaning outside of office hours in the evening. She said I was very knowledgeable on my condition and how to manage it. *sigh* I've enjoyed the break from work after I got over the initial shock of it all but it's kinda insane that it came to this.

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Great news Margo.  Keep us posted on how your employers handle it.

I have fabulous news - THE AIR CONDITIONER AT WORK IS FIXED!!!!!  I'm sure it's just a bandaid and will break again soon, but still!

TF - I hope you're able to get settled in Germany quickly!

Someone is blasting dance music and I have a headache so I'm not super keen on it this morning. Usually it's quiet around here!

I had my occupational health assessment by phone this morning, and the nurse agreed that I'm "fit to work with accommodations". And the accommodations she is recommending are exactly what I asked for + common sense like cleaning outside of office hours in the evening. She said I was very knowledgeable on my condition and how to manage it. *sigh* I've enjoyed the break from work after I got over the initial shock of it all but it's kinda insane that it came to this.

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Glad your call went well You have to laugh when somebody tells you that your knowledgeable on your situation and needs....

The question is, will your office comply?

Update on the boiler:
There's a guy here, supposedly fixing it.

No one has said anything to me or DH. I was downstairs starting to make bread when the doorbell rang. I was literally weighing out ingredients and about to start mixing when he came. I covered everything and left the kitchen (where the boiler is) and went upstairs. FIL still hasn't said a word to me except just a few minutes ago after I'd come upstairs when he told me not to use the water for a few minutes.

Hopefully it's fixed. I've got my CO monitor ready to set up. I'm guessing the repair guy is a random repair guy - I wouldn't count on him being registered. That's comforting.  FIL doesn't really 'do' registered tradespeople.

I can't wait to be out of here.

Another update:
It's was smelling of gas (apparently that's normal when they're fixing boilers) so I closed our bedroom door, opened the window and went for a walk to the park.

As I was sitting on a bench, a bicycle police officer rode by and I stopped him to ask him about gas. He seemed to know a lot about it and after hearing my whole situation, suggested riding out the last 1.5 months here, set up the CO detector and keep doors and windows open when cooking if we're at all worried.

It was very reassuring (especially knowing that the smell of gas is normal during repair) and I'm back home now after about an hour away. It doesn't smell of gas now and I guess the boiler must be working again because the heat is on. 🌡️

Great news Margo.  Keep us posted on how your employers handle it.

I have fabulous news - THE AIR CONDITIONER AT WORK IS FIXED!!!!!  I'm sure it's just a bandaid and will break again soon, but still!

How much longer until it breaks again? hahaha