A chain of circumstance has conspired to bring our world crashing down: no landline and no WiFi, starting any time today Friday 31st May (which covers Friday PM to Saturday AM in Australia, roughly).
Why? - is to do with why I'm here - to help mum move. It's been productive so far, but there's a hitch in the move due to the status of the land title. Apparently this land - which mum is downsizing from - is not registered, so the sale can't proceed until it's established (manually) that nobody has put any sort of claim or financial encumbrance on the title. Theoretically, this can happen in 24 hours, but the lawyer managing the transaction has not exhibited any dead certainty on this.
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| This miniature deer, not realising the land title is not registered, snuck through the fence to eat roses. |
Meanwhile, because the move was initially scheduled for Wednesday, the telco (BT) cut off the landline. We suspect they took a shortcut, which means they can't restore it for two weeks. Similarly, internet is scheduled to die today, whether or not the sale proceeds. If all doesn't fall into place today, we can only wait until the land title clears, which might be Monday, might be later. Worst case: WiFi suddenly dies, and we only have emergency phone data - plus, mum's phone doesn't work inside the house, so she has to sit on the back lawn to call someone to check whether we're go or not.
Fragile crockery has been packed, moving blokes booked, and we hold our breath.
Today's lesson: be ready for both best case and worst case, and be reconciled with living through the worst case.
Good luck with exams!
Don't understand why the title wasn't established when bought the property initially. Anyway.
ReplyDeleteSweet deer. Maybe rosehip tea?
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ReplyDeleteIf it comes to it, at least you won't be allowed to eat deer meat
ReplyDeleteApparently my father warned of the issue when first bought. But you don't know how much of a problem it will be until it comes back to bite you.
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