What a beautiful day once again. The cherry tree is certainly enjoying the sunshine and is full of blossom now. It is such a shame that we will have to leave it behind when we move, we will have to plant a new one in our new house.
Hoping that things progress this week, I have emailed my Estate Agent to update him on the solicitors conversation of last week regarding the questions and the council tax and water bills. I reminded him again of our position and cheekily suggested that an exchange of contracts this week would be nice. He has replied saying that he would progress as much as he could but thought an exchange this week would be a big ask. Maybe it is but I feel I need to keep the pressure on and then that way we may be in a position to do something next week.
So as if I do not have enough to worry about, as I do, I now hear that there could be a strike by the Petrol Tank Drivers. I remember the last one only to well. People sitting in long queues to get into a garage to fill up, only to be turned away as the fuel was either not there or had just run out. Word would get around of petrol stations who did have fuel and people would rush to see if they could get some. It was chaos. The government are trying to reassure us this time that the Army will cover. Of course 400 Army personnel will do their best but they will be covering for 2000 tanker drivers, without question there will be problems. Lets hope they either sort it out before the strike or that the dispute is finished by the time we need a removal truck to get us to Kings Lynn.
May not have a job for much longer. The owner of the firm I work for has been trying to sell the business for a while now, a buyer has been lined up but they are asking him to take on some really unfair and very risky liabilities based on future business. It seems very unfair for him to be liable for future sales if he has no influence on them, how can he guarantee that. Should the buyers not buy the company it may be that he has to close it down altogether week by week it is getting into a more difficult financial situation.
The money has been a great help over the past few years, we have not really relied on it to get by but it has helped us buy and do things we probably would not have been able to do on just Helen's salary. It has also had a big influence on us being in a position to be able to move. Fortunately funding wise we are now where we want to be but every extra weeks work from now on would be a nice bonus to put aside.
We thought Craig was getting better yesterday, he ate dinner last night but then around 8pm started shivering again, his nose blocked and he started to cough. He had a rough night but no more sickness but I kept him off school today. He has an inset day tomorrow and then school is closed Wednesday for NUT strike, so he is not missing much. Kirsty appears to be starting a cold but she is bright and happy and went off to school fine.
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