A lot has been going on since my last post, so much I can’t really be bothered to post it all! Basically we went over and “moved in” to my house in Kent, five days of almost no rest, plus shopping, assembling, phoning, driving etc. Amazingly everything arrived on the Friday except my ADSL and router (which has since arrived apparently). M&D did wonders with assembling everything, and we got 90% of what we needed to do done.

Its been a busy day today, the folks and I have been sorting through stuff in my loft to take over to the new house – we’ve got pots, pans, glasses, plates, cutlery, curtains, bedding etc. We’ve also been out shopping and to the tip. Mum & PP went to Ikea the other day and got me a TV table as well as drinks tables, mirrors and a shelving unit. We’ve also booked the satellite fitter.

Pip and Mum have been shopping for me, we’ve got 90% of what we need for the new house being delivered the day after exchange+completion: Fridge/freezer: Argos Washing machine: Argos 2x double and 1x single beds and memory-foam mattresses: ebay 3-seater and 2-seater leather sofa’s: some shop off the telly Glass dining table & 4 metal chairs: same shop off the telly LCD TV and PC: ebuyer Just got to get a microwave and bit’n’bobs like TV stand, desk, drinks tables from Ikea/Tesco I expect, and someone to fit a satellite dish – I’ve already got a Sky+ box.

During buying this new house of mine, I’ve had to chase and fight people to do the simplest things – even things they’ve promised to do that aren’t even difficult, no wonder the economy is in the toilet. Barclays Bank – shredded my company accounts instead of copying them, took 6 weeks to organise a mortgage, lied repeatedly about ringing me back or escalating issues and even about faxing my offer to the solicitor “as we speak”;

Did you know that if you Google for “what is the point of twitter” you get about 200 million results?! That’s quite a lot of people like me who are wondering what is the point of some website that’s a glorified RSS feed or internet SMS system. I can only see its a website setup by mobile phone vendors who aren’t making enough money out of SMS so they thought they’d make everyone pay for a 3G data feed so they can post their 140 character messages via the internet.