2011 Project365 (days 335-337)

Date: 03 December 2011 20:10:59

3rd December:

We finally got our broadband sorted out today, a month after moving in. So HD is catching up on the latest series of The Killing on iPlayer, which means I probably won't see him for the next week or so! In other news, the car ended up not salvageable after its dip in a Glasgow puddle earlier this week, the automatic transmission is wrecked, so we have had to look for another. It was getting a bit complicated - I have to have a car for my job, but don't want to stay in my job much longer, and we had hoped that the Golf would last long enough that it would see out my job and then we just wouldn't bother with a car but hire one as and when we needed. When we found out the car was definitely terminal we looked into a short-term lease, but the insurance got so complicated we had to give that up too. Now we have found a car which we will be test-driving tomorrow and if it's OK we will pick it up next week. It isn't the world's most practical car, and probably falls into the more-money-than-sense category, but it is less silly than the Daihatsu Copen which HD spotted and will do us for a while assuming it is OK. We will borrow a friend's car for a few days meantime so I can get to work this week. It's been a bit stressful, but it looks like there's light at the end of the tunnel. Moral of the story: don't drive through Glasgow puddles.

2nd December:

Out of my front window I saw bright sun through pouring rain so thought there was bound to be a cracking rainbow around. I found the rainbow, but it was barely perceptible - this is the view from the kitchen door.

1st December:

This is from a painting we have, painted by HD's late grandfather. We have still to find the perfect spot for it. I wish I could paint this well (or in fact at all).