Friday, November 11th - Internet yes - Telephone no :-)

So, today is the first day we have spent completely in our new home! With the chaos here yesterday, there was no thought about sleeping here, especially: in which box is the bedding?

We have found mine by pure coincidence, but not the bedding of my mother, which is most probably in one of the other 50 boxes remaining in the office... My mother is fighting her way through in the kitchen, while I am trying to solve the technical problems... 

Internet is working, but unfortunately, not the phone. According to the technician yesterday it is apparently a problem at the side of Rogers, that affects all new set-ups, but that was supposed to be solved today. Not true, as at present it still does not work. Reset already tried.

It is fantastic, for nearly everything there is a technical hotline on the internet. But not for the phone... :-) They ask you very kindly to call the hotline! I hope I am not the only one laughing out loud right now! With internet problems, however, they would be very willing to help you out, no problem :D

I am trying to check at the neighbours where there would be the next public phone. Who knows, maybe I'll find something. The first neighbours I met yesterday already. I met him (he is running a car repair shop) outside while waiting for the container crew. In the evening, I went to the home and hardware store for new locks, and somebody was tapping on my arm - it was my neighbour with is wife, he just wanted to introduce us :-) How cute! If there is anything, I should let them know and they would be glad to help out! All neighbourhood should be very kind and friendly and everybody would watch out for the others and help when needed. Well, this would be great!

Locks: well, as I am not sure to have all keys for this house, I tried to get new keys. But this is not necessary! It is easier to get the locks new keyed, which means the lock stays the same, the fittings will only be adjusted to other keys. A new lock would be at least CAD 25,- for the simple model. By this method I now have two lock with keys, plus 4 keys for a total of CAD 9,-. Just had to take them out and bring them with.



But, there is something with me and keys over here :-) When we wanted to open our postbox, there were already problems as the keys just would not fit. That resulted in laughter without end. So I am known to this one employee who tried to open the postbox, as we had to do things all over about 3 - 4 times. We always have to smile when we see each other :-) And then, I had to go to the store again as the new locks were only possible to lock from the outside, but not from the inside :-) I would have had to lock them in the evening from the outside and then try to get back into the house through the window. This proposal got some laughters in the shop! So, she saw me again, took me in her arm and said: don't tell me you are having problems with the keys again!

This will soon be a running gag here :-)

But after I knew what the trick was behind all this, I could get them set-up correctly and - they work! So we can stay here the first night without having to worry that somebody will try to steal us, except through the windows :-)


So, now walking the dog now and then ask the neighbours. Nobody will be able to catch us by phone, but who wants to reach us knows also other ways, right?