The rain, it raineth every day
On the just and the unjust fella
But it raineth more upon the just
'Cos the unjust has the just's umbrella

John
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On Thu, 13 Feb 2014 18:34:49 +0000, Doctor John wrote:

> The rain, it raineth every day On the just and the unjust fella But it
> raineth more upon the just 'Cos the unjust has the just's umbrella

I like it - and it's especially apt, given that I've moved to a place 
that gets a lot more rain than Utah does. :)

Jim



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On 28/02/2014 6:30 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>   given that I've moved to a place
> that gets a lot more rain than Utah does.:)


The sale went through then?
Congrats!

A fun time was had by one and all, I guess?
Was the weather okay?

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On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 19:10:28 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> On 28/02/2014 6:30 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>   given that I've moved to a place
>> that gets a lot more rain than Utah does.:)
> 
> The sale went through then?

It did - we closed the 13th, and were all packed up on the 18th, on the 
road on the 19th.

We moved in last Friday, but have been getting all of our stuff unpacked 
and finding places for it.  We went from 3,000 Sq. Ft. to about 1,200, 
and for the most part we've found places for everything.  The kitchen's 
more usable than the old one, but a bit smaller.

> Congrats!
> 
> A fun time was had by one and all, I guess?

Getting the pod packed the last day was hectic (they came a day early, 
and we ended up shipping 7 boxes that we had thought - very wrongly - 
would fit in the car), but everything got here in one piece.  We had only 
two items that had minor damage that will require more than tapping with 
a hammer.

> Was the weather okay?

Overall the drive was good, though it was a bit fraught through Snoqualmie 
Pass.  White-out snow conditions, slushy/icy roads, no more than 20 MPH 
for a lot of it - and it was after dark.  They closed the pass not long 
after we went through it, in fact.

A couple days in a hotel at this end and then we got started moving in.

The view I have from my home office, though, is absolutely worth it.  We 
also thought where we were was walkable - but it can't hold a candle to 
the new place.  We have to drive a little bit to get to CostCo, but other 
than that, pretty much everything we need is within a two-block radius.

We've just finished hauling out most of the empty boxes and packing 
material.

What's more, I have an Internet connection that actually performs, too - 
30 Mbps down and 6 Mbps up (it's rated for 20/5, but actual tests show it 
being a little faster).  And the wall we wanted to hang the projector 
screen on is the right shade of white, so I don't actually need the 
screen - and the picture is bigger than it was on the screen (now about 
12' if my estimate is correct).  That's *really* nice.  We watched Star 
Trek IV once we got the home theater all set up.  Not because it's an 
outstanding movie, but because our apartment number is 1704 (and die-hard 
Trek fans will understand why that particular movie is significant when 
it comes to that number). ;)

Jim
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On 28/02/14 22:32, Jim Henderson wrote:
> 
> Getting the pod packed the last day was hectic (they came a day early, 
> and we ended up shipping 7 boxes that we had thought - very wrongly - 
> would fit in the car), but everything got here in one piece.  We had only 
> two items that had minor damage that will require more than tapping with 
> a hammer.
> 

There will be, of course, a couple of items you can't find that will
turn up some time in 2016.

> What's more, I have an Internet connection that actually performs, too - 
> 30 Mbps down and 6 Mbps up (it's rated for 20/5, but actual tests show it 
> being a little faster).

That's better than mine in Central London.

> We watched Star 
> Trek IV once we got the home theater all set up.  Not because it's an 
> outstanding movie, but because our apartment number is 1704 (and die-hard 
> Trek fans will understand why that particular movie is significant when 
> it comes to that number). ;)

Umm, NCC-1704?

So, when's the house-warming and do we get an invitation?

John
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On 28/02/2014 10:32 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 19:10:28 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>
>> On 28/02/2014 6:30 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>>    given that I've moved to a place
>>> that gets a lot more rain than Utah does.:)
>>
>> The sale went through then?
>
> It did - we closed the 13th, and were all packed up on the 18th, on the
> road on the 19th.
>

I thought that it might have, with your silence.

> We moved in last Friday, but have been getting all of our stuff unpacked
> and finding places for it.  We went from 3,000 Sq. Ft. to about 1,200,
> and for the most part we've found places for everything.

A palace!

> The kitchen's
> more usable than the old one, but a bit smaller.
>

"Usable" is the keyword. :-)

>> Congrats!
>>
>> A fun time was had by one and all, I guess?
>
> Getting the pod packed the last day was hectic (they came a day early,
> and we ended up shipping 7 boxes that we had thought - very wrongly -
> would fit in the car), but everything got here in one piece.  We had only
> two items that had minor damage that will require more than tapping with
> a hammer.
>

That doesn't sound too bad. It can be stressful, moving.

>> Was the weather okay?
>
> Overall the drive was good, though it was a bit fraught through Snoqualmie
> Pass.  White-out snow conditions, slushy/icy roads, no more than 20 MPH
> for a lot of it - and it was after dark.  They closed the pass not long
> after we went through it, in fact.
>

Nasty.

> A couple days in a hotel at this end and then we got started moving in.
>
> The view I have from my home office, though, is absolutely worth it.  We
> also thought where we were was walkable - but it can't hold a candle to
> the new place.  We have to drive a little bit to get to CostCo, but other
> than that, pretty much everything we need is within a two-block radius.
>

The metropolitan life. That would suit me better than having to drive 
everywhere.

> We've just finished hauling out most of the empty boxes and packing
> material.
>
> What's more, I have an Internet connection that actually performs, too -
> 30 Mbps down and 6 Mbps up (it's rated for 20/5, but actual tests show it
> being a little faster).  And the wall we wanted to hang the projector
> screen on is the right shade of white, so I don't actually need the
> screen - and the picture is bigger than it was on the screen (now about
> 12' if my estimate is correct).  That's *really* nice.  We watched Star
> Trek IV once we got the home theater all set up.

Nice.

> Not because it's an
> outstanding movie, but because our apartment number is 1704 (and die-hard
> Trek fans will understand why that particular movie is significant when
> it comes to that number). ;)

Not a Treckie, I am afraid.


Congratulations on your flit. :-)


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     Stephen

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On 28/02/2014 10:48 PM, Doctor John wrote:
> So, when's the house-warming and do we get an invitation?

After he get the house warming gifts. ;-)

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Le 01/03/2014 12:50, Stephen nous fit lire :
> 
>> Not because it's an
>> outstanding movie, but because our apartment number is 1704 (and die-hard
>> Trek fans will understand why that particular movie is significant when
>> it comes to that number). ;)
> 
> Not a Treckie, I am afraid.

Oh shit, I know why... NCC-1701-x is the Enterprise's tag (of all the
various versions of Enterprise). and the fourth film is "The Voyage
Home".... how appropriate for a new location.
1704... fourth of the serie (and on the "good" list of movies)

If only the whales were true...

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On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 22:48:23 +0000, Doctor John wrote:

> On 28/02/14 22:32, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> 
>> Getting the pod packed the last day was hectic (they came a day early,
>> and we ended up shipping 7 boxes that we had thought - very wrongly -
>> would fit in the car), but everything got here in one piece.  We had
>> only two items that had minor damage that will require more than
>> tapping with a hammer.
>> 
>> 
> There will be, of course, a couple of items you can't find that will
> turn up some time in 2016.

Well, actually, there was a box with some parts of my desk that vanished 
for a short period of time - because I'd taken them out of the pod and 
put them in the car when we got to the facility.

But as we packed everything and removed everything (or 'oversaw' the 
unloading), everything seems to be accounted for.

Except for a piece of a shoe rack - one of the horizontal bars is 
missing.  I'm not convinced it wasn't missing before we moved, though. ;)

What will be more surprising is finding things that we didn't remember we 
had.

>> What's more, I have an Internet connection that actually performs, too
>> - 30 Mbps down and 6 Mbps up (it's rated for 20/5, but actual tests
>> show it being a little faster).
> 
> That's better than mine in Central London.

The Seattle area is known in the US as one of the better connected cities 
- though with a cable connection, this is about the same as our son gets 
in Salt Lake City.  There's a local-ish group called "condonet" (as I 
recall) that offers - in a limited number of locations (and not ours, 
sadly) speeds of up to 1 gbps.

>> We watched Star Trek IV once we got the home theater all set up.  Not
>> because it's an outstanding movie, but because our apartment number is
>> 1704 (and die-hard Trek fans will understand why that particular movie
>> is significant when it comes to that number). ;)
> 
> Umm, NCC-1704?

Well, yes, but there's something significant about that and the fourth 
Star Trek film.

> So, when's the house-warming and do we get an invitation?

The house-warming is whenever you arrive in Seattle. ;)  You and Stephen 
(at least) are certainly invited.

Jim
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besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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On Sat, 01 Mar 2014 11:50:59 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> On 28/02/2014 10:32 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 19:10:28 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>> On 28/02/2014 6:30 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>>>    given that I've moved to a place
>>>> that gets a lot more rain than Utah does.:)
>>>
>>> The sale went through then?
>>
>> It did - we closed the 13th, and were all packed up on the 18th, on the
>> road on the 19th.
>>
>>
> I thought that it might have, with your silence.

I figured you'd have made that astute observation. ;)

>> We moved in last Friday, but have been getting all of our stuff
>> unpacked and finding places for it.  We went from 3,000 Sq. Ft. to
>> about 1,200, and for the most part we've found places for everything.
> 
> A palace!

It certainly is nice.  We still hear emergency vehicles on occasion, but 
17 floors up, they're not as loud as on the street going in front of the 
house. :)

>> The kitchen's more usable than the old one, but a bit smaller.
>>
>>
> "Usable" is the keyword. :-)

Yep. :)

>>> Congrats!
>>>
>>> A fun time was had by one and all, I guess?
>>
>> Getting the pod packed the last day was hectic (they came a day early,
>> and we ended up shipping 7 boxes that we had thought - very wrongly -
>> would fit in the car), but everything got here in one piece.  We had
>> only two items that had minor damage that will require more than
>> tapping with a hammer.
>>
>>
> That doesn't sound too bad. It can be stressful, moving.

It really can be - but flying the cats was one really important part of 
the lower stress.  If I'd had to drive the pass with three screeching 
cats, someone would've died, almost certainly.

>>> Was the weather okay?
>>
>> Overall the drive was good, though it was a bit fraught through
>> Snoqualmie Pass.  White-out snow conditions, slushy/icy roads, no more
>> than 20 MPH for a lot of it - and it was after dark.  They closed the
>> pass not long after we went through it, in fact.
>>
>>
> Nasty.

Yeah.  Not as bad as when I moved to Utah (nearly drove off the road into 
the abyss), but not something I care to repeat anytime soon.

>> A couple days in a hotel at this end and then we got started moving in.
>>
>> The view I have from my home office, though, is absolutely worth it. 
>> We also thought where we were was walkable - but it can't hold a candle
>> to the new place.  We have to drive a little bit to get to CostCo, but
>> other than that, pretty much everything we need is within a two-block
>> radius.
>>
>>
> The metropolitan life. That would suit me better than having to drive
> everywhere.

It's just been amazing how much there is right around us.  The immediate 
area is slightly smaller than Salt Lake City (population-wise), but the 
metro area is almost double the size (~ 3.5 million people, IIRC).

>> We've just finished hauling out most of the empty boxes and packing
>> material.
>>
>> What's more, I have an Internet connection that actually performs, too
>> - 30 Mbps down and 6 Mbps up (it's rated for 20/5, but actual tests
>> show it being a little faster).  And the wall we wanted to hang the
>> projector screen on is the right shade of white, so I don't actually
>> need the screen - and the picture is bigger than it was on the screen
>> (now about 12' if my estimate is correct).  That's *really* nice.  We
>> watched Star Trek IV once we got the home theater all set up.
> 
> Nice.

If only Comcast didn't throttle Netflix.  Watched Ghostbusters last night 
(in memoriam of Harold Ramis), and a few times we dropped to 240 
resolution.  That shouldn't happen, clearly Comcast is interfering with 
the traffic (they're known to do so).

>> Not because it's an outstanding movie, but because our apartment number
>> is 1704 (and die-hard Trek fans will understand why that particular
>> movie is significant when it comes to that number). ;)
> 
> Not a Treckie, I am afraid.
> 
> 
> Congratulations on your flit. :-)

Thanks! :)

Jim



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besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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