Mischief Managed

Good things: I have found somewhere to live in Hull! A nice flat in the converted docklands with two bedrooms. I'm going up again to sign the contract and collect the keys in three weeks but I probably won't move in properly until the middle of August. It has the plus point of escaping all the flooding of the last few weeks. It was a bit of struggle finding anywhere that wasn't directly in the middle of the city centre as everything on the outskirts has either been a) flooded, or b) occupied by people who've had their houses flooded. I'm so glad that I've found somewhere nice and that I finally feel like I'm in control of what's going on.

Bad things: I knew Hull had its own telephone network, Kingston Communications, and that they were never part of BT (the only area in the entire country) - Hull never had the iconic red telephone boxes, they're cream instead. This is all fine and good, but I never thought about how this would affect internet providers. Because you can't get a BT phone line in Hull and there are no cable providers (not even my old nemesis NTL/Virgin Media), you are stuck with one broadband provider, Keroo, which by the number of disgruntled customers I've found posting in various places on the internet, is a complete bag of crap with pathetic download speeds. Joy! But at least I've got a choice of two whole dial-up providers so that's ok! Aren't there rules about monopolies like this? Why do I have to go and live in the only place in the entire UK that doesn't have BT?

Aaaargh. Why am I so disorganised?! I'm knackered and I've got to finish packing for my trip to Rotterdam tonight as I'm going straight down to my friend's house in London after work tomorrow to get the flight on Friday morning. It's too hot and I can't be bothered. I just need to make sure I've got my passport in my bag and I'll be fine...

How did I not already have a tag for moaning?!

Oh, and I've still got two invites left for Vox if any one is interested. Comment with your email address and they're yours.

ETA: Ew. I was just wrapping up my friend's birthday present at the dining table when I noticed that there was a large yellow slug sitting looking at me from the table top. Where the fuck has that come from?! It soon found itself back outside.