ibuyeco

I know I promised a blog about blackberries and a various sundry of other topics but presently I can't get to that. Instead I'm going to briefly put down my thoughts about "settling into" another country. There is not only obvious tasks such as, purchasing kitchen goods, furniture, storage containers etc... there is also "difficult" buys like curtains (are they the right size, color etc...) lightbulbs which come in 328 varieties, scotch tape - can't find it, Crisco or something like it, knowing the right freezer to buy when your's dies (you guessed it, we didn't lose our food, Rebecca and Anne were able to wheel it to safety) and car insurance.
The last one really is interesting, there is none of this going to an agent and discussing what is best, instead you simply scour the internet at such sites as moneysupermarket, confused and elephant .coms. I found this a tad unnerving, I had to drop a pretty penny on insurance that I basically made up, not understanding all of the questions, and then hundreds (literally) of companies from financial to department stores to gas stations all send their quotes. We found one (ibuyeco) that seemed to be a good price, and after a bit of box ticking we were off in our 45 Rover fully insured, I assume. How much can you trust the screen to back you in an accident, I hope to don't have to find out! This was just a small taste of setting up home, really I wanted a break from cleaning, but now I must get back to it. till another time
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