even worse

What do they say? It can always get worse. And so it did. Last week we had another window thrown in (the third in the cause of a year). The last time that happened was quite q while ago, so we thought we might as well renew our lease, as we really do like the flat. A week later the window was thrown in. So here’s some advise for anyone moving somewhere completely new: 1. when people tell you this is a bad area, trust them, even though you think it does not look bad at all….looks can deceive. 2. Never ever sign a lease that says that if you want to get out of it early you will have to continue paying the rent until another tenant is found.

So as you can imagine the last week was rather upsetting for me, Ben and Maya. Even more so, as it took almost two weeks till the window was replaced. And the agency had a couple of excuses for that as well ranging from bad weather (hello? this is Scotland!) to the measurements I have given them were incorrect. But finally it is done and I do not care to think about it anymore. Consequently Ben and I had a lot of discussion of future plans etc. I called my work Union to get legal advice and made many more calls and sent various email, but all to no avail. we will have to stick it out until the lease is up.

All this means that PhD wise I had a totally unproductive week and have been trying to catch up ever since. I am slowly getting towards the end of another chapter, but there is a strong emphasis on slowly. So wish me luck and bear in mind my advice. And I hope you all will have a good week next week!