Hi! It’s December 23rd, and I’m sitting in my new home, in my new living room, on my couch. Yesterday was moving day and I’d hired a moving company and 3 men. The company was called Mig29 Movers. Mike and his crew, Mike and Brandon, were awesome – we even enjoyed a shot together at the end of the move (mmm… Polar Bears)! On previous moves, I’ve gotten family and a U-Haul, and I’ll never do that again. The only negative about the day is that the truck was packed up and ready to roll and I was will anxiously waiting the key to the new house. They had to wait for about an hour and a half (which I was paying for, of course) before the deal was closed and the key was ready. Once we got here, to the new house, it only took them about 2 hours to offload.
Today was a jam-packed day of deliveries. First, the new washer and dryer were delivered. I bought Samsung top-load High Efficiency machines this time. The guys who delivered them arrived just after 8am, but they didn’t connect the appliances – the old washing machine was still connected so they wouldn’t touch it. I said to just leave them, I’d look after it, but so I haven’t been able to get the hot water turned off – the tap is really stuck – so I might need to actually find my pipe wrench and see what I can do.
Next, after the appliance guy, the Bell guy came to install my 15 mbps Internet. He worked at it for probably almost 2 hours because there were issues – not at my house, but at the source – but all is well now, and he was really nice.
While that was still underway, my beautiful new GE Slate Kitchen Appliances were delivered. I swear… I would have been afraid to even try the range that came with the house. It was an Eaton Viking. I believe that Eaton’s went out of business in 2002 in Canada. According to what I can find online, this line of appliances was likely manufactured in the 80s. The fridge was from before the Energuide days. My home inspector said it would likely cost about 200 a year to run. The new one is estimated at $18 a year. Anyway… these appliances look great. The dishwasher and over the range microwave will be installed after the kitchen reno, but the Fridge and Stove are here. BUT… yes, you knew there had to be a BUT… the plug for the stove is a problem. See in the photo on the right – that’s the outlet that the ancient stove was plugged into. It sits only about 1″ off the ground (and that’s some really nice grout work around it, isn’t it?? On the left is the plug from the new stove, which needs probably 3 inches of clearance below the outlet in order to be installed properly. By all accounts, I can rotate the outlet… that’s the first project, tomorrow.
Next, the custom vanity that I ordered was delivered. I’ll save that for a post about the bathroom… it is quite lovely!
Finally, the fool from Rogers arrived. I currently pay $118 a month for Rogers TV and Home Phone. They arrived to install the cable, and the current cable hook-up is on the wall opposite to where I’ve placed my Television. When I spoke with the Rogers rep on the phone, he recommended that I get them to install 4 outlets while they’re here and I agreed. Well, this man arrives and after discussing the relocation in the living room, and checking out the basement where he’d have to add service, etc. he decided that he couldn’t do the job upstairs without having the cable fished through the walls, so he couldn’t/wouldn’t do ANYTHING. I’d have to call Rogers and have the service rebooked. I told him to leave. Are you kidding me? You can’t get some of it done so that I can actually use the services in some places? Nope, apparently it is all or nothing. Bell has a thing where you can do the “whole home” PVR and use other receivers wirelessly in the house. I’m seriously considering just cancelling my Rogers account.
Ok… that’s it for now. Tomorrow (Christmas Eve) is going to be a busy day with a few projects and my Mom, my Brother, and his Girlfriend are coming for dinner. I’m going to try again to get the washing machine connected now. Will let you know how that goes!
