Wow ok so it is Monday May 10. I am already worn out. Lol. This weekend was good, Friday we went on the Bury St. Edmunds tour with a small group; we went to our first Pub called the Queens Head. It was good, again with the NO ICE. Oh well, I will get used to it. We then went to the Edmunds Cathedral. It was so beautiful. Pictures are starting to work a little on our Facebook so take a look at our new pics. We went bowling Friday night with our new friends, so sweet!! Then Saturday we slept in till 9, and then we went to Bury St. Edmunds market. We tried to get cell Phones, but they won’t help us unless we have lived in UK for 3 consecutive years or had 2 UK addresses. So that didn’t work, we got phones from the base, not as good but they will work for us for now.
While at the market, we got fruit, bread. I got a new jacket and puzzle. It was really neat a different experience. After the market we came back and went to the Case Lot sale at Commissary, we bought a lot of stuff. It was fun! Then Sunday we went to Commissary to get the things we forgot on Saturday, went to Church and met even more great people. We ate lunch with the Redds, thank you!! We came back home at about 3, I took my final for Art and made dinner. Then we woke up this morning and tried calling Affees to fix my computer that was broken by the Airlines, they couldn’t help us, we had to call Sony. They said we would have to call back later because the people who we needed to talk to weren’t there yet. So we are going to have major phone bills because people keep giving us the run around. I am getting very mad about the computer, I didn’t do it, but no one is willing to fix it. Why make us buy $100 dollar warranty if you’re not going to fix the computer when you didn’t even do anything wrong. Sorry that is my rant, it really makes me super mad.
I was cleaning out our suitcases and realized that I packed all of Sammy’s information my parents need to ship her here, so I have to go to the post office and mail all of that to my mom. It is one of those days, I want to go back to bed and start over!!! I hope it will get better. I am getting my cell phone today. Andrew is calling Sony when he gets back from his meeting, hopefully that will get taken care of.
We are getting to sign our house papers tomorrow, that is exciting. But Andrew called TMO today and apparently they didn’t have a folder on us at all and our stuff is still not here, it has to be here before the 24th, but I am getting mad that they have no information on us. I emailed her a copy of Andrew’s orders, so let’s hope that it gets taken care of. Oh well, today will get better, I hope!!!
So things that I have learned about England. The first day in England I asked Andrew’s master Sergeant, almost drove him nuts.
• In England all the lines on the road are WHITE all of them, even for 2 way streets.
• The only yellow lines are areas that there is no parking or stopping.
• England has no 4-way stops, they have round-abouts, you drive in a circle till you hit your exit and always yield (give way) to the person on your right.
• Parking lots are called car Parks
• England signs are pictures almost no words.
• The lanes are narrow and steep on the sides, cars are allowed to park on the side of the road so watch out.
• Nowhere is actually 24 hours, all their stores here close.
• The Texting or internet might tell you “Unlimited” but it’s not really, we are under the “Fair-Share” program so “unlimited” means 3000 texts and 500mg of internet.
• Cops can pull you over for nothing and call it a safety check.
• It is ILLEGAL or a 500 pound fine to talk on a Cell Phone while driving or Eating or Drinking while Driving. They have no Pity
• If you are parked it a no park zone or in front of a fire hydrant, they have a Car Crusher and without warning, they will just crush your car in the street. NO PITY!!!
“What no one told you about living in England”
(These are things I got in my Spouse’s handout)
• No electrical outlets in the bathrooms, or the “loo”
• Have a GPS in the car; maps of England will absolutely drive you insane
• Annual TV tax- paying for the right to WATCH TV in your home
• Hogwarts isn’t real!
• Clotted cream served with your scone; sounds suspicious, but it’s so good!
• Everything closes at 4pm on Sundays, even supermarkets except for TESCO (their Wal-Mart, but not as good)
• Whatever you do, don’t hit a horse- they always have the right of way and some, especially near Newmarket, cost millions—really!
• Things are not always cheaper on base
• If grocery shopping off base don’t wait for someone to bag your groceries; just grab a bag and start stuffing.
• You must add salt to your dishwasher; otherwise, the dishes will have a cloudy, hard water residue.
• If your child attends British School and forgets PE clothes, they will participate in their underpants (we’ve yet to figure out why!)
• You will learn the capital of all 50 states, courtesy of AFN (our cable)
• Learn to back into parking spaces; it makes parking in these smaller lots easier
• British made DVDs will NOT play in your American DVD player.
• Be prepared to pay for annual MOT and road tax on your vehicle.
• And Finally…
You will make friends here that will last a lifetime!!
I think that is enough info for now. I am trying to get used to it here, I am ready to be done with the hard things like our broken computer. Well ttyl. Hope to hear from you all soon!!
Andrew and Rebekah
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