A huge day of progress today. Six blokes in 2 vans have carted off loads of the unwanted old furniture and junk. They’ll be back tomorrow to continue the job. It’s been a bit like herding cats making sure they knew what to take – or more importantly what not to take. Most of the top floor has been cleared and the ground floor rooms too. Tomorrow it’s all the storage rooms.
The guys were all nice and fun. One of them was obviously a little too old and not really strong enough for the work, but he carried small stuff down. Nice to see a company with some humanity and loyalty to its people.
We also got our internet connection sorted!
20Mbps may not be super fast, but it’s perfectly adequate. WiFi coverage is a bit limited as the walls are thick and solid, but that can be addressed with extenders later.
It’s been a frustrating time trying to wring a connection out of TIM (the Italian equivalent of BT) for the last month or so. I have now gone with a local provider recommended by our neighbour Riccardo who works from home. So we’re getting our connection by radio transmitter from an antenna on the other side of the valley. Called them on Monday, up and running by Wednesday.
We also got some good news on resolving the issues with the purchase of Rowan’s flat.
We rounded the day off nicely with a trip to Castelvecchio to see the views bathed in the setting sun followed by a celebratory meal at La Cantina.
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