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Nov
18
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When we first moved to North Carolina - many people told us that fall is the best time of the year; on days like today - I can't argue. Warm (68 F), Blue Sky and leaves the colour of which I haven't seen in a long time.
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Aug
12
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Our relocation to Cary, North Carolina is finally complete. Our furniture finally arrived last Thursday and we've been unpacking boxes ever since - and will probably be unpacking for a few weeks to come.
The move wasn't without it's stressful moments; first we closed 4 days late because my bank in the UK couldn't provide a piece of paper in exactly the right form for my lender in the US; then when we finally got that there was confusion over the new closing date - at one point we actually had the keys in our hand only to be told we'd have to give them back and wait over the weekend to close.
Then there was the delayed arrival of our furniture from California - we we're misled repeatedly by the moving company; on the date our stuff was supposed to arrive in NC, it turns out it was still sitting in a warehouse in San Jose (where it had been for 10 days). When the truck finally did arrive there was no local labor to unload it so the driver, Jo and I made a start - on the hottest day of the year (104 + humidity). I did a bit of research on the moving industry - some of the stories are pretty shocking. My advice to anyone trusting their possessions with one of these companies is to do a bit of research before hand - there are some good resources online - MovingScam maintains a blacklist, the FMCSA maintain statistics on all carriers so you can get a feel for their track record - look specifically for fines for overcharging, etc.
Anyway, so far so good - the kids are settling in and making friends already - we've hopefully seen the worst of the summer heat; once the house is sorted we're going to start exploring - a trip to the Outer Banks looks pretty appealing.
At some point I'll make my way over to Sun's Cary office (which is cycling distance) and I understand (from Dave) there's a monthly Sun lunch in Raleigh - if anyone in the area wants to meet up for drop me a line.
