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It’s The Change Of Climate
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john.sw
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28 September 2008
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Returning as an Indian
We’re back from the jungle and both suffering with colds. It’s the change of climate.
The weather here in the UK isn’t bad for the end of September, but the perfect climate of the Nilgiris will have to wait a while for us to get back and enjoy it!
Down in Masinagudi we were spoilt by a fairly constant 24°C, beautiful surroundings and my parents’ bungalow. The builders are just adding the finishing touches, and my parents are flying out (with two dogs) at the end of October.
Meanwhile, we have sold our house in Yorkshire and are buying a pied à terre nearby – a base that we can use when we’re in England, avoiding the excesses of the monsoons.
Those people who say that moving house is as stressful as a divorce don’t seem to have any advice on the level of stress when you’re moving house to the UK and India at the same time. It’s a bit of a nightmare sorting through so many possessions and packing them either to move to our new house in the UK or for the container that we’re shipping to Chennai.
The first problem is that our removals people can’t say if a 20ft container will be big enough or whether we’ll need a 40ft. Apparently, we’re just on the borderline, and they’re worried that my car will take up too much space. Maybe we’ll opt for the 40ft and have a bit of spare space – it’s better to be on the safe side.
The grand piano is going to India with us. I know full well that the keys will stick, and that it won’t take long for the termites to reduce it to dust, but I really couldn’t bear to sell it for far less than it is worth. The economic climate in the UK is so bad that nobody is spending any money and banks, building societies and businesses and are dropping like ninepins.
We’ll have to wait and see how the other furniture fares in the jungle. Some antique pieces will stay in the UK, but others are going with us to India.
It will probably catch a cold and suffer in the jungle – it’s the change of climate!
The weather here in the UK isn’t bad for the end of September, but the perfect climate of the Nilgiris will have to wait a while for us to get back and enjoy it!
Down in Masinagudi we were spoilt by a fairly constant 24°C, beautiful surroundings and my parents’ bungalow. The builders are just adding the finishing touches, and my parents are flying out (with two dogs) at the end of October.
Meanwhile, we have sold our house in Yorkshire and are buying a pied à terre nearby – a base that we can use when we’re in England, avoiding the excesses of the monsoons.
Those people who say that moving house is as stressful as a divorce don’t seem to have any advice on the level of stress when you’re moving house to the UK and India at the same time. It’s a bit of a nightmare sorting through so many possessions and packing them either to move to our new house in the UK or for the container that we’re shipping to Chennai.
The first problem is that our removals people can’t say if a 20ft container will be big enough or whether we’ll need a 40ft. Apparently, we’re just on the borderline, and they’re worried that my car will take up too much space. Maybe we’ll opt for the 40ft and have a bit of spare space – it’s better to be on the safe side.
The grand piano is going to India with us. I know full well that the keys will stick, and that it won’t take long for the termites to reduce it to dust, but I really couldn’t bear to sell it for far less than it is worth. The economic climate in the UK is so bad that nobody is spending any money and banks, building societies and businesses and are dropping like ninepins.
We’ll have to wait and see how the other furniture fares in the jungle. Some antique pieces will stay in the UK, but others are going with us to India.
It will probably catch a cold and suffer in the jungle – it’s the change of climate!
