Gracious Gertie It WORKED!!!!

[wondersofwine]

I'm coming back too. A glitch developed where it wouldn't accept my password last week for a few days and then I was away from the computer moving into my new digs across town.

The move went relatively smoothly. Some things were going to temporary storage (for probably three months) and as the movers were ready to leave the new condo at 7:00 PM I asked "Where's my tv?" It had been put on the wrong truck and taken to storage! I'm not willing to go three months without watching television so one of the movers said he would get it and bring it back within 45 minutes. I was famished and dehydrated having had hardly anything to eat all day and wanted to freshen up and go out to dinner but said I could wait if it would only take 45 minutes. He ended up stopping at the office and the gas station and putting air in the tires and had to root for the tv at the back of a bunch of boxes so didn't return until 8:30 PM. I was one of the last diners at Carrabba's (got there about 9:45 and they stop taking orders at 10:00. I had the bread and olive oil and an Italian salad and then they forgot about my order for the entree! I was exhausted (only slept about two hours the night before the move) so they apologetically brought out my veal piccatta and asparagus and waived the total cost of the meal. (I had a glass of Riesling with the veal--nothing special).
I had booked a motel room for Sunday night. Slept in the condo last night for the first time. I am now proud possesser of keys to a "wine cellar"--a Eurocave Comfort 260 in my dining room. However, I still need to adjust the sliders on two extra sliding shelves. I'm fearful it may blow the fuses some day. It's supposed to have a dedicated 15 or 20 amp circuit and circuit breaker but shares with some of the outlets in the kitchen (for toaster, mixer, coffeemaker, etc.). Right now I'm not using any extra appliances but we'll see. I had the electricians who did the wiring for the condo come out and advise me about the possibility of an extra circuit. Unfortunately, since I am on the ground floor they can't wire through the attic and would have to cut up a lot of sheet rock to go from the laundry room to the dining room and then I would be paying for plastering and repainting what I just had repainted before moving in (I wanted to go with my own choice of colors--not the developers'). WW, the carpeting is an impractical color that will show everything (beautiful hardwood floor in the foyer and dining room). I wish I could have picked out the carpeting and would have gone with a darker tweed or something. I'll probably have to replace it some day sooner than I would like.

[This message has been edited by wondersofwine (edited 08-29-2006).]