We are soon to enter the world of London flatshare. Flatshare is how you get a flat that you could in no way afford by sharing it with others. We have put a deposit down on one. It has three bedrooms and two baths and we are sharing it with two other couples. It has several distinct advantages over how we live now. First, Patchwork John does NOT work there. For those of you who do not know of Patchwork John, he is the ‘maintenance’ man for the flat where we currently live. Because of Patchwork John, we occasionally get rained on… I mean inside rain because he can’t be bother to clean out the gutters. We have sometimes-hot / sometimes-not water because… you guessed it… can’t be bothered. And then there is the peeling paint falling into our soap and other bathroom supplies because while he has heard of priming… mm hmm… can’t be bothered. Don’t get me wrong. I really like John. I would love to sit and have a pint with him, but I wouldn't trust him to stack cans of paint, much less open them. But PJ aside, other advantages include living in a space larger than a closet…That’s right, there are actual rooms in this flat. Regular sized rooms and the sinks are larger than my fists!
We are moving in August. The flat has many awesome features. We get our own bedroom:
There is a sitting room:
And a real, normal sized kitchen!:
There is also a lift… that works! And a wonderful balcony that affords a lovely view of the city and not to mention a barbeque:
It boasts other great features not least of which is convenient access to the train station:
Well, that is all for now. Keep your eyes peeled for Moving On Up, the long-awaited sequel to Our New Flat: The Movie
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