April 1, the day set for buying the house, at 4PM. It's now 4:25 and where are we? We're taking advantage of tghe free wifi at McDonald's. Why? Becausae we are waiting for those papers from the bank. The latest story was that the originals were presumably lost as an aftermath of the strike at the postal sorting center in Carcassonne, along with 400 other dossiers. (Does it never end? Do the crazy reasons for delay ever stop?) We had to come here anyway, since we had arranged meetings with the electrician, the fellow who will do the plan for the new septic systtm, and the fellow from the gas company, and we had already rented a gite for this week. So the bank thought the best solution would be to send a new set of papers to our estate agent here. We're waiting for them. Maybe they will show up.
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Oh, Ellie, how frustrating! But isn't that what's supposed to happen any time you buy a house in France? At least that's what one keeps hearing. You two should be old hands at it by now, but I guess they can still come up with surprises. Here's hoping that the papers come through. Soon!
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