Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Moving Day No. 2


We survived another bout of packing and shipping. This time, our shipment consisted of the necessary items we will need to have as soon as we get there: towels, dishes, sheets and blankets, pots and pans, etc. A smaller truck was sent this time, with only one large crate. But we filled it up, nonetheless. This shipment will get flown over on a plane and then all we have left to take over to England is ourselves and our luggage.
 


Since all of my cookware just left, cooking for a family of four will be a challenge over this last month, to say the least. To make do, we kept one small pot, one baking sheet, one baking pan, and purchased a cheap sauté pan. All of these things will either get tossed or have to be shipped over on our dime if we want to keep them. 

We also kept three coffee mugs, two for my husband and me to have our morning coffee, and one for our daughter who loves to drink hot tea. For dinnerware, we decided to purchase 4 cheap plastic plates, cups, and bowls; one for each of us. This way we eliminate the waste there would be if we used paper dinnerware. We will just have to wash them a few times a day.
 


Some small appliances we got to keep, sort of by default: toaster, blender, and our precious Keurig coffeemaker. First let me point out that, for those of you that may not know outlets are quite different in Europe than they are here in the states. Not only are they shaped differently, but they use different watts. In order to take and use any electronic devices from the US overseas, you need adapter plugs. These can be very pricey, especially if you need several for different items. For that reason, we chose not to take the toaster and the blender. They are cheap appliances and it would cost about the same to replace them over there as it would to purchase adapters to plug them in and use.

The Keurig is a different story.  We loved our Keurig. It is an amazing (and rather expensive) convenience. And makes a very acceptable cup of coffee. We had every intention of taking it over with us and purchasing an adapter for it. So the night before the movers came for this shipment, we unplugged it and started to clean it when we noticed a problem: there was water sloshing around inside of it. We tried everything to get it out, even unscrewing the bottom to try to drain it. After several attempts with no success, we went to Google and learned, to our utter disappointment, that the internal water reservoir cannot be emptied.

When we told the movers about our dilemma, they informed us that the Keurig could not be shipped if it could not be emptied. (Thanks for the fantastic design, Keurig!) I can’t tell you how heartbroken my hubbie is to leave it behind. Needless to say, we will not be purchasing one of these when we get to England. It’ll be a regular ol’ coffee maker for us.

 

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