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Ron at 16:39, 8 April 2008

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Ron at 09:48, 28 March 2008

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Ron at 09:13, 28 March 2008

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 This week we went to a kitchen-design place, and had a kitchen "rough-designed" for the new place (keep in mind, our "new" place is not new -- just new to us -- it needs renovation).  After that, the measurer came out to the new place and measured the existing space.  Next week we'll have to sit with the designer again and do the precise design, now the exact measurements are known.  It will only take them one day to install the kitchen, they say; but they don't hook up plumbing or do electric work or walls or remove the existing kitchen... so we have to have others do those things.  Still and all, it's a whole lot less expensive than the same work in the US.
-While we were at the "new house" getting the kitchen area measured, we talked with the current owner and found out a couple interesting things.  First, we are paying almost twice as much as she is for the electric bill.  I knew we were getting screwed over because of the bogus arrangement in our rental, but I didn't think it was as bad as that!  So we can look forward to a lower electric bill, which will be very welcome.  The second thing is, the house has a bunch of fruit trees: fig, pomegranate and olive; lemon, {{wiki|clementine}}, plum {{wiki|kumquat}} and {{wiki|loquat}}.  It also has very nice ornamentals, including a large group of roses bordering the neighbor's house on one side.  I think the garden is the nicest feature of the house, next to the view of Jerusalem.  We are ''really'' looking forward to moving in!  Only now, we ''really'' have to brush up on the laws of tithing and sheviit...
+While we were at the "new house" getting the kitchen area measured, we talked with the current owner and found out a couple interesting things.  First, we are paying almost twice as much as she is for the electric bill.  I knew we were getting screwed over because of the bogus arrangement in our rental, but I didn't think it was as bad as that!  So we can look forward to a lower electric bill, which will be very welcome.  The second thing is, the house has a bunch of fruit trees: fig, pomegranate and olive; lemon, {{wiki|clementine}}, plum, {{wiki|kumquat}} and {{wiki|loquat}}.  It also has very nice ornamentals, including a large group of roses bordering the neighbor's house on one side.  I think the garden is the nicest feature of the house, next to the view of Jerusalem.  We are ''really'' looking forward to moving in!  Only now, we ''really'' have to brush up on the laws of tithing and sheviit...
 And speaking of moving in, we called a moving company; next week they'll be giving us an estimate.  Also, we sent our last "rent check" to the landlord, after adjusting to the new exchange rate (saving us almost 1000 shekels!) and removing the amounts we paid on our deadbeat neighbor's behalf.  We did inform them that from here-on-out, we are not paying anything except our own share.  If the electricity gets shut off, so be it.

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 This week we went to a kitchen-design place, and had a kitchen "rough-designed" for the new place (keep in mind, our "new" place is not new -- just new to us -- it needs renovation).  After that, the measurer came out to the new place and measured the existing space.  Next week we'll have to sit with the designer again and do the precise design, now the exact measurements are known.  It will only take them one day to install the kitchen, they say; but they don't hook up plumbing or do electric work or walls or remove the existing kitchen... so we have to have others do those things.  Still and all, it's a whole lot less expensive than the same work in the US.
-While we were at the "new house" getting the kitchen area measured, we talked with the current owner and found out a couple interesting things.  First, we are paying almost twice as much as she is for the electric bill.  I knew were were getting screwed over because of the bogus arrangement in our rental, but I didn't think it was as bad as that!  So we can look forward to a lower electric bill, which will be very welcome.  The second thing is, the house has a bunch of fruit trees: fig, pomegranate and olive; lemon, {{wiki|clementine}}, plum {{wiki|kumquat}} and {{wiki|loquat}}.  It also has very nice ornamentals, including a large group of roses bordering the neighbor's house on one side.  I think the garden is the nicest feature of the house, next to the view of Jerusalem.  We are ''really'' looking forward to moving in!  Only now, we ''really'' have to brush up on the laws of tithing and sheviit...
+While we were at the "new house" getting the kitchen area measured, we talked with the current owner and found out a couple interesting things.  First, we are paying almost twice as much as she is for the electric bill.  I knew we were getting screwed over because of the bogus arrangement in our rental, but I didn't think it was as bad as that!  So we can look forward to a lower electric bill, which will be very welcome.  The second thing is, the house has a bunch of fruit trees: fig, pomegranate and olive; lemon, {{wiki|clementine}}, plum {{wiki|kumquat}} and {{wiki|loquat}}.  It also has very nice ornamentals, including a large group of roses bordering the neighbor's house on one side.  I think the garden is the nicest feature of the house, next to the view of Jerusalem.  We are ''really'' looking forward to moving in!  Only now, we ''really'' have to brush up on the laws of tithing and sheviit...
 And speaking of moving in, we called a moving company; next week they'll be giving us an estimate.  Also, we sent our last "rent check" to the landlord, after adjusting to the new exchange rate (saving us almost 1000 shekels!) and removing the amounts we paid on our deadbeat neighbor's behalf.  We did inform them that from here-on-out, we are not paying anything except our own share.  If the electricity gets shut off, so be it.

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 This week we went to a kitchen-design place, and had a kitchen "rough-designed" for the new place (keep in mind, our "new" place is not new -- just new to us -- it needs renovation).  After that, the measurer came out to the new place and measured the existing space.  Next week we'll have to sit with the designer again and do the precise design, now the exact measurements are known.  It will only take them one day to install the kitchen, they say; but they don't hook up plumbing or do electric work or walls or remove the existing kitchen... so we have to have others do those things.  Still and all, it's a whole lot less expensive than the same work in the US.
-While we were at the "new house" getting the kitchen area measured, we talked with the current owner and found out a couple interesting things.  First, we are paying almost twice as much as she is for the electric bill.  I knew were were getting screwed over because of the bogus arrangement in our rental, but I didn't think it was as bad as that!  So we can look forward to a lower electric bill, which will be very welcome.  The second thing is, the house has a bunch of fruit trees: fig, pomegranate and olive; lemon, {{wiki|clementine}}, plum {{wiki|kumquat}} and {{wiki|loquat}}.  It also has very nice ornamentals, including a large group of roses bordering the neighbor's house on one side.  I think the garden is the nicest feature of the house, next to the view of Jerusalem.  We are ''really'' looking forward to moving in!
+While we were at the "new house" getting the kitchen area measured, we talked with the current owner and found out a couple interesting things.  First, we are paying almost twice as much as she is for the electric bill.  I knew were were getting screwed over because of the bogus arrangement in our rental, but I didn't think it was as bad as that!  So we can look forward to a lower electric bill, which will be very welcome.  The second thing is, the house has a bunch of fruit trees: fig, pomegranate and olive; lemon, {{wiki|clementine}}, plum {{wiki|kumquat}} and {{wiki|loquat}}.  It also has very nice ornamentals, including a large group of roses bordering the neighbor's house on one side.  I think the garden is the nicest feature of the house, next to the view of Jerusalem.  We are ''really'' looking forward to moving in!  Only now, we ''really'' have to brush up on the laws of tithing and sheviit...
 And speaking of moving in, we called a moving company; next week they'll be giving us an estimate.  Also, we sent our last "rent check" to the landlord, after adjusting to the new exchange rate (saving us almost 1000 shekels!) and removing the amounts we paid on our deadbeat neighbor's behalf.  We did inform them that from here-on-out, we are not paying anything except our own share.  If the electricity gets shut off, so be it.

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 This week we went to a kitchen-design place, and had a kitchen "rough-designed" for the new place (keep in mind, our "new" place is not new -- just new to us -- it needs renovation).  After that, the measurer came out to the new place and measured the existing space.  Next week we'll have to sit with the designer again and do the precise design, now the exact measurements are known.  It will only take them one day to install the kitchen, they say; but they don't hook up plumbing or do electric work or walls or remove the existing kitchen... so we have to have others do those things.  Still and all, it's a whole lot less expensive than the same work in the US.
-While we were at the "new house" getting the kitchen area measured, we talked with the current owner and found out a couple interesting things.  First, we are paying almost twice as much as she is for the electric bill.  I knew were were getting screwed over because of the bogus arrangement in our rental, but I didn't think it was as bad as that!  So we can look forward to a lower electric bill, which will be very welcome.  The second thing is, the house has a bunch of fruit trees: fig, pomegranate and olive; lemon, plum {{wiki|kumquat}} and {{wiki|loquat}}.  It also has very nice ornamentals, including a large group of roses bordering the neighbor's house on one side.  I think the garden is the nicest feature of the house, next to the view of Jerusalem.  We are ''really'' looking forward to moving in!
+While we were at the "new house" getting the kitchen area measured, we talked with the current owner and found out a couple interesting things.  First, we are paying almost twice as much as she is for the electric bill.  I knew were were getting screwed over because of the bogus arrangement in our rental, but I didn't think it was as bad as that!  So we can look forward to a lower electric bill, which will be very welcome.  The second thing is, the house has a bunch of fruit trees: fig, pomegranate and olive; lemon, {{wiki|clementine}}, plum {{wiki|kumquat}} and {{wiki|loquat}}.  It also has very nice ornamentals, including a large group of roses bordering the neighbor's house on one side.  I think the garden is the nicest feature of the house, next to the view of Jerusalem.  We are ''really'' looking forward to moving in!
 And speaking of moving in, we called a moving company; next week they'll be giving us an estimate.  Also, we sent our last "rent check" to the landlord, after adjusting to the new exchange rate (saving us almost 1000 shekels!) and removing the amounts we paid on our deadbeat neighbor's behalf.  We did inform them that from here-on-out, we are not paying anything except our own share.  If the electricity gets shut off, so be it.

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 I think I mentioned before that the banks charge all sorts of fees.  Because we don't understand what the fees are, we decided to investigate and get the fee structure from the bank.  My accountant (Esther) did the investigation, and informed me that the printout of our bank's fee structure is ''seven pages long''!  They charge for depositing, they charge for withdrawing.  They charge if you use a teller, they charge if you use an ATM.  They charge per line-item on the statement, and they charge if you print out your statement!  Basically, it's pretty good to be a bank.
-Just FYI: Israel has [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time_around_the_world#Israel switched to "DST]" (daylight savings time).  This means we are back to a 10-hour difference from the West coast of the USA, for those of you who care (you know who you are!).  It was interesting hearing DST being discussed on the radio.  The "Galei Tsahal" news-person said that DST operates from this Friday through "October 3rd, which is the Friday before Yom Kippur".  The guy from "Radio Kol Chai" said simply that it ends "on Shabbat Shuvah".
+Just FYI: Israel has [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time_around_the_world#Israel switched to "DST"] (daylight savings time).  This means we are back to a 10-hour difference from the West coast of the USA, for those of you who care (you know who you are!).  It was interesting hearing DST being discussed on the radio.  The "Galei Tsahal" news-person said that DST operates from this Friday through "October 3rd, which is the Friday before Yom Kippur".  The guy from "Radio Kol Chai" said simply that it ends "on Shabbat Shuvah".
-We spent a bit
+This week we went to a kitchen-design place, and had a kitchen "rough-designed" for the new place (keep in mind, our "new" place is not new -- just new to us -- it needs renovation).  After that, the measurer came out to the new place and measured the existing space.  Next week we'll have to sit with the designer again and do the precise design, now the exact measurements are known.  It will only take them one day to install the kitchen, they say; but they don't hook up plumbing or do electric work or walls or remove the existing kitchen... so we have to have others do those things.  Still and all, it's a whole lot less expensive than the same work in the US.
-* public urination epidemic
+While we were at the "new house" getting the kitchen area measured, we talked with the current owner and found out a couple interesting things.  First, we are paying almost twice as much as she is for the electric bill.  I knew were were getting screwed over because of the bogus arrangement in our rental, but I didn't think it was as bad as that!  So we can look forward to a lower electric bill, which will be very welcome.  The second thing is, the house has a bunch of fruit trees: fig, pomegranate and olive; lemon, plum {{wiki|kumquat}} and {{wiki|loquat}}.  It also has very nice ornamentals, including a large group of roses bordering the neighbor's house on one side.  I think the garden is the nicest feature of the house, next to the view of Jerusalem.  We are ''really'' looking forward to moving in!

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 {{blog}}
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+{{bheader|March 28th|Devar/5768/Shemini}}
 Hi again!
-* 7-page fee structure (bank)
+In the rush to get done before Shabbat, last week, we forgot to mention our pre-Purim shopping fun.
-* shopping purim / geula / alef
 * house fixes
-* DST
 * public urination epidemic

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		+	* shopping purim / geula / alef
		+	* house fixes
		+	* DST