Stuff

I had mentioned before that it may have been better if we had negotiated with Dowty a lump sum to buy new furniture when we arrived, although the personal effects would still have been shipped.

The bill of lading shows that we brought "essential" items such as an ironing board, a weights training cycle and some shelves. The primary items, three piece suite, mattress, box and headboard and a few cabinets were really things that could have been replaced economically in Canada.

However, not forgetting that at the time, the 33 items on that inventory list represented our worldly belongings, which was sad to a degree as I was in my thirties and had very little to show for all those years on the planet.

I'm reminded about George Carlin and his routine on "stuff" at this moment.