It’s Friday morning, which marks the beginning of my 2nd week in Dublin. I get up extra early in anticipation of the Vodafone internet/box delivery within the 9am-1pm window. I also have a grocery delivery 10:30am-12:30pm. As mentioned in my last post, I receive a couple of calls from SuperValu about substitutions around 8:30am and 9:00am. I’m ready to jump to answer the hallway intercom...
Could you please repeat that?
I’ve scheduled another SuperValu grocery delivery this morning, and before 9:00am I received two calls from them. At first I thought it might be Vodafone calling about the internet box that I’m anxiously awaiting… but alas still no word from them. The first caller was a male voice, and I honestly didn’t understand a word he said and asked him to repeat himself twice. I...
First week of self-quarantine behind me
I’ve been in Dublin for a full week now, so only one more week to go with my self-quarantine! I’m looking forward to getting out of the apartment and exploring the city more. Today the weather is partly cloudy and sunny. I have the windows open to air out the place. Still no Internet in the apartment. The provider was supposed to show up yesterday, Wednesday, between 1:00 and 5:00pm...
Online shopping (we’re not in Kansas anymore…)
The title of this post alludes to the challenges I’ve experienced so far with online shopping in Ireland while giving a nod to my sister Sharon, who actually lives in Kansas. 😉 As I’m rounding out the first week in my new home, I’ve been adding to a list of household items that I think would make the apartment more pleasant and comfortable. Perhaps this compulsive shopping...
Is this safe?!
A couple boxes remain to unpack. With nothing else planned for the day, I take up the task. One is mostly unpacked, actually, and been dedicated to various bath and pharmaceutical items. These were shipped inside plastic storage bins that I had packed in the box surrounded with bubble wrap and towels for cushion, mostly for protection against leakages, but the bins make it very easy to stash the...
Click “Subscribe” for email alerts
This is my first time using blogger.com so I’m still figuring out all the settings etc. I used to subscribe to a friend’s blog and received email alerts whenever a new entry was posted. I went hunting for that switch and believe I have successfully activated this functionality. A “Subscribe” button now appears in proximity to the blog’s title. Those who wish can click on that, enter their email...
New Week – Day 5 of 14 in Self-Quarantine
I woke up reasonably early this morning, which is a good sign I’m adjusting to the new time zone. My goal for today was to pick up my replacement U.S. debit card that had been shipped to the Mail Boxes Etc. here in Dublin; my previous card had been frozen due to fraud activity during my visit to Portland the week before I left. The Mail Boxes Etc. Location was on the other side of Trinity...
Photos from Sunday
I got out of the apartment for another shopping run yesterday and took a few photos along the way. View of Sprangers Yard (my apartment building) with the green door, I’m on 3rd (i.e. 2nd) floor with brick facade towards the far end: Views of the Central Plaza renovation a block over from my street: The George gay bar/club on South Great George’s Street, about a block away from the apartment...
Deciphering appliances and other enigmas
Saturday night I embarked on actually cooking something (or at least heating up food instead of ordering in). I had ordered a few prepared meals from SuperValu in my grocery delivery — Chicken & Broccoli Bake, Beef Lasagne, Cottage Pie, Classic Beef Stew. The portions are fairly generous, and not that expensive: €6 for a family meal (2+ portions) and €4 for an individual meal, or $5-$7...
False alarm and lazy Saturday
This morning I was awoken at around 4 AM by a siren from the building’s fire alarm system. Turns out there’s a red siren in the hallway between my bedroom and the bathroom. The landlord hadn’t said anything about it, but I suppose it’s self-explanatory. I got out of bed and was looking around to see for any signs of smoke, which there were none. I also pulled a smoke detector mounted...