{"id":7594,"date":"2017-02-21T21:19:37","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T21:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesguis.com\/wp\/?p=7594"},"modified":"2017-02-21T21:19:37","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T21:19:37","slug":"tuesday-21st-february-2017-we-didnt-have-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesguis.com\/wp\/?p=7594","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday 21st February 2017 – WE DIDN’T HAVE TO …"},"content":{"rendered":"

… clean out the fridge today. When I returned from my day out this afternoon, I found that the fridge had already been cleaned out. Nice and clean and pretty and disinfected – and empty! Next task is to find out where my food has gone, although I do have my suspicions, and I’m not going scavenging in the rubbish bins to find it.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, I sent an irate mail to the hostel manager. being without breakfast on a couple of occasions is one thing – having my lettuce, garlic, olives, a container or two of other stuff and a bag of vegan cheese, that’s going too far.<\/p>\n

Last night was another one of these crazy nights where I had difficulty sleeping. Some people having a party in the street outside didn’t help matters much either. But I went off on my travels too, although now I don’t have a clue where I was or what I was doing. <\/p>\n

At breakfast I was alone, which suits me fine of course, and then after a little relaxation for half an hour or so, I hit the streets.<\/p>\n

Caliburn and I headed out for the motorway (it’s nice to be behind the wheel of Caliburn once more) and headed through the traffic jams – which took us ages – to Brussels and the Woluwe Shopping Centre. Plenty of parking there and there’s the Roodebeek Metro station.<\/p>\n

Bad news at the Roodebeek. They have changed all of the public transport fare structure in Brussels. I might have mentioned something about this the other day, but the 10-trip tickets have been replaced by a chip card. The ticket office was closed at the station when I arrived so I had to take a single ticket 5 stops up the line to the Merode Metro.<\/p>\n

I had a lengthy chat with the people at my Health Insurance Provider. They didn’t give me too much hope about things, and the help for setting up of the on-line claiming system could have been better. But I’ll have a play around with this tomorrow and see where it takes me.<\/p>\n

One of the people that I saw told me about the Association for retired people. She said that they might be able to help me too so I went round there. But they didn’t give me too much help either. I’m a little pace or two further forward I suppose, but not too much.<\/p>\n

One the way between offices, I happened to go past the building where a former girl-friend of mine 20-odd years lived. I stuck my head in the door and the concierge<\/em> was cleaning the foyer of the building. She told me, much to my surprise, that my friend was still living there. So I left a note in her post box. Whether she contacts me or not I don’t really know, but I have two chances, don’t I?<\/p>\n

For lunch, I went to IKEA and had a salad, followed by a fruit salad. There has to be a walk around the shop of course and I didn’t buy anything exciting. Just a few storage boxes and some perfumed candles. Mind you, I saw some more stuff that I would like to have in my living accommodation, so I shall be having a good thing.<\/p>\n

Back here in the pouring rain and I had a crash out for half an hour.<\/p>\n

Tea was chips, beans and sausages followed by soya dessert. Now I’m having an early night – tomorrow I have some scanning to do. <\/p>\n

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