Last minute pressures

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Supposed to leave in less than an hour and a half, packing not finished.

Here’s the email sent by the real estate agent at 7:45 this morning (we’re scheduled to leave at 10 am), though we spoke to her before we got the email, so it was actually a bit later when we got this news.

“I am sure you are very pressured and busy right now. I wanted to update you. Unfortunately, the renter did not leave in time and the house will be available only on Thursday morning. ….. I was able to find for you an apartment to stay by (someone) who is willing to leave Carmiel and have you use his apartment for 500 shekel a night if it is for three nights (Mon, Tues, Wed). I will ask him if he is willing for 450 a night but I don’t know if he will agree. The local Hotel is asking 200 shekel a person per night. Even if they give us a break because there are so many of you, it is still very expensive.

Please let me know as soon as possible if you would like this apartment because you are arriving tomorrow and they need to get ready. I am sorry that we were not able to get you in as we had hoped. “

Shlepping our huge amount of luggage there, then paying a mover to do it all again three days later and not being able to unpack or buy furniture in the meantime, staying in an apartment that is suitable for a young family and won’t have sleeping space for us all, and having nothing to do with the littles but keep them from damaging someone’s home – this option really isn’t something I want to do, but if I can’t get hold of the airline soon, we might have to.

Trying to find out if we can change our tickets but after waiting twenty minutes to speak to someone, they said they can’t answer my question about ten seats being available on Weds – someone will call me back in a few minutes. It’s been much more than a few minutes and no call. Currently on hold again hoping someone will answer and give us a response.

So not sure if we’re leaving soon or in a few days. The fun continues……

Avivah

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11 responses to “Last minute pressures”

August 14, 2011

Chava

Gah! Harrowing. But it will surely work out!

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August 14, 2011

Hila

Davening for you!

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August 14, 2011

Israel’s Good Name

Rent the Schwartze’s Tzimmer?

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1. August 14, 2011
  
  Avivah
  
  We’re eleven people with thirty pieces of luggage! Their tzimmer is a tiny suite, not suitable for our needs. And it would cost as much as renting an entire apartment. Thanks for the idea, though!
  
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August 14, 2011

Bill

It seams every time we turn around someone wants to cheat us. I had my car repaired this week. He shekeled the *** out of me. Good Luck

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August 14, 2011

Kerith

Oy yoy yoy! May you hear soon! Safe travels…

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August 14, 2011

administratormendel

Oy! I hope you’re able to change your tickets, that sounds like the best solution under the circumstances. If not, would you be able to leave your luggage in your new house and stay elsewhere? Perhaps the renter has already started moving his stuff out and there’s place for yours?

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August 14, 2011

Ronit

OMG!!! Any chance you can make the family who is leaving the apartment later against contract (I assume) and causing all the trouble, to pay for your acommodations and the moving the boxes, etc?

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August 14, 2011

Kira

If they say Thursday morning, it can easily turn into Sunday morning, and no, you can’t make the previous renter pay. If you can change the tickets to any time next week, it’s likely to be ready. Otherwise, if you wind up coming now anyway, get in touch, we’ll find you places to stay, and then you’ll get your luggage up when you have a place to put it.

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August 14, 2011

Ellen Z.G.

Wow…..Just reading this many hours later. Wondering how it all worked/is working out. I assume you left b/c there hasn’t been another updated. Hoping this all works out as painlessly as possible….

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August 14, 2011

T

my prayers are with you and your family to just get to your new home safeely, soundly and happily. with much love from Montreal.

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