For explaining the complicated workings of a faucet.
Moving went pretty well today. The movers showed up on time and got right to work. It took less than an hour to get everything out of my apartment and loaded up onto their truck. I actually left to head over to my new place once everything was out of the apartment. I figured it’d take them less time to drive than it would for me to take the bus and train, so it made sense to get a head start.
They still beat me there.
But only by about 10 minutes, so they didn’t seem put out or anything. Unloading was much easier. No stairs to much about with (and the stariwell at my old place had a bit of a wicked curve to it) and a straight shot from the building’s door to mine.I think the whole moving process – from starting to load up my old place to getting the last bit off at the new one – took just under three hours. Not too bad, and certainly quicker than I could’ve done it, even with a rented truck and a few friends.
¥22,000 was a bargain for the service.
Once they’d left it was time to get to the unpacking. Well, after I put the futon back together. I knew unpacking would take a while, and breaks might be needed, so it seemed a good idea to have a place to sit and rest.I’d fully measured out the place after picking up my keys, so I had a pretty good idea what all I wanted to go where.
Now it was a matter of putting it all there.
Not to worry, I had time. The only engagement I had was the Gas Man’s afternoon appointment to hook me up. He turned out to be just as punctual as the movers, and got things turned on in no time.
Then it was time for the demonstrations.
They really felt more like lessons.He had me turn on the burners, I guess so I had some idea how long to let the starters go before letting go of the knob.
Wait, don’t tell me – it’s when fire comes out, right?
As if that wasn’t bad enough, he wanted to show me the faucets after explaining the how to turn on the water heater. Now, I get that some people may not get the water heater thing, especially if they’re new to Japan. But come on…
Who the fuck can’t work a faucet?!?
Did he think I wouldn’t know that the red one was for hot water? Was I gonna turn on the blue one expecting hot? (Maybe because the stove was gas too, and the fire there is blue?) In all fairness to the guy, I’m sure this stuff is something he’s required to do.
Still, it is a bit silly.