It is colder in the mountains
All my Italian friends keep saying "Oh it is colder in the mountains" when I tell them we are moving to Mercogliano. One man told me I needed chains or snow tires up there. Most have admonished us to get heavy coats, gloves, and scarves for the switch.
Wow! After living 30 years in Kansas, and 6 years in Washington and experiencing lots of inclement weather, we are having a hard time believing this.
Today was one of those days that would rank in the Italian scheme of things as really BAD weather! Our moving guys were not happy campers as we had heavy rain, snow, hail, more rain, and then snow again.
By WA or KS standards, it was merely wet and slushy and not much sticking, but Mercogliano does have steep hills and it can freeze over night, so tomorrow morning it could be more tricky.
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| Snowing in Mercogliano |
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| Main street of Mercogliano |
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| In front of the villa |
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| Garden of the villa |
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| Front steps of the villa |
So I have a Snow-Ice-O-Meter that I have developed for rating the weather. It is a relative scale, only good for me and the place that I currently live:
One a scale of one to ten, todays weather was:
2 if you live in Kansas
3.5 if you live in Washington
5 if you live in Italy!
The Move
So really, these people had nothing to complain about. We shipped very little compared to others I know (we had 4,400 lbs vs. the max of 12,500 lbs). The only furniture going up the stairs was the Master bedroom furniture and mattress, and the sewing room items. All the rest was the first floor. Even with all our stuff it looks a bit empty and a bit chaotic!
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| This is going to be my office with a sofa/day bed for guest overflow |
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| Den/Dining room |
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| "What next?" |
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| More Home office -- the staging area |
So every move has weird things that happen. This one was no different:
The glass top to the patio table came but no table or chairs!
Two of the living room tables (sofa table and end table) legs came but no glass tops
Last time we moved, we found trash, still in the can, very carefully wrapped! We may discover more tomorrow as we unpack the boxes and sort out the different rooms.
Damage
Unfortunately, our king mattress pillow top has a hole in it, one dresser has two very large gouges in the top, one of Johnnie's prize fishing poles is broken, and the leg to our coffee table is broken. These are not huge things but disappointing and will require paperwork, insurance forms and either repair or replacement. Ah well, good thing we didn't ship the antiques!
Discoveries
The electricians came out to show us how to program the security system and gave up with our three words of Italian. We will need a translator for the next time they come. They looked at the dishwasher and determined it is DOA. Oh well, get another one. After they left we decided to beat a hasty retreat as the weather looked ominous and we were both tired, mostly from excitement.
Tomorrow we will unpack boxes and figure out the next steps.
Down the Mountain
The view is really wonderful, even with the weather setting in and the low clouds.
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| Autostrade from Mercogliano west to Napoli |
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| Snow dusting the mountains |
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