A Not Quite Serious Setback

It seems I jumped the gun when I said that I was working the Scotland v. Italy Rugby Game.  I am not.  I am not working.  AT ALL.  THey let me go after work yesterday. In the company's defense, they did not have the time to train me to use their accounting system and they are going to get temporary help from someone who previously worked there until the end of the season.  In my defense, UK accounting systems are COMPLICATED.  I did give them as a reference and we parted on good terms.  We might even end up friendly...who knows.  I did go to an interview for another agency after work and the tone of the people there was kind of negative as well. Onward and upward.  

The advantage to being unemployed is I can go explore the city.  It will be nice to just play tourist for a weekend before jumping back into the job hunt.  I am also going to look at a couple of flats today.  One is a two bedroom about 30 min outside the city centre and the other is right in town.  How am I going to get an apartment as I am unemployed, you ask?  That's the thing, they seem to only rent to the unemployed.  Ok, perhaps I overstate the case a wee bit (see there a Scottish word already!)  Let me explain.  Estate Agents in Edinburgh do not generally show properties after work or on the weekend and they are closed by five during the week, as well as completely on the weekend.  WHAT?  So I have to assume that I will easily get a flat as they must rent to the unemployed with weekday viewing hours.

Next up...More on the search for housing.

Cheerio for now.

Tina