our landlords picked the worst day to re-evaluate the house we live in. They'll be here first thing in the morning. They think we don't pay enough. So if they turn out to be soooo evil about it, I'll blame it on the date.
have they put money into the house (improvements/decorated etc.)? If not, then you can point out that you're more than paying their mortgage already and that interest rates didn't go up
Piglet, we need to transfer you to UK because of this time-zone thing. Can you imagine writing that on your post-doc application: I would like to come to UK because...