{"id":144997,"date":"2024-06-08T12:00:36","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T05:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/tim-dowling-my-sisters-are-home-alone-in-my-complicated-house-where-nothing-works\/"},"modified":"2024-06-08T12:12:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T05:12:09","slug":"tim-dowling-my-sisters-are-home-alone-in-my-complicated-house-where-nothing-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/tim-dowling-my-sisters-are-home-alone-in-my-complicated-house-where-nothing-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Dowling: my sisters are home alone \u2013 in my complicated house where nothing works"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nMy siblings\u2019 visit reminds me how tricky Britain can be for Americans \u2013 particularly our house, with its incontinent dog, tricky loo and sticky front door lockMy sisters are visiting from the US. One has arrived ahead of the other, and I\u2019ve left her in charge because I have to be away for one night.Before I go I give her a thorough briefing: which key opens what, how to work the coffee machine. I walk her to the tube station where my second sister will arrive the next morning, and then walk her back, testing her on\u00a0the names of the streets. Continue reading…
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