JONTILLMAN.COM | Part of the problem since 1976

With our move to the UK pending, I have been in something of a reflective mood lately (when I am not running around in a sheer panic, that is). Foremost on my mind has been all of the things that I know will be different. Some good, some bad, but mostly just different. Here are thirteen things I will miss once we have moved, in no particular order:

1. The NHL: It is going to be almost impossible to see NHL games over there; partially because it is even less followed than in the US and partially because live games would be on around 4am for me…
2. Friends & Family: Though I have not been nearly as diligent as I could have about visiting, it will be quite a shock to not be able to just hop in the car and do so whenever I want.
3. My Coffee Roaster: We are moving into a small apartment without a garden, so there will be nowhere to house my monstrous coffee roaster/frankengrill contraption, though I am hoping to have access to better coffee in general.
4. Pets: Unfortuantely, it is simply not possible for us to take our dogs or cats with us - quarantine is 6 months long, costs more than $1,000 per animal a month and only has a 50% survival rate. Blah!
5. The South: I was born in Georgia and have lived in almost every state in the South and have a great affinity for it - it’s culture, weather, food and people. On the other hand, it has already, for the most part, become an outpost of Long Island, so this is more of a capitulation than anything I suppose.
6. “Real” Peanut Butter: ’nuff said
7. American-sized refrigerators and freezers: I am something of a cooking nut, so European size fridges and freezers will take some getting used to.
8. American measurements: Given that pints, tablespoons, etc are all slightly different in the UK, I have the feeling that I will be a little disoriented in the kitchen, but it is an excuse to buy new kitchen gadgets and cookbooks.
9. Georgia Peaches: It will be significantly harder to stop on the side of the road and pick a bushel or two of “May Gold”s
10. NPR: I have become completely addicted, I admit. I hope the BBC is up to the challenge.
11. Being the most knowledgable person I know concerning Cricket and Football…
12. Peach Brandy: Ahh, the calvados of the South…
13. Our House: It may not be much to anyone else escept a project, but to us it has been home. Though I will be glad to be shot of a mortgage, I will be sad to see it go.

The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! Be sure to update your Thirteen with links that are left for you, as well! I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 13 things. Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted!