michellewebster (michellewebster) wrote in madisonvalley, @ 2023-03-02 08:53:00 |
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Entry tags: | !closed, !log, !match-up, michelle webster (michellewebster), ~2023 march, ~~martouf (tokramartouf) |
Who: Michelle Webster and Martouf
What: Random Meeting (Match-Up)
When: Thursday, March 2nd
Where: Coffee Shop
Warnings: None, Probably
Status: Closed/Incomplete
Buying a house was turning out to be a Sisyphian experience. For every two steps forward, there was a step back. The bureaucracy demanded its due in time, effort and money. Michelle would have liked to blame it on discrimination against her as a refugee. But no, it was simply the normal machinations of government. Every signature, every filing, seemed to require some other previously-undisclosed signature or filing first.
She needed to sit and work out the most efficient itinerary for her day, to minimize delays as she traipsed from one office to another getting all the paperwork finished. She stopped into a coffee shop and after waiting in line, sat at a table with her paperwork in front of her. Michelle sipped her coffee and sighed. This was going to take some time...