Losing our furniture

This is an old, on-going saga. When we moved here (3 years ago now, beginning of 2003) we sub-letted the apartment from the previous tenant (a Swiss lawyer and his family who built their own home). We also 'rented' their furniture, as a private arrangement between us and them. Saved us having to buy a whole bunch of furniture we'd just have to sell one day. Not flash stuff, but good enough for a family with kids. Earlier this year the sub-letting agreement ended and we took over as the tenants. Plus we decided to end the furniture renting. For us to keep the furniture the guy wanted thousands of francs for it, which we knew it wasn't worth. Plus we'd already paid a lot of the previous two years. And we knew how hard/expensive it would be for him to have the furniture removed - and who would want it? Doubtful whether charity would take it all, not likely he'd be able to sell it so it was possibly destined for the scrap heap. We offered to keep it here. It was all fairly messy and uncertain for a while, then the whole issue went quiet.

Till just before Christmas when we received a letter from Mr Swiss Lawyer saying he was coming to collect his furniture in January, possibly December if he had the time. I was shocked as it came out of the blue, but then MK and I remembered that we had resolved earlier this year that if took his furniture it would be a good thing...not hanging over our heads anymore. But what crap timing if we leave in June. So I sent him a letter saying that we have become aware that we are likely to be leaving in June and is it possible to retain the furniture till then. I did it under the thinking of 'Nothing ventured, nothing gained' and 'You don't know if you don't ask' but I am nearly 100% sure the answer will be No. That sort of guy. So there goes our bed, the wardrobes in all three bedrooms, lounge chairs, kitchen table, glass cabinet down the corridor. But I refuse to be worried...it's not like we'll be homeless or anything and something will work out. I hope we don't have to buy much...not worth it for 6 mths but we'll do what we have to.

It's all good news at the moment - no furniture, no job! But I am really OK with it all...big believer in things happening for a reason and trusting that stuff works out one way or another.