Una settimana

So, one week into the adventure and I'm still here..if. I thought the airplane madness was bad,nothing could prepare me for the trials  of Italian paperwork . Just trying to get basic stuff for the apartment was an exercise in patience. So, three major things are controlled by one office..gas,water,trash..not sure where the electricity comes from but it's on!
Ok, arrive at the offices first thing..excellent,there is like only 5 people in there. I tell the guy handing out the numbers that I need to get these 3 things set up. No problem,they are all here..just 3 different people. So I have to take 3 separate numbers. Hmmmm. Within 1 minute the first number dings..blue233. Wow, that was fast! As I get up the next number I have dings ..red 107. Damn how do I do this? So I go to blue guy and he is the trash man..first question..where is a copy of your rental contract? Good question..don't have it yet as it is being processed. He says " no contract,no trash" so I call the agent and he says I don't need it..uh,right. I hand the phone to trash guy and then words fly. Next thing I know I'm on my way to the agents office for a copy of the contract. 1/2 hour later I'm back in the office.. Take my 3 numbers again..amazingly,trash guy dings first. Ok..here ya go bud, the contract. He replies "ok,looks good but you must first have gas service to get trash" ...are u kidding me? So I go back out and wait for gas girl to ding me. She does within minutes....her first question is" who was the last tenant in this building?" like I would know that.....another call to the agent..he doesn't know but will try to find out. Great..
While I'm waiting, gas girl suggests I go to water girl while I am waiting for a reply. Cool, these guy are figuring it out. Arrive to water girls cube..first question.."what year was this place built?"  really!?!?
Another call to secret agent,who by the way, told me I would not need any additional paperwork when I left his office the day before and put 500€ cash in his hand. Ok get info, water girl hooks me up and says water will arrive later today. Gas girl dials me in and say gas will be turned on in the am..and my friend garbage guy? He goes over every inch of the contract, the floor plan(even measuring each room with his ruler in case someone lied about room size) and finally say I have right to put trash in the community dumpster out back. 
By noon the next day, everything is rockin' and things are lookin up.now to stock the fridge and pantry. 
Next adventure...getting some wheels!