Could you rent a small truck and drive to Calif. in that? Then, buy something when you get there.

I think buying there is a good choice because Calif has stricter emissions regs that most other states. And, you won't have to pay to register it twice.

putting my cat on an airplane (shudder)

Drugs! For both of you!

but I would REALLY want to buy NOW, if I were you, to eliminate potential stressors after moving.

There's that too.

It comes down to that I was planning on having a car and driving cross country, and kind of looking forward to it. Even though it's probably more sensible to fly and buy there, it's a lot higher stress and a lot lower fun. But as vw reminds me, if things go well with the job, I really won't have time for a cross-country drive.

But this means really packing or disposing of everything I own, not just most of it and then tossing what's left in the car.

I hear they don't like to sedate pets for plane trips anymore. But god, poor Norineko. Not that she'd have been thrilled about driving cross-country, either.

Renting a truck for the move is likely to cost between one and three thousand dollars, which gets into the why-bother area.

What about a minivan? Would your stuff fit in one?

Oh! I saw the cutest little red and black leather cat carrier today, with skull and crossbones on the side.

t /helpful

Pppppossible.

Um. Randomly went to look at the Oakland High Website, and found this lovely comment on new nutritional rules in place:

The district would like student to have healthier meals, and snakes during school hours. For students best interest.

Well, snakes are probably better for you than candy bars. As long as you dispose of the venom first, anyway.

The wait until you get there to buy choice makes more sense to me. Also, a day long plane trip might be less stressful to the cat than a multi day car ride.

Snakes! Woo!