My move was about $500, and I tipped ...a lot, I think. Maybe too much. But seriously the cheapest bid, they broke NOTHING, there was a moving truck snafu on the part of UHaul, and they fought that out and were still on time, had to carry down 3 flights, up my front steps, and then there was the heavy stuff to go on the second floor. And it was a freakish 95 in April (hrm, sounds familiar.) And it was pretty much done in some thing ridiculous, like 3 or 4 hours.
Jinx? If you and Dreg have been using my moisturizer again I'm going to have to rip off your scaly- hey, what's the deal with your face?
Glory ,'Potential'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sarameg - Apr 21, 2010 4:23:12 pm PDT #24325 of 30001
sarameg - Apr 21, 2010 4:35:16 pm PDT #24326 of 30001
javachick sent me on a trip down memory lane, 14 years ago.
Beverly - Apr 21, 2010 4:42:59 pm PDT #24327 of 30001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
We used strong-backed relatives to load a one-way truck and towed our car cross-country. And then we hired "a guy" and "a buddy of his" for $60 plus $25 tip for both (not each) to unload the heavy stuff off the truck. They were fast and super-careful, and put everything right where we said to.
The second load was H's van packed to the gills and a tow-along trailer, ditto, which we unloaded ourselves.
But there was the cost of gas and motels for seven-eight nights cross-country, both trips, offset by the overnight stays with kind Buffistas with parking space.
Consuela - Apr 21, 2010 4:48:51 pm PDT #24328 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I'm still cranky about the movers my folks hired to move them to CA from FL; they packed really badly, so we ended up with a bunch of the 90-year-old china broken. They didn't re-install the mirrors above the dressers, so those are still propped against the wall. And my mother's convinced a bunch of her clothing got lost.
I am not looking forward to moving, but am looking forward to having moved; there is too much police activity on this street.
aurelia - Apr 21, 2010 4:53:54 pm PDT #24329 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Has anyone ever worked as a temp for Manpower?
Long ago.
bon bon - Apr 21, 2010 4:58:07 pm PDT #24330 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
We used movingscam.com to choose our movers, and they were fast and efficient.
megan walker - Apr 21, 2010 5:04:18 pm PDT #24331 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Yay, dinner is first artichokes of the season. Cooked with java's lemons.
Dana - Apr 21, 2010 5:08:50 pm PDT #24332 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I hate movers. They stress me.
Cass - Apr 21, 2010 5:10:14 pm PDT #24333 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I hate movers. They stress me.
I hate movers. They broke a lot of my stuff. And charged more than they were supposed to.
But I love artichokes. So I am going to focus on potential future nummy vegetables and not past moving trauma.
Dana - Apr 21, 2010 5:10:43 pm PDT #24334 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
They broke a lot of my stuff. And charged more than they were supposed to.
Two reasons why they stress me.