It's 8:30PM on a Saturday, and I want to be hanging out with friends and/or having fun but I"m too tired. And also thinking that I have plans tomorrow so if I did something else today I'd be too tired for the plans tomorrow. Getting old is stupid.

But Uhaul's cargo vans are one way and car rental places here just dont' seeem to have them.

Huh? Do you mean aren't one way?

Perhaps you could get a minivan or SUV from a car rental place? Though if it's one way they usually charge by the mile in addition to an amount.

I meant aren't one way.

I really need to figure out how much stuff I'm taking so tomorrow is reboxing the books. Boxing up the rest of the books. And going through things. And maybe Monday take some smaller pieces to Habitat for Humanity and talk to them about picking up donations. Maybe if there's not as much furniture I can get a better idea of what I have.

Spatial things like - how much will fit where is not my strong point.

You could also look into getting one of those pods? And just renting a regular car, or flying or train or whatever. That's how my old roommate did it (well, without the car--she flew cross country after putting her stuff in a pod).

I booked my Christmas tickets yesterday. I love my family but dear god it's expensive. What's ridiculous is that it's almost as expensive for me to get there as it is for my brother to get there from Europe! Though he generally takes enough time that he is home for three weeks or so and beats most of the Christmas traffic.

Today, I manage to reserve a car rental, and then somewhat impulsively booked at trip to DC for MLK weekend. I don't get it off, for work, but my friends there do, so...hey! (Plus, I want to see my BFF when she's hugely pregnant, and she's due in March!)

Hil, I hate that. I mean, it's a little satisfying in that it did exactly what it's supposed to, but now you have to deal with it. Yuck.

Frosted Mini-Wheats: For this most recent move I looked into the pods, and they were HELLA expensive. I ended up with a UHaul 10-footer as the only realistically affordable option. It's a pretty big cab - I guess it depends on the carrier, but there's a decent amount of space. My cross-country moves I did in rental SUVs.

Hil, I hate that. I mean, it's a little satisfying in that it did exactly what it's supposed to, but now you have to deal with it. Yuck.

What she said. I assume your department has a protocol in place for cheating, but it always leaves a bad taste in my mouth for the rest of the semester.

meara - we already checked about that using one of those is about the same cost as renting a truck.

In my experience moving all my stuff across states in trucks, while refusing to give up one single possession...

Check out Penske, I've used them instead of U-Haul, they are one-way with unlimited miles. If you're renting an SUV type of vehicle, I'd go with a cargo van. Easier to drive than a moving truck; will hold more stuff than an SUV. A ten-foot truck will carry all your stuff if you live in a one or two bedroom apartment. You can also rent blankets from the rental place to wrap around furniture so it won't be damaged; you return them with the truck.

Moving vans can be tricky to drive, it's not impossible but get used to how it handles before you hit the road, and remember you need a lot more space to stop in.

I've never used Pods, but they would be easier in that you wouldn't have to drive the van. Going by a friend's experience, you may end up in your new space without your stuff for a couple days, though.

Zen, I'd like to do the cargo van but I can't find a place that rents cargo vans for one way trips. It may just be here in Vermont it's an issue. I'm going to call around and see what the options are. But I've looked at all the major moving companies and the car rental places and from what I've been able to find for a one way, out of state trip it's either renting a large SUV or a 10' moving van as the smallest options.

When I moved up here from Florida I used UHual's pod thing and ended up without my stuff for a week because there wasn't something in my town (even though I was told there was) and the place the Uhaul pod was there was only 1 trailer to move it and someone else hadn't returned it yet. So about a week without my stuff.

Although poking around I've found some cheaper car rentals that would mean it would cost about the same to move by van or by the Ubox system.

Buffistas in our daytime finery at either Rawhide or Organ Stop Pizza, which is literally a pizza place with a giant pipe organ is a frequent local-f2f fantasy although Jilli would make the look, especially at this time of year-- the other tourists would not know what to think.