Ugh shrift, 3 weeks seems like an awful lot of wiggle room on their part.
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Burrell - Jul 24, 2015 11:12:36 am PDT #1551 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Dana - Jul 24, 2015 11:12:48 am PDT #1552 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Can you have them pack everything but your bed? You're probably going to want to toss all of your bedding into a dishpack or wardrobe box so that you can pull it out as soon as your stuff is delivered. So you could pack that one box, and then the movers deal with your bed.
shrift - Jul 24, 2015 11:16:30 am PDT #1553 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
My mom, sister, and two of my nieces are coming to visit me tomorrow. I have nothing planned. There's stuff we could do, like the Lincoln Park Zoo or going to the park & beach. But I haven't done anything to prepare. I just don't have enough spoons to plan a cross-country move AND organize for a visit. So I guess we'll play it by ear?
Dana - Jul 24, 2015 11:17:41 am PDT #1554 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Also, when they pack your apartment, and then when the movers come, either put the stuff that you don't want packed/moved in your roommate's room, or literally put it in a corner and rope it off or label the hell out of it.
The packers will do things like pack trash cans with trash in them, because they're not going to make any decisions about what stays and what goes.
Lee - Jul 24, 2015 11:18:23 am PDT #1555 of 30003
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I bet someone local can get you an airbed, shrift.
shrift - Jul 24, 2015 11:18:26 am PDT #1556 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
3 weeks seems like an awful lot of wiggle room on their part.
Peak moving season. Ugh.
Can you have them pack everything but your bed?
I think they're going to pack and load the same day, so I don't think this will work for me?
shrift - Jul 24, 2015 11:21:19 am PDT #1557 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
The packers will do things like pack trash cans with trash in them, because they're not going to make any decisions about what stays and what goes.
Ugh, yeah. I need to pack clothes and toiletries and jewelry and paperwork in suitcases and put them aside, and then post-it note everything that I do want them to move in shared spaces. Which means I need to separate everything in the kitchen ahead of time.
Dana - Jul 24, 2015 11:21:52 am PDT #1558 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I think they're going to pack and load the same day, so I don't think this will work for me?
Gotcha. Can you...spend an extra day at the VVC hotel? (I realize that's got a cost associated with it, I'm just running on the assumption that you would prefer to attend the con on Friday.)
Or the airbed option?
SailAweigh - Jul 24, 2015 11:22:09 am PDT #1559 of 30003
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
The packers will do things like pack trash cans with trash in them,
OMG, yes. The horror stories some of my shipmates had about transcontinental moves where everything shipped via slow boat to China.
All the bad news is too depressing to talk about, but I still want to acknowledge it. World, quit sucking.
shrift - Jul 24, 2015 11:36:03 am PDT #1560 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Can you...spend an extra day at the VVC hotel?
I can't pack the Wednesday or Thursday before VVC because I have work meetings. I could take Tuesday 8/4 off for pack & load, or Monday 8/10. But the Monday after VVC means I'd definitely be without my stuff for longer.
I have decision fatigue.