Hey Steve - my brother and his girlfriend are moving to Montreal for September too, and are trying to figure out how best to transport their stuff. Have you already decided everything, or would you be open to the idea of seeing if you could combine your stuff with theirs and get a better deal?
I should note that I have not had to opportunity to suggest this to them, so it might be a no-go anyway. I just thought it was worth suggesting.
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Ouise - Aug 03, 2003 11:01:52 am PDT #3257 of 6793
Socks are a running theme throughout the series. They are used as symbols of freedom, redemption and love.
Elena - Aug 03, 2003 12:38:35 pm PDT #3258 of 6793
Thanks for all the fish.
So I'm on the bus going to work and there's this BANG and all this white stuff showers into the bus. Turns out that some moron hucked an apple at the OPEN WINDOW and it smashed to bits and covered many of the passengers with apple guts.
What the hell?
Elena - Aug 03, 2003 4:35:59 pm PDT #3259 of 6793
Thanks for all the fish.
Hey, bored girl, your mister is on his way home. Actually, he might be home by now.
Megan E. - Aug 03, 2003 4:41:23 pm PDT #3260 of 6793
He just called. He's on his way. He'll be surprised to see that I've cleaned the whole apartment.
Elena - Aug 03, 2003 4:42:58 pm PDT #3261 of 6793
Thanks for all the fish.
Wow, you really must have been bored.
MechaKrelboyne - Aug 03, 2003 5:41:43 pm PDT #3262 of 6793
... and that's a Pantera's box you don't want to open. - Mister Furious
Ouise, that's definitley a stroke my beard in a thoughtful manner kind of deal. When I checked Uhaul, one of the basic sized trucks ran 600-700$, about half of which would be the cost of the mini van I currently plan on renting. Plus I wouldn't have to try to sell off my ratty furniture.
Advantages:
Your friends would have a lot of room, as I don't have that much stuff anyway.
I could probably get a driver in on the scene if they only have one.
I'd help them unload their stuff when they got there too.
Disadvantages:
Mainly, on this side of the equation, the main thing is that depending on when they were going, I might not actually be there to put my stuff on the truck, as my current plan is to hitch up, leaving on the 21st. Could be a snag.
In short, by all means suggest away, and if it's unfeasible oh well, but if it works out to the benefit of all concerned so much the better.
Elena - Aug 03, 2003 5:47:10 pm PDT #3263 of 6793
Thanks for all the fish.
Mecha, I ran into Ouise tonight and I think that they needed to be in Montreal by the 23rd, which I think fits in very neatly with your plan.
And they are renting a really big truck, so I think that there would be plenty of room.
This could work very well for you, my friend.
MechaKrelboyne - Aug 03, 2003 6:07:18 pm PDT #3264 of 6793
... and that's a Pantera's box you don't want to open. - Mister Furious
The funny thing is, I'll still probably dump a good load of my stuff anyway. I have a lot of holdovers from the hard scrabble days of yore. Served me well, but goods worth carting a third of the way across the country they're not.
Plus, I'm not entirely sanguine about cramming three people into the cab of a uhaul either. Well, in truth I'm not worried about it, except that one of them would be me.
Elena - Aug 03, 2003 6:16:07 pm PDT #3265 of 6793
Thanks for all the fish.
Still, it'll be an efficient way to haul what goods as needs hauling.
MechaKrelboyne - Aug 03, 2003 6:18:02 pm PDT #3266 of 6793
... and that's a Pantera's box you don't want to open. - Mister Furious
Well and truly. The same money and I probably wouldn't have to sell that driving job. It's just that I'm looking forward to the Hitching Adventure.