Our packing starts tomorrow. One of our close friends came though with a truck load of Wal-Mart boxes so that we don’t have to spend a dime buying new ones. He put Rory to work unloading.
Let me tell you, like you don’t already know: you really find out who your friends are when it comes time for packing and loading the truck. The list is shorter than you ever thought before.
Feb 12, 2013 @ 22:24:25
I stopped helping people move about 8 years ago when right before my move everyone backed out on me. I vowed that day that I would always hire movers and always refuse people’s requests to help them move. It’s worked out nicely. It keeps me from being disappointed in my friends.
Feb 12, 2013 @ 22:25:26
That’s an excellent way to die old and alone. Good luck with that.
Feb 12, 2013 @ 22:30:17
My friends weren’t concerned that day how I died or who was with me when i died.. Especially as I carried a couch… yes, a couch, down a flight of stairs by myself and loaded it into a moving truck… with tears in my eyes. Moving is like talking politics.. don’t ask your friends about it.. just do it yourself, bite the bullet and hire movers.
Feb 12, 2013 @ 22:32:41
You have never in your even semi-adult life moved 1,000 miles. When you move 1,000 miles you have to wait 7-10 days for your things to arrive. You have to incur $200/night hotel expenses while you wait. Waiting for these things when you have children is impossible. I am not hiring movers in this situation. Andy is driving the truck Saturday and Sunday with the Audi on the back, and will be there when we land to pick us up. Having kids means being highly coordinated.
Feb 12, 2013 @ 22:46:33
call Eagle movers, have them load your shit in your truck after you pack it.
Feb 12, 2013 @ 22:54:24
I helped you move, with no other help.
Feb 12, 2013 @ 22:54:30
I remember a time when I helped a nice young lady and her mother move into a beautiful home in Rob Roy. It was possibly the most humid day of the year…. I was the only one doing the lifting!
Feb 12, 2013 @ 23:14:37
I am hiring men to pack the truck. Don’t lose sleep over it.
Feb 12, 2013 @ 23:17:38
I have so many other things to lose sleep over. On a serious note, good luck with the move, i hope it goes smoothly.