Adventures with Dr. Lady Cutie Troublemaker

Comment by friendly joe

August 12, 2005 @ 4:52 am

If you have decided to rent a truck, load and drive yourself, ask the rental outfit to let you borrow the “Moving Tips” video. If they don’t have one, find a rental outfit that does. It should be free as you return it when you either pick up the truck or drop it at destination. It’s well worth the time in front of the TV, though you might think a lot of it infantile. The info you have already will be reinforced and you will probably get SOME new guides.
Good luck.

Comment by Abby

August 12, 2005 @ 6:34 am

I’ve rented a truck, and this is something I’ve done many times. I’ve loaded before many times before, too. It’s just that I don’t know as many people here AND this time, I have many antiques I need to load. So I’m still looking for movers for a few hours on the load day.

I’m not above asking my fellow bloggers to help with boxes, but not with this heavy antique furniture. Now that I have that, I want some help. We will be doing a LOT of driving over the few days after we pack, and I don’t want to be exhausted and sore the whole time.

Comment by friendly joe

August 12, 2005 @ 4:34 pm

I hesitate to suggest contacting temporary agencies like Manpower or the various labor contractors or the union halls as that’s sorta like getting a pig in a poke. But, as a last resort… I remember my last, and hopefully final, move was accomplished with a rental truck and friends. Cost the price of the truck, lunch and beer. Well worth the expense for the camaraderie. Then there’s the problem of unloading which was not a problem with us as we were a local move affair. Glad my moves are in the past. Good luck though. Wish I had more favorable ideas.