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We thought of somebody else for the deepest hell: sub-prime lenders. Like the title loan people who give high risk people money with their cars as collaterol (I'm sure that's not spelled right, but f. it) with lousy terms and a high chance of repossession.

So. It's past 3 a.m. the night before the moving truck comes. As you can tell, we haven't packed the computer---but we can always do that after they leave and bring it ourselves the next day (cleaning day). May come to that, too, as we still have to put the secretary stuff in a box or two, bubble wrap its glass doors, take removable shelves off bookcases and gather their bracket-y things in some organized way, pack about 3 more boxes of long low bookcase items, take the table in the kitchen apart, re-label the 10 or so boxes still in the storage room and separate out empties therein, and pack up as much of the rest of the kitchen stuff as we can. Oh, plus pack a buncha things in the living room trunk. We still have quite a number of carry-'em-ourselves items in the storage bathroom.

Chet and I will probably be locked in the bathroom while the Two Men load the Truck. Or at least I'll go hang out with him some. Like to sit with him some during these traumatic situations.

We arranged most of the stuff already at the new place today so's to accomodate big furniture items as well as possible. The bulk of what's over there is in the basement---which is about half full. {Astounding to have so much stuff. Paring it down means going through old family boxes, and that ain't easy.} You should know, pijeanf, that the new Snow Cone machine is in a deliberately accessible spot.

Gonna try to catch some z's now. (That's old skool for "sleep," you young'uns!) (hardy - har)

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We thought of somebody else for the deepest hell: sub-prime lenders. Like the title loan people who give high risk people money with their cars as collaterol (I'm sure that's not spelled right, but f. it) with lousy terms and a high chance of repossession.

So. It's past 3 a.m. the night before the moving truck comes. As you can tell, we haven't packed the computer---but we can always do that after they leave and bring it ourselves the next day (cleaning day). May come to that, too, as we still have to put the secretary stuff in a box or two, bubble wrap its glass doors, take removable shelves off bookcases and gather their bracket-y things in some organized way, pack about 3 more boxes of long low bookcase items, take the table in the kitchen apart, re-label the 10 or so boxes still in the storage room and separate out empties therein, and pack up as much of the rest of the kitchen stuff as we can. Oh, plus pack a buncha things in the living room trunk. We still have quite a number of carry-'em-ourselves items in the storage bathroom.

Chet and I will probably be locked in the bathroom while the Two Men load the Truck. Or at least I'll go hang out with him some. Like to sit with him some during these traumatic situations.

We arranged most of the stuff already at the new place today so's to accomodate big furniture items as well as possible. The bulk of what's over there is in the basement---which is about half full. {Astounding to have so much stuff. Paring it down means going through old family boxes, and that ain't easy.} You should know, pijeanf, that the new Snow Cone machine is in a deliberately accessible spot.

Gonna try to catch some z's now. (That's old skool for "sleep," you young'uns!) (hardy - har)

Maybe They Should Call It "No Men, and No Truck Either"

Perhaps from the title line you can tell---moving has not gone perfectly smoothly today. In fact it hasn't happened at all.

Two Men and a Truck were due at noon. At about 11:45 we got a call that they'd be later---about 2:00, unless the guy could get another truck earlier than that. Okay, fine; roll w/the punches, get to have lunch, get to sit and do nothing for a few minutes. Then 3:00 rolls around with no truck. We called; oh, they got caught in traffic on the way back from a long-distance move, don't worry, be there in half an hour. 3:30 comes and goes. At 4:00 we call, and there's no answer: the office is closed for the day.

There was an on-call manager listed in the phone book, though, so Holly called him, in Howell. He didn't know anything about the Ann Arbor office nor how to get in touch with the crew nor what to expect nor whether we might be able to negotiate a lower rate. But he was sure they'd come. No worry, the trucks have lights in them, they'd come and get the job done eventually. A 4:30 call resulted in no new info. 'sides the number of the regional office in Lansing (which is closed). At 5:00 we were getting pretty stressed, imagining not being able to be out in time (though at least we have tomorrow for cleaning and finishing little stuff like removing shelves on the wall, etc.).

So we're getting frustrated & starting to envision our small claims appearance on Judge Greg Mathis (our favorite of the TV judges). I begin to think we'd need to show that we couldn't get any other movers if we stuck with Two Men, so we start to call to find out for sure. Lo and behold, Handle With Care movers can indeed take us at the last minute (somebody's grandmother is sick or dying and so a move was cancelled). It'll cost $25/hr more + there's a 1 hour travel charge (though no separate piano fee). We book them, and the guy assures us they'll show up in the morning.

Plan for Judge Mathis: sue for the difference between this higher cost and what it would have been. Question for you live journallers: if No Men & Truckless won't cough up that amount, shall we sue for just that, or add something for pain and suffering?

WWJMD? (What would Judge Mathis decide?)

H. gets free legal counsel through Student Legal Services, so we may do some more poking around.

Oh, yeah---I do still have the computer unpacked. We'd decided to put it off so I'd have something to do while sitting with Chester (H. has agreed to supervise the unloading solo). But now it makes me think these Young People Of Today probably save the computer as the last thing to pack in their dorm rooms, as we used to save the stereo.

No, wait---they all have laptops.

--Dinosaur Lisa

Maybe They Should Call It "No Men, and No Truck Either"

Perhaps from the title line you can tell---moving has not gone perfectly smoothly today. In fact it hasn't happened at all.

Two Men and a Truck were due at noon. At about 11:45 we got a call that they'd be later---about 2:00, unless the guy could get another truck earlier than that. Okay, fine; roll w/the punches, get to have lunch, get to sit and do nothing for a few minutes. Then 3:00 rolls around with no truck. We called; oh, they got caught in traffic on the way back from a long-distance move, don't worry, be there in half an hour. 3:30 comes and goes. At 4:00 we call, and there's no answer: the office is closed for the day.

There was an on-call manager listed in the phone book, though, so Holly called him, in Howell. He didn't know anything about the Ann Arbor office nor how to get in touch with the crew nor what to expect nor whether we might be able to negotiate a lower rate. But he was sure they'd come. No worry, the trucks have lights in them, they'd come and get the job done eventually. A 4:30 call resulted in no new info. 'sides the number of the regional office in Lansing (which is closed). At 5:00 we were getting pretty stressed, imagining not being able to be out in time (though at least we have tomorrow for cleaning and finishing little stuff like removing shelves on the wall, etc.).

So we're getting frustrated & starting to envision our small claims appearance on Judge Greg Mathis (our favorite of the TV judges). I begin to think we'd need to show that we couldn't get any other movers if we stuck with Two Men, so we start to call to find out for sure. Lo and behold, Handle With Care movers can indeed take us at the last minute (somebody's grandmother is sick or dying and so a move was cancelled). It'll cost $25/hr more + there's a 1 hour travel charge (though no separate piano fee). We book them, and the guy assures us they'll show up in the morning.

Plan for Judge Mathis: sue for the difference between this higher cost and what it would have been. Question for you live journallers: if No Men & Truckless won't cough up that amount, shall we sue for just that, or add something for pain and suffering?

WWJMD? (What would Judge Mathis decide?)

H. gets free legal counsel through Student Legal Services, so we may do some more poking around.

Oh, yeah---I do still have the computer unpacked. We'd decided to put it off so I'd have something to do while sitting with Chester (H. has agreed to supervise the unloading solo). But now it makes me think these Young People Of Today probably save the computer as the last thing to pack in their dorm rooms, as we used to save the stereo.

No, wait---they all have laptops.

--Dinosaur Lisa