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Termyn8or -> RE: Moving (again) (6/6/2010 6:47:31 AM)
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Last time it went like this for my Ma. I kinda ran the job and hired the muscle.
First of all if it's a house, you need one person who can drive. We got the ramp from the Uhaul to go right on the porch.
Pack ALL the small stuff first, well in advance. Just leave yourself enough dishes, clothes or whatever to get by. Get those boxes into the corners. When the muscle comes, load all the big stuff first. Then you have like a chain gang to the truck with all the small stuff. Women, kids, all can help at that point. One guy in the truck who knows how to load a truck. Matresses between mirrors, keep it tight to minimize movement. Use extra blankets and such to keep from scratching things up.
All the small stuff comes out first. The muscle brings it in. Ma, get over here, she stands at the door looking at what boxes and beds are carried in and just says "Back bedroom, front bedroom, kitchen, upstairs, basement", etc. Anythime there is no answer the stuff goes on the porch, and whatever goes in goes in the closets first and then the corners, out of the way of the furniture. Once everything is in, you put one guy in hooking up the stove, fridge, washer and dryer. Another assembles the beds, places them and the dressers properly in the rooms. The livingromm and all that comes later.
Then you give the guys some partying money and they can go. The rest is up to you. The couchj should be pretty near where you want it, like most other things.
Now if you are moving into an apartment with an elevator things are different. Depending on a few circumstances you might want to move all the big stuff first. It depends. And with most apartments you are not dealing with appliances. It makes a difference.
I know this because my sinister and I were terrible and we got thrown out of more places than I could list. The rent was there, they just didn't want it. Now we have to buy houses. But that's not so bad and we don't have to move as often.
So that was one attempt at useful flippancy for the day, glad to have it out of the way. It's only about 9:30 AM here. I am so ahead of schedule !
But I do know an ill planned move can be a nightmare. A Woman wanted out RIGHT NOW, before her ex got out of jail. We had to work fast. Well she put her box of Kotex right in the doorway to "make sure it got there" and when we came rolling along with the refrigerator it damn near killed us. Don't do that. While packing think of paths in and out. Keep them clear. So many people don't do this it is not funny.
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