We moved. It was an excruciating 2 1/2 day process, but we did it. We moved all our shit down the stairs and over the river to East Nashville. This morning I had to climb on the couch and over a box to get my deodorant, but it was still better than getting ready at our previous place. That apartment was so ridiculously small.
My dad and my sister and her boyfriend helped us get all the big stuff and most of the other things on Saturday morning. The boyfriend arranged online for a U-Haul the week prior. The day before he called them only to learn they had no moving truck for us despite our confirmation number. They offered us a truck from 7 pm to 7 am on Friday night. As if we were going to move at midnight. The manager was supposed to call us back about the problem, but never did. U-Haul is a worthless motherfucking company who does not honor their reservations, and they have shit for customer service. Shit, I tell you.
So we rented from Budget. They were more expensive but the truck was pimp. If I had to drive across country in a moving truck I would definitely choose a Budget truck. The seats were comfortable, there was digital AM and FM radio as well as an icy cold air conditioner. Also plenty of room for drinks, since people who move are often thirsty.
The family arrived at 8 p.m on Saturday. We had everything on the truck within two hours. My dad stayed on the truck organizing what we brought down. The four others of us took on moving all that crap from upstairs to downstairs like it was a timed mission. We were all wired on coffee and did not know our own limitations. The next day my sister called to complain that her legs and arms were aching and sore. I told her my calves felt like hot coils under my skin.
Yesterday was spent moving everything we didn’t get the day before. When you move there is always so much more crap than you anticipate. Where does it all come from? It’s like your belongings get together and multiply. Shoes especially, those horny fucks. The boyfriend scrubbed our apartment until it sparkled. It is cleaner than when we moved in. If we don’t get our deposit back heads are gonna roll. Thing is I don’t think we’ll have much trouble with that since we think our sloppy, fatass neighbor just moved out unannounced in the middle of the night. She did manage to take the (no lie!) dozens of trashbags she had sitting in her kitchen against the glass doors, but left anything else she didn’t want just strewn about. Our landlord showed up yesterday with his giant diesel truck and filled the entire bed of his truck with her garbage. We heard him across the hall vacuuming and scrubbing and cussing. So we’re thinking we’ll have no problem getting the deposit back.
I left the boyfriend asleep in our new house this morning. I came to work an hour early to check my email and update this blog (for once). We still don’t have internets access and I had to get my fix. See, I’m not going to be blogging all day today like I normally do. I’m starting VJ training today. It will be six straight days (sometimes 10-12 hours a day) of learning to shoot and write and edit news stories that may air on our newscasts. It kinda feels like the first day of school. I’m excited to learn something new.
Lately everything is brand new.
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Haha, I know that too well about moving. We’ve moved every year for the past 3 years and each time we end up with more crap than I thought we had. It is insane!
But god, isn’t it soooo good when its done???
Congrats on the big move. Hope you like East Nashvegas. A few unrelated and some off-topic items:
I told her my calves felt like hot coils under my skin.
Should have worked in the “cankles” somehow. Speaking of cankles, I loved that “Nugget of Whatever.” The new one — not so much.
Not the substance, mind you — just the syntax. The Bushbots are not right-wing. Everybody keeps calling the neocon/theocon gang “extreme right” or “far right” or “right wing”. They are not. They don’t deserve the moniker(s).
So, I would politely suggest that you change “right-wing” to “neocon” or “neocon/theocon” or “theocon” — something like that.
Thanks and have good VJ-ing!
Well, actually, I do disagree on substance with the PS portion of the new “Nugget”. Kanye’s a bit of a fruity loop.
Oh, another syntax suggestion. “Bushbot” instead of “right-wing” blogosphere then you got the alliteration thing happening. Then change “Bush Administration” to just “the administration” and BOOM, you’re golden.
Kleinheider is editing you?!?
Never let Germans tell you what to do. It sends a bad message.
Glad you got moved in okay.
I have heard so many stories of the “I have a confirmation number but somehow, U-Haul doesn’t have a truck for me” variety. The hell? It’s like they’re trying to be bad businessmen.
Coble, I told you, Kleinheider is Portuguese.
Why can’t I edit, BG? Do have bad grammar or something? Does my site come off badly proof-read? Seriously.
I feel like a woman who has just been told her outfit is less than slimming.
Do have bad grammar or something?
I think I sorta answered my own question here, didn’t I?
We had a good experience with Budget this weekend as well. Their customer service was awesome. Not only is this the busiest weekend of the year for moving, but demand for trucks from the hurricane region dramatically reduced the supply elsewhere.
Budget’s inventory office in Denver routed a truck our way, and everything worked out just fine.
Budget will get my business in the future.
I decided to hell with all the moving trucks and am paying a mint for Allied to move my ass across the country. U-Haul does blow.
U-Haul beyond blows. I reserved a truck from them once and was given a wrecked vehicle with one headlight out (which is illegal, by the way) and the oil so low that the engine started to knock before we’d made it 50 miles. We called to complain and they said to call back after we dropped the truck off. We called after we dropped the truck off and they said we should have resolved the matter during the move. I have never, ever, encountered a company with more hostile, ignorant, clueless support staff this side of Greyhound. They suck unspeakably. I’m sorry you sullied yourself by trying to do business with them, but I’m glad that you learned never to do it again.
Congrats on the new place, by the way.
Welcome to 37206! If you need a guide or walking partner, give me a call. I wish we had been able to talk more on Thursday, but that damn Newton was monopolizing all your time. I should call security and have them impound his acoustic guitar.
My cousin moved recently and she had a simliar issue with the rental of the truck. Reminds me of that Seinfeld episode where Jerry tries to rent a car and they run out of cars.
“You’re good at taking the reservation but not good at keeping the reservation.”
My UHaul reservation was a joke. 36 hours before the move - no truck. I have read some horrible stories about UHaul and their lack of customer service, which is why I tried Penske. The trucks are always new and they are great people to deal with.
I now have enough crap to move that it’s moving companies here on out. I’m not proud of that.
Yeah!! we have keep product new coz customer are like to see items looks brand new. so maybe if you like that in you r company it makes more effective.
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