I'mmmmm Moving Out
Aug. 5th, 2018 12:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
messygorgeousMoving is a pain.
I've finally reached a point in my life where we could hire moving guys with a truck to assist us instead of renting a UHaul and calling in family and friends to lug couches and boxes until we are all sweaty and chafed and pissed with each other. Good times. Also we spent the cash and purchased boxes at Home Depot this time around instead of raiding liquor stores' recycle cages. Maybe my new neighbors won't think I'm a lush!
The movers worked their asses off but the company had shorted them a guy and they didn't finish the first day - also a summer storm came through in the evening and they freaked because apparently it isn't a good idea to be hanging out on the metal ramp to a metal truck when it is lightning all around. Groan.
We realized in the midst of all this that we have a LOT of books and a LOT of booze. I'm a librarian and my husband brews and is something of a whiskey aficianado so it isn't surprising, just a pain to move so many things that are heavy and/or fragile.
Our one-day moved turned into three because the company couldn't get another truck to us until Monday. The first crew was so gentle with our things and our brand new home, so respectful. We bought them lunch and in the evening I went out and picked up a tray of freezie drinks for everyone like I was their team mom. The new group on the third day just wanted to get it done. They managed to scuff a couple walls in the new house and leave a dent in the hardwood floor of the kitchen. My husband said he felt they sent us the "B team" on Monday. I was irritated, but mostly glad to get all my things in one location again.
When we closed with OfferPad, they withheld $3K from the purchase price until we were moved out. If the house wasn't swept clean and cleared of all trash and debris they would not give us the last of the payout. Fair enough. I'm sure they've had people walk out the door and leave their undesired home completely trashed. But that also meant the Engineer and I were at the old house until 2:30 in the morning that last day vacuuming, wiping out cabinets and cleaning blinds to be sure we got all our money back.
We moved all weekend and then I had to be at work the next day at 9:15.
I was so exhausted.
My boss asked me in the morning how I liked the new place and I told her the truth.
"My shower is really nice. Other than that...I haven't had a chance to see much else."
I've finally reached a point in my life where we could hire moving guys with a truck to assist us instead of renting a UHaul and calling in family and friends to lug couches and boxes until we are all sweaty and chafed and pissed with each other. Good times. Also we spent the cash and purchased boxes at Home Depot this time around instead of raiding liquor stores' recycle cages. Maybe my new neighbors won't think I'm a lush!
The movers worked their asses off but the company had shorted them a guy and they didn't finish the first day - also a summer storm came through in the evening and they freaked because apparently it isn't a good idea to be hanging out on the metal ramp to a metal truck when it is lightning all around. Groan.
We realized in the midst of all this that we have a LOT of books and a LOT of booze. I'm a librarian and my husband brews and is something of a whiskey aficianado so it isn't surprising, just a pain to move so many things that are heavy and/or fragile.
Our one-day moved turned into three because the company couldn't get another truck to us until Monday. The first crew was so gentle with our things and our brand new home, so respectful. We bought them lunch and in the evening I went out and picked up a tray of freezie drinks for everyone like I was their team mom. The new group on the third day just wanted to get it done. They managed to scuff a couple walls in the new house and leave a dent in the hardwood floor of the kitchen. My husband said he felt they sent us the "B team" on Monday. I was irritated, but mostly glad to get all my things in one location again.
When we closed with OfferPad, they withheld $3K from the purchase price until we were moved out. If the house wasn't swept clean and cleared of all trash and debris they would not give us the last of the payout. Fair enough. I'm sure they've had people walk out the door and leave their undesired home completely trashed. But that also meant the Engineer and I were at the old house until 2:30 in the morning that last day vacuuming, wiping out cabinets and cleaning blinds to be sure we got all our money back.
We moved all weekend and then I had to be at work the next day at 9:15.
I was so exhausted.
My boss asked me in the morning how I liked the new place and I told her the truth.
"My shower is really nice. Other than that...I haven't had a chance to see much else."
