New Place

[Muffin]

Yay you are a hop, skip and a jump from us and Toar/Synn!!!!!

Ah crap... didn't think about that....... 

Nah... Just kiddin!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

[Leyla]

Yay you are a hop, skip and a jump from us and Toar/Synn!!!!!

And us too!

[Noble Dreg]

Wow, that was quick!

We too are in the "new place" mode, lot's of that going on lately!

[Marietta Graziella]

Yeah you guys!  And Woot for not living in the sticks.

I'm really good at moving lamps.

LOL.  WTH?!?  Just lamps?  Not packages of toilet tissue or perhaps boxes of feminine products?  LOL

[Capt. Bacardi]

We might need some boxes if anyone has some.... 

[Sorcha]

Yeah you guys!  And Woot for not living in the sticks.

I'm really good at moving lamps.

LOL.  WTH?!?  Just lamps?  Not packages of toilet tissue or perhaps boxes of feminine products?  LOL

Hey!  A girl knows her strengths 
Yes...  I also move pillows and empty coolers.
I'm very specialized.

[escherblacksmith]

So..... who likes lifting heavy things?   

depends entirely on the things and how many stairs are involved . . . which is directly proportional to the quality and quantity of beer offered.

[SleepyArcher]

I will gladly move all the Rum and renny things....

[Muffin]

So.... Lucky for all of you... We've got movers coming on the Sunday to move the heavy stuff..

[Muffin]

Apparently I spoke to soon... Our mover(s) have backed out on us... 

So I am now putting out the call to anyone who can help on Saturday May 30th..

I will be picking up a U-Haul truck on Friday May 29th, and Steve and I will start loading it up that night, there are a few heavy items that I may or may not be able to help lift..

Here is what I can think of as far as the heavy stuff...
Washer and Dryer
Safe (not a huge one, but heavy all the same)
42" T.V.
2 - 25" T.V.'s
Couch
oversized chair and ottoman
Armoire


The move will be between St. Louis Park and Coon Rapids..

There are two flights of stairs in the townhouse we are moving out of, the washer and dryer and one of the 25" t.v.'s are in the basement.. So up one flight of stairs and out the front door.. I have a dolly so once they are up the steps they can be wheeled out.

The Armiore and one of the 25" t.v.'s are upstairs, so down one flight of stairs and out the front door..

We will of course have beer and food for anyone that can help us out!!

[gracefulcarrie]

Depending on the Hannah schedule, it looks like right now that Dan and I would be able to help.
I don't know how much he can lift since he hurt his back, but Steve helped me move once or twice so I figure I can repay the favor myself.
If we have Hannah that morning I won't be available until after 12.  But if we have no Hannah (and if Dan isn't working) then I can be there anytime... I think.
I will double check with Dan... but I am fairly certain I can be there to help.

[Lady_Lily]

If that is the safe I think it is, that thing is pretty heavy!

I will see about being able to help out that day. I have a couple of friends who are also moving that weekend and the potential of being out of state, but I definitely want to help out if I can, especially since there was some help with moving my stuff out on a couple occasions.

[gracefulcarrie]

So I just found out that Dan works that day from 7-3, but there is no reason that I can't come help out.
So just tell me when and where you want me and I will come help as long as I can.

[Toarmod]

If that is the safe I think it is, that thing is pretty heavy!

I will see about being able to help out that day. I have a couple of friends who are also moving that weekend and the potential of being out of state, but I definitely want to help out if I can, especially since there was some help with moving my stuff out on a couple occasions.

Meh! I moved it by myself.
I have nothing going on. If ya need me, I'm in! Synn obviously is out (kitty). Let me know times, ect.

[Storm]

I guess I miss a lot of stuff when I don't log on for a while!..

Congrats on the new place guys; that's awesome! Quite a crew of you all on the north side side now. However, I'd be remiss if I didn't say that I like it here on the south side just fine!...LoL

As for the moving thing. You know, I'd REALLY recommend hiring a moving company. That's what Gin and I did when we moved from out apt. into our home, and it made things SO much easier. We had everything all packed up (and that's the trick....having everything all boxed up and ready to go when they get there. If you pack on the fly it takes longer and ends up costing you more, since the rate is about 100 dollars an hour) and they came in and loaded everything up and hauled it to our new home and unloaded it all in about 4 hours. They great thing about using a moving company is that they are insured. If they break it, they pay to replace it. We used 2 Men and a Truck and it cost us 500 dollars (100 of that was a tip to the 2 men part of the equation). We are VERY glad we decided to go that route. That way we didn't have to worry about people backing out on helping us move at the last minute (something that happened to us when we moved into out apt. together). We didn't have to worry about making multiple trips back and forth with pick up trucks. We didn't have to worry if the weather was bad (since their big arse truck has a roof!). We didn't have to worry about doing any heavy lifting (since not only do they load it up they will unload it into the room you want it in). Etc. and so on. We figured that 500 bucks we spent on the moving company was money well spent. We got it done in 4 hours instead of things being an all day affair that would have ended up in us stressing out over things and probably would have taken us about 4 times as long to accomplish had we done it ourselves with help from friends.

If you guys can afford it, I'd would seriously look into it. The peace of mind you get from it worth is!  And the price, when you subtract the difference of renting the U-Haul and paying for dinner and beer for your helpers isn't all that much more.

Gin and I were going to originally going to go the route you guys are, but some friends of ours, who used a moving company when they moved, talked us into going the moving company instead. We are both so glad that we ended up changing our minds and go with moving company.