OT Moving is a pain in the

[Bigred]

I rented a 16' truck(should of got a bigger one) which is my second trip. You never realize how much crap you have until you move. I filled up a dumpster 3 times. I still have a few things I couldn't get into the truck. MOVING SUCKS! On top of that today on the way over here I had a blowout on the moving truck so I sat at a rest area for 3 hours waiting for the tire guy to come fix it. Talk about a long day. It ended up being a 16.5 hour trip. I still feel like I'm driving. It was actually only 12 hours of driving. Not to bad in a FULL moving truck pulling my 67 Cougar with our California King mattress strapped to the hood LOL.

 

[SHARKBAITNC]

:lol: :lol: Kinda sounds like a movie :lol: :lol:

Nick

 

[SHARKBAITNC]

As far as where all the crap comes from I have no idea.

When my wife and I moved into our apartment we moved with a ford F350, when we moved out to our house it took 2 trips with the U- Haul I still dont know where it all came from LOL

Nick

 

[OwenInAZ]

Yeah when we moved down to Phoenix I had to drive a '65 Dodge down, on top of two Hondas and a moving truck packed to the gills.

 

[psimitry]

After having moved at the end of last month, I can confirm that moving does indeed suck. And I only moved a couple of miles. Was still able to fill up a 12' moving van twice.

Still, I've signed a 14 month lease, and will be re-signing 12 month leases after that. Never again will I move in the middle of summer.

 

[OwenInAZ]

Eew, did that when I moved into the place we bought last June. Only lived a block away, and loaded things into commandeered pickup trucks from the neighbors. But it took all day and I lost ten pounds of water weight. It was a little scary the next morning when I drank and drank water and didn't have to pee until the evening

 

[fishesgonewild]

Moving, NO THANKS!

Moving, NO THANKS!

Having raised a family and lived in a 3 bedroom 49 year old house for 39 years and filled every nook and cranny like a packrat, I have no idea how we would move...

Then along comes my little Bride Jean 20 plus years ago, with her things from a 3 bedroom place...

The railroad will not build a spur to our house, it would take a mega haul open pit mining truck and steam shovel to get the job done...

Yes, there is a tight space for our beloved SW stuff...

Wishing everyone on this Wonderful list a GREAT ONE !!!

Bill n Jean

PS: only 2 wire wiring and a fuse box in our 49 year old house...

 

[KarlBob]

There are few things in this life I hate with a greater passion than moving.

I always start with noble intentions to sift through the crud and throw away everything I don't need to move, label every box, and be ready to load and go on the big day. By the end, I'm always jamming boxes full of random garbage into the last available space in the vehicle.

One of my favorite moving stories involves my move from Houston, Texas to Arcosanti (near Cordes Junction, I-17 at AZ69). As I was trudging up the north slope of the Valley of the Sun in a U-Haul with my Camry in tow, listening to the engine straining just to keep me moving forwards and up rather than backwards and down, I saw signs reading "Speed Limit 75 MPH". I just laughed, and laughed, and laughed.

On that same trip I learned that my cats hated moving as much as I did. Seemingly within minutes after one would stop yowling and fall asleep, the other would start to cry. This invariably woke whichever cat was sleeping, so I spent way too many hours over the course of three days listening to two cats who believed they were being tortured.

 

[fishesgonewild]

Arcosanti, a great visit and a wonderful bakery and the tour is very interesting, we have been there several times...

Paolo Soliere (sp) also has a site in Scottsdale that is very interesting... Both places a bit different, but we all need not be the same...

Bill n Jean

 

[KarlBob]

I'm glad you enjoyed Arcosanti, Bill and Jean. It was a great place to live and work. I was there for 11 months. I used to work in the bakery and give tours. If you visited in 2005 to early 2006, it's possible we might have met. In October, 2006, my wife and I were married at Arcosanti, in the Colly Garden in front of the Vaults.

(Side Note: If anyone is looking for a great place to get married, with unique views and a much cheaper price tag than many of the popular Phoenix locations, check out Arcosanti.)

I still haven't visited Cosanti, the site in Scottsdale. Paolo Soleri lives day-to-day at Cosanti, and spends a few days per week at Arcosanti.