meowbunny
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Okay, moving is bad in the best of circumstances but this move has become an absolute nightmare!
I could cope with not enough space reserved on the truck (had a super driver who let me sneak in an extra 8 linear feet at no charge but still left some important things behind!). I could deal with a grumpy daughter and 3 cats in the car. I could almost cope with only one not-so-nice guy helping to unload at this end. BUT ......
I cannot deal with the fact that the owner of this house left almost EVERYTHING behind. She did take most of her personal possessions, but every kitchen cabinet is full, all the linen closets are full, the desk drawer is full!!! I was very specific I did not want this stuff. I prefer my kitchen things and I don't want to be responsible for her stuff. I understand this house was originally used as a vacation rental, but we are not renting for a short period -- we are supposed to be here for two years and then I will probably buy something here. She did get rid of the hideous floral sofas in the living room. She didn't get rid of the organ in the bedroom that no one wants.
So, I contact the other owner (her daughter in California, who is the person I've been dealing with). She tells me to pack up her mom's stuff and she'll have a friend come get it. Let me see if I have this straight .... I'm supposed to unpack a box of my stuff, wrap her stuff and pack it up and then find a place to store it until it can be picked up? Does this sound right to anyone out there? So, a one-week job is probably going to take well over a month.
Obviously, I'll do it -- have no choice, really. But it did cause me to walk into this house and start crying and I DON'T cry!!!! Finally got so frustrated, got into the rental and drove to New Orleans for two days (will discuss that adventure in another post).
Oh, yeah, and then my daughter pulled a "Marie move." She left her purse in California. Her friend noticed it and said she would mail it to her. So far, no purse. Of course, that means no id, no chance to find a job, no nothing. by the way, guess who's fault it is that she left her purse at the old house? Aw, you guessed. Yup, I shudda noticed she didn't have it (fact that she was carrying a pink polka dot purse on her shoulder and I thought she'd changed purses didn't count). Oh, and we should have gone back and gotten it (um, we were in Nevada and had already driven for two days when it was noticed that it was gone).
I HATE MOVING! :surprise: :sad: /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/hot.gif :surprise:
I could cope with not enough space reserved on the truck (had a super driver who let me sneak in an extra 8 linear feet at no charge but still left some important things behind!). I could deal with a grumpy daughter and 3 cats in the car. I could almost cope with only one not-so-nice guy helping to unload at this end. BUT ......
I cannot deal with the fact that the owner of this house left almost EVERYTHING behind. She did take most of her personal possessions, but every kitchen cabinet is full, all the linen closets are full, the desk drawer is full!!! I was very specific I did not want this stuff. I prefer my kitchen things and I don't want to be responsible for her stuff. I understand this house was originally used as a vacation rental, but we are not renting for a short period -- we are supposed to be here for two years and then I will probably buy something here. She did get rid of the hideous floral sofas in the living room. She didn't get rid of the organ in the bedroom that no one wants.
So, I contact the other owner (her daughter in California, who is the person I've been dealing with). She tells me to pack up her mom's stuff and she'll have a friend come get it. Let me see if I have this straight .... I'm supposed to unpack a box of my stuff, wrap her stuff and pack it up and then find a place to store it until it can be picked up? Does this sound right to anyone out there? So, a one-week job is probably going to take well over a month.
Obviously, I'll do it -- have no choice, really. But it did cause me to walk into this house and start crying and I DON'T cry!!!! Finally got so frustrated, got into the rental and drove to New Orleans for two days (will discuss that adventure in another post).
Oh, yeah, and then my daughter pulled a "Marie move." She left her purse in California. Her friend noticed it and said she would mail it to her. So far, no purse. Of course, that means no id, no chance to find a job, no nothing. by the way, guess who's fault it is that she left her purse at the old house? Aw, you guessed. Yup, I shudda noticed she didn't have it (fact that she was carrying a pink polka dot purse on her shoulder and I thought she'd changed purses didn't count). Oh, and we should have gone back and gotten it (um, we were in Nevada and had already driven for two days when it was noticed that it was gone).
I HATE MOVING! :surprise: :sad: /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/hot.gif :surprise: