boxes and boxes

[jazzfish]

After my last three years in Blacksburg, living in five different rooms, two years in the same place has been an unimaginable luxury. That it's been mine, that I can feel equally at home in the bedroom and the kitchen, is equally unimaginable.

But, all good things must turn into other good things. Come the first weekend in August I'll be moving one door over and one floor up to share an apartment with the lovely uilos. Time once again to put everything in boxes and take it out again.

Which brings me to the real point, that being a Cry For Help. The actual hauling of Stuff will be done, mostly, on the second of August. Meet at my place (directions) at ten and we'll start moving stuff. There's no truck since it's literally going just next door. Ideally we'll be finished by the time uilos and her merry band arrive with her truckload, and we can all eat pizza and then unload the truck.

Let me know here if you plan on showing up, or if you can't but next weekend would be better, or whatever.

Comments

[pictsy.livejournal.com]

If I am not in upstate New York, I will be there.

[jazzfish]

If you're in NY, have a delightful time! If not I'd be more than happy to put you to work and feed you pizza.

[absolutliz.livejournal.com]

Sorry, can't make it - that falls squarely in the middle of Pennsic.

[jazzfish]

Bother. Oh well. I don't think I've got that many SCAdians on my list of People What Help Me Haul Stuff. . . guess I'll find out shortly.

[fishy1.livejournal.com]

i cannot help either 8/2 or 8/9 but i have many boxen, should you need them. Perhaps we could have a boxing evening instead of game one of the weeks thanate isn't available?

[jazzfish]

Perhaps. I may be okay on boxen and/or packing but will definitely bear this possibility in mind. Thank you!

[jonny-law.livejournal.com]

I'm willing to help your leg of the move, since it doesn't involve crossing state lines. Also, while consolidating your moves into one day may look good on paper, I should point out that I have a limit of moving one person per weekend.

[jazzfish]

It's really only moving one apartment's worth of stuff, it just happens to be split up into two apartments right now. . .

[jonny-law.livejournal.com]

Oh, well in that case tell me more about this bridge you are selling.

[tirani.livejournal.com]

Sadly, I will be in Blacksburg that day and unable to assist either half of the moving crew. (There's irony there somewhere...)

[jazzfish]

No worries. Have fun in the Burg.

[jmax315.livejournal.com]

Would help, but uilos got her request in first.

[jazzfish]

No problem at all. I think you're a touch closer to her end of the world anyway.

What's likely to actually happen is that once the truck gets to McLean the two separate hauling-mobs will combine into one giant mass of Moving Stuff, and will be directed as necessary.

[vvalkyri.livejournal.com]

er, possibly? my entire life is currently in flux, but if I'm around I'll try. Not sure if I can manage 10 though

[jazzfish]

No problem; show up pretty much whenever. Last time I had someone show up just in time to get food, which was okay. (Although she nearly got left behind since I'd never actually met her before.)

[vvalkyri.livejournal.com]

For silmaril's I got there in time for unload/unpack, and probably replaced other people who had to go earlier.

FYI, esp since you're just moving the one floor (and actually in general)

Two move strategies I've seen that make life /so/ much easier on the other end:

For the most part, don't pack clothes into suitcases. Instead,

1) in the closet, take handfuls of hangars, twist tie them together, then throw a big garbage bag over, poke the hangars through, and just beofore leaving, tie the bottom. Repeat. When you get to the new apartment, hang all the bags directly in the closet (hell, you can even number them if you care about the order) and pull the bags off at leisure.

2) drawers: take the drawers out, still full. Move the dresser/chest into the truck. Put the drawers into the dresser/chest, in the truck. Possibly tape shut, or pack other stuff around. Reverse order on destination.

Seems to save a lot of work both on the way out and the way in.

I don't see either of these often, but they were put to good use in the first couple moves I ever helped with.

OTOH, if there's a need to cull clothes, then it's disadvantageous to use the above strategies.

[pooka798.livejournal.com]

I'll probably be appearing with uilos's stuff.

[jazzfish]

That works, too.

[jsciv.livejournal.com]

I already made one trip out to see you, not doing a second so soon. ;)

[jazzfish]

You sure? :)

[rbandrews]

What are the odds of us moving on the exact same day? I think that hasn't happened since we were living in Patrick's house.

[jazzfish]

On the one hand: creepy. On the other: it's the beginning or end of the month, so not quite as creepy as it might be. Still, odd.

[babushek.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately I won't be able to help carry anything heavy, as I strained my shoulder a couple months ago and it still hasn't healed. However, I am happy to come and hand out cookies and water/carry fluffy things/comfort your hamster during the commotion/help clean the old apartment, if any of those would help. :)

[babushek.livejournal.com]

Sorry, meant to mention as long as it's the weekend of 8/2. The following weekend I'll be out of town.

[jazzfish]

Sounds good to me. Will be lovely to see you! (And yes, it's definitely the weekend of the second. As opposed to the second weekend.)

[babushek.livejournal.com]

:) Well then what kind of cookies would you like? ;)

Any kind but cookies that require rolling and cutting -- I am a lazy baker. :)