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I have discovered why movers can drive you nuts
This is what I have discovered in the past week.
If you can afford to hire a moving company, then you are most likely in a different socio-economic class than the people who are packing up your stuff. They will carefully pack up the items that they recognize as being on the high end of what they themselves might own, but do not recognize the the value or cost of the items that are at the high end of what you own. Thus the "nice new" Target furniture is carefully wrapped and packed, but the "old" (i.e. antique) chair is tossed carelessly onto the truck.
Having recently reclaimed some of my possessions from the cleaning service, I am somewhat dreading what I will discover when I get the rest back from them 8 - 12 months from now.
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Sadly, that's exactly the case...it is a weird kind of class thing.
Total tangent here- one of the things I really like about DePalma's Scarface is how Tony Montana goes out and buys some of the ugliest, most god-awful furniture and decor imaginable. Black lacquer with gold, all that stuff. Because that's what a rags-to-riches Cuban immigrant that came out of not having anything would see as being "rich" or "wealthy".
But our poor minimalist table would not be considered those things, outside of people who know what it is and that have taste.
Good to hear you guys are oscar mike and all that, best wishes.
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Hope all goes well, moving is high on my list of shitty things to do.
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Actually Sandi did the walkthrough. I swear that this big ex-marine was afraid to go into the sewing room after that.
Only two bits of damage. They mangled my homebrew outdoor floor lamp. (It was an outdoor lamppost bolted to an 65lb umbrella stand as a base.) And apparently Hall Trees can't stand up by themselves in the wind....
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Michael Barnes wrote: Sadly, that's exactly the case...it is a weird kind of class thing.
It's not a class thing, it's a work ethic thing. Motherfuckers need to be told, up front, what the expectations are, and what the reward is. And always pack your own shit.
This is why my shit has been moved 2 times by movers and both times shit came back pristine: I told the movers on the front end that I want every item treated like the crown fucking jewels. I want all my furniture (which isn't nice, no Herman Miller anything) and possessions to not be all fucked up. In return, each mover would make 250 dollars, cash, off the books. And I showed it to them.
Unsurprisingly, my shit was exactly as I left it. Pristine. My couch and recliners cost 1400 bucks. We bought them a year before we moved. So, the way I see it, I spent 500 dollars of insurance that my shit wouldn't be fucked up.
Works every time.
After the move was done, simply look at him and say, "Hey, remember when you called me a geek? Yeah, remember who is the one who's only salable skill is lifting heavy for a living. Maybe go buy Catan."I was just happy he didn't say geek.
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We got no comments on the games, as it was by far over shadowed by the weirdness of the doll stuff and the alienness of the Jewish stuff.
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Fish sauce is awesome, though.
(glad you and fam are OK)
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JonJacob wrote: I actually had one of the movers tell me I was a huge nerd because of all the boxes of games and stuff. I was just happy he didn't say geek.
Is there a difference between the two words? I thought they both meant the same thing. I guess you have to be a nerd/geek to know the difference
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In my last move, one of my cheap Walmart bookcases (only time that I ever bought anything there) was utterly destroyed after a rapid descent down a long flight of stairs. An important bolt went missing from my bed frame. My machete has vanished from the face of the earth. And one mover's son terrorized my cat twice despite being warned to leave him alone, and the second incident left me with claw marks and cat piss on my shirt. That said, we got the entire move done right on schedule despite my strict and optimistic timeline.
The move before that went really well, only resulting in serious damage to the love seat.
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What happenedto you?
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Ancient_of_MuMu wrote: You are not supposed to mention these things when I am moving in 3 weeks time.
Here's a bit of advise - something I learned from the dry cleaner's daughter who came to help pack up the clothes and soft goods, and who was the one person who recognized the doll stuff. Put the value of your stuff in terms that the person handling it understands. When she handed her father a box of doll clothes she said, "Dad, this stuff in this small box is worth as much as a wedding gown."
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SuperflyTNT wrote: I think I missed something, Shellie, last time I heard from you a storm was en route and your power was out.
What happenedto you?
I joined the exclusive "Matt Drake: Holy Shit My House is On Fire!" club. Last week was moving and salvage. Next week they arrive with the dumpsters, shovels and sledge hammers.
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All the best though and I hope you get through this with as few headaches as possible.
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SuperflyTNT wrote: I think I missed something, Shellie, last time I heard from you a storm was en route and your power was out.
What happenedto you?
Uba posted photographic evidence on the "Who's Running This Joint?" thread, which is on page 3 now.
I wish that I had her coping abilities.
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