Friends don't let friends

[madbaker]

...move themselves when you're all over 30.

Unfortunately, I owed this particular friend moving karma, so I duly showed up.

Good Things about their move:
-it was about 5 miles.
-they had many things packed up in identically-sized banker's boxes.
-virtually all the boxes were labelled and color-coded as to which rooms they were to go in, and there was a map on the new front door to help out.
-lots of people were there to help.

Bad Things about their move:
-cheaper trucks are not better. The one they rented had a cheap wooden floor with metal patches that kept coming loose, and no ramp. The lift gate was nice for a few items, though.
-they had four times the amount of stuff we did when we last moved. We moved two truck-fulls, and there was lots left. Their problem though.
-I'm over 30. I spent all day hauling and shifting boxes. I like ibuprofen, yes I do.

Comments

[goldenstag.livejournal.com]

Even though, or so I've been told, we still had some moving karma, I decided the first time herself and I moved from the place in El Cerrito, that we were not going to make our friends deal with that. Moving company: GOOD! Tired, sore, not happy friends: BAD! Sorry it was so rough!

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

Well, "not happy friends" is probably overstating it a bit -- I didn't mind helping them move. Just feeling it more than when we all helped each other 10 years ago.

I think this particular move evens out my moving karma balance, as well.

[goldenstag.livejournal.com]

I consider "being in pain" as "not happy" ... maybe it's just me. <g> Not saying the friends are upset with the person they helped, just that pain is not a friend usually. <g> I have to say, moving companies at this age -- definitely the way to go. Whew!

[strmonkey.livejournal.com]

Yes that moving karma is a good thing. I know that many people have helped my other half were as I did most of my moving myself. I hate asking for help...for anything. I was very happy w/the POD thing. That worked out so well for us, you just take the stuff out to the pod, they move the pod and then you take the stuff in. The oober cool thing was that you rent it by the month, not just a weekend were you try to cram and bribe everyone you know over to help you.
May I recomend Alive or just napricin, it works for 12 hours not just 4 - 6...

Moving

[patsmor.livejournal.com]

The color-coding/moving system is a godsend. Even my professional movers were thrilled that I was using it. And when things got full, they stacked according to color/room in the garage, which made it easier to continue unpacking.

Also, people who buy/use boxes of similar shapes/sizes do so much to help -- I think they gain packing karma from that. (I remember moving twice in paper bags. Bless the people who helped me....)

Now that I'm closer to 50 than 30, I'm beginning to think that the best thing I can do is help pack /unpack, and feed the workers. The lifting/carry thing is not my long suit!