Moving Day Fun

bigboss · 08-05-2003, 05:15 AM

It never ceases to amaze me

You move into a place with a few things
and years latter it looks like it would take
two big truck loads to hall it all away

We are moving 30 miles west from where we are now

When we came here we moved in a mid-sized U-Hall

12 years later well.........

There are 200 computers in the shed that have to go,
2 pianos, 4 cars, office equipment, enough clothes
to cover everyone in a small village and so much paper
that I could build a tree....

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I just ordered a 30 yard rolloff dumpster
The thing is bigger than the U-Hall we moved in with
And we are filling it up
And there is still more stuff in the house

Ah the joys of being a packrat
The longing for the simpler life...

One bed, two changes of clothes, a TV/VCR, my computer...

Naw that won't work
Just fill a bigger U-Hall... move... and let the packrats start over

John

SlashRoot.Com · 08-05-2003, 07:37 AM

We just went through this only a short while ago.

Have you considered donating some of that stuff to local charities? Or having a garage sale with the proceeds to be donated to local charities? You might be able get stuff out of the way, not fill-up the landfills, and help a charity or two in the process. Worked for us!

We also left a lot of stuff in front of our place with a sign "free stuff" and things were picked up faster than we could place them there.

All the best with the move..

Have fun...

bigboss · 08-05-2003, 07:49 AM

Yup done that

Some going to the Goodwill
Some going to local Churches
Some going to a thrift store
Some in the front yard as free stuff
Some at the curb for the roadside shopping club
Some going to ebay
Don't have time for a yard sale

Yup and there is still more stuff

The landfill is getting mostly paper and wood
The computers are going to a recycle place

John

KingDon · 08-07-2003, 10:16 AM

"Some at the curb for the roadside shopping club" Oh that made me laugh, you have great way with words bigboss, I enjoyed reading this post.

Don

seiya · 08-08-2003, 08:31 AM

I moved recently and it was a nightmare, the phone line didnt work here and verizon's workers kept going on strike. They never fixed it in around 50 days so I got cable -_-

Jed K · 08-08-2003, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bigboss
The computers are going to a recycle place

How old are these things..?

NameCaster · 08-09-2003, 12:20 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by NemesisXG
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How old are these things..?

If there more then 3-4 years old you'd be lucky to break even for the shipping

I know how the moving thing goes John.
I moved a few months back after being in the same place for 5 years. Had a 3 car garage/shop...Never had any room for cars in the damn thing but I did manage to get my 1963 chevy restoration done one winter.

http://www.differentwindow.com/photos/mystuff/index.php

Cheers!
Dave

bigboss · 08-09-2003, 05:08 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by NemesisXG
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=4128
How old are these things..?

The computers are old

Most are 8088's
a few are 486's
DotMatrix printers
RGB, CGA, Mono, and VGA Monitors

These were trade-ins when I was running
my computer shop

If you want them swing on by and I will
load them all in your U-Hall

I will even buy you lunch!

John

bigboss · 08-09-2003, 05:15 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by KingDon
"Some at the curb for the roadside shopping club" Oh that made me laugh, you have great way with words bigboss, I enjoyed reading this post.

Don

Thanks John

bigboss · 08-09-2003, 05:20 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by NameCaster
If there more then 3-4 years old you'd be lucky to break even for the shipping

I know how the moving thing goes John.
I moved a few months back after being in the same place for 5 years. Had a 3 car garage/shop...Never had any room for cars in the damn thing but I did manage to get my 1963 chevy restoration done one winter.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=4128

http://www.differentwindow.com/photos/mystuff/index.php

Cheers!
Dave

Like your truck Dave
The jpg's took forever to load on my slow computer though
300MHz with dialup

John

08-05-2003, 05:15 AM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
bigboss NamePros Regular Join Date: May 2003 Location: On a Farm in Wisconsin Posts: 484	Moving Day Fun It never ceases to amaze me You move into a place with a few things and years latter it looks like it would take two big truck loads to hall it all away We are moving 30 miles west from where we are now When we came here we moved in a mid-sized U-Hall 12 years later well......... There are 200 computers in the shed that have to go, 2 pianos, 4 cars, office equipment, enough clothes to cover everyone in a small village and so much paper that I could build a tree.... ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/the-break-room/4128-moving-day-fun.html I just ordered a 30 yard rolloff dumpster The thing is bigger than the U-Hall we moved in with And we are filling it up And there is still more stuff in the house Ah the joys of being a packrat The longing for the simpler life... One bed, two changes of clothes, a TV/VCR, my computer... Naw that won't work Just fill a bigger U-Hall... move... and let the packrats start over John

08-05-2003, 07:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
SlashRoot.Com NamePros Regular Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 630	We just went through this only a short while ago. Have you considered donating some of that stuff to local charities? Or having a garage sale with the proceeds to be donated to local charities? You might be able get stuff out of the way, not fill-up the landfills, and help a charity or two in the process. Worked for us! We also left a lot of stuff in front of our place with a sign "free stuff" and things were picked up faster than we could place them there. All the best with the move.. Have fun... __________________ I GotGreat.Com at http://www.SlashRoot.Com Last edited by SlashRoot.Com; 08-05-2003 at 07:40 AM.

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08-05-2003, 07:49 AM	THREAD STARTER #3 (permalink)
bigboss NamePros Regular Join Date: May 2003 Location: On a Farm in Wisconsin Posts: 484	Yup done that Some going to the Goodwill Some going to local Churches Some going to a thrift store Some in the front yard as free stuff Some at the curb for the roadside shopping club Some going to ebay Don't have time for a yard sale Yup and there is still more stuff The landfill is getting mostly paper and wood The computers are going to a recycle place John

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