Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 12082704)

I tend to smuggle the little cheese packets and crackers out of the WorldClubs.

Originally Posted by CO 1E (Post 12082725)

The mother is an idiot. Tell her you would appreciate it if she prevented her obnoxious child from throwing peanuts at you.

Originally Posted by Flyer_70 (Post 12082731)

I do that too... But have a bad habit of forgetting them in my bag. That leads to a whole bunch of :rolleyes:. Did that once with a banana. Wasn't pretty a week later...

Originally Posted by KNRG (Post 12082684)

I wish!

I've been raised by do-it-yourself people - that's why my family is driving my car and possessions across the country. Not because I asked them to, but because they think it's a good/fun idea (and i think they're going to stop at the World's Largest Ball of Twine).

That car is packed full of crap, it does not look at all like fun to drive it through Texas. But they are all excited and printing maps and getting tips on places to stop from the gals at the office. I think my trip to rendez-vous sitting in Y will be more pleasant if I don't get EAU'ed.

If anything they're probably saving me a month or more of rent in total cost by doing this - so I'm not looking that gift horse in the mouth.

The first sign of reality setting in for them came just the other day when it was reported to me that "the girls say there's nothing in Texas and it's boring" to which I replied "I hear there's a lovely festering pit somewhere in the middle.." and to which she replied "You mean like tar pits or or hot springs or something? That could be fun.."

I think i'm content to merely connect-through.. tar pits, hot springs, or not.

Originally Posted by Mackieman (Post 12082711)

Seriously, hire an unloading service. I rented the truck and drove it from SAN to AUS (which was about as fun as outpatient surgery, by the way), but I had a loading service in SAN load the truck and an unloading service here in AUS unload it. It was worth every penny to not have to lug all that stuff around.

Originally Posted by CO 1E (Post 12082735)

It will cost less than $250 to hire a local moving or unloading company to move a carload of stuff, including a bed, into the apartment. It's all fun and games until someone throws their back out or falls down a flight of stairs moving some crappy furniture up multiple flights of stairs. Just pay for it yourself and save them the trouble.

Originally Posted by mersk862 (Post 12082734)

I once had about 10 packets of Pepperidge Farm Crackers smuggled out of various WCs and PCs. One day, those all broke open and left my briefcase :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by CO 1E (Post 12082614)

By hiring movers.

Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 12082747)

Were you leaving a trail to follow home like Hansel and Gretel?

Originally Posted by Flyer_70 (Post 12082731)

I do that too... But have a bad habit of forgetting them in my bag. That leads to a whole bunch of :rolleyes:. Did that once with a banana. Wasn't pretty a week later...

Originally Posted by MBM3 (Post 12082750)

+1000

They usually are not all that expensive for local moves and if they break it they pay for it.

Originally Posted by cheepneezy (Post 12082699)

People up here say 'crick' instead of 'creek.'

Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 12082709)

"Ma'am - you can stop him or I will. And I assure you my version won't be much fun for anyone other than me."

Originally Posted by CO 1E (Post 12082725)

The mother is an idiot. Tell her you would appreciate it if she prevented her obnoxious child from throwing peanuts at you.

Originally Posted by mersk862 (Post 12082733)

I shot her the eye and her little "angel" has been better behaved for the last 15 minutes or so. Though we still have another 1h23 of flight left...

Originally Posted by CO 1E (Post 12082777)

I would throw out everything I have in my apartment before I would move it myself or ask friends to move it.

Originally Posted by CO 1E (Post 12082725)

The mother is an idiot. Tell her you would appreciate it if she prevented her obnoxious child from throwing peanuts at you.

Originally Posted by Olton Hall (Post 12082710)

I've never heard it called that but the concept sound ^

Originally Posted by Flyer_70 (Post 12082731)

I do that too... But have a bad habit of forgetting them in my bag. That leads to a whole bunch of :rolleyes:. Did that once with a banana. Wasn't pretty a week later...

Originally Posted by mersk862 (Post 12082733)

I shot her the eye and her little "angel" has been better behaved for the last 15 minutes or so. Though we still have another 1h23 of flight left...

Originally Posted by MBM3 (Post 12082774)

even worse is when you do it internationally and one of those cute beagles hits on your bag when you are in EWR. yes, its happened to Mrs. MBM3 but it was an apple. nice diversiion from the homemade swiss schapps I was carrying!

Originally Posted by icurhere2 (Post 12082794)

I did a self-move with no assistance from a 3-BR house in MD to a 2-BR apartment in TN (transitional housing owned by my agency), then to a 3-BR house I purchased a block and a half away over a period of 5 months ... it was seriously :rolleyes: