Moving sucks

[jme5343]

Moving this week, movers are supposed to show up at 0800 tomorrow, spend tomorrow packing and wrapping, then all day Tuesday loading and take off Wed am. Then we have to drive our van 1500 miles to the new location and close on our new house Friday afternoon.

On the bright side, we are having a moving company take care of things, since that's a covered benefit for an in-company relocation. But it still sucks.

You can't have them move any aerosols, propane tanks, gas cans, or any lawnmowers or such that still have gas in them. I took those things out when I drove my truck and towed my car a few weeks back.

But you also have to disconnect all your electronics, and while I'm doing that, I figured I might as well pack them in their original boxes, so I spent the day getting that stuff down from the garage and packing it all. Speakers, subs, amp, TVs, PS3, Wiis, etc, etc.

Add to that the fact that I'm still expected to meet deadlines and do my job while babysitting the movers and relocating the family and still feeding financial and related information to the underwriters for the new house, blah, blah, blah.

I'll be happy when we're done and I can go back to mindlessly perusing ATOT all day.

 

[Via]

Yes it sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks.

I can't type that enought times.

 

[nanette1985]

Yes it sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks.

I can't type that enought times.

Agreed. Times a thousand.

I still haven't recovered.

 

[l0cke]

Moving is one of the worst things anyone can do.

I'm trying to not buy stuff that is hard to move now.

 

[Leros]

I'm about to move in a couple of weeks, just across the city. Its a bigger bother than I expected, mostly because I'm so busy as the moment. I have a full-time job and I'm taking a grad school class (with a project due the week before I move and an exam the week after I move).

 

[Specop 007]

Yeah, I could potentially be moving within the next month. I am definitely not looking forward to it at all. I hate moving.

 

[Svnla]

Yeah, I could potentially be moving within the next month. I am definitely not looking forward to it at all. I hate moving.

Same here. I am in the process of buying a new house and even the house is in the same city (10 miles away), it will be a pain in the behind.

 

[Specop 007]

Same here. I am in the process of buying a new house and even the house is in the same city (10 miles away), it will be a pain in the behind.

Mine is 500 miles away. The move out here was the worst move ever. Fuck, it had to be the worst move for anyone, ever.

Snowstorm, icy roads, short circuit on trailer lights, unbalanced trailer, weight stations. Ugh. Horrible.

 

[Anubis]

when my fam moves years ago im 100% positive they moved our gas grill on the truck as we didn't pull a trailer or any of that

but yes moving does indeed suck

 

[Scouzer]

I've never understood people who thought moving was a big deal. I've lived in over 25 houses, condos and apartment and moving again is not really a big deal to me. It's about 2 or 3 days of work, BFD.

 

[FelixDeCat]

wat

 

[Wordplay]

Depends how much help you have. The last person that moved was my sister and it didn't take long with the family helping out. One day to pack everything, one day to load up from old house and same day to unload at new house, one day to unpack.

 

[Mike Gayner]

Complaining about moving but having a company do all the moving for you? First world problems.

 

[Patrick Wolf]

Complaining about moving but having a company do all the moving for you? First world problems.

QFT.

 

[dmcowen674]

Moving this week, movers are supposed to show up at 0800 tomorrow, spend tomorrow packing and wrapping, then all day Tuesday loading and take off Wed am. Then we have to drive our van 1500 miles to the new location and close on our new house Friday afternoon.

On the bright side, we are having a moving company take care of things, since that's a covered benefit for an in-company relocation. But it still sucks.

You can't have them move any aerosols, propane tanks, gas cans, or any lawnmowers or such that still have gas in them. I took those things out when I drove my truck and towed my car a few weeks back.

But you also have to disconnect all your electronics, and while I'm doing that, I figured I might as well pack them in their original boxes, so I spent the day getting that stuff down from the garage and packing it all. Speakers, subs, amp, TVs, PS3, Wiis, etc, etc.

Add to that the fact that I'm still expected to meet deadlines and do my job while babysitting the movers and relocating the family and still feeding financial and related information to the underwriters for the new house, blah, blah, blah.

I'll be happy when we're done and I can go back to mindlessly perusing ATOT all day.

Wow, you had movers and sounds like your job paid for the move.

Imagine no movers and paying out of your pocket.
That's what I just did again for 4th time in 5 years.

 

[Rumpltzer]

Movers. These dudes are going to show up with boxes, tape, assloads of paper and hand trucks.

Picture frame. Wrap it in paper. Put it in the box.
Lawn gnome. Wrap it in paper. Put it in the box.
Plastic cup. Wrap it in paper. Put it in the box.
Garden hose. Wrap it in paper. Put it in the box.
Tire iron. Wrap it in paper. Put it in the box.


You have to dump gas out of lawn mower and unhook electronics.

Unpacking will suck a lot moar.

 

[zinfamous]

Complaining about moving but having a company do all the moving for you? First world problems.

basically.

i seem to move every fucking year...more or less. hell, i'm moving this week.

in-town moves are the absolute worst. moving, roughly, the same distance as OP (CHicago to Bay Area), was the easiest move I've ever gone through.

hiring pro movers to do it--motherfucker you don't even have to pay them!--is the best peace of mind option. Hell, I didn't even have a place to live, or a job, and it was still easier than an "in-town, with job, place-to-move-my-shit-to" type of move.

....and, again, I had to pay for all of those.

you have nothing to be concerned about with this one, but the stress you place upon yourself. Unless you have kids--do you have kids going through a life change?

 

[jme5343]

Yes, two kids. And we will further distance ourselves from all family (add another 900 miles to the already 700 that we live from "home").

Kids are young enough that it's not that big of a deal. 4th and 1st grade.

LOL, love reading you guys' comments. This is the third move in six years, so we know the drill. And I know it would be worse if we had to move ourselves, but bottom line is that we probably wouldn't be doing it if the company weren't paying for it.

 

[uclaLabrat]

Just moved to a new place thurs, still unpacking. Only moved about 7 blocks, but new place is much nicer, about double the size, and $450/mo cheaper. Gotta love columbia housing. I'm across the street from the main gate of campus and the law school, it's pretty sick.

Last move was from costa mesa to here, 3400 miles in a moving van with all our worldly possessions and our three dogs.

 

[tedrodai]

I love moving!

The only reason the world didn't explode just now is because that was a lie.

 

[MichaelD]

Same here. I am in the process of buying a new house and even the house is in the same city (10 miles away), it will be a pain in the behind.

We'll be faced with this next summer. We're renting right now but planning on buying next year. The house will most probably (95% sure) in the same neighborhood. Possbily in the same subdivision. Moving...three blocks over. WTF? :thumbsdown:

 

[Saint Nick]

I actually like moving...good time to nerf some old junk or sell it off. Fresh start!

 

[jme5343]

Just moved to a new place thurs, still unpacking. Only moved about 7 blocks, but new place is much nicer, about double the size, and $450/mo cheaper. Gotta love columbia housing. I'm across the street from the main gate of campus and the law school, it's pretty sick.

Last move was from costa mesa to here, 3400 miles in a moving van with all our worldly possessions and our three dogs.

Columbia...MO? SC? Other?

 

[SandEagle]

i would just sell all my furnitures, craps, etc and move.

 

[jlee]

Moving this week, movers are supposed to show up at 0800 tomorrow, spend tomorrow packing and wrapping, then all day Tuesday loading and take off Wed am. Then we have to drive our van 1500 miles to the new location and close on our new house Friday afternoon.

On the bright side, we are having a moving company take care of things, since that's a covered benefit for an in-company relocation. But it still sucks.

You can't have them move any aerosols, propane tanks, gas cans, or any lawnmowers or such that still have gas in them. I took those things out when I drove my truck and towed my car a few weeks back.

But you also have to disconnect all your electronics, and while I'm doing that, I figured I might as well pack them in their original boxes, so I spent the day getting that stuff down from the garage and packing it all. Speakers, subs, amp, TVs, PS3, Wiis, etc, etc.

Add to that the fact that I'm still expected to meet deadlines and do my job while babysitting the movers and relocating the family and still feeding financial and related information to the underwriters for the new house, blah, blah, blah.

I'll be happy when we're done and I can go back to mindlessly perusing ATOT all day.

I'll be feeling your pain shortly...leaving with the truck on October 6. I did keep the boxes for my home theater, TV, computer monitor, etc so hopefully that'll go easily..but I am not looking forward to packing the garage. At all.