Never Ask the Donner Party to Help You Move

I have been incognito internet wise the last week or so as I completed a move from the 3,000 sq ft house we had lived in for the last 6 years to a 1,000 sq ft condo. We moved on two of the coldest days on record with wind chills in single digits.

I had wisely arranged for us to take possession of the new property by December 29 while we had until January 2nd to get out of the old place.

I had unwisely told the electric company to leave my electric on at the old place until January 2nd, so they promptly cut off the electric at 8am, leaving us another 14 hours of moving with neither light nor heat.

It was a joy.

Fortunately we are now mostly moved in to our new place–lots to unpack, but we’re here. The washer and dryer are hooked up, the cable and cable modem are wired and functioning and all is well with the world.

Here are some things I learned while moving this time I will pass along for your enjoyment:

• You can never have enough beer after the move
• Your true friends help you move without being asked (but then you owe them beer)
• The Assorted Muscular Young Men(tm) who have been watching your wide screen TV and drinking your beer since graduation are required by law to help you move
• Their girlfriends are NOT a help. They are a distraction and must be removed immediately if any work is to get done
• When you are 44 and have a marine near by allow him to help move the piano
• You will break at least one thing of value during your move
• Someone you are already frustrated with will do the breaking and it will be after you warned them about breaking the very item they broke
• Your washing machine will leak the first time you run it after a move, even if you changed all the washers in the hoses
• Every cable outlet in your new home will be on the wall exactly opposite where you want to locate your television or computer

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Tags: Friends, Humor, Humour, Moving