Most people who know me know this already, but I'm no longer a resident of Melbourne, FL. I have moved to Kent, WA. It was quite an ordeal, trucking about 7000 pounds of stuff approximately 3400 miles. Here's some fun highlights and statistics:

1. The move took seven days, and to avoid excessive danger traversing mountains we routed through South Dakota on I-90. This was a good decision, but because of the Sturgis motorcycle rally (last year's attendance numbers were over 400k) lodging was difficult (and expensive) to procure.

2. Budget may have been the cheapest option, but they gave us a shit old truck that couldn't go over 60 without sacrificing steeply on fuel economy. It also had a governor that prevented it from accelerating over 70 mph. Maybe that's standard for the industry, I don't know I've only rented a moving truck on this one occasion.

3. My car, a 2002 Toyota Prius was driven along with the truck. Driving at these slower speeds gave superior fuel economy. The Prius consumed 59.6 gallons of unleaded gasoline for that entire distance. The fuel cost was $205.71. That works out to about 59 miles / gallon.

4. The 24' diesel moving truck was (unsurprisingly) quite a bit more "thirsty." It consumed 378.4 gallons of diesel fuel at a cost of $1431.01. This calculates to about 9 miles / gallon.

5. I am a servant for a domestic feline (anyone who keeps a cat knows you don't really own them). We were concerned that our little "princess" would be very distressed and difficult on this journey. We were lucky, and she adapted surprisingly well to the constantly changing environment.

To wrap up, I'm happy with the move. I'm closer to family and I've always loved the pacific northwest's climate.