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4 years ago
Kinda late news now (will get to why in a bit), but I've moved again. Including the move from downstairs to upstairs in the apartment complex, that makes... 5 times since July of 2016 now! It is always nice to kinda start fresh, though the trouble and coordination of moving all around does make things a challenge. I've gone across country a few times, but was able to keep a lot of stuff in storage... up 2 flights of stairs (couldn't walk the next day after something like 120 trips carrying stuff upstairs on the one day) where I had to move everything and now across a few states to put things in storage to recently across property line from the rental to the place still under construction.
I don't think there has ever been a time where it has been 'easy' per se, there are always difficulties with it, though moving stuff from storage all boxed up into storage is so much easier than packing up said box, moving it, storing it, bringing it back and unpacking it (only to find it was the 'miscellaneous/random' box that you threw together less than an hour before you departed.
Also, I've gone from a 1500 sq. ft. home to a room, then 1000 sq. ft. apartment, picked up a second (primary) car along the way (turning the Fox Mustang into a project car in the process) to now a place with about 1500 sq. ft. of flooring, but the top is barn shaped, so ~150 upstairs isn't really very usable for maybe more than some side storage and the downstairs is cut off by 1/3 for storage/refrigeration for the hydroponic farm I operate. Coupled with the fact that this place isn't done and we have had to move in early as we couldn't get an extension on the lease next door... this feels like one of the more involved moves, but also with the greatest potential. I can look out one door and see a fantastic ski resort about 10 miles away and the other side is acres and acres of open field used for growing hay. On one side there is a river with a part that we have made and the other is an 'off the grid' style house before getting to city limits. So out in the country in cowboy country for me!
There has been a soft push to move for a while and things were getting moved to storage, construction of the barn, house, garage and others were going on, so we had to move stuff away to bring back later. But with being told we couldn't get an extension on the lease, we suddenly had a deadline of the end of March to get out. At first, we were told we could get a 3 month extension, then a 1 month and then the whole thing was redacted... so here we are moving into incomplete construction. The people I'm working with are moving into the top of the barn (read luxury barn) and will be there until their house is complete in what they are estimating is 2 years. Meanwhile, I'm in the smaller caretaker's cottage and don't have plumbing, a kitchen or much else, but it's WAY better than being outside and I'll just have to head to the barn to take a shower, do my laundry, wash my hands, get ice, etc... Kinda amazing to really think about the implementations and utilities we have come so accustomed to over the past 100 years, and in some cases even less!
When the writing was on the wall for the move, the person renting the house called the internet company to cancel the plan... and was hit by a $400 cancellation fee... even though he has a connection on the other property... and when that happened, not only was he frustrated, but he also said to cancel it as soon as possible... so they came the next day and disconnected everything... to my surprise. So it was then you have no entertainment at night from online sources, so it's time to move! Luckily 2 days before this, the heaviest stuff of mine was brought over, so I've been moving more, buying some shelving... that will work... and just kinda organizing things. Apologies to all who messaged me here and elsewhere... loss of net kinda came without warning!
But all is stable now, still much a do, but also much has been done. So there is my little update, but I'm curious, how often have you all moved and are there any good stories from it?
I don't think there has ever been a time where it has been 'easy' per se, there are always difficulties with it, though moving stuff from storage all boxed up into storage is so much easier than packing up said box, moving it, storing it, bringing it back and unpacking it (only to find it was the 'miscellaneous/random' box that you threw together less than an hour before you departed.
Also, I've gone from a 1500 sq. ft. home to a room, then 1000 sq. ft. apartment, picked up a second (primary) car along the way (turning the Fox Mustang into a project car in the process) to now a place with about 1500 sq. ft. of flooring, but the top is barn shaped, so ~150 upstairs isn't really very usable for maybe more than some side storage and the downstairs is cut off by 1/3 for storage/refrigeration for the hydroponic farm I operate. Coupled with the fact that this place isn't done and we have had to move in early as we couldn't get an extension on the lease next door... this feels like one of the more involved moves, but also with the greatest potential. I can look out one door and see a fantastic ski resort about 10 miles away and the other side is acres and acres of open field used for growing hay. On one side there is a river with a part that we have made and the other is an 'off the grid' style house before getting to city limits. So out in the country in cowboy country for me!
There has been a soft push to move for a while and things were getting moved to storage, construction of the barn, house, garage and others were going on, so we had to move stuff away to bring back later. But with being told we couldn't get an extension on the lease, we suddenly had a deadline of the end of March to get out. At first, we were told we could get a 3 month extension, then a 1 month and then the whole thing was redacted... so here we are moving into incomplete construction. The people I'm working with are moving into the top of the barn (read luxury barn) and will be there until their house is complete in what they are estimating is 2 years. Meanwhile, I'm in the smaller caretaker's cottage and don't have plumbing, a kitchen or much else, but it's WAY better than being outside and I'll just have to head to the barn to take a shower, do my laundry, wash my hands, get ice, etc... Kinda amazing to really think about the implementations and utilities we have come so accustomed to over the past 100 years, and in some cases even less!
When the writing was on the wall for the move, the person renting the house called the internet company to cancel the plan... and was hit by a $400 cancellation fee... even though he has a connection on the other property... and when that happened, not only was he frustrated, but he also said to cancel it as soon as possible... so they came the next day and disconnected everything... to my surprise. So it was then you have no entertainment at night from online sources, so it's time to move! Luckily 2 days before this, the heaviest stuff of mine was brought over, so I've been moving more, buying some shelving... that will work... and just kinda organizing things. Apologies to all who messaged me here and elsewhere... loss of net kinda came without warning!
But all is stable now, still much a do, but also much has been done. So there is my little update, but I'm curious, how often have you all moved and are there any good stories from it?
