stories I thought I would share.
First off, I go pick up my U-Haul truck Saturday morning at 7 AM and I see a
fight break out in the waiting area! People were there trying to pick up
trucks without a reservation and were then getting mad when nothing was
available on a walk-in basis. Some lady says "What the hell is the point of
opening your store if you ain't got shit to offer". The U-Haul guy's reply..
"we do have trucks to offer... to those who made reservations and know how
to act polite, and that is not you so if you would kindly leave, the
gentleman behind you has a reservation (that was me!).
Secondly, my big honking computer/office desk does not fit; not even close!
It is 40 square feet and would consume one entire room in my one bedroom
apt, so I am left to sell it or take it up to my mom's house when I go back
to upstate NY to visit. I sure measured right I guess :-) It is made by
Bestar (www.bestar.ca <http://www.bestar.ca> ) and is U-Shaped with a
bookcase, etc,etc... if anyone in the MD/DC/VA area is looking for a big
honking desk email me off list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ).
Now for the funny story. Saturday night rolled around and my fiancé and I
always watch Saturday Night Live, but we didn't have cable hooked up yet nor
did we have rabbit ears for the air stations. So... I plug a cable lead into
the TV and hang the other end over the boxes that are laying all over; the
signal starts to come in! I go grab the cable to give it a jolt, signal
comes in better... I accidentally touch the copper wire sticking out, signal
is crystal clear with great sound! What the heck! Anyway, once this was
discovered we just took turns holding the wire for perfect reception via the
air channels and our Saturday turned into a funny evening. We kept trying to
position the cable over boxes, around things.. it was pretty funny.
Yesterday my cable was finally hooked up so all is well now.
A few random discoveries...
Moving sucks, period.
IKEA is awesome.
Comcast always messes up the bill (charged me $100 too much).
Forgetting to set the A/C to auto means 60 degree wakeup temp... ooops.
U-Haul has the nastiest trucks ever.
Slicing your hand wide open carrying a 36" TV makes for a mess.
Eating dinner at a makeshift table constructed of cardboard boxes and an
ironing board is the only way to dine
:-)
Mike
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