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GreedyTop -> RE: I Admit It I........ (10/16/2012 10:39:34 PM)
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I admit I survived moving my boss.
I admit the Uhaul truck was missing it's left side mirror.
I admit the chick in the office told us that. I also admit that I was under the (apparently mistaken) impression that uhaul and such were not to rent their vehicles out until maintenance issues had been resolved.
Sorry, I think not being able to see down the side of a 17' (is that the total length, or just the box?) truck while trying to change lanes constitutes a safety issue in re: maintenance issues.
The truck was a 1998 Ford EL model - the broad in the office told us it had under 200k miles on it - well, yeah, on the odometer, maybe. But a 14 year old RENTAL moving truck is probably on at least it's 3rd trip around the odometer...
Anyway, since she had hired a couple of guys to do the loading and unloading, basically, she and I just hung out and chatted. It was GREAT! I did try to help carry things a couple of times, but the combo of carrying heavy armloads of clothing while climbing a steep flight of stairs and having to use the railing (bad knees, too... sucks gettin old, man...) just made my back hate me more!
After we returned the truck, we went to DQ for a quick snacky treat, then went back to her old house for a few last things, and one last thing she had promised her ex.
the favor involved moving his computer from one desk to another - no big deal, right? The catch is that the little, rolling glass desk was the one the computer needed to taken off of, and one of those huge, roll-topped-pigeon-holed WOODEN desk had to be moved into place to put the comupter ON.
Happily, bosslady is a smart cookie and had previously arranged for our two hotel maint. guys to come put those slider thingies under the behemoth, so we got desk A out, arranged the assorted copper spaghetti associated with computers and their electronic minions, and pushed the Big Guy into place.
After much moving stuff around we finally got it done, and she checked to see if the internet connection was working. No. after several different things (which taxed our collective IT Tech Support capabilities), she said, hey let's just skip the router and plug it into the wall! I'll be honest, it has been SOOOOOOOOOO long since I've had to do that, the possibility of that solution gobsmacked me for several seconds while my brain did a back search for she meant!
Well, it worked, we got outta there and spent an hour or so longer sitting on her balcony while chatting and having an adult beverage :)
I'm still sore, but it was a really good day :)
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