(OT) tips for moving to keep your movers happy.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

i've helped a bunch of people move, and i've got some tips here if your thinking of moving and want to keep your help, hired or friends, happy. hopefully, it'll help you or give you a few laughs.

1: ok, first and most important. liquids. lots of them. especially if it's hot.

2: no extra-large boxes, not to important, but there annoying.

3: measure your large furniture and your doorways first and find out if it'll fit through the doorways, so your movers don't have to stand there holding it and try to figure that out. also, this has never happened to me, it just occured to me, but if you need any specail equipment, you can get it.

4: label all your boxes clearly. not as important, but 'down hall, Last door right' is better than 'bill's room'. granted, someone can tell us, but it goes faster that way.

5: oh, yes. food. not so important if your paying people, but if it's friends, food and lot's of it. movers get hungry.

6: books are heavier than they look. don't put them in big boxes. only had this happen to me once, but it took two people to carry.

7: mechanical contraptions called dolly's, which i always find funny, are good. have a couple or three ready.

8: be ready when the people get there

9: if your mattresses don't have handles, which the new ones generally don't, sew handles on them. mattresses are a pain to lift. i'd enjoy taking an axe to a mattress.

10: NEVER, EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER buy oak furniture. buy pine, which is light, and oak varnish it. i'd enjoy taking an axe to a peice of oak furniture.

11: DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT OAK MATTRESSES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! never had to lift one, but i'd pay to take an axe to an oak mattress.