Never ever move house
 

This weekend alone I have:

• had 19 trips up the recycling facility
• had 4 trips up to our storage container
• secretly put stuff on the neighbour's skip
• packed about 30 boxes of books
• hurt my shoulder again through lifting said boxes of books
• thought 'why the hell did we let it get like this' any number of times:rolleyes:

...and am exhausted. We last moved December 2001, when we moved at very short notice so didn't have time to clear stuff out. And working silly hours means I don't get time/am too knackered to do it ordinarily.

If ever there was a reason to live more simply...

Re: Never ever move house
 

Seconded. I've moved more times than I'd like to think about, I blimmin' hate it.

Re: Never ever move house
 

1. make less trips to the recylcling facility by taking the car and not the bike when transporting the goods
2. see above
3. i believe that to be "law"
4. read less
5. booo grizzle...get the mrs to massage you.
6. pass

HTH

Re: Never ever move house
 

Oooooooooooooo. Ed, where you moving too? I can't come round and lie on your neighbours lawn no more!!!! :-(

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Oh no......now I'm dreading my move?

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Ditto.

I've moved 12 times since getting married in '79.

The worst one; the solicitor hadn't told the estate agent when we were completing. Turned up at the house with the removals people, and I went on to the agents to get the keys - they refused to give them to me, and couldn't speak to the solicitor coz he was in Barbados. I went back to tell the removal crew just as the meter reader turned up to do a final reading with the keys. I moved in then, by myself because the wife had given birth that morning 2 weeks late.

My next move will be in a box with no windows

Re: Never ever move house
 

Keith's simple rules for moving house.

1) If it fits in a box, pack it in a box
2) If it doesn't get a bigger box
3) There are some items which will need some encouragement to go into a box, so keep the toolbox handy.

For those people who are too mean to buy boxes (like me) visit your local off licenses and find out when they get their deliveries. Booze usually comes packed in nice sturdy boxes.

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11 times since 1986 for me.

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At Least I had the advantage of not owning any furniture. apart from a 2 sets of drawers and 2 not particularly useful shelves.

Still got Boxes books in my bosses garage. Though this morning finally finished their new home. There's a reason I failed woodwork - not a dovetail in sight :cool:


Edit:

Moving tip 3: If you decide to build bookshelves for the new place - don't buy Plain edged timber from Wickes - unless you go shopping with a tape measure & level.

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We're moving to Baschurch, about 10 miles north west of Shrewsbury. The former Sythree (for those who don't know, that's my former user name) will become Syfour:D

You can still come and have a die-in on the neighbours' grass!!!