MovingFollow

I don't know if U-Haul is the cheapest, but I might be the easiest, there is a website that lets you look at all the local moving companies..

750 miles.. good gawd. Make sure the radio in the truck works before you rent it.

U-Haul and Ryder are 2 of the biggest truck rental places. You will pay more for a one-way move than if you will be returning the truck to where you rented it. A few tips:

1)Find out the type of fuel, gas v. diesel. Depending on your route,there may not be a lot of stations selling diesel.

2)Find out the MPG for the truck you will rent, with gas prices these days it may be cheaper to rent one-way travel then drive the truck back and refuel it.

3)Check when the last inspection was. Moving a friend from San Jose to Sacramento, we had the air brakes on the truck he rented overheat just before we went up a steep hill. We then spent an hour and a half waiting for the rental company to get someone out to check the brakes.

4)Refuel before you drop it off. If you think gas prices are high, wait til you see what the rental company charges.

Depending on where you're moving to/from, you may want to check out the pricing on a movable storage pod rental. You usually pay by the size of the pod and the distance. It gives you the option of doing all your own packing/unpacking and knowing that your stuff isn't being loaded and mixed with someone else's.

There's also the plan I used. Price evaluate replacement versus moving your possessions and decide if it's just cheaper to replace your goods. It may not be a viable option; I don't know how attached you are to how many objects, but it worked well for me.

U-Haul can get pretty expensive. When they quoted me unbearably high, I looked into moving companies. ABF Movers had the best price versus what the Better Business Bureau had to say. They had a good rating (I didn't know anyone to ask for references). I ended up ditching all of my furniture and moving freight. I had just over 1,000 pounds of stuff and it cost 860 bucks to move from Watertown, NY to Oxford, MS (just over 1,200 miles and from one small town to an even smaller one). The catch is you have to pack it all yourself, and everything has to be in a box. You also have to label all the boxes as if they are being mailed. Included in that price was residential pick-up and drop-off...they came to my house. It took about 1 week to get the stuff, with the Christmas Holiday being right in the middle.

They also do U-Pack moving, where a moving van comes and you pack it. It is more expensive, but also a good deal if you have to move furniture. ABF is a big company and offers lots of options, and I had good luck with them. It really was cheaper to do ABF than to rent a trailer from U-Haul to stick on the back of my car.

Publicly plan an alla-femme's weekend. Secretly invite some of the male posters. When everyone shows up start the moving party.







Dibs on the undies

Hey baby, how you doin'. PM me and we can go for coffee.

Yay on the new job!!! At least when you're moving you have awhile before you're hit with the great lakes snow effect. Although it will be a perfect excuse for you to go out and do some winter clothes shopping. And boots. Did I mention boots?

CONGRATULATIONS! New job, new place, excitement!

If you want to go to the bother, see if you can find a private trucker from the area that you're moving too and see if he/she delivers where you're moving from. They don't like driving back empty and might give you a deal to haul some stuff.

Nexa

I am just glad she is moving closer, mean I can harass her sooner in person!

My moving over the holiday was a horrific experience which I still don't like to discuss.

I would cull books down to the bare minimum.

If you use a moving company pack your breakable's with EXTREME care. Wrap each glass, plate, figurine, individually. Pictures, mirrors etc should have moving blankets, old towels or whatever snuggly tied around them.......moving companies are NOT known for having the kid touch.