On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 08:06:22 -0500, the inscrutable Renata
spake:

On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 12:06:44 -0800, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 08:07:56 -0500, the inscrutable Renata
spake:

Trying to move, but the house I was attempting to buy (and the one
that started it all) has been on hold due to an accident in their
family. Meanwhile, I look for others, miss out on a few (the market's
kinda hot), and try to keep packing the current joint. Packing is NO
fun at'tall!

Neither is waiting for a pair of mortgages to close, the old and the
new. I went through that hell 3 years ago after having been in the
last house for 26 years. Talk about finding hidden crevices in the
home you thought you knew as you open boxes of Gods-know-what which
hadn't been opened in 20+ years... I left 1,000 pounds of junk and
brought my finest 9,600 lbs of treasures with me.


9600# !?!? Wow! Don't know (yet) how much mine weighs, but I sure
have managed to fill up 1000 sq ft of house plus another 1000 in the
basement. One friend suggests throwing half the stuff out. Horrors!

He or she is RIGHT! The exceptions are books (of all types), wood,
and tools (or all types), the reason for the majority of that 9685#.
I brought a cubic meter of Jarrah with me, plus a 35 year collection
of tools. Once I finally get some of those tools into cabinets, I'll
have room to build furniture in the shop.


I am trying to be judicious about what I take but often I get caught
up in just trying to get the packing done that I just start throwing
things in boxes. Maybe 1/4 but more likely an 1/8 will not move with
me (not including shop which is near 100% keep).

When I found boxes I hadn't opened in 20 years, I figured I could live
without the contents (though I did look.)


The shop was bloody difficult - stuff's heavy and you have to use
smaller boxes, but often stuff is long or something that contradicts
the 2 unless you get a specially shaped box. Bessey/Jorgy clamps -
50+"; lamp box - 48". Plus, if I fill the box, it probably weighs too
much.

I made a bunch of OSB + tubatoo boxes for the strangely sized stuff
and small tools which wouldn't get damaged by proximity. Two of them
ended up under my assembly bench http://diversify.com/wood/shop.html
Argh!

DON'T save your collection of stray screws, nuts, and bolts. 99% of
the stuff you HAD was because you NEVER needed ANY of it. Then buy
boxes of 100 of whatever you need in the future. It'll cost $3-5
instead of $0.89 for two and you'll have some for next time -without-
the delay and the drive into town IF they're open at that time of
day/night/holiday. DAMHIKT


Good luck with the move. It's hell, but about 3 months after you get
there, all is right with the world again, you have your energy back,
and you know precisely where everything from every box went.

Thanx! I was just debating if I should hold off on the moving and
concentrate on my other priorities. But then, the thought of a
"nicer" (in many ways) place got me going again.

I was in so many hidden ruts in my old house I didn't realize six
dozen of them at all. Once I moved, the sun became brighter, the
air cleaner, and the smell of life came into my nostrils, seemingly
for the first time. 'Course, half of that is Oregon.

Moving is an exhausting and extremely energizing thing to do. Did you
know that 90% of all people reside and die within 10 miles of their
birthplace? What a bummer. Move, girl!


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