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General Discussion => Essentially Flyertalk => Topic started by: _33 on March 05, 2012, 09:25:18 PM
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can be humiliating. One time me and this other guy carried this night stand (with drawers, sort of big) and then when we were walking back to the truck from carrying it a girl was carrying the other one by herself. :frown:
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I am am expert mover and it is infuriating to help people that haven't done it before
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yeah i seem to always get caught in between lifting a lot to prove that i'm not a pussy, and not doing crap because i don't want to because i hate moving more than anything.
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I am am expert mover and it is infuriating to help people that haven't done it before
this.
toughest combo/tandem move with inexperienced helper?
1. mattress
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It is worth it to pay people to do it.
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I am am expert mover and it is infuriating to help people that haven't done it before
this.
toughest combo/tandem move with inexperienced helper?
1. mattress
Box spring
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ATTN: PEOPLE W/ CATS,
make sure your apartment does not smell like urine before you have friends move your items. They will not ever be your friends again.
[^^^^true story, told by a former friend of a person w/cats]
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I am am expert mover and it is infuriating to help people that haven't done it before
Hate it when you show up to help them and they haven't packed anything. :shakesfist:
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Horrible feeling: Going down the steps with something really heavy and you are losing your grip but you don't want to put it down because no one else has had to put something down on the steps.
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moving infuriates me. i eventually just get mad and destroy large objects like couches and stands and stuff
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_33 sounds like he might need to get on the 'clams beefcake regiment. :dunno:
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Good feeling: finding 2 or 3 light boxes to stack up and carrying them all at once and someone sees and calls you "hulk" or something.
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I hate when they pull the moving truck so close to the garage that the ramp is like 2 and a half below the top of the garage so you have to duck your head everytime you come down the ramp. :chainsaw:
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Had a moving company move my stuff this past fall to my new house (I don't want to do that crap). One of the mover guys opened up one of the side panels on the semi, and as he was opening the crate lid a bunch of heavy stuff fell on him (while he was standing on the ramp). I was :ohno:
He was pretty shaken up and had some blood but worked through it like a champ. :thumbs:
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when we shipped overseas id put all the axes and garden tools on the top and prop them.
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Had a moving company move my stuff this past fall to my new house (I don't want to do that crap). One of the mover guys opened up one of the side panels on the semi, and as he was opening the crate lid a bunch of heavy stuff fell on him (while he was standing on the ramp). I was :ohno:
He was pretty shaken up and had some blood but worked through it like a champ. :thumbs:
No biggie unless he bloodfarted then, you might be worried.
Moving is the worst i loath it. Helping others do it does not bother me cause I don't have to unpack the crap.
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when i help people move i like to wrap up the fire hydrant if they live near one. perched upon the truck asking for pieces to load, calmly point to the wrapped hydrant and say, 'yeah, gimme that'
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when i help people move i like to wrap up the fire hydrant if they live near one. perched upon the truck asking for pieces to load, calmly point to the wrapped hydrant and say, 'yeah, gimme that'
:thumbs:
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ATTN: PEOPLE W/ CATS,
make sure your apartment does not smell like urine before you have friends move your items. They will not ever be your friends again.
[^^^^true story, told by a former friend of a person w/cats]
true story- clams ignored request to help friend move cat pissed stained mattress tonight from 7th floor friends apt, to dumpster. she's too small to do it herself. maybe i'll be in a better mood tomorrow. :blank:
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How do you get to be the person in the truck that just gets to be handed stuff and then organize it? I never get to be that person.
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Couches with fold out beds.
I mean, I wasn't expecting it to be that hard, were you??
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When I help moving things, I like to think of names for my fake moving company
I like they way you move
I like to move it move it
Movin on up
Or my personal favorite: I like the way you move it move it
NOBODY STEAL MY FUTURE MOVING COMPANY NAME!
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How do you get to be the person in the truck that just gets to be handed stuff and then organize it? I never get to be that person.
establish dominant role very early on. even over younger smaller females.
also, play lots and lots of tetris.
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I like helping people move. A little redemption for being a complete bad person that one time plus free pizza.
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Couches with fold out beds.
I mean, I wasn't expecting it to be that hard, were you??
These suck. Had one in the apartment in college. When I moved out...we were like "F It" and cut it in half and tossed it over the deck (lived on 2nd floor) to throw it away.
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I refuse to take the legs off of anything or take anything apart to get it out the door. But for some people it is their first instinct, "we may need to take it apart." No. just turn it every way possible and force it out idiot. We're not taking it apart. I will burn this house down before we take it apart.
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Have you ever arrived to help someone move and they're still packing? Infuriating. I'm helping you move, not organize your crap.
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I like when they buy the biggest moving truck available, even if their stuff only fills half of it.
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I like when they buy the biggest moving truck available, even if their stuff only fills half of it.
I always do this. It's a difference of 20 bucks and I have no concept of how much stuff I have in terms of moving truck length.
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I WILL NEVER BUY A TRUCK! NOT WORTH IT!
DON'T WANT TO HELP YOU MOVE. SORRY. :dubious:
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Have you ever arrived to help someone move and they're still packing? Infuriating. I'm helping you move, not organize your crap.
I helped someone move from Houston to Manhattan, and we had like one of those small u-haul trailers. It was horrible. Go big or go home is what I say.
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As much as moving other people sucks, it is fun to go through their stuff and judge them.
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I helped my sister move from Indiana back to Wichita, Naturally when we got there, nothing was packed. Just terrible.
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As much as moving other people sucks, it is fun to go through their stuff and judge them.
Kind of like house sitting.
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Never realized how inexpensive/useful one of those big ass u-hauls are until my big brother moved a year ago. We packed that badboy up twice, easy peazy. Definitely the easiest move I can remember and I will always insist that people rent a big ass uhaul if they want my help. Also- dollies and those straps things that go around your wrists and under the furniture. :love: My folks said the Lowes dudes had some straps that connected to a harness on their torsos. Guess they moved the new fridge in/old fridge out so freaking fast and easy it was amazing.
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I hate it that moving companies make you keep the truck for a week if you are moving over a thousand miles :flush:
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I am am expert mover and it is infuriating to help people that haven't done it before
Hate it when you show up to help them and they haven't packed anything. :shakesfist:
This is by far the worst. It's so inconsiderate.
However, helping friends move is just something that has to be done. I'd never ask someone to help me do it unless the help was really needed. I never ask people to do more than one or two loads. I always haver everything packed before they get there, and if somethings not packed or ready to be moved it doesn't get loaded while they're there. Also, a lot can be determined about friends by the way they respond to a move request.
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Not getting a uhaul is the worst
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rent one of those trucks that comes with two mover guys. can't remember what they're called.
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pianos
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pianos
I figured that piano people were like pool table people and just cut their losses on each move
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Kind of on that topic, when house hunting, it cracks me up when some realtor says "Comes with a pool table in the basement!". Not really sweetening the deal with that, Realtor MaGee.
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pianos
I figured that piano people were like pool table people and just cut their losses on each move
Uhm, I've known some people who have moved a piano multiple times. Multiple.
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King size mattresses, I love sleeping on them, but it's like moving a heavy wet noodle
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Yeah carrying a really heavy mattress is hard. I always try to carry it by squeezing it between my hands toward the top with my elbows sticking out. Is there a better way?
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Yeah carrying a really heavy mattress is hard. I always try to carry it by squeezing it between my hands toward the top with my elbows sticking out. Is there a better way?
it seems like there should be a life hacker solution to this
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Yeah carrying a really heavy mattress is hard. I always try to carry it by squeezing it between my hands toward the top with my elbows sticking out. Is there a better way?
I think using rope underneath the bottom helps, I've seen some infomercial with things they specifically made for lifting and moving heavy stuff
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A rope underneath? What on earth.
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A rope underneath? What on earth.
I think he is talking about those moving straps. I've seen people use these to move bathtubs, fridges, washer/dryer etc. Puts all the weight on the legs and distributes it a lot better.
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They look so happy!
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A rope underneath? What on earth.
www.getthestraps.com
I don't own any, but seems like it would help
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Mattress makers put the handles on the wrong sides. IMO.
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Mattress makers put the handles on the wrong sides. IMO.
:party:
HANDLES??
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Mattress makers put the handles on the wrong sides. IMO.
:party:
HANDLES??
Mine has handles, on the long sides.