Moving Day -- The arrival of Battlestar Gallactica

Today, Labor Day, was my moving day. Roadway trucking was my moving company and I got a call from Enad, the driver, telling me that the truck be there at 8 AM. I was up at 6 AM and got a few things organized and moved some of the cargo that I was going to haul in my truck out to the garage.

At 8 AM this thing arrived...much larger than what I expected. I have never seen a truck this big. It was like the Titanic or Battlestar Gallactica pulling up in front of the house. It covered the entire front of my house and part of the neighbors. The trailer was 73 feet long and had several households of stuff on it already. The driver had a helper on the truck and then four local guys showed up.

The move started a little after 8 AM and they were finished at the house in two hours and then we went to the storage unit a couple miles away.  Enad had to back the truck into the self storage place. I am amazed with his skill at driving the truck.

They were all finished before 11 AM. Enad gave me the bad news on the cost of the move. It was more than the estimate but less than the highest estimate that I got. It is pricey to hire movers and move 1,000 miles but I'm OK with it. It is better than back surgery...what I got from an earlier move. There were cheaper alternatives but most of them had me doing a lot more work.

Enad said he had to be in Austin Texas at 8 AM Tuesday and then go to Houston before going on to my house in Rio Rancho. He expects to be there Wednesday.  WHAT???  I figured he might get there on Thursday or Friday.  Now I have to sprint out to NM to meet the truck....no leisurely drive out -- this is a race.

I went back to the house and spent an hour cleaning up a little. It is a mess but I can only do so much. I loaded up the pick-up truck with stuff I was moving and secured everything with tarps and a cargo net. I was on my way by 1:30.

The trip to Tulsa, where I'm spending the night, was uneventful. I was sleepy at first but woke up with some coffee. In Joplin I bought a few more bungee straps to keep the tarp from flapping so much. I got to my motel about 8 PM and walked over to an IHOP restaurant.

The rest of the evening I spent in my room watching PBS. I have to get an early start tomorrow and get to Tucumcari.  That will leave just a two hour drive on Wednesday.