moving or, The Expotition

[coyotegoth]

Sample dialogue from today: "Just remember- there is no I in team, but there is an E-A-T and an M-E."

Just sitting down at work, after a brisk day of helping roadnotes andbaldanders move out of their apartment. It turned out that I was the only one of us with a valid driver's license, which meant driving a van (with no working defogger, and windshield wipers such that I had to manually hold the on/off knob in position)(this in pouring, cold rain)(thank you so much, rental agency; the rear door's sticking open in the rain was a delight, as well)(did I mention that I haven't been behind the wheel in the city in almost ten years?), which was actually rather exciting, in a good way. From there, things moved well; Roadnotes' nephew Franklin, our friend Chuck from piano bar, and baldanders' coworkers Ed and Matt were helping, and a mighty crew they were- we finished almost an hour ahead of my best guesstimate, thereby enabling me to make it to work on time. (I'm sure Roadnotes will tell you I was the one declaiming "We're alive- my God, we're alive!" upon driving the defoggerless van back to the rental place, but so far as I'm concerned, she was too busy prying her fingernails out of the passenger seat to pay proper attention, and her testimony can be safely discounted.) A good day's work, with an absolutely sterling crew (and a steak dinner waiting for me to collect same), and a steaming cup of coffee on my desk at the end; not a bad day, not at all. Glad I could help, guys :)

Comments

[copperwise.livejournal.com]

Moving SUCKS. But the end result is usually worth it. *hug*

[coyotegoth.livejournal.com]

If nothing else, this is the fourth group of people I've helped move since 2005 turned; yay, incurring good moving karma :)

[curmudgeon.livejournal.com]

Greater love hath no man than to drive a rental van for his friends.

[roadnotes.livejournal.com]

He is, indeed, a hero, and a valiant packer and unpacker of vans, as well as driver.

[coyotegoth.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I was able to help; I'm not positive it came through in the entry, but I actually had a pretty good time.

[coyotegoth.livejournal.com]

It's just my latest good deed until the political trips start again ;)

[inlaterdays.livejournal.com]

"expotition!" that's from a. a. milne (i think)!

[coyotegoth.livejournal.com]

It is indeed :)

[pixilateddryad.livejournal.com]

is there any moving experience that doesn't evolve into a strange set of adventures?

glad to hear you all survived unscathed and well fed. :)

[coyotegoth.livejournal.com]

Indeed we did (or will, as soon as I can collect on that steak dinner!)

[2umylove.livejournal.com]

you are my hero for that line. i'm sure my dance team will love it, too.



maybe not. oh well.

[coyotegoth.livejournal.com]

We can but hope!

[czarchasm.livejournal.com]

Ain't driving those monstrosities around fun?

Glad to see no deaths occurred. Of course, should the cut from the bagel incident become infectious....

[coyotegoth.livejournal.com]

I'll make sure to keep a machete and a blowtorch at hand, just in case.

[tritia.livejournal.com]

there is no I in team, but there is an E-A-T and an M-E

So wise and true! I shall remember this.:D

[coyotegoth.livejournal.com]

Excellent :)