29 Jun
2015
29 Jun
'15
10:48 a.m.
On Jun 29, 2015, at 10:28 AM, tony duell <ard at
p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote:
I think that's universal regardless of where you are located. If it's
"unusual" stuff, then move it yourself (if
you're able to).
Fortunately had some fore thought prior to my move. So I spent a lot of time sorting and
palletizing the
smaller stuff (ie anything that wasn't already on casters). I would not have been
able to load the truck,
drive almost 200 miles, unload and drive back all in the same day if I hadn't already
had stuff "pre-packaged".
TTFN - Guy
To give folks an idea of how much stuff I had jammed into my (many) storage units, as I
was
going through them trying to figure out what I'd keep and what I would
"dispose" of, I found a
VAX 11/780 that I didn't know that I had. I knew that I had one in storage as I was
digging/sorting
I "discovered" a second 11/780 that I had forgotten was in there.
You *know* you have too much stuff and it's packed too tightly when you can
"lose" a VAX 11/780!
Kersqueeble!
When I moved last year I found an RK05 (drive) that I had forgotten about, but that was
about it. No really
large machines came out of the woodwork.
A tip for anyone moving in the UK. Do as much as you can yourself. I had the misfortune
to use a removal
company who assured me they could move the stuff and would handle it properly. Result : a
heck of a lot
of damage that will take years to put right, parts will have to be made from scratch,
etc. And absolutely no
way to get a penny out of them