29th
Apr
Posted by Mad Francis in Top 5 | No Comments
Moving to a new house or apartment is a pain in the arse. I’m pretty sure anyone that’s had to move would agree. It’s kind of a love/hate thing though. On one hand moving to a new place is exciting. I’ve always gotten excited about living some place new. The idea of setting up and decorating a new place is like a breath of fresh air into a place that has become familiar and stale. Sadly, this excitement is soon overcome by the overwhelming realization of amount of labor and effort required to accomplish such a task. Unfortunately, most of us don’t have the extra funds to take a week off work just to move our furniture.
My recent moving experience was my inspiration for this Top 5 list! The list is arranged in order of annoyance (1 being the most annoying and 5 being the least). Without further adue let’s get on with it…
Top 5: most annoying things about moving into a new apartment/house…
1.) Dealing with Comcast. They are tehsuck. Plain and simple. I’d go into more detail but I’ve already written plenty on the topic. Please refer to Comcastic = Craptastic!
2.) Unpacking! Once everything has been moved from point A to point B things get much more difficult. One would think that moving the heavy stuff would be harder but I have to dissagree. After the initial moving is done all I want to do is take a long nap. So the unpacking process doubles in difficulty because I’m constantly fighting the urge to just go to sleep. I counter the napping by consuming large amounts of coffee.
3.) Dealing with the power company! I had to do everything short of selling my soul to get the power switched to my name. They literally needed every single bit of personal information that I had. Work number, family members, License #, SS#, etc etc.. Don’t ever rip off a power company because they will screw you!
4.) Organizing a group of friends to help with the move. Working around the schedules of others can be quite exhausting. This becomes further complicated when moving on a Sunday. Even for the non-religious folk, Sunday is still a day of rest and relaxation. I had to use pizza and beer to coerce friends to lift heavy things on their laziest day of the week.
5.) Procurring a truck for transport. Fortunately for me, my family owns a tool and die company so getting a truck wasn’t difficult. The only bad thing is that none of the trucks are covered. This means that the weather becomes a constriction.
That concludes my top 5 list… If you can think of any other annoyances than feel free to share them in comment form.
