Weekend Proceeded Thusly
Friday:
Unscrew satellite dish from apartment patio mount. Disassemble said dish. Place in truck along with 2 desk chairs, a stool, a bathroom shelving thing, 3 final boxes, and other random thingeries*. Finalize apartment cleanup. Drop keys and gate openers in apartment office box. For roughly the tenth and last time, drive truckload of stuff to house and unload. Lots of thanks to parents for the past week's allowed truck usage.
Saturday:
Try to rent trailer for washer/dryer/refridgerator** pickup. Learn that U-Haul will not rent trailers for usage with my dad's truck due to prior lawsuits. Inquire about truck rental. Learn that only one truck is available, the 26' Super Mover - which is much more truck than needed at this point. Call Budget for further truck inquiry. No trucks available due to FEMA needs. Call Penske for further truck inquiry. Same answer. Call the Sears' recommended delivery guy. No answer. Decision is made to use dad's truck to transport appliances in dual trips. While traveling south on 59, pass Al-Co Trailers & Etc. Execute u-turn. Rent suitable trailer for $18. Return home to retrieve necessary ball hitch. After appropriate ball proves elusive, visit Wal-Mart to buy new ball. Return to Al-Co and pick up trailer. Proceed to Sears Outlet store and load trailer. Drive to house. Unload appliances. Go to Sears Hardware store to purchase necessary hoses and connections. Return home and abandon appliances for the day. Reassemble desk and hook up computer upstairs. Arrange furniture in room to temporary satisfaction.
Sunday:
Receive much needed haircut. Install washing machine and move it into place. Connect ice maker and move refrigerator into place. Make another trip to Sears Hardware to exchange dryer hose for a shorter one. Connect dryer and move it into place. Dig hole by driveway, place mailbox into hole, fill hole with dirt. Thank parents again for all the helping and what not. Amy begins washing machine's inaugural load. Sit down in front of television to take a break. After twenty minutes, stand up and head to the refrigerator. Notice soapy residue on floor. Think to self, "Amy mopped the kitchen?" Say outloud, "Amy, uh, we've got water." Step into carpet-to-carpet pool of water that easily covers the top of my bare foot. Twist off water valves to washer. Discover drainage tube wasn't as secure as previously thought. Open kitchen door, and use a push broom to scoot large amounts of water outside. Welcome in many mosquitos during the process. Use towels to sop up floor-carpet border. After dispelling all broom-dispellable water, use remainder of towels in home to dry floor. Pull refrigerator back out to dry the water beneath. Make run to parents' house to borrow fans and more towels. Hang soaked towels over fence to dry. Call it a day.
Monday morning:
Type this post, reread it, and question stylistic decisions.
*A word that sounds like thingeries: Thanagarians.
**Three separate, actual appliances. Not some Combo Washer-Dryer-Refrigerator Super Appliance. Cool as that would be.
I should also point out that I'm a big fan of Sears Outlet stores, what with their "discontinued or slightly blemished merchandise at reduced prices." The refrigerator we bought had an original price of $1199, but due to some "cosmetic damage" - which amounted to a scuff mark on the top right corner that came almost completely off after Amy scrubbed it, and a few minor dings on the side that will easily be covered by magnets or pictures - the outlet price was $719. Plus, it was on some Manager's Red Tag Clearance sale, so we got it for $419. Not bad for a refrigerator that's perfect on the inside and is still under the manufacturer's warranty. That's my opinion, anyway.
Unscrew satellite dish from apartment patio mount. Disassemble said dish. Place in truck along with 2 desk chairs, a stool, a bathroom shelving thing, 3 final boxes, and other random thingeries*. Finalize apartment cleanup. Drop keys and gate openers in apartment office box. For roughly the tenth and last time, drive truckload of stuff to house and unload. Lots of thanks to parents for the past week's allowed truck usage.
Saturday:
Try to rent trailer for washer/dryer/refridgerator** pickup. Learn that U-Haul will not rent trailers for usage with my dad's truck due to prior lawsuits. Inquire about truck rental. Learn that only one truck is available, the 26' Super Mover - which is much more truck than needed at this point. Call Budget for further truck inquiry. No trucks available due to FEMA needs. Call Penske for further truck inquiry. Same answer. Call the Sears' recommended delivery guy. No answer. Decision is made to use dad's truck to transport appliances in dual trips. While traveling south on 59, pass Al-Co Trailers & Etc. Execute u-turn. Rent suitable trailer for $18. Return home to retrieve necessary ball hitch. After appropriate ball proves elusive, visit Wal-Mart to buy new ball. Return to Al-Co and pick up trailer. Proceed to Sears Outlet store and load trailer. Drive to house. Unload appliances. Go to Sears Hardware store to purchase necessary hoses and connections. Return home and abandon appliances for the day. Reassemble desk and hook up computer upstairs. Arrange furniture in room to temporary satisfaction.
Sunday:
Receive much needed haircut. Install washing machine and move it into place. Connect ice maker and move refrigerator into place. Make another trip to Sears Hardware to exchange dryer hose for a shorter one. Connect dryer and move it into place. Dig hole by driveway, place mailbox into hole, fill hole with dirt. Thank parents again for all the helping and what not. Amy begins washing machine's inaugural load. Sit down in front of television to take a break. After twenty minutes, stand up and head to the refrigerator. Notice soapy residue on floor. Think to self, "Amy mopped the kitchen?" Say outloud, "Amy, uh, we've got water." Step into carpet-to-carpet pool of water that easily covers the top of my bare foot. Twist off water valves to washer. Discover drainage tube wasn't as secure as previously thought. Open kitchen door, and use a push broom to scoot large amounts of water outside. Welcome in many mosquitos during the process. Use towels to sop up floor-carpet border. After dispelling all broom-dispellable water, use remainder of towels in home to dry floor. Pull refrigerator back out to dry the water beneath. Make run to parents' house to borrow fans and more towels. Hang soaked towels over fence to dry. Call it a day.
Monday morning:
Type this post, reread it, and question stylistic decisions.
*A word that sounds like thingeries: Thanagarians.
**Three separate, actual appliances. Not some Combo Washer-Dryer-Refrigerator Super Appliance. Cool as that would be.
I should also point out that I'm a big fan of Sears Outlet stores, what with their "discontinued or slightly blemished merchandise at reduced prices." The refrigerator we bought had an original price of $1199, but due to some "cosmetic damage" - which amounted to a scuff mark on the top right corner that came almost completely off after Amy scrubbed it, and a few minor dings on the side that will easily be covered by magnets or pictures - the outlet price was $719. Plus, it was on some Manager's Red Tag Clearance sale, so we got it for $419. Not bad for a refrigerator that's perfect on the inside and is still under the manufacturer's warranty. That's my opinion, anyway.
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Man, screw FEMA.
"alfmoan"
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