And We're Finally Out

The movers turned up nearly two hours later than they said they would.

The plan was to use a small truck to ferry stuff to the end of the driveway and then load it into containers on a big truck.  This was postulated because the estimator figured there wasn't room for the big truck to turn round.  When they arrived they said there was plenty of space to turn round and so drove right in.  It was a good job too because the smaller truck that was parked in front of the front doors wouldn't start so they couldn't move it until a mechanic turned up and fixed it just before they were finished around 4pm!  This meant that stuff was carried into the small truck, through a door in its side and into the container on the big truck.  Quite ingenious and time consuming but better (i.e. cheaper) than transshipping.

The guys worked really hard, running around carrying boxes and furniture we could hardly lift let alone move.

The only other disaster was when moving the washer, one of the movers broke the fitting on the water hose before he'd turned the water off!  Result was a minor flood that made it down into the basement.  Fortunately it looks like no major damage was done as the water ended up in the undeveloped part of the basement.

The cleaners were in yesterday and found all sorts of stuff tucked away where we'd forgotten it.  Anyway, we finally locked up last night and left for nearly the last time.  Just a few bits and pieces in the garage to remove and we're really gone.

We're now staying with Justin in Okotoks for the next couple of weeks, recovering from the strain of all that packing and recuperating ready for the long drive and the unpacking the other end.

 

Two trucks - smaller one broken down and in the way!

Just a few bits left to go into the small container of the three

And the house is empty