It couldn't have been a more perfect day for moving ALL my "stuff" from storage than Monday. The weather was not too hot....not raining....and we had two great guys helping us....and of course the forklift we rented for the day helped. There is smiling Jim sooo happy about finally getting my goods back to Batavia, and Dick inspecting my much talked about Buddha and ALL the "stuff".
Dick had this look on his face that said, "What the hell is that shaggy thing in that wooden basket?" For any of you that are interested....that is my leather shag rug and it feels absolutely wonderful underfoot. I think it is cool.Oh yeah, now Lance and I can do our step aerobics routines together.....HA. I got quite a few smart ?@$ remarks when I said this to the crew. Lance did make the comment that he did like the step aerobics classes though....so there may still be a chance of getting him to step up to the plate....:)....I am taking bets.
Lance and I picked up the 26' moving truck in Batavia at 9 am and with a smooth sail across the border into Canada, we were greeted with the sight of most of the goods out of the storage unit and ready to be paletted. It was a great thing to have the forklift which made the loading of the truck so much faster.
Lance is in his position of control on the forklift, with the young guys doing most of the heavy work. Lance did haul out a few boxes with the guys so it was all a cushy job.
It only took us, or should I say them, 3 hours to get the truck completely loaded. I took off for about an hour to get some food for these creatures and also load up on my M&M Meats Chicken treats. No, we don't have an M&M Meats in Batavia, NY or anywhere else in the United States, for that matter. Lance would love to have easy access to one just so he could have his Caramel Apple Blossoms on a regular basis. I do have some things that I miss here in the US that I crave every once in awhile. Thank God the US border....and the huge epicenter of Toronto....is not too far. There is nothing that we can't get our hands on from this beautiful spot in the world.
The drive back across the border into the States was just as uneventful as going into Canada. We only sat at the crossing for 1 minute without them even opening the back of the truck to check to see what we had. Amazing.....but I am very happy about the whole thing. Jim and Dick met us at the warehouse where we live and work and they proceeded to unload the truck. I got the wonderful job of sweeping out the new storage area just above our cold working room on the 3rd floor. I quickly decided that sweeping up years of dirt was not the thing for me so I got the vacuum and started in on it. I was surprised we had power to this space and it worked....another happy moment.
So now all of my beloved treasures are here with me in Batavia. There will be no more lamenting over my stuff "in storage" to Lance, which I am sure will make him happy. We have a ton of Bullseye and System96 glass to play with and share with our students.....life is good.
It only took us, or should I say them, 3 hours to get the truck completely loaded. I took off for about an hour to get some food for these creatures and also load up on my M&M Meats Chicken treats. No, we don't have an M&M Meats in Batavia, NY or anywhere else in the United States, for that matter. Lance would love to have easy access to one just so he could have his Caramel Apple Blossoms on a regular basis. I do have some things that I miss here in the US that I crave every once in awhile. Thank God the US border....and the huge epicenter of Toronto....is not too far. There is nothing that we can't get our hands on from this beautiful spot in the world.
The drive back across the border into the States was just as uneventful as going into Canada. We only sat at the crossing for 1 minute without them even opening the back of the truck to check to see what we had. Amazing.....but I am very happy about the whole thing. Jim and Dick met us at the warehouse where we live and work and they proceeded to unload the truck. I got the wonderful job of sweeping out the new storage area just above our cold working room on the 3rd floor. I quickly decided that sweeping up years of dirt was not the thing for me so I got the vacuum and started in on it. I was surprised we had power to this space and it worked....another happy moment.
So now all of my beloved treasures are here with me in Batavia. There will be no more lamenting over my stuff "in storage" to Lance, which I am sure will make him happy. We have a ton of Bullseye and System96 glass to play with and share with our students.....life is good.
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