Carlton
Chameleon Enthusiast
HI everyone,
Well, I am in my new house still surrounded by stacks of boxes and partially assembled furniture. The move had its moments of frustration, exhaustion, and a bit of terror too. The movers showed up at my house a day early...answered the front door at the crack of dawn in my pajamas to see 2 beefy guys in sweats ready to start work. Then I worked at a flat run to grab what I needed for myself and the pets before it got buried in a box. Ended up with mismatched socks, less than great shoes, no raincoat, no movies for the trip, and one dull book to read. Broke my toe, so the shoes I did have didn't fit. Then the day of my ferry trip started off at 4 am with an earthquake. Just as everyone dozed off again another one hit. Up here there is always the worry about a tsunami hitting something important like the ferry dock. The ferry trip lasted 5 days crossing the Gulf of Alaska and the expected stress cold showed up right on time
. It howled (gusting to 60 knots), knocked us around (seas up to 22 feet), and made the passengers slightly miserable for 3 of the 5 days. Dogs have to stay in your car and the crew lets you go down to feed and walk them every 8 hours weather permitting....I'm glad my dog isn't a puppy, as they didn't let us go down to the car deck very often due to the rough seas. Anyway, just about all most people could do was take naps during the worst. Hard to read or concentrate on anything other than not falling on your face.
Anyway, stayed in a mom and pop hotel for about 10 days waiting for the household stuff to arrive by truck. The weather was lovely until the truck arrived, then it began to rain. The movers and I were in T shirts in the rain until 7 pm, but at least everything got indoors. Pets and I are now in the same place.
I have this wonderful thing called internet from home (the first time for me!), so hopefully I can re-join the rest of you and lend an opinion whether or not anyone wants to hear it.
Well, I am in my new house still surrounded by stacks of boxes and partially assembled furniture. The move had its moments of frustration, exhaustion, and a bit of terror too. The movers showed up at my house a day early...answered the front door at the crack of dawn in my pajamas to see 2 beefy guys in sweats ready to start work. Then I worked at a flat run to grab what I needed for myself and the pets before it got buried in a box. Ended up with mismatched socks, less than great shoes, no raincoat, no movies for the trip, and one dull book to read. Broke my toe, so the shoes I did have didn't fit. Then the day of my ferry trip started off at 4 am with an earthquake. Just as everyone dozed off again another one hit. Up here there is always the worry about a tsunami hitting something important like the ferry dock. The ferry trip lasted 5 days crossing the Gulf of Alaska and the expected stress cold showed up right on time
. It howled (gusting to 60 knots), knocked us around (seas up to 22 feet), and made the passengers slightly miserable for 3 of the 5 days. Dogs have to stay in your car and the crew lets you go down to feed and walk them every 8 hours weather permitting....I'm glad my dog isn't a puppy, as they didn't let us go down to the car deck very often due to the rough seas. Anyway, just about all most people could do was take naps during the worst. Hard to read or concentrate on anything other than not falling on your face.Anyway, stayed in a mom and pop hotel for about 10 days waiting for the household stuff to arrive by truck. The weather was lovely until the truck arrived, then it began to rain. The movers and I were in T shirts in the rain until 7 pm, but at least everything got indoors. Pets and I are now in the same place.
I have this wonderful thing called internet from home (the first time for me!), so hopefully I can re-join the rest of you and lend an opinion whether or not anyone wants to hear it
.
