I have survived!!!!

Category: Organic Tips for your Garden | Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 4:43 am

Well hi there! it seems ages since I last wrote, but is only about a month. We survived our journey and so did all the 4 legged family, it took us about 5 days, in terrific heat and the dogs were uncomfortable but were very good. The only mishap we had was on the Trans Canada Highway. We had packed the van very carefully, with the cats in their cages at the back and the dogs behind our seats at the front and in between was lots of " stuff". We were quite pleased with ourselves as to how it was all working out, until we turned a corner on the highway and came face to face ( almost) with Mother Moose!!!!
I had to slam on the brakes, all the cat cages came tumbling to the front, the dogs got in a panic ( and so did I) as I was sure I was going to hit her.

She stood there , just looking at us, and decided to have a munch of grass before continuing to cross the road.Meanwhile our well laid out van was a disaster, cats mewing, dogs barking, sweltering heat and tempers getting high. Our long legged friend finally decided to move, and allowed us to pull off to the side of the road and re-organize the van.

Apart from that, things went quite well, until we arrived at our new house. The movers had not yet arrived, so we just parked the van at the driveway and waited, and waited, and waited!!!
By this time it was getting late in the day and we were tired and hungry.
We tried to call the mover on his cell ( he told me he always had it on), "NO ANSWER". So we decided to spend the night in the local motel.
In the morning we called him again" NO ANSWER"
It was about 90 degrees, all of our furniture was on the moving van, we didn't even have a chair to sit on.So we put the dogs into the house where it was cooler and we sat on the grass. By late in the day, still" NO MOVER".

We called head office, they couldnt find him, so back to the motel we went.

They came 3 days late, said the van broke down etc etc, well I wasn't buying that excuse. I was hopping mad and let them know it, as only a good Scottish Lassie can !!

So now I unloaded the plants that I had packed up to take with me, and was surprised at how well they had done.
Since being here for a month, they have picked up really well, and showing signs of life. Only problem is, I lived in zone 5 and now I am in zone 3, so
was it really worth it to bring them with me?
I have decided to mother them through the winter, and see how they do, maybe Global Warming will arrive here before the frost, I can only hope.!!

Mrs G'

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eileen wrote on Sun Jul 08, 2007 10:18 am:

Hello there - we've been missing you!!

Thank goodness you didn't hit that Moose and that you're all (including) pets OK. Your heart must have been in your mouth when you saw it standing there.

Blimey you had a dreadful time with those movers didn't you? I hope you are going to claim for the nights you had to spend in the motel and for all the inconvenience caused by them. I know I would and give them another tongue lashing into the bargain as they should have sent out another van if there really was a breakdown so that your furniture arrived on time. They should also have 'phoned you as soon as they knew there was a problem.
They say that moving house is one of the most stressful things you can do in life - I certainly believe that!!!

I hope you are settling well into your new home and that all your plants survive. Do take some photographs for us when you have the chance as we'd love to see them.

Netty wrote on Sun Jul 08, 2007 12:53 pm:

What a trip! So glad everything worked out in the end, but that must have been extremely frustrating!
Hope you are all settled in now.
Perhaps your more tender plants will be OK in a sheltered south facing spot for the winter.

Frank wrote on Sun Jul 08, 2007 2:58 pm:

Nice to hear from again Mrs G :)

Something tells me that was the last time you will use those movers. Still all arrived safely and that's the most important things.

toni wrote on Sun Jul 08, 2007 3:58 pm:

Glad your move is over and your sanity is relatively intact.

I haven't moved in over 20 years and hate to even think about the hassles involved.

cajunbelle wrote on Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:47 pm:

It's so great to hear from you Mrs G. Glad y'all arrived at your destination. I would definitely expect some sort of compensation from the moving company. Sure they MAY have broken down, but that is no reason for not contacting you as soon as they realized there would be a delay in getting your stuff to you.