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netmouse and her house were professionaly packed and loaded onto a truck, as part of her move to the new job in Ohio. Luckily, one of the guys remembered to punch some airholes in the box they put her in. (I think she made enough noise that they decided to let her out again; she was fine when I got there, if a mite flustered)
Rather than provide a boring play-by-play, I decided I'd randomly sum up.
1) Driving a minivan is not inherently threatening to one's manhood. Indeed, if properly handled, a minivan is a rather macho vehicle. And, if you're really comfortable, you can throw some very Al Bundy-like attitude to demonstrate your utter nonchalance and disregard for the opinions of others. (NB: this doesn't work vs. semi drivers.)
2) Falling flat on your back on ice = BAD. (Believe me, I knew that beforehand) But... Sore neck and abs from instinctively trying to mid-air curl into a ball to protect your vulnerable skull from the hard, hard ground = Necessary Evil to Avoid REALLY REALLY BAD.
3) Other restaurants in the world pull off an 'Angelo's'. Meaning that they pick the same time each year and shut down, presumably to take a vacation. I think that the owners and staff of 'The Winds' are smarter than those of Angelo's, for choosing 2 weeks in January, rather than the month of July.
4) Small (former) college-towns full of that weird mix of hippies and church-going folk tend to be really, really cool. And can be incredibly tiny.
5) There might be something in the water in that part of Ohio that from a sample size of 10 individuals, the great majority (i.e. 8/10) of young women in that town are very attractive. It is unclear if this simply requires being born in that town, or being raised there. More research on this may be forthcoming in the relatively near future.
6)netmouse either has really friendly, or really, really nosy neighbors. Possibly both.
7) Treating professional movers like human beings, unsurprisingly, evokes a greater level of attention to detail and willingness to help, beyond their contracted obligations.
Hrmm, that about covers it.
netmouse and her house were professionaly packed and loaded onto a truck, as part of her move to the new job in Ohio. Luckily, one of the guys remembered to punch some airholes in the box they put her in. (I think she made enough noise that they decided to let her out again; she was fine when I got there, if a mite flustered)Rather than provide a boring play-by-play, I decided I'd randomly sum up.
1) Driving a minivan is not inherently threatening to one's manhood. Indeed, if properly handled, a minivan is a rather macho vehicle. And, if you're really comfortable, you can throw some very Al Bundy-like attitude to demonstrate your utter nonchalance and disregard for the opinions of others. (NB: this doesn't work vs. semi drivers.)
2) Falling flat on your back on ice = BAD. (Believe me, I knew that beforehand) But... Sore neck and abs from instinctively trying to mid-air curl into a ball to protect your vulnerable skull from the hard, hard ground = Necessary Evil to Avoid REALLY REALLY BAD.
3) Other restaurants in the world pull off an 'Angelo's'. Meaning that they pick the same time each year and shut down, presumably to take a vacation. I think that the owners and staff of 'The Winds' are smarter than those of Angelo's, for choosing 2 weeks in January, rather than the month of July.
4) Small (former) college-towns full of that weird mix of hippies and church-going folk tend to be really, really cool. And can be incredibly tiny.
5) There might be something in the water in that part of Ohio that from a sample size of 10 individuals, the great majority (i.e. 8/10) of young women in that town are very attractive. It is unclear if this simply requires being born in that town, or being raised there. More research on this may be forthcoming in the relatively near future.
6)
netmouse either has really friendly, or really, really nosy neighbors. Possibly both.7) Treating professional movers like human beings, unsurprisingly, evokes a greater level of attention to detail and willingness to help, beyond their contracted obligations.
Hrmm, that about covers it.
