On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:22:10 -0500, Lou Decruss
> wrote:

>On Sun, 6 Jun 2010 20:47:49 -0500, Sqwertz >
>wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:47:53 -0500, Lou Decruss wrote:
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>>> Tell them to take the tip out of what they steal and break. And how
>>> they mistreat you. I know someone who moved from Chicago to Portland
>>> last fall. Her stuff took 3 1/2 weeks to get there. After a week she
>>> went and bought an airbed and some clothes. It was supposed to take
>>> 4-5 days. People I know who have to move a lot film everything and
>>> never trust valuables with those creepy scumbags.
>>
>>When I moved from Santa Cruz to Austin, much of my stuff ended up
>>missing and my marble kitchen table was busted into smithereens.
>>I don't know how much that move was (Compaq had a contract with
>>United) but my claim for damages and lost goods was $2,700.
>>
>>It helps to take pictures of everything and have an inventory of
>>every box.
>
>And sheldon says it doesn't happen. I've only used a mover once and
>it was a only a 45 minute trip so anything of value went in our cars.
>But I've heard more bad than good reports.

Naturally when the dwarf paid a couple illegals with a ratty pick up
$30 each to move his crap he hasta expect pilfering.

I've made many long distance moves and never lost a thing. I've
always used a big national moving company, their trucks are air
cushioned and all upholstered items are shrink wrapped, mattresses/box
springs go into their strong corrogated cartons, they use countless
blankets, and everything is held in place with webbing so the load
won't shift, they have it down to a science. They expect you to move
your own valuables/breakables.... regular insurance covers breakage up
to the basic value, a cup breaks you get back a buck regardless it was
grandma's and priceless. You can buy any kind of specific insurance
but that can get expensive, plus you have to pay for them to crate
those items. Small breakables cost less for you to pack and send
insured mail. But the big moving companies will supply heavy cartons
and packing material for free, even tape, you hafta go to their
warehouse and pick it up. For a fee they will pack all your
belongings. I packed my own and nothing ever broke. A few times I
had them crate an item and I paid separate insurance, those items
arrived unbroken; a piano, a few porcelain lamps, mirrors, glass
tables, and a few other things. Every item is numbered with a
sticker and is manifested, when unloaded every item is checked off
against the manifest. The big movers do millions of moves all over
the planet, they don't need or want your crap. Anyone claims they had
crap stolen is a cheap ******* who hired a couple itinerates with a
stolen pick up.