On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 23:12:37 GMT, "Rick & Cyndi"
> wrote:

>I too have moved *dozens* of times (you may recall that I was in the Air
>Force) and this is the second time that I've incurred damages. The first
>time was almost 4 years ago and it involved chipping a piece of wood from a
>chair leg. This time though... holy schmolies. It was awful. They seemed
>confused at simple questions... and obviously made horrible decisions as far
>as taking care of our items. They weren't even sure if they had any runner
>carpets to protect the floors... and as previously stated - were too
>ignorant to know not to stack boxes on a table - much less an unprotected
>table.
>
>Even professionals hire idiots sometimes. Rumor had it that they were
>relatives...

High five, Cindi, as I'm an Air Force brat (and former corporate wife)
who has moved more times than I care to recall. We used to have a
saying in the AF: Every 4 moves is like a fire (as far as your
possesions are concerned). Every move was made with a professional
mover and every move had something cherished wrecked or damaged.

One exception was a certain dining room table and chairs my parents
bought that was blond , ugly, had claw feet on a pedestal, but was
Early Marriage Furniture. Every move we made, that table and chairs
made it through without a scratch. My parents kept praying that it
would be destroyed in one of the moves so they could put in a claim
and buy new. For 32 years, that table and chairs made it through in
pefect shape. Until they were transferred to Tinker AFB in Okla. City.
Dad saw that table come off the truck (again without a scratch),
picked it up and threw it across the garage. Said he'd eat off the
floor rather than look at that dining room table in his house again.

OB food: well, it *was* a dining room table.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

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