We aren't close to being done unpacking... I just got the office
functional and Becca is unpacking in the kitchen. This afternoon we are
going out to eat at a local buffet. Probably have all the foods
designed to bring you luck like pork and kraut, black-eyed peas, greens
or cabbage, etc.

Cooking related.... I hired two men to help unload the truck the other
day. Two refrigerators, and a chest freezer were first, then boxes and
boxes went into the kitchen, then the Weber Grill and then the Bradley
Smoker. One of the guys said to me, "You folks are really serious about
cooking, aren't you!"

Moving the freezer turned out to be easy. We put all the frozen food we
had into the freezer and loaded it onto the truck last, just minutes
before we left. Got to TX and ran an extension cord to the truck and
plugged in the freezer... and unloaded it first in the morning. It was
only without power for a little less than 4 hours and nothing defrosted.

Happy New year to you all!

George L <--- in Texas

On 1/1/2012 8:57 AM, George Leppla wrote:
> We aren't close to being done unpacking... I just got the office
> functional and Becca is unpacking in the kitchen.




Good for Becca! We still have a few boxes from our last move in 1984.
Some day I'll get curious enough to open them. (Mostly books, I think.)

Wishing you good health and happiness in your new home. Remember that
remodeling is a good excuse for buying those power tools you've been
craving. ;-)

Happy New Year,
gloria p

"George Leppla" > wrote in message
...
> We aren't close to being done unpacking... I just got the office
> functional and Becca is unpacking in the kitchen. This afternoon we are
> going out to eat at a local buffet. Probably have all the foods designed
> to bring you luck like pork and kraut, black-eyed peas, greens or cabbage,
> etc.
>
Moving is very stressful. Like you I always made sure the computer was set
up first

> Cooking related.... I hired two men to help unload the truck the other
> day. Two refrigerators, and a chest freezer were first, then boxes and
> boxes went into the kitchen, then the Weber Grill and then the Bradley
> Smoker. One of the guys said to me, "You folks are really serious about
> cooking, aren't you!"
>
LOL

> Moving the freezer turned out to be easy. We put all the frozen food we
> had into the freezer and loaded it onto the truck last, just minutes
> before we left. Got to TX and ran an extension cord to the truck and
> plugged in the freezer... and unloaded it first in the morning. It was
> only without power for a little less than 4 hours and nothing defrosted.
>
How long was that freezer on the road? I've kept food in the a dying
freezer for up to a week. No big deal so long as I wasn't constantly
opening and closing the door.

> Happy New year to you all!
>
> George L <--- in Texas

Happy New Year to you, too! Glad you're getting settled. Moving is a pain
in the butt.

Jill

On Sun, 01 Jan 2012 09:57:15 -0600, George Leppla
> wrote:

> We aren't close to being done unpacking... I just got the office
> functional and Becca is unpacking in the kitchen. This afternoon we are
> going out to eat at a local buffet. Probably have all the foods
> designed to bring you luck like pork and kraut, black-eyed peas, greens
> or cabbage, etc.
>
> Cooking related.... I hired two men to help unload the truck the other
> day. Two refrigerators, and a chest freezer were first, then boxes and
> boxes went into the kitchen, then the Weber Grill and then the Bradley
> Smoker. One of the guys said to me, "You folks are really serious about
> cooking, aren't you!"
>
> Moving the freezer turned out to be easy. We put all the frozen food we
> had into the freezer and loaded it onto the truck last, just minutes
> before we left. Got to TX and ran an extension cord to the truck and
> plugged in the freezer... and unloaded it first in the morning. It was
> only without power for a little less than 4 hours and nothing defrosted.
>
> Happy New year to you all!
>
> George L <--- in Texas

This is so great! Not often that you hear a "happy moving" story.
Usually something valuable gets broken or stolen. Can you tell I hate
moving? Did you sell the old house or did a family member move in?
--

Ham and eggs.
A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.

On Sun, 1 Jan 2012 12:50:43 -0500, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

>
>"George Leppla" > wrote in message
...
>> We aren't close to being done unpacking... I just got the office
>> functional and Becca is unpacking in the kitchen. This afternoon we are
>> going out to eat at a local buffet. Probably have all the foods designed
>> to bring you luck like pork and kraut, black-eyed peas, greens or cabbage,
>> etc.
>>
>Moving is very stressful. Like you I always made sure the computer was set
>up first
>

The thought of moving is stressful! Our last move was 30 years ago.
We've talked about downsizing but trying to sort out what would get
left behind, finding what we would want to buy or build, we are
staying put.

Over the years, we've accumulated too much "stuff" and I'd not want to
haul it to a new place.

In article >,
George Leppla > wrote:

> We aren't close to being done unpacking... I just got the office
> functional and Becca is unpacking in the kitchen. This afternoon we are
> going out to eat at a local buffet. Probably have all the foods
> designed to bring you luck like pork and kraut, black-eyed peas, greens
> or cabbage, etc.

> Happy New year to you all!
>
> George L <--- in Texas

Don't forget the Gax-X, George!
--
Barb,
http://web.me.com/barbschaller September 5, 2011

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 1 Jan 2012 12:50:43 -0500, "jmcquown" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"George Leppla" > wrote in message
...
>>> We aren't close to being done unpacking... I just got the office
>>> functional and Becca is unpacking in the kitchen. This afternoon we are
>>> going out to eat at a local buffet. Probably have all the foods
>>> designed
>>> to bring you luck like pork and kraut, black-eyed peas, greens or
>>> cabbage,
>>> etc.
>>>
>>Moving is very stressful. Like you I always made sure the computer was
>>set
>>up first
>>
>
> The thought of moving is stressful! Our last move was 30 years ago.
> We've talked about downsizing but trying to sort out what would get
> left behind, finding what we would want to buy or build, we are
> staying put.

I am itching to downsize! We are two people in a large house and I want to
move!!!!

> Over the years, we've accumulated too much "stuff" and I'd not want to
> haul it to a new place.

Then don't! I weeded out all the 'stuff' I don't need/don't use/don't love
last year. The charity shops around here love us


--
http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/

George Leppla wrote:
>
> We aren't close to being done unpacking... I just got the office
> functional and Becca is unpacking in the kitchen. This afternoon we are
> going out to eat at a local buffet. Probably have all the foods
> designed to bring you luck like pork and kraut, black-eyed peas, greens
> or cabbage, etc.
>
> Cooking related.... I hired two men to help unload the truck the other
> day. Two refrigerators, and a chest freezer were first, then boxes and
> boxes went into the kitchen, then the Weber Grill and then the Bradley
> Smoker. One of the guys said to me, "You folks are really serious about
> cooking, aren't you!"
>
> Moving the freezer turned out to be easy. We put all the frozen food we
> had into the freezer and loaded it onto the truck last, just minutes
> before we left. Got to TX and ran an extension cord to the truck and
> plugged in the freezer... and unloaded it first in the morning. It was
> only without power for a little less than 4 hours and nothing defrosted.
>
> Happy New year to you all!
>
> George L <--- in Texas

I recently moved a friend from TX to CO, we put his freezer in my
enclosed trailer, a ran an extension cord out of the trailer and into
the back of the truck to a Honda EU2000 generator and kept the freezer
powered the whole trip. Worked great.

sf wrote:
>
> On Sun, 01 Jan 2012 09:57:15 -0600, George Leppla
> > wrote:
>
> > We aren't close to being done unpacking... I just got the office
> > functional and Becca is unpacking in the kitchen. This afternoon we are
> > going out to eat at a local buffet. Probably have all the foods
> > designed to bring you luck like pork and kraut, black-eyed peas, greens
> > or cabbage, etc.
> >
> > Cooking related.... I hired two men to help unload the truck the other
> > day. Two refrigerators, and a chest freezer were first, then boxes and
> > boxes went into the kitchen, then the Weber Grill and then the Bradley
> > Smoker. One of the guys said to me, "You folks are really serious about
> > cooking, aren't you!"
> >
> > Moving the freezer turned out to be easy. We put all the frozen food we
> > had into the freezer and loaded it onto the truck last, just minutes
> > before we left. Got to TX and ran an extension cord to the truck and
> > plugged in the freezer... and unloaded it first in the morning. It was
> > only without power for a little less than 4 hours and nothing defrosted.
> >
> > Happy New year to you all!
> >
> > George L <--- in Texas
>
> This is so great! Not often that you hear a "happy moving" story.
> Usually something valuable gets broken or stolen. Can you tell I hate
> moving? Did you sell the old house or did a family member move in?

It's all a function of organization, and doing all the packing yourself.
I've done a few moves myself (and my moves are anything but normal) and
I've moved a number of friends and nothing has been damaged or stolen.

same to you, we are in our house as well, Lee
"George Leppla" > wrote in message
...
> We aren't close to being done unpacking... I just got the office
> functional and Becca is unpacking in the kitchen. This afternoon we are
> going out to eat at a local buffet. Probably have all the foods designed
> to bring you luck like pork and kraut, black-eyed peas, greens or cabbage,
> etc.
>
> Cooking related.... I hired two men to help unload the truck the other
> day. Two refrigerators, and a chest freezer were first, then boxes and
> boxes went into the kitchen, then the Weber Grill and then the Bradley
> Smoker. One of the guys said to me, "You folks are really serious about
> cooking, aren't you!"
>
> Moving the freezer turned out to be easy. We put all the frozen food we
> had into the freezer and loaded it onto the truck last, just minutes
> before we left. Got to TX and ran an extension cord to the truck and
> plugged in the freezer... and unloaded it first in the morning. It was
> only without power for a little less than 4 hours and nothing defrosted.
>
> Happy New year to you all!
>
> George L <--- in Texas

Congratulations!

"Storrmmee" > ha scritto nel messaggio
...
> same to you, we are in our house as well, Lee
> "George Leppla" > wrote in message
> ...
>> We aren't close to being done unpacking...

"Storrmmee" > wrote in message
...
> same to you, we are in our house as well, Lee

Wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!! Take it easy and enjoy))


> "George Leppla" > wrote in message
> ...
>> We aren't close to being done unpacking... I just got the office
>> functional and Becca is unpacking in the kitchen. This afternoon we are
>> going out to eat at a local buffet. Probably have all the foods designed
>> to bring you luck like pork and kraut, black-eyed peas, greens or
>> cabbage, etc.
>>
>> Cooking related.... I hired two men to help unload the truck the other
>> day. Two refrigerators, and a chest freezer were first, then boxes and
>> boxes went into the kitchen, then the Weber Grill and then the Bradley
>> Smoker. One of the guys said to me, "You folks are really serious about
>> cooking, aren't you!"
>>
>> Moving the freezer turned out to be easy. We put all the frozen food we
>> had into the freezer and loaded it onto the truck last, just minutes
>> before we left. Got to TX and ran an extension cord to the truck and
>> plugged in the freezer... and unloaded it first in the morning. It was
>> only without power for a little less than 4 hours and nothing defrosted.
>>
>> Happy New year to you all!
>>
>> George L <--- in Texas
>
>
>


--
http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/

thanks, Lee
"Giusi" > wrote in message
...
> Congratulations!
>
> "Storrmmee" > ha scritto nel messaggio
> ...
>> same to you, we are in our house as well, Lee
>> "George Leppla" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> We aren't close to being done unpacking...
>
>

unpacking even with the little we now have is going slowly because we are
trying to not just "set it there" "for now" so far some shockingly
wonderful things have been found, Lee
"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
> ...
>> same to you, we are in our house as well, Lee
>
> Wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!! Take it easy and enjoy))
>
>
>> "George Leppla" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> We aren't close to being done unpacking... I just got the office
>>> functional and Becca is unpacking in the kitchen. This afternoon we are
>>> going out to eat at a local buffet. Probably have all the foods
>>> designed to bring you luck like pork and kraut, black-eyed peas, greens
>>> or cabbage, etc.
>>>
>>> Cooking related.... I hired two men to help unload the truck the other
>>> day. Two refrigerators, and a chest freezer were first, then boxes and
>>> boxes went into the kitchen, then the Weber Grill and then the Bradley
>>> Smoker. One of the guys said to me, "You folks are really serious about
>>> cooking, aren't you!"
>>>
>>> Moving the freezer turned out to be easy. We put all the frozen food we
>>> had into the freezer and loaded it onto the truck last, just minutes
>>> before we left. Got to TX and ran an extension cord to the truck and
>>> plugged in the freezer... and unloaded it first in the morning. It was
>>> only without power for a little less than 4 hours and nothing defrosted.
>>>
>>> Happy New year to you all!
>>>
>>> George L <--- in Texas
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/

Storrmmee wrote:
> unpacking even with the little we now have is going slowly because we are
> trying to not just "set it there" "for now" so far some shockingly
> wonderful things have been found, Lee

Late response: congratulations. And good idea about not putting
things just any old place. That "temporary" can drag on for quite
a while.
--
Jean B.

thanks, i amm late getting back to this group, the unpacking is still going
slowly and some sadness at things we found that are no longer useful, but on
the brighter side, i am keeping a list of things to replace, that list is
much shorter than i thought it would be... lack of furniture and cabinets
makes one really choosey, Lee
"Jean B." > wrote in message
...
> Storrmmee wrote:
>> unpacking even with the little we now have is going slowly because we are
>> trying to not just "set it there" "for now" so far some shockingly
>> wonderful things have been found, Lee
>
> Late response: congratulations. And good idea about not putting things
> just any old place. That "temporary" can drag on for quite a while.
> --
> Jean B.

Storrmmee wrote:
> thanks, i amm late getting back to this group, the unpacking is still going
> slowly and some sadness at things we found that are no longer useful, but on
> the brighter side, i am keeping a list of things to replace, that list is
> much shorter than i thought it would be... lack of furniture and cabinets
> makes one really choosey, Lee

I hope that sadness is tinged with happiness at being in your new
abode. Does the insurance payment cover new furniture?
--
Jean B.

yes it did but i put almost everything towards the house so we wouldn't have
to barrow money, the house that burnt was so close to being paid for i
recoiled at taking out another note, so it will work out just gonna take
time, once the note is done it will go faster... the happiness is being back
in control of my surroundings, and out of a city space, country/rural, even
with no trees or grass on our lot is preferable to all those people and all
that noise, Lee
"Jean B." > wrote in message
...
> Storrmmee wrote:
>> thanks, i amm late getting back to this group, the unpacking is still
>> going slowly and some sadness at things we found that are no longer
>> useful, but on the brighter side, i am keeping a list of things to
>> replace, that list is much shorter than i thought it would be... lack of
>> furniture and cabinets makes one really choosey, Lee
>
> I hope that sadness is tinged with happiness at being in your new abode.
> Does the insurance payment cover new furniture?
> --
> Jean B.

Storrmmee wrote:
> yes it did but i put almost everything towards the house so we wouldn't have
> to barrow money, the house that burnt was so close to being paid for i
> recoiled at taking out another note, so it will work out just gonna take
> time, once the note is done it will go faster... the happiness is being back
> in control of my surroundings, and out of a city space, country/rural, even
> with no trees or grass on our lot is preferable to all those people and all
> that noise, Lee

It'll take time, but you will get there. And your perspective
will change as time passes. You have been through a lot....
--
Jean B.

yes and have learned a lot, what you have, where you are and how much money
have nothing to do with real happiness, also, i learned that it should NOT
cost almost 9k for a hole in the ground to get rid of poop, but it does, Lee
"Jean B." > wrote in message
...
> Storrmmee wrote:
>> yes it did but i put almost everything towards the house so we wouldn't
>> have to barrow money, the house that burnt was so close to being paid for
>> i recoiled at taking out another note, so it will work out just gonna
>> take time, once the note is done it will go faster... the happiness is
>> being back in control of my surroundings, and out of a city space,
>> country/rural, even with no trees or grass on our lot is preferable to
>> all those people and all that noise, Lee
>
> It'll take time, but you will get there. And your perspective will change
> as time passes. You have been through a lot....
> --
> Jean B.