Posts Tagged ‘packing’

Posted on November 5, 2008

Packing up Vancouver – Part 2

Just got back from getting the 4×8 U-Haul trailer from the Richmond location on Shell Road (thanks Dave for hooking it up and for being concerned about my safety). Tonight, we’ll be packing it all up and moving it to the island tomorrow. Believe it or not, we managed to give away a lot of our stuff (luckily, we knew someone who just bought a cabin and needed to furnish it). 

Amazingly enough, pretty much everything that we want to store fits in this trailer. It’s funny to think that all of our tangible valuables fits within a 4×8 dimension. However, I did take a lot of photos of things before I gave them away.

Driving this behemoth box back to our place was a bit nerve-racking as I was constantly viewing the rear view mirror, praying that it wouldn’t pop off the hitch.

We’ll see how the move goes (for some reason, the U-Haul ladies kept wishing me good luck and safe travels).

Posted on November 1, 2008

Packing Vancouver – Grab and Go

It’s been about a week now since Tlell and I started packing up our apartment and we can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. This Saturday from noon till 6pm, is our official “Grab & Go” where essentially, anything that you see in our living room is up for grabs, all for a small donation to our VSO fundraising campaign.

Hopefully “most” of the items will be taken away ranging from kitchenware, picture frames, jars and appliances to desks, bookshelves, tables, and lamps. If you need to furnish your place and want to avoid the hustle and bustle of IKEA, then come one down to Rex and Tlell’s bargain barn – where we try to beg, plead, and guilt you to take our stuff away.

 

Free food if you come!