Customer Service. Really, it’s always about Customer Service. When I ordered and paid for my living room furniture on May 26th, I was told they’d be shipped from their warehouse, just across the border in Ohio, and there’d be no[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So today’s the day. Thanks to my earlier planning everything went off without a hitch. The Huntingdon Inn Motel (which I’m sure in it’s day, was a classier place) is a bit of a dive, but they also rent U-Haul[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m the kind of person who loves planning things out. Whenever I plan a trip, for example, I’ll spend hours plotting possible courses over a map. I really enjoy doing that. While I didn’t quite write out a detailed list[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In my life I’ve now sold two houses. This one in Audubon and my house in Kansas City (in the spring of 2001). Both sales have been like this, papers signed in advance and the actual transfer of real estate,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What a frustrating day. Fortunately, the Guardian Storage facility is only 7 miles from my work. Unfortunately I had a brain cramp and couldn’t remember the password to get in. Fortunately they had no problem getting their truck to the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I know it’s an inanimate object, just a building, but during those 16 years living in this home so much happened. While living here: • I changed jobs three times • my father passed away • I fell in love[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, it’s finally here. Moving Day. There were three movers and they started at 8:45 and never stopped. I finished up some packing on my own and stuffed the rental Caravan (but left room for the vacuum cleaner, since I’ll[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What a wild swing of weather today. As I left the Pittsburgh area, it was pouring rain and the threat of a massive ice storm drove people to clear the shelves of bread, eggs & milk at all the local[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, this will be (well, SHOULD be) my last trip over the 270+ miles on the Pennsylvania Turnpike back to Audubon. Oh, I’m sure in the coming years I’ll probably make a trip or two back to the Philadelphia area,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The only good thing about all these fixes and upgrades is that I didn’t have to be there, at the house, during all these modifications. My Realtor agent took care of all that. Still, if I get one more of these[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…