Move to Lawrence Kansas - Star and Pooch - July 1999
Dykes R-Us moving company report
The moving company got it's name when Holly and Star
helped our friend Marcus move a few years ago, and made
an appearance again for Doc and Maggie's move.
Packing started in June and heated up as the move grew closer
Thanks to the Box Accumulation Crew (Holly, Zinzow, Don & Mary,
Picadilli, and Lisa Murphy). Major packing assistance
came from Holly and Dawn.
Friday noon
Picked up the rental truck, everyone thought that
24' was way to big...Ended up with 16 movers on
the C/U end - when were done the doors just cleared
the handtruck that was the last thing in
Took about 3 1/2 hours to load the truck
Moving Crew thanks to ...
Doc, Jack, Holly, Phil, Wayne, Don, Jennifer, JohnIX, JerryC,
BarbS, LisaM, Paul, Zinzow, Kira...
Jennifer gets the "most embodies the spirit of the company" award
Friday 5pm
Hit the road - Jack and Pooch in the Van, Star following
Friday 10pm
Headlights kept shorting out - just outside St. Louis
spent about 3 hours at rest stop waiting for repair person to
get there and fix it.
A fully loaded truck averages 50 mph on a good day. About 60
mph down a steep hill and about 40mph uphill - some hills we
got to 70 downhill but only 20 uphill -
Saturday 9am
Arrive Lawrence, shower and breakfast - we are all pretty
slap happy by now. (In minneapolis terms it is now 9qm - that
is the designation after am - pm - qm)
Saturday 12rm (noon)
Folks show up to unload the truck - had about 14
folks on the Lawrence end. Haveing two doors (door and
patio door) and no steps made it quicker and only took 1 1/2
hours to unload. (Jack sits down and passes out with people
walking over him)
Moving crew thanks to Jack, Trace, JonS, NancyN, John Jay,
BillT, Murry, Paula, James, Dave & Christine, Adam
Saturday 2rm
return van to Ryder
Saturday 3rm
Eat, move enough stuff to find futon
Saturday 7rm
SLEEP!!!!!!!
13 hours of sleep is a wonderous thing!
Sunday
Find coffee maker, start unpacking
Video cabinet is set up and filled, Kitchen is set up
we have access to all the furniture thru the box maze.
Had dinner wtih a friend Jon at a Sushi place in KC
(about 45 minutes away)
Monday
Bookcase goes up. Wow do we have a lot of books.
Get storage locker to keep boxes and the things we don't
need for a while.
Tuesday
Waterbed goes up.
Small world syndrome - we needed to get a new decking for our
waterbed, and ended up just getting a new one (using our liner
and heater and such) We got it from someone originally from C/U
that new someone I went to church with. The bed is from
Lincoln Square!
Dinner at Don's steak house for Pooch's birthday -
all you can eat pork ribs.
Wednesday
Stereo put together, Trip to campus to fill out
paperwork. Jack fixes stereo (Amp wasn't working)
Thursday
Star's computer gets put together!!! Star gets staff
ID Card and parking permit. Jack the wonder brother takes
load of stuff to storage locker in his trailer.
Dykes R-Us moving company report
