So returned home a little before 11 am to receive a phone call: We're in town with your things and will be over in 15 minutes to deliver them.
Why am I so wary of their promises? Why so distrustful? Why so cynical?
And now it's 2 pm and they still have not appeared....hmm.
What's that? The doorbell? Guess they stopped for lunch, eh?
But when they opened the truck, there was all this space. When we left L.A. it was stuffed to the gills. We even had to make some last minute decisions about what to leave in L.A. Not so now. Plenty of room in the back. I will come to know this is a problem.
And, when we inventoried what had been dropped off we were missing 43 boxes and additional 'loose' items - nearly 25% of our things.
Then Saturday they arrived unannounced with a truck load of things that took care of the missing 25% - or nearly. Still missing two loveseats (they delivered the seat cushions, just not the bases), a wheeled base for a dog crate, some floor lamps, and a few other things.
The best knows on Friday was that they managed to get our Bosch washer and dryer up the stairway to the third floor where the laundry is located. A little tight and a few minor scratches on the sides of the appliances, but not to matter. I was ready to list the Bosch pair for sale and go shopping for something even narrower. Glad to save that money!
The muchachos did a yeoman's job lugging all the stuff into the house and distributing it over our three floors. The owner is coming by next week to review things and we have a few breakage items to cover. Those darn crystal wine goblets can be replaced for only $139 per stem plus shipping from the UK. Too bad they dropped the box in the trailer while we were watching, eh?
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