Misadventures in Moving Episode 2

Concerning our move:
  • On Wednesday night, Paul was having problems with the new Net10 cell phone misfiring in his pocket. He said it kept trying to start text messages on its own. So he tried to lock the keypad, only to get a message that says “PUK Code is blocked. Please contact your service provider.” The phone was completely locked down after that; it wouldn’t let us access our contact list, we couldn’t receive calls, and the only call we could make was to 911. Earthlink had just shut off our landline, so we weren’t able to call Net10 until we reached our hotel the next day, at which point Net10 informed us that the only thing they could do to fix our problem was send us a new SIM card. So, here we are now without a cell phone or a land phone, waiting for the new SIM to arrive.
  • Initially no one from Paul’s old ward showed up to help us move out, so moving out took a lot longer than we’d planned. About six people had said they were going to come help us move, so it was really lame that nobody showed up—thanks a lot, Stadium Ward of Tacoma. In the evening, after he got off work, Paul’s home teacher finally came to help, but he was the only one. We got on the road at about 4 AM Pacific Standard Time on Thursday. At 2 AM Mountain Standard Time, we were only in Broadus, Montana and too tired to continue, so we stopped for the night there and did not make it to Rapid City.
  • The actual driving part wasn’t that bad, other than my exhaustion from the move being so taxing on Wednesday. There was one casualty though—I was a dumbass and left our beta fish in direct sunlight in the cab of the moving van, so RIP Bitey. Your successor will be called Bitey the Younger.
  • While we were driving over the 212 in Montana, we had to make emergency stops to avoid hitting fawns in the road twice. The first time it was one fawn in the road and the second time there were two, and we came so close I couldn’t see them in front of the car when we finally stopped, but we watched them scurry off so we know they’re okay. We saw 3 or 4 other deer alongside the road. So, if you ever travel that highway at night, watch out for that.
  • Harley was pretty good on the trip. She enjoyed the drive and having the portable DVD player helped. I kept trying to grab her Teletubby and wedge its head in the steering wheel, but that upset her considerably. I know, I’m mean.
  • Unlike Stadium Ward, the Buffalo Grove 1st Ward actually sent people to help us move. My husband reports that the “SEX TOYS” prank was a great success, with that box being carried in by a hapless, unsuspecting missionary.
  • Our new apartment is HUGE. Probably twice as big as our last one. I don’t even know what I’m going to do with all this space… but I like it.
  • We can borrow Internet from a neighbor for now, but the connection is extremely weak.
Thanks again psychochemiker for coming out and helping us move in. My husband liked you a lot. Sorry we didn’t get to meet. : (

Comments

Misadventures in Moving Episode 2 — 4 Comments

  1. Wish I could have also helped unload. Glad it was all a success, despite the difficulties!
  3. Jack — It looks like I batted 0 for 2 on advice for this trip. I suggested the Net10 phone, and told you in an e-mail that I thought taking the “shortcut” route from Billings to Rapid City was a good idea because it would save time and miles compared with the freeway. I hadn’t thought about those poor deer, but they are a real problem in that region of the country. I hit one in Wyoming not too far from there two summers ago, causing about $1,500 of damage to my car even though I was going only about 30 mph at the time. (No people were hurt, but the deer, or maybe it was a pronghorn, didn’t survive.)
    In any case, I’m glad you arrived safely! I thought of you I traveled part of your route (from Rapid City to Sioux Falls) a few days ahead of you.
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