Who wants to help me move? :)

[mattadams]

Its not for almost two months so hopefully weather will be decent (not too hot, not too cold) but the end of April my lease is up and I am planning on moving up North, near 104th and Wadsworth. I will probably be either renting a U-haul truck or a U-haul trailer, so we can hopefully get everything in one trip. I don't have a ton of stuff, its a 1-bedroom apartment so its not like we'll be moving a whole house, it is basically:
a queen size bed with frame
couch
loveseat
TV
desk
bbq

The rest is just boxes of stuff. No huge entertainment centers, I'm tossing the one I've got now when I move (probably) and I am planning on moving from my 1st floor to a 2nd floor.

[UrbanCowboy]

I should be available if it's on a Saturday

[CNTRYCOWBOY]

You know I'm there. Just let me know.

[Heath]

Westlake Greens looses another one... That place sucks ass...

[Tray]

If it's a weekend where my wife is home, I'll be there. At least the final destination would be close to where I am.

[Up2myLbowsNmud]

washer/dryer too...

[mattadams]

oh yeah thats true, washer/dryer too... those are the only appliances though. No fridges, dishwashers, etc.
I have a dolly to help with the appliances so it shouldn't be too hard there.

[Heath]

What you're not going to borrow mine this time???

[rpenner54]

So.... LOL

I will be there... :)

[mattadams]

Ryan, you better, LOL. How many times did I help you move? LOL.

[MMPC]

Yeah, I'll help as well. You helped me and offered to help Amy move if/when that time comes. :wink:

[mattadams]

This is true, and I will help! :)
Ideally, what I'd like to do is set the move-in date as April 23rd, which is a Saturday. That way I have a week to make damn sure my old apartment is spick and span and everything operational, and so I wont have to freak out with only have a day or two to get things moved over. My lease is up April 30th. I can't wait to get out of here.

[cntrycowgirl]

You know we're there. You were there to help us out... Just make sure you watch out for the lamp globes hanging from the ceilings, k?

[Marty]

sorry a little outa' the loop, I'm down if you think you could use another truck.

[smoothengagement]

im in. just gotta remind me when time comes!!!

[Walking Eagle]

Damn, you may be moving with in my 5 mile barrier. I'll have to look into our homeowners association fine print. I believe there are some fees that you must pay, before moving to the area.

[Marty]

yea, I would help to remind me as well :wink:

[CNTRYCOWBOY]

Jeff I believe the fee is a couple of free RMFTC shirts and perhaps a few beers everyweekend, but I could be wrong! :lol:

[mattadams]

OH! I thought you meant a fee paid to ME! LOL.
Yeah in addition to being closer to Dom and Jeff and some of the others, I will also be about 5-10 mintues from work, and a lot closer to Courtney. And I can sell my Buick, since gas mileage won't be such a big deal anymore...

[smoothengagement]

meets will still be held in MY area though!!!!!!

[Tray]

meets will still be held in MY area though!!!!!!

Hey, we don't need that much personal information smoothy. Geez.

[smoothengagement]

fook a u

[Snowman]

Hey Matt, how much might you be considering for that Buick if you are serious about possibly selling it?

[mattadams]

DAMN IT USE THE CLASSIFIEDS SECTION!!! Damn Thread Hijackers...

[Heath]

Sorry, I just couldn't help it!!! :D :pokeit:

[Heath]

Oh damn, it dosen't say who last edited a post... Geeze..

[Snowman]

BBAHAHHAAHA... :lol:

[mattadams]

Oh brother :roll:

[mattadams]

The "official" move-in date is April 23rd. So anyone that can help out, it'd be greatly appreciated. If we have enough trucks, we can hopefully do it in only one load. I will be going in the day before to get my keys, pay deposits, etc. so won't have to mess with that at all for move-in date.
We may or may not have to move my washer/dryer. Well, it'll have to get moved one way or the other, but the apartment may be coming with a washer/dryer, so I'll be storing mine over at my parents house, or selling.

[CNTRYCOWBOY]

I know me and Jen will be there with both vechicles. with yours and courtney's trucks we should be able to make it in one trip with 4 more vechicles (trucks preferred).

[UrbanCowboy]

More than likely you can count me in. I'd give me an 80% sure. If you have enough trucks, I'll probably take my car. If you need another truck, I'll ignore the gas prices and bring it anyway,

[mattadams]

Well, the more trucks the merrier. I will have my dads truck (my truck can't hold much, except maybe my queen-sized bed, because of toolbox/rollbar), and then Courtneys Jeep (probably) and whoever else can bring trucks too, that'd be great. I'll either chip on gas and/or do dinner, etc.

[rpenner54]

Send me a reminder email and I will be there!!! :) :lol: :? :)

[clavos]

I graduate on the 22nd, so I'll either still be celebrating or not be in the best of shapr on the 23rd. Best of luck with that though.

[rino351]

yeah, the 23rd is bad for me too. I have a HUGE test coming up, and that is just one of the study days. and in the morning or afternoon, I haven't decided which shift I want yet, I am helping at Habitat for humanities
sorry I can't help

[MMPC]

Okay, I'm there. Unfortunately Amy has class that day (fortunate for her! LOL) or she'd be there too. Hopefully we can get a small army like she had for her move to make it easier! :D

[mattadams]

Well I may have to move it to the following day. Apparently months ago I schedueldd soemthing with a customer for that day, and none of my co-workers are willing to take it over for me, they'd rather I rearrange everything so they don't have to work for a few hours that day. argh.

[UrbanCowboy]

I'm definately not available on Sunday. I have to work. If it gets back to Saturday, let me know.

[mattadams]

I'll let you know... going ot see if my boss can force someone to do it for me. Lord knows I take over plenty of crap for everyone else!

[clavos]

UMM... I THINK I'LL STILL BE CELEBRATING ON SUNDAY TOO. WE'LL SEE.

[Mind_Boggler]

HMMM if only I knew someone with a truck....

HAHAHA!!

I'll see what I can do about helping, though I may not be able to drivve the truck due to OSHA and their damned gas hikes.

[rino351]

Sunday, could help you, but I don't have a huge truck bed or anything, obviously. Let me know if you would like the help anyways. I am more than willing, just don't know how much help I would be.

[CNTRYCOWBOY]

We're still in for either day, just let us know!

[RayLCC]

I'll help. Gotta meet everyone some time. I don't have a truck, but I can haul boxes and help load up trucks. Just send me a reminder email with directions and when you want me there. Saturday or Sunday both work for me.

[MMPC]

I'm not sure who's more grateful for the people helping Matt move - him or me! The more people we have, the easier it will be. My girlfriend's move proved that a few weeks ago (she had a small army helping)!

I'm just waiting for Heath to say he's driving down for the weekend to help out. :lol: Hey, I can dream...

[mattadams]

LOL. Yeah what the hell, we all drive out to Idaho to help him move, wheres the gratitude? :).
I will be able to move on Saturday after all, so lets plan on meeting at my place on Saturday the 23rd around 9:30-10:00am . I will already have moved my TV and DVD (gotta have priorities) on Friday afternoon, as well as some fridge stuff more then likely so we have cold drinks when we are unloading.
Here is how to get here, if you've never been here before.
The address is 8000 W Crestline Ave. Apt. 1416
Littleton, CO 80123

To get here, take Wadsworth to Crestline. Crestline is a block south of Belleview, and a block north of Cross, two blocks North of Bowles. Head west on Crestline... and just past the Jiffy Lube, just before HOme Depot, take a right. This will take you to Westlake Greens. Take a right where it forks, and my building is the first building you will see. I am in the southern door, but you can park around it and it will get you closer. you can look for my truck. My apartment is 1416. If you get lost at all

[rino351]

I won't be able to help. I'll get the tire another time.

[Heath]

Well, only problem is this... I've already tried for the time off... No go, full up until after memorial day, no more vacation to give out... So, if I leave on Saturday morning I can be there by Saturday night, in time for dinner... Then Sunday morning I get to drive back again!!! But if the vacation time would have been availiable... Hell Yeah... I'm looking for an excuse to come back for a bit!!!

[mattadams]

Rino, if you can come on Sunday I can leave the tire on the patio for you. I'd really like to avoid moving it if possible. but if you dont want to make the trip just for a tire, I udnerstand...

[rino351]

I'll see if he is really that interested. if not, just throw it in the trash or something

[CNTRYCOWBOY]

Matt we'll try to be over achievers on this one and get there around 9, key word being try! We'll bring the jeep and the truck to haul more shit. I'll probably take out my tool box too, or my truck will be useless. Also just to remind everyone who's coming if you have rope or bungee cords they could be a great help.

[mattadams]

Thanks Dom! :).
So far, for people with trucks, I've got my truck (which will probably haul the mattress/box spring, thats about all it has room for) and a few boxes... then Doms truck, UrbanCowboys, Ryan Penners, my dad's truck, and then Courtneys Jeep, Jens Jeep, Chris's escape... hopefully we can get everything and do it in one trip, should be able to make quick work of it.
By the way, what does everyone want for food? Pizza? Courtney made a killer lasagna a while ago that she can make before hand and stick in the oven once we get there, or open to other suggestions too. No Moe's though, too far of a drive, LOL.

[MMPC]

I don't care what you do for food - 'tis up to you Matt. As for people helping it looks like we have a decent group but could always use more! And folks shouldn't worry about whether they have a truck or not - it's more about having plenty of people to carry stuff, load/unload trucks, etc...

[mattadams]

yeah good point... when we helped Amy move, there was only about 3 trucks, and a few cars, but there was a good 10+ people, and the loading/unloading went VERY quickly.
Of course, it also helped that she had little or no "real" furniture and we'd moved the bed the day before.
Here's the stuff that will have to get moved:
Bed/boxspring/bedframe (my truck should be able to do all of this)
Couch/loveseat... I know those both fit in dom's truck before, so they should fit in any truck.
Computer desk
Entertainment Center (it's pretty small, more like a tall TV stand) - I will be moving the TV and some other things Friday afternoon)
Kitchen table (breaks down easily, very small) and 4 kitchen chairs.
And then about 20-30 boxes, all of the exact same size (found a stash of boxes at work, LOL

The washer/dryer will also need to get moved over to my parents house at some point, but I can do that in my truck with the help of one volunteer (Chris? LOL)

I will also have DETAILED maps of hwo to get to the new apartment complex. Right, Chris?
:)

[UrbanCowboy]

Kewl. Rock on. I love Pizza, but that's just me. I have a cargo net thingie for my truck.

[MMPC]

I will also have DETAILED maps of hwo to get to the new apartment complex. Right, Chris?
:)
Yeah, yeah - read it and weep: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=colfax+and+indiana+-+80401&hl=en

I still don't know HOW you missed that turn! :D As for the W/D, yeah I can help you with that at some point... :roll: :wink:

[mattadams]

I'm going to go back there some day and prove to you that that road is not marked Indiana. And even so, I had no idea how to get to the apartment once I got to Indiana... I was told "take wadsworth to 70... 70 out to colfax, colfax to indiana, and its not too hard from there" LOL.
For those that don't know the "inside story" of when Amy moved, about half the people had no idea where teh apartment was, vague directions were given on the assumption we'd all stay together, but traffic lights seperated us, and the people that knew where they were going were all together, which left the rest of the people (2-3 cars) to try to figure out how to get there by calling ont he phone.

[Heath]

I want to know why the W/D are going to your P's..

[MMPC]

...which left the rest of the people (2-3 cars) to try to figure out how to get there by calling ont he phone.
Well at least you didn't get stuck and have to eat each other! Whiner... LOL And - for the record - the people who were supposed to stay behind and perform "clean-up" duties (making sure nobody got lost) didn't do their job! Not my fault... :D

[mattadams]

The washer/dryer are going to my parents because the new apartment comes with washer dryer... not as an option, but as an included piece, yada yada... so my parents are storing them for me.
Chris, yes, I will complain, because I can LOL.

[RayLCC]

I can bring ratchet straps/motorcycle straps (the ones that just pinch closed instead of ratcheting) if needed. With the child seats and tool box left at home It will hold a lot of boxes if needed. Or I can shuttle people to unload if we don't need to haul in mine.

[mattadams]

yeah I have some straps too if needed. The more the merrier though. Tough to say how much space things will actually take until they start fitting into vehicles...

[Maranda]

Hey Matt,
Ryan no longer has the F150. We got rid of it to get the <cough> minivan. So he would either bring the "little" Explorer, or take the seats out of the van which actually gives you a lot of room. 8)

Just want to keep your actual "truck" count accurate! I miss having one; we need to haul lots of drywall soon and it's a no go with our vehicles.

[CNTRYCOWBOY]

Matt now that I have the roll bar it is going to be hard to fit both couches, so hopefully someone will have an empty truck bed

[MMPC]

...or take the seats out of the van which actually gives you a lot of room. 8)
I'm amazed at just how much you can get into a minivan! My folks and sister have one and you can easily fit furniture, bunches of boxes and more inside! :) That would be my suggestion - but it's Matt's call since he knows what he has better than I do...

[mattadams]

ahh yeah I forgot that Dom had a rollbar now too, LOL. Doh! That's okt hough. We'll squeeze em in somewhere I'm sure.
Yeah, minivan would probably be better then explorer...

[Up2myLbowsNmud]

I know what k inds of boxes and stuff he has... minivan would be excellent!

[CNTRYCOWBOY]

Hell the loveseat will probably fit in the back of the mini van or we could just tie it to the top and go Beverly Hillbillies style!

[UrbanCowboy]

Hell the loveseat will probably fit in the back of the mini van or we could just tie it to the top and go Beverly Hillbillies style!

We should do that regardless.

[mattadams]

Here is the map to the new spot, it'll be pretty easy, since we'll have full trucks we'll jsut take Wadsworth right from my complex up to 104th, right on 104th (which becomes Dover st.), then take your first right into the Warwick station complex, and then on the osuth side of the complex is building 12. That's where I'm at.
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?searchtype=address&country=US&addtohistory=&searchtab=home&address=10355+Dover+St&city=Westminster&state=CO&zipcode=

[UrbanCowboy]

Wow Boss. I'm on the other side of US-36 on 115th. That's a long way to go on Wads. *grumble* Stupid traffic lights

[mattadams]

Well I'm open to suggestions, I just knwo that even if we take the interstate, I'm not going to be going very fast... last thing I want is to have my mattress come flying out of the bed on I-25 LOL.
But either way, doesn't really matter to me, I just hope we can get everything (or most everything, at least the big stuff) in one trip...

[Up2myLbowsNmud]

I think your stuff will be fine to go interstate, you can go slow with your mattresses and I can lead the way with a key for others that have just boxes...


...look at it this way, by the time you get there, everything else will already be all moved in... and possibly unpacked!

[mattadams]

there you go, great solution babe! :)
I can go slow with the mattresses (since they have a higher probability of flying out then say, couches do) and everyone else can speed up there :).

[UrbanCowboy]

Isn't that what ropes and such are for? I'm not trying to cause problems, I'm just confused. I've never had a problem transporting a matress on theh highway, but then again I have a longbed with plenty of room.

[mattadams]

Yeah I've got ropes and straps, but I've also only got about 4' of bed space plus tailgate for a 7' bed. LOL. When I was moving Amy's (Chris's girlfriend) bed (same size as mine) we got it strapped down pretty good, but when I hit some bumps and stuff it'd still jump around a bit. Not enough where I figured it'd jump out of the bed, but enough where I'd rather go slow and avoid the possibility, LOL.

[MMPC]

...look at it this way, by the time you get there, everything else will already be all moved in... and possibly unpacked!
Wait, wait, wait - this is Matt we're talking about, not Heath! LOL. If Matt takes that freaking long with his mattress that we've not only unloaded - but unpacked - his boxes, I call shenanigans! :P

[mattadams]

There is a chance my truck won't be available to help move, I am taking it in to the body shop on Tuesday afternoon, and told it should be a 2-3 day job, but you never know... wanted to get that done before I move. If it isn't available, I think we'll still be fine. I'm most worried about the couch/loveseat and the bed, everything else can fit in a regular vehicles, etc.

[Up2myLbowsNmud]

ATTENTION CHRIS:
Bike rack would be great please! Can you do that?

[MMPC]

ATTENTION CHRIS:
Can you do that?
Done.

[UrbanCowboy]

*cough* Longbed *Cough*

[mattadams]

Make ya a deal... if you can fit my bed and the couches in the long ass bed of yours I'll cover your poker tourny buy-in ;).

[UrbanCowboy]

You dont have to do that. My 8ft Bed is going to be there either way. :) I'm trying to talk the girlfriend into helping as well. She doesn't play poker though. Do we have enough interested poker players on this move?

[mattadams]

I figured everybody enjoys a challenge! LOL.
We should have enough to play, sounds like for poker it will be at least me, you, Chris, Courtney, Dom, Jen (maybe on both those), and maybe two of our other poker buddies that might come, but might not help move. Maybe Ray will play too. Eh Ray? :)

[MMPC]

...sounds like for poker it will be at least me, you, Chris, Courtney, Dom, Jen (maybe on both those), and maybe two of our other poker buddies that might come...
Actually, I'm not a "confirmed" as of yet either. I'm still not sure what else I'm doing later after the move. :wink: But I'll let you know for sure by tomorrow...

[CNTRYCOWBOY]

Matt I have to work from 5-9 or 10, but I'll come back over if people are still there.

[RayLCC]

I figured everybody enjoys a challenge! LOL.
We should have enough to play, sounds like for poker it will be at least me, you, Chris, Courtney, Dom, Jen (maybe on both those), and maybe two of our other poker buddies that might come, but might not help move. Maybe Ray will play too. Eh Ray? :)
If the Ray is me I'm afraid I won't be able to stay after the move. I gotta get back asap to pick up the kids. :cry: Besides, I don't know how to play poker. I'd be easier just to put all my money on the table and leave with no fun involved... I'd be just like I was married again. :lol:

[UrbanCowboy]

Okay, sounds good.

[mattadams]

well sounds like the poker party won't happen due to lack of interest, but thats ok, maybe later... I can focus more on unpacking stuff and so forth.

[UrbanCowboy]

I'm a bit confused. Is it 9:30 or 10 that I should show up. Did I mention I usually sleep until 10? :)

[mattadams]

Sometime around 9:30-10, LOL. Dom says hes showing up at 9... so the sooner the better I guess, but it'll take a while to load up the vehicles anyways...

[MMPC]

ATTENTION:
Please see the following thread if you're planning to help Matt move... :D

http://rmftc.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1216