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So far I've had so many major setbacks that I still still have 13 hours to go before getting to my destination. We were suppose to leave at 9am, instead we left at 4!! First we had to rearrange the truck, Then we could not figure out the car carrier, took us two hours, then one of the damn straps came off, so we had to fix that. (We noticed the truck kept jerking).
Now I'm super irritable because I'm suppose to be in Dallas by a certain time but it's not happening
So far I've had so many major setbacks that I still still have 13 hours to go before getting to my destination. We were suppose to leave at 9am, instead we left at 4!! First we had to rearrange the truck, Then we could not figure out the car carrier, took us two hours, then one of the damn straps came off, so we had to fix that. (We noticed the truck kept jerking).
Now I'm super irritable because I'm suppose to be in Dallas by a certain time but it's not happening
Anywhoo, did your move go as you planned?
I've had many moves and I would say at least half of them had issues when it came down to moving day. There would be delays in loading the truck, which in turn would cause delays leaving on time. Or the previous companies I used to rent moving trucks (I stick to Budget now) would claim to not have my reservation or the wrong size truck. I've had weather delay my move.. sometimes for days.. or even strand me in a town I was passing through because traveling was too dangerous to continue.
It was maddening, but after I cooled down I would realize that it was nothing I could change or prevent and that no amount of getting upset would help put me back on schedule. Once I accepted that fact, I just took a few deep breaths and tried not to let the little things get me down because I knew that ultimately I would get where I was going and that was all that really mattered.
I'm sorry you were delayed but I wish you nothing but the best from here on out.
We just moved 2000 miles - I built a lot of extra time into our itinerary to accomodate the unknown.
We left later than anticipated
We encountered 180 miles of closed highway on our route due to a freak snowstorm in N. AZ and had to reroute which changed all the lodging etc that I spent hours planning out.
Our second truck of household goods did not depart on time, then went into a weekend where it just sat, so we were delayed in our stuff arriving at our new home.
It's all part of the adventure. Take a deep breath and just go with it. Being irritated won't help. I have a quick temper and get annoyed easily. Thankfully DH is the go with the flow type. All in all, we arrived and we have some great stories
I've only had one move that was difficult. It wasn't the actual moving day that was tough, but getting everything ready beforehand. The management company I rented from was very incompetent and it took nearly the entire summer to get everything arranged.
Yes, ours went perfectly, but the only thing I did was box our stuff. I left the rest to the experts.
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