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MikeWaters · 05-21-2012, 01:29 AM

our ward is going through moving hell right now.

Get a call Saturday night that a family has pulled up with a moving van and need help immediately. No warning.

At church today, informed that single sister needs move tomorrow (Monday night).

Move scheduled for Saturday, elder in the ward is not renting a truck, wants people to ask for trucks. Is not present in priesthood to ask himself.

The next Saturday there are two moves at the same time. At least these folks have done it right in asking for advance, and actually having vehicles. Of course, one of them is a dentist. You would expect he could pay for something on his own. But who knows.

You may say, Br. Waters, that is ridiculous, you should just not bother. Unfortunately it's more complicated than that. Single moms, poor people. Poor people have poor ways. That's why, in many cases, they are poor.

The person that is moving tomorrow, we have already moved 3 times. She keeps getting evicted in apartments in and around our ward (our Bishop allows her to stay in the ward).

MikeWaters · 05-21-2012, 07:23 PM

another move scheduled for the week after.

Moves suck.

MikeWaters · 05-21-2012, 11:31 PM

I'm out the door in just a sec for a move. Wish me luck!

MikeWaters · 05-22-2012, 03:47 AM

Yet ANOTHER move scheduled for this Saturday.

This move tonight actually didn't take the truck anywhere, because there is no place to go. Apparently the new apartment is not yet available. Place was pretty filthy. But not as bad as the last time I moved them. They didn't have water, and the toilets were full of feces to the brim.

So that's two moves coming this Saturday. One of the families is trying to get away with not paying for a truck.

Then two moves the next Saturday.

And then a move the next Saturday.

I think we are going to shortly exhaust our ability to actually do this. People have apostatized over less.

MikeWaters · 05-22-2012, 11:41 PM

Leaving my family now to unload the moving truck.

MikeWaters · 05-23-2012, 04:07 AM

A third move has come to light this Saturday. It's unofficial, but it's an elder in the elder's quorum who is siphoning off elders to help, which I commend him for. Nothing wrong with that. But it's going to make the other to moves even more difficult.

RedHeadGal · 05-25-2012, 07:05 PM

It's good exercise, moving all those people?

MikeWaters · 05-25-2012, 11:31 PM

Move #1 tomorrow has secured a u-haul truck. I was getting an ulcer over this.

MikeWaters · 05-26-2012, 05:36 PM

Move #1 down. next move in 30 minutes.

MikeWaters · 05-27-2012, 11:58 PM

That second move was more stuff than I had guessed. Because the truck arrived late and I had to go to work, I only got about 15 minutes of actual work in.

Next move for me is this coming Saturday.

05-21-2012, 01:29 AM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Moving Hell our ward is going through moving hell right now. Get a call Saturday night that a family has pulled up with a moving van and need help immediately. No warning. At church today, informed that single sister needs move tomorrow (Monday night). Move scheduled for Saturday, elder in the ward is not renting a truck, wants people to ask for trucks. Is not present in priesthood to ask himself. The next Saturday there are two moves at the same time. At least these folks have done it right in asking for advance, and actually having vehicles. Of course, one of them is a dentist. You would expect he could pay for something on his own. But who knows. You may say, Br. Waters, that is ridiculous, you should just not bother. Unfortunately it's more complicated than that. Single moms, poor people. Poor people have poor ways. That's why, in many cases, they are poor. The person that is moving tomorrow, we have already moved 3 times. She keeps getting evicted in apartments in and around our ward (our Bishop allows her to stay in the ward).

05-21-2012, 07:23 PM	#2
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	another move scheduled for the week after. Moves suck.

05-21-2012, 11:31 PM	#3
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	I'm out the door in just a sec for a move. Wish me luck!

05-22-2012, 03:47 AM	#4
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Yet ANOTHER move scheduled for this Saturday. This move tonight actually didn't take the truck anywhere, because there is no place to go. Apparently the new apartment is not yet available. Place was pretty filthy. But not as bad as the last time I moved them. They didn't have water, and the toilets were full of feces to the brim. So that's two moves coming this Saturday. One of the families is trying to get away with not paying for a truck. Then two moves the next Saturday. And then a move the next Saturday. I think we are going to shortly exhaust our ability to actually do this. People have apostatized over less.

05-22-2012, 11:41 PM	#5
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Leaving my family now to unload the moving truck.

05-23-2012, 04:07 AM	#6
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	A third move has come to light this Saturday. It's unofficial, but it's an elder in the elder's quorum who is siphoning off elders to help, which I commend him for. Nothing wrong with that. But it's going to make the other to moves even more difficult.

05-25-2012, 07:05 PM	#7
RedHeadGal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: DC Posts: 995	It's good exercise, moving all those people?

05-25-2012, 11:31 PM	#8
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Move #1 tomorrow has secured a u-haul truck. I was getting an ulcer over this.

05-26-2012, 05:36 PM	#9
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Move #1 down. next move in 30 minutes.

05-27-2012, 11:58 PM	#10
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	That second move was more stuff than I had guessed. Because the truck arrived late and I had to go to work, I only got about 15 minutes of actual work in. Next move for me is this coming Saturday.