tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231305164855240671.post4193337473630936344..comments2024-02-10T01:15:26.419-07:00Comments on <center>The Orange Jeep Dad's...blog.</center>: Let the Packing Begin! 26 Days and Counting...Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06848643822308909132noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231305164855240671.post-68579100171397151082014-12-20T20:54:50.574-07:002014-12-20T20:54:50.574-07:00Never done the pod thing. They did say I won'...Never done the pod thing. They did say I won't be charged for space that I don't use so I have to watch how I load the thing. Thanks for the advice. OJD - Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831352520501533001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231305164855240671.post-32475972536407021482014-12-20T20:52:59.364-07:002014-12-20T20:52:59.364-07:00Thanks Sandra. We're very excited about movin...Thanks Sandra. We're very excited about moving to Idaho and meeting our neighbors. We are three days from the pod being dropped in the front yard. OJD - Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831352520501533001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231305164855240671.post-91000383888969498942014-12-20T20:51:04.242-07:002014-12-20T20:51:04.242-07:00Sold the chickens today for $50.Sold the chickens today for $50.OJD - Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831352520501533001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231305164855240671.post-13593586036653264262014-12-20T17:36:00.471-07:002014-12-20T17:36:00.471-07:00I don't know if you have ever packed a pod, bu...I don't know if you have ever packed a pod, but remember, largest heaviest items first. Use bedding and clothing to stuff around items so they don't shift. You will get less breakage that way. If the pod is tall enough stand your couch, love seat, etc up on end to save space. More work but put dressers in with drawers empty then pack them full once it is in place. Small light boxes can be put in all the nooks and crannies up high. If there are any moving companies close by see if they will let you dumpster dive. They usually have to throw boxes away , can't reuse them. Good luck with the move you are going to a beautiful place.<br /><br />FrankAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231305164855240671.post-63977251197088883042014-12-08T06:51:16.973-07:002014-12-08T06:51:16.973-07:00Understood. Considering options. Who do I contac...Understood. Considering options. Who do I contact for a STOR-MOR? OJD - Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831352520501533001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231305164855240671.post-55219100303184079562014-12-07T22:28:39.158-07:002014-12-07T22:28:39.158-07:00Moving sucks, trust me moving my mom and her critt...Moving sucks, trust me moving my mom and her critters about 10 miles has been exhausting but it all works out in the end. SW Idaho has warm now if just a bit damp, so get what you can done in the next week or so. Mom bought a STOR-MOR shed built on site with a steel foundation. A 6 foot x 8 foot shed cost a $1000.00 but even a good solid shed in that price range you build yourself is $600.00 and up. <br />Usually after the first of January it gets bloody cold in the -20 degree range and around Twin Falls you got wind so your chickens will need a warm place out of the wind and some heat. You can get chicks locally no problem in the spring but you will have to feed them awhile before they produce eggs. <br />There are trade offs in any move but you need to know the average type weather so you can adapt your plans. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231305164855240671.post-87942125127214679572014-12-07T21:28:06.046-07:002014-12-07T21:28:06.046-07:00God Bless you, OJD. I just finished moving from a ...God Bless you, OJD. I just finished moving from a house into a mobile home (this I own) and the move almost killed me. It did make something painfully obvious: I need to downsize! The charities love me because I have donated things that don't fit but still work. I know that it will get better, but right now I feel as if I am in a whirlwind and things are multiplying like rabbits. My advice-start that moving items list NOW! Do you really want to move that 12 yro refrig that still works, or can you replace it rather cheaply? Especially since you are moving around the after Christmas sales. I have a friend who moved from California to Missouri. They spent $10,000 moving stuff. She now wishes that she had simply replaced things when she got to Missouri. Moving will also make you less sentimental. Unless it is truly an antique-packing, hauling out & in to the Pod, then into the new house, unpacking and finding a place for that blue glass lamp in the shape of a turtle that Aunt Minerva really loved usually isn't worth it. Fair warning-my back and legs are in spasm, my knees are shot, and I still have stuff in the shed. <br />Idaho is a wonderful state with friendly people who respect your privacy. How lucky for you! I am sure that your girls will be happy. -Sandra T.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231305164855240671.post-38490487259780295052014-12-07T11:49:37.470-07:002014-12-07T11:49:37.470-07:00If you need to license any vehicles, do so in Idah...If you need to license any vehicles, do so in Idaho on one of your trips up here. You will have to do it here, anyway, so it will save you dollars to just do it once. We moved here from Wyoming (well, we are still moving….) and the cost savings was huge. Plus, it makes you a local to other drivers. <br />I stuffed our hens into a large dog kennel and moved them here. We put them in a garden shed and used the dog kennel as their coop, letting them out every day, shutting them in every night. We pounded in some fence posts and put up fencing in short order. The "girls" have suffered through another round trip to Wyoming and back and have finally begun to lay eggs again. A heat lamp is advised. <br />Good luck on your move. I do it frequently, I think just to thin out possessions, lol!<br />sidetracksusieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7231305164855240671.post-42693593019312207702014-12-07T10:05:06.234-07:002014-12-07T10:05:06.234-07:00I wouldn't take the chickens.You shouldn't...I wouldn't take the chickens.You shouldn't! Have a problem replacing them in Idaho.Also Idaho doesn't have the inspections,so Mabye you can get a towbar for the vehicle that needs inspection and tags.You'Ll have to re register all your vehicles when you get to Idaho anyways so why do it twice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com