Comments on: Moving Sucks http://n3wb.com/boolean/archives/2008/03/monctonia/ tech commentary and observations from the early 21st century Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:28:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: boolean http://n3wb.com/boolean/archives/2008/03/monctonia/comment-page-1/#comment-50389 boolean Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:37:37 +0000 http://n3wb.com/boolean/archives/2008/03/monctonia/#comment-50389 pkim: Indeed. If only my roots could get past the permafrost. graydon: So I've heard. The stories have been well-told and discussed on national news programs. I just assumed that having a friend recommend a moving company and refer me to the owner directly would carry some measure of protection. I thought wrong. I hate to say it, but this is one area where a little government analysis might be a good idea. Still waiting on that computer though. They may get the last laugh yet. pkim: Indeed. If only my roots could get past the permafrost.

graydon: So I’ve heard. The stories have been well-told and discussed on national news programs. I just assumed that having a friend recommend a moving company and refer me to the owner directly would carry some measure of protection. I thought wrong.

I hate to say it, but this is one area where a little government analysis might be a good idea. Still waiting on that computer though. They may get the last laugh yet.

]]> By: graydon http://n3wb.com/boolean/archives/2008/03/monctonia/comment-page-1/#comment-50380 graydon Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:27:19 +0000 http://n3wb.com/boolean/archives/2008/03/monctonia/#comment-50380 As far as I know, distance movers do this every time. The ones who moved us out here held our stuff hostage too, and charged us 2.5x the initial quote, claiming that it was merely a guess. Others have related the same story so many times now that I assume it is simply the standard business model. As far as I know, distance movers do this every time.

The ones who moved us out here held our stuff hostage too, and charged us 2.5x the initial quote, claiming that it was merely a guess.

Others have related the same story so many times now that I assume it is simply the standard business model.

]]> By: pkim http://n3wb.com/boolean/archives/2008/03/monctonia/comment-page-1/#comment-50369 pkim Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:50:16 +0000 http://n3wb.com/boolean/archives/2008/03/monctonia/#comment-50369 ugggh - sorry to hear that. on the plus side, you're done and you can start planting roots. ugggh - sorry to hear that. on the plus side, you’re done and you can start planting roots.

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