Long Wet and Windy Moving Day.

Our Location today is at Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada.

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With the Temperature dipping below the Freezing Mark we also left our Blue Flame Heater running on the lowest setting for the night. Not worrying about what time we needed to get up this morning meant that we were both well relaxed when we went to bed. The long miles of the last Two Days were now behind us and any driving would be just short jaunts. It wasn’t until we started hearing an increase of traffic in the Parking Lot and Voices of other shoppers that we started waking just after 8:00 EDT.

We enjoyed a leisure breakfast but remembered that we didn’t have too much time to waste because we had some moving to do today and there were Strong Winds forecasted for this afternoon. While Kathy secured the Kitchen for travel I did the same with the Bedroom but with a slight change. I started loading our Computers, CPAPs and Medication into the Car because we wouldn’t be sleeping in the Trailer for some time to come.

After giving the Information to last night’s neighbour Ely it was around 9:30 that we left the Walmart parking lot. The 3.2 Miles seemed to happen in the Blink of an Eye for me as I lead the way to Guardian Storage. This is where we used to store our Avalanche when we were just Snowbirds living in the apartment. Still having our Remote it was easy to go in the Rear Gate and find the Site we had recently been assigned.

It only took a couple of minutes to get parked and unhooked. Our next stop was to drop the Truck off by our Climate Controlled Storage Unit before heading up to the Office. Carrol was in today and it only took a few minutes to sign for the Two-Week Trailer Site and the extra Storage Unit to fit our Belongings from the Trailer in.

Back at our Climate Controlled Storage Unit we gathered the Box-Spring, Mattress and Bed-Frame along with a few other things we would be needing for the next Six to Eight Weeks. It took Kathy’s help to bring out the Mattress but then it was a matter of using the Laws of Leverage to toss it on the rear of the Truck. Kathy laughed at the way I tied it down but when I reminded her of the High Winds and Rain we were expecting she appreciated it.

Heading in the direction of Tecumseh the Wind was already starting to increase. With no Vehicles in our Daughter’s Driveway I was able to back up right to the Garage and unload both the Car and Truck before even opening the door. Since the high only reached 43 F (6 C) today I didn’t want to waste their heat.

Due to our Home being sent back to the Factory for an undisclosed amount of time, our daughter Karen offered us the use of the downstairs Game Room to stay in. Once the Bed-Frame was setup Kathy tried to help me bring the Box-Spring downstairs but no matter what we tried it wouldn’t fit. That’s when Kathy suggested using Plywood so we headed to Home Depot.

The closest we could park to the store was halfway across the parking lot. We found the plywood that we needed but had to wait in line to get it trimmed to the size we wanted. As soon as we walked out the door with our purchase the Wind really started blowing and it was starting to Rain. I managed to get it all under the Toneau Cover and we were soon on our way back to Karen’s.

Tyler was there when we arrived and helped me to get the Two Larger Pieces downstairs. When we placed them on the Frame they were too large. The associate had cut them 32” Wide instead of 30”. I needed my saw to trim them and we needed some clothes so we headed back to Guardian Storage.

We stopped to get a few more things from the Climate Controlled Storage Unit then we dropped off the Extra Plywood Strips in the other Unit before going to the Trailer. We spent nearly Two Hours getting clothes and other necessities packed to bring with us. We also enjoyed the Leftover Chinese Food for our supper that Kathy simply heated in the Microwave by using the Inverter. When it was time to pack the Truck, we needed to wear our Rain-Suits in order to keep dry and with the 40 MPH Wind Gusts there was no way we were leaving the slides out on the Trailer.

Greg was home when we backed into the Driveway and helped me get the Mattress downstairs because it had more Flex that the Box-Spring didn’t have. Using our folding tables for nightstands for our CPAP Machines we are now ready for a good night’s sleep in a Warm Non-Moving Building.

We truly appreciate this helpful gesture but we’ll be just as happy when we get our Home on Wheels back. Thanks for following along, feel free to leave a comment. Be Safe and Enjoy!

It’s about time.

Krackers

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