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Old 01-28-2011, 07:42 PM
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Ramona Byrd
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Take care of your arm, make sure it is not overly strained.

BUT with movers, you never can tell. Most of my family, me included, have been moved by military movers, and almost ALL of the time we've lost something valuable. My son was moved by the Navy and lost a lot of stuff, including a lot of his childhood Boy Scout medals and other household furnishings, wound up with a very nice foldaway bed sofa, but lost the water bed plastic mattress. One of my brothers was moved by the AF and lost all his wife's gold jewelry she'd collected for many years.

Suggestion..beg, borrow, or rent a cam corder, and stand outside the house where you can see the open part of the truck, and get good pictures of each thing carried out, PLUS the faces of each man who is doing the carrying.

I'm not saying all movers are like that, but do a lot of careful pruning of the stuff you are sending, and what you are taking with you. Wear all your best jewelry and don't leave it in purses or pockets in coats, and be sure to get pictures of your household stuff when it is unloaded.

Do a lot of Internet checking on the correct way to do a move from here to there. And I would put duct tape over my plastic tubs, with perhaps an ink mark along each line of the tape, just to see if it's been removed and put back on.

Take care of yourself and make time for sitting with your arm in it's most comfortable position for at least 15 minutes at a time.
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