The other day, Sandy asked me if the many "colorful" phrases and instances of slang I use when referring to the Moving Biz are particular to the company I work with, or universally accepted in the industry. It's a good question, and one that deserves some examination before we proceed to vocabulary ( Read more... )

So I have a few minutes here in the Wilmington office before I have to go back to work ( Read more... )

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My paperwork this morning informed me that our customer's name was Mary, and that we'd be helping her move her 94-year-old father from a second-story apartment into an assisted living community. I drove to Lexington with my Lithuanian comrade Darius, arriving five minutes early at the apartment complex. A woman in her fifties was waiting for us ( Read more... )

Pretty cool.

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(WARNING: I am going to sound like a 16-year-old artslut in this post ( Read more... )

Why is Gay Marriage bad ( Read more... )

Today was wet and grimy. Nasty day to be moving, especially for such a jerk-face customer ( Read more... )

I'm still getting used to having long working days on a regular basis. It's that time of year again at work, the Busy Season, where the only time I see the sun is when I'm on the clock. I can deal with long days, no problem, but the 5 or 6 day stretches of 12, 13 and 14-hour days force my body to readjust from its winter metabolism abruptly and ( Read more... )

Jamie, do not look ( here. )