Background: Tim needed to move his stuff out of his storage facility before the end of August.
Problems:
1. No truck,
2. no time,
3. no money,
4. no where to put the stuff,
5. Wrong size trailer hitch and a rusted-shut pin!
6. Torrential Rain
7. 90 degree plus weather
Solutions:
1. Genesis the Church lent us their crazy Dodge Ram (I think it actually had been rammed a few times)
1. Genesis the Church lent us their crazy Dodge Ram (I think it actually had been rammed a few times)
2. We made time
3. UHaul trailers cost a lot less than their moving vans - sweat equity is cheap!
4. Our friend Alli has an empty basement
5. Leverage is beautiful - we managed to bypass the lock and actually remove the wrong size ball and replace it with the right size using various instruments/bars/hammer/wrenches from tracysbluehouse garage!
6. We got wet - very wet
7. We were hot - very hot
Tim: "Hmm - rain was not in my plan"
"Two girls and a boy are going to move all of this stuff in this truck and a uhaul - in the rain?"
"I wish my sister would stop looking back and saying 'good news the trailer is still attached' and 'Tim - I think I heard a noise' and 'Tim - don't the tires look like they are about to explode'"
"All the furniture in the back of the truck"
"Ta-da - we're hot and hungry - but the stuff is all in the truck"
Tracy: "Hey Tim - doesn't that tire look like it's bulging?"
A few hours later . . . we drove from Lansing to Royal Oak (55 mph!) to Alli's house!
There are exactly 10 stairs from the first floor to the basement. We didn't trip once!
But alas - the stuff has found it's home - at least temporarily!
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