Having to move and I dislike moving....

Been renting the same house for 20 years.

Owner didn't pay his mortgae, so the place got foreclosed on and we have to move...

I do not like to move, which is why we've been in this house so long.

Do you have any idea how much unnessary crap you can accumulate in 20 years? I've been to the dump three times already with full loads, and it looks like I got at least another three or so to go...

Did I mention I don't like to move.

The point of this is that today is 'move the computer/TVs and Phone' day because the cable guy (hopefull it will be Larry, I could use a laugh about now) is coming to the new place tomorrow and needs the stuff in place so he can hook it all up again. So the 'puter will be down for a couple of days.

That will deprive all of you briefly of my wit and wisdom, and for that I am truly sorry. I expect you all will survive this.

Probably should have posted this under the 'laughs' thread....someday the whole thing will be funny.

I do so hate to move.

:)

Buddy

I hear ya, Buddy! Good luck with the move!

Jeff

Buddy, When that happened to me I bought the house so I wouldnt have to move. I hope you get Larry the cable guy and not that freak Jim Carey. Good luck. Jim

Buddy,

Look at it as an early 'spring cleaning'.

I hope you ran a credit check on the new landlord to ensure you want be moving anytime soon. ;)

Best wishes on the new place.

You rented the same place for 20 years!?!?! Wow! Why not just buy the place?

if it makes you feel any better, we moved every two or three years and found that the 10,000 mile moves were a cinch, so were the 4,000 mile moves. the worst was the last, only 8 miles, though one of the ones before that, only 6 miles, was a close second. the reason is that it is a whole lot easier to throw/give away and sell stuff when your moving r-e-a-l-l-y far away because you know life will probably be different. when you only move a little way and keep the same dentist and supermarket and dry cleaner, you hate to get rid of stuff because it just might come in handy...

yes, of course, if it didn't come in handy in the last 20 years, it won't now, but You Never Know, Do You?

Prayers and Best Wishes, esp. re internet/cable.

It may not be funny now, but two years from now you'll look back on this, laugh nervously, and quickly change the subject.

Even with the long moves, all our junk seemed to stick to us like trout to cold water. We keep adding to the piles, though. What a shame none of our junk is worth anything!

Did we miss the garage sale? You know you need to thin out those extra rod and reels they are such a pain to pack.

Seriously, moving is a bigger pain everytime, probably because we have accumulated more stuff. We now have a 2,000+ sq. ft. basement and the STUFF has expanded since we moved here. Of course, we also have a lot of the kids' stuff stored down here too. I have a friend who is a retired NFL player/coach (Jim "Gummy" Carr), he and his wife are now in their 14th house and lived in 13 different apartments. His wife always did the move as Jim had gone on to start the new job. Last move up to Indy to be close to family, Jim was totally lost on what to do to help with the move. For the PA gang, Jim was a safety on the 1960 Eagle's team, if you see the end of the championship game he and then Bederack hit Jim Taylor on the last play to win the game.

Sorry Buddy didn't mean to hijack the thread, good luck with the move, if I were in the hood I would volunteer to help out.

You think you have junk? My wife has lived in this house for 33 years. The only lady of the house this house has ever known. I have lived here for 26 years. We raised 6 kids in this house and parts of several grandkids. We could open our own Goodwill Store.

I hate to move, too. We have stayed here because the thought of moving scares the he!! out of us! You have my heartfelt sympathy.

Nooooooo!!! Buddy!! find a library some where!! We can't be without you! LOL

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Originally Posted by jimsnarocks

Buddy, When that happened to me I bought the house so I wouldnt have to move. I hope you get Larry the cable guy and not that freak Jim Carey. Good luck. Jim

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Oh, so that is how you are supposed to do it. We bought and sold 3 houses in the past 12 years. Now in number 4. We kept making money on them so we kept buying and selling. We are here for awhile now until the housing market improves at least.

Good luck with your move buddy.

After getting out of the Air Force, the first two houses we rented got sold out from under us and luckily with the renters laws in VT the new owners got to wait 90 days for us to move out. I had box's from when I got out that I hadn't gone through. the last move we went through everything!!!!!!! and if we hadn't used it within the last 2 years it went in the yard sale, planned it great 3 weekends in a row with new stuff every time.

I truly couldn't believe how much crap we had sitting around in box's and it really cleaned everything out. course my wife wish's I would have gotten rid of some fishing stuff but that wasn't happening.

I gotta say though if the guys bank had offered a good enough deal to take over the guys mortage at a reduced rate and decent payment I'd have gone for it. 20 years you must have liked the house.

Good Luck!!!!!!!!!

Buddy,

Just like Fatman, I moved numerous times while in the military, and a few times while at each location. The worst was just like your situation - was renting a home through a Realtor, who found out that the owners were not paying their mortgage, so the Realtor was keeping our rent. ( called a strawman ) We had come back from vacation to find a sheriffs notice on our door. We moved from Henderson Nv. to Boulder City NV. using our 2 jeeps to shuttle our entire household in one weekend! And the real kick in the head, was that the Realtor skipped out with our deposits. We were offered the option to buy the house, but at that point just wanted to get the heck out of there! Good luck with your situation. An option to buy (as Fatman stated) might be workable for you.

Best regards, Dave S.

Buddy,
Sorry you have to uproot and move, it can be a trying experience.
I recently had the opportunity to help someone else move, I learned a few valuable lessons.
They were an elderly couple who had spent the last 35 years in the same house, the first 30 years of their married life
they had spent traveling the world while in the Air Force. This time they were down sizing to a retirement home.
They had never thrown anything out, including things from their kid's, stuff they had inherited from their parents and other relatives.
It took seven weeks to complete the move, and lots of tears.
Everything had a story and a memory attached to it, I think that is why it took so long,we had to discuss the disposition of things that wouldn't fit into the new house. I have become the recipient of family heirlooms and the memories that go with them, plus I am storing things for other family members until they can pick them up. All in all, it has been a wonderful time. I became closer to my Aunt and Uncle and learned things about my family I never knew.
Yes, moving can be problematic but, it can also be a wonderful opportunity.
Hope all goes well with the move.
Chris

Does anyone like it?

Well...if you are moving to another state, for example, you can always hope the fishing is better there. It takes awhile to learn all the new good places to fish, but that's part of the fun!

moved 12 times in the last 22 years, also due to military duties. Each time I disliked the moving process more- although we were happy to get the hell out of a few places. Renting the same place for 20 years though? Holy Crap.

FishDog- your story is interesting, I lived in Boulder City Nv '92-96... now I'm just down the river a piece from you.

I have been living in the same house with he same woman for 30 years, and she has not thrown me out, and I have not thrown her out either (although there were some close calls in those 30 years)!

As for "Stuff" I have a "Three Year Rule", if I have not worn it, sat on it, read it, used it, or even though about it in three years, it is "Out Of Here!"

Books get dropped in the Library Night-time deposit slot, with a nice anonymous note saying either add it to your collection or sell it at the next Library Book Sale.

Large Items get put at curb-side with the word "FREE" normally they are gone in less than 20 minutes (record was 15 seconds for a swing set)!

Clothing goes to the the "Savers" who fund the Military Veterans that have been awarded "Purple Hearts"!

I have a really nice "Band Saw" on permanent loan (I do not sell things to friends), so if I ever will have a need for a Band Saw, I know where mine is (which means it is not in my house anymore take up space)!

A fly rod that I repaired for my wife's uncle, is not on long term loan to a fly angler who is an instructor with the FFF, who really liked the action of the St.Croix 7 wt Fiberglass fly rod. It is understood if the family wants it back that it will come back!

In Minnesota we do not take things to the dump, just about everything go to the "Recycle Centers", that includes just about everything!

When my time spent above ground is done, I have ear-marked where most of my stuff will find new homes! ~Parnelli

My 62nd birthday, is February 9th, and on the 10th I will start my 63rd year on this planet (called Earth), as it circles the "Sun" as our "Solar System" rotates in the "Milky Way" Galaxy, that also rotates around the Universe! ~Parnelli

As far as my life has gone so far, I am just along for the ride! Just hoping that my transfer ticket gets punched for my next destination!

Actually bobbyg, I would move again in a heart beat!!

jszymczyk - ( do you want to buy a vowel! LOL!!!) Be careful down there in central Pa. There's a character living down that way, that has this thing with rockets! Right!, Nighthawk???

Best regards, Dave S.

Buddy,
Forget the move. Contact the bank that held the mortgage about a possible sale. IF NOT TOO LATE, you could simply take over the mortgage obligation which may not be more than the rent you,ve been paying.

Mark

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Originally Posted by fishdog54

Actually bobbyg, I would move again in a heart beat!!

Best regards, Dave S.

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Wow.....a man among movers! I'm impressed!

bobbyg,

I haven't moved in 14 years now. Movin's in my blood. I come from a long line of movers. I hear my original family moved out of Africa. Every time I see the geese movin, I feel like I'm missing something! Well, I guess I'll be movin on with this post!!!

Best regards, Dave S.

Buddy,

That's a rotten thing to have happen. I know of others where that same thing has happened. It's a terrible situation. Very sorry you have to go through that. Hope your move goes quickly and smoothly.