It's moving week.......

brettw22
brettw22 Posts: 7,623
edited April 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
Well, Wednesday will be the day I head off to Chicago in a 26' U-Haul with my car on a platform behind it.

If people had reason to fear with me behind them in just my car, wait till they experience me behind the wheel of a big truck..... :p

Ultimately, there was no reason to clean my apartment like I was tormenting over a few months ago, because it now looks worse than it did even then.

Tomorrow will be loading day to get everything outta the apartment and storage unit, and the trek begins on Wed morning.

I hope all my $hit fits.......lol.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,731
    edited July 2005
    I hate to tell you this, but those rental trucks have a road speed governor. Damn thing is a safety hazard. Maybe you'll get lucky like me when I drove one from Texas to CA. About halfway, the governor broke.......zoom zoom! :D
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited July 2005
    GL.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited July 2005
    ditto


    (assuming, of course, that 'GL' means good luck....)
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited July 2005
    Best wishes for the future Brett it's a big move. All in all Chicago is a nice city, for me it has always gave off as a nice place to live.

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  • swerve
    swerve Posts: 1,862
    edited July 2005
    Good luck.

    Illinois is cool... we do that dirty dirty midwest thing up here some come prepared. especially in chicago... you'll meet people who don't even know other places exist.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited July 2005
    brettw22 - welcome to Chicago. I work in Schaumburg, live outside the metro in Belvidere. I don't know what your schedule is, but I have most of this weekend open and if you need some help getting unloaded, pm me and I will give you my cell#. Unfortunately next week I have to head for the UK for a week of hell, errr I mean meetings;)
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited July 2005
    After seeing the pictues of your apartment, packing up and moving to a new city probaby is easier than trying to clean it up. Whatever won't fit in the truck, call the salvation army to come and pick it up or shovel into a dumpster. It might even be worth losing you securty deposit just to leave it there for the lanlord to deal with. :D
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
    edited July 2005
    So sad........people are mean to me even after all the kindness I've been spouting lately.......lol.

    I'm about to start piling things in boxes just to get them ready for this whole thing......

    DKG, thank you very much for the offer. I've got a friend of mine that's flying out here to drive with me and he's going to help unload and get me semi-situated. One of these days when the place is all put together I'll let y'all know. Have fun in the UK. I'd rather (at this point) do international traveling than the type that I'm always doing now.....oh well.
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  • LiquidSound
    LiquidSound Posts: 1,261
    edited July 2005
    "Moving Week" That's worse than "Shark Week"

    Got 14 moves under my belt in my ripe old age of 26. Which isn't too bad, I know people with more moves than years of age.
    Good luck man. Protect everything.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited July 2005
    Good luck Brett.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,203
    edited July 2005
    Brett,

    Good Luck with the drive, at least you don’t have to drive through a hurricane to get here. Welcome to the Midwest where the mosquitoes are as big as your fist. Actually since it’s been so dry they haven’t been a problem this year. I live in Rockford which about an hour or so from DT Chicago. Hope you enjoy it here. If you meet some **** please don’t judge us all by those people!! LOL.

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  • swerve
    swerve Posts: 1,862
    edited July 2005
    the mosquitoes aren't that large... i;d be more worried about the scandanavian eye snatcher. the thing is a beast especially down by the riverfront after dusk...
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited July 2005
    My favorite pizza place in the whole country is there: Giordano's
    Never Forget
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited July 2005
    HAS ANYONE WARNED CHICAGO YET!

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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited July 2005
    Take care brother, you're gonna miss AZ.
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
    edited July 2005
    Actually that's part of the reason I'm moving.......after 7.5 years, I have virtually zero attachment to this place.....

    Come winter I'm sure I'll be crying though.......lol
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,203
    edited July 2005
    Originally posted by PolkThug
    My favorite pizza place in the whole country is there: Giordano's

    That right up there, thank god we have one here in Rockford…….but

    The original Gino’s is still my favorite!!!
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,203
    edited July 2005
    Brett, I may have missed it, but where are you going to end up residing?
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited July 2005
    hope your trip goes smooth. Say hi to Oprah for me. :p
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited July 2005
    heiny9 - didn't realize you were right next door! I live in Belvidere when I am in IL, which now a days is about 3 weeks every month.
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  • swerve
    swerve Posts: 1,862
    edited July 2005
    We are going to have an Illinois gathering... right??? RIGHT?
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,511
    edited July 2005
    Originally posted by danger boy
    hope your trip goes smooth. Say hi to Oprah for me. :p

    That neighborhood ain't so bad since the United Center opened and the condos were built. You can wait in line for Oprah without being solicited by some gal lifting her skirt saying "Yo, baby."
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,511
    edited July 2005
    Lots of Illinois folks here at CP. The winterrs have been mild. Kinda overdue for a killer one...they say it will happen this year.:D

    Welcome, brettw22. Hope you enjoy your stay.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited July 2005
    Swerve - maybe we should rent a van for the trip to the Polk fest at HQ?
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,511
    edited July 2005
    Originally posted by dkg999
    Swerve - maybe we should rent a van for the trip to the Polk fest at HQ?

    Coach bus, with a bar.:D
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,203
    edited July 2005
    Originally posted by dkg999
    Swerve - maybe we should rent a van for the trip to the Polk fest at HQ?

    Dkg999, howdy neighbor!!! Sounds like a road trip to me. Where can we find a party coach bus with a Polk system in it?

    H9
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
    edited July 2005
    Holy hell........

    Been loading a truck for the better part of 16 hours and apparently I WILL fill a 26' truck.......that's effin ridiculous......

    I still have a big bed and couch, plus boxes of the small stuff (that'll kill ya) before I'm out..........

    NEVER again am I moving myself.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited July 2005
    it's all those Polk speakers you been hording over the years. ;)

    once loaded.. then what. like a three day drive or something? Yikes!
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
    edited July 2005
    Those speakers will probably find a perm home in Chicago.....I will be selling off a LOT of stuff once I get there......i'm almost nervous that the rest of my stuff is going to be a tight fit.......that's insane......

    Yes, it's about 3 days driving, then another to unpack everything and then maybe a month or two to organize all that crap.
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
    edited July 2005
    Well, I arrived in a little over 36 hours from leaving home to arriving in Chicago. I had all of maybe 2 days (the weekend) to semi-organize things, and now I get to go to Southern IL for the week on business.

    I have things somewhat put together, but the staging process is a brutal one.

    I dont' have internet yet from home, and won't until the weekend but will probably check from the road.

    Have fun y'all......
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