tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post1945876235247530178..comments2024-03-28T23:57:50.103-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: The joys of packing to movePeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-7794912056218713002015-12-03T03:42:57.116-06:002015-12-03T03:42:57.116-06:00Ahhh, yes, e-books. Like when my phone went tits u...Ahhh, yes, e-books. Like when my phone went tits up, and shifting data to the new phone somehow didn't include the paid-for kindles. (Sigh) they're gone, can't find em to replace, and can't afford to now, anyhoo. Ain't modern life grand?JohninMd.(Help?!??)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-3683116672815750412015-12-02T15:45:02.380-06:002015-12-02T15:45:02.380-06:00Great posting here. I think George Carlin hits it ...Great posting here. I think George Carlin hits it dead center here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvgN5gCuLacLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14860342410219012525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-67853823130581704502015-12-02T14:01:57.421-06:002015-12-02T14:01:57.421-06:00Do I notice a mild case of compulsive hoarding? ...Do I notice a mild case of compulsive hoarding? :-)hdemandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498596685662877804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-31414441307701457782015-12-02T11:39:04.277-06:002015-12-02T11:39:04.277-06:00In Michigan we had a house with a room in the base...In Michigan we had a house with a room in the basement that came to be used exclusively for 'stuff.' Don't know how I let that happen, but when we moved to California it was time to pay the piper. A whole room full, and I was the one crying "Stuff!" I mostly prevailed and gave or threw away maybe half a ton of stuff. The rest, alas, went west and was never used.Joelhttp://joelsgulch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-54391799464210748412015-12-02T09:19:11.043-06:002015-12-02T09:19:11.043-06:00While I wouldn't mind more 8 mm Mauser, I'...While I wouldn't mind more 8 mm Mauser, I'm sure it would be more effective to give it to somebody local and save shipping.<br />I agree with the above comment on tools; make sure you have at least a basic tool set in each car. It will be a big help when you break down; I've changed belts and alternators along the road, tightened up a number of things, provided tools for other people with car problems, and ran out to my car to get a tool to fix a problem when visiting at a friends house. <br />For the tools you are going to get rid of, you could look for a local charity or tech school to give them to. either for regifting to the needy or for internal use (maintenance, renovation, Habitat type home building, etc).<br />I'm trying to decide what to do with several boxes of outdated computer equipment - I can't get trash pickup where I live and the local dump is close but a royal pain to deal with. Jonathan Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476185257203343474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-2175790960335214642015-12-02T07:03:17.891-06:002015-12-02T07:03:17.891-06:00Where in TX are you going to be?Where in TX are you going to be?Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06822829608903050895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-33834569884309107292015-12-02T06:44:19.783-06:002015-12-02T06:44:19.783-06:00While I managed several overseas moves, all about ...While I managed several overseas moves, all about five years apart, with only one shipped box (books) and what I could take on a commercial airplane without paying extra...the same could not be said of my family home.<br />After six generations who never moved out (but in boxes themselves) and the accumulated boxes from family members returning things to the family... I don't think we could move. We could leave, but that is a rather different thing.<br />In any event, I hope it all goes smoothly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-49809876383116002012015-12-02T00:18:21.976-06:002015-12-02T00:18:21.976-06:00I don't envy you.I don't envy you.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-9467861256907080022015-12-01T23:38:16.144-06:002015-12-01T23:38:16.144-06:00Uggh. I don't envy you. My father was career...Uggh. I don't envy you. My father was career US Navy, so we moved every 2-3 years with a weight allowance (and large payments for overages). That kept things pared down. But I'm a bookworm, and I just do enjoy paper. I think we've kept it down to 5.5-7 bookcases, but it's rough. I do regret getting rid of Enc. Britannica, if only because there've been a few times I wanted to look something up, but the power was down... If you've a large enough bathroom (and well enough ventilated to prevent humidity damage), and are a sufficiently bookish person, pulling a volume at random and reading is fun, at least until your legs go numb from sitting on the pot. Yeah, I'm a bit weird, but so's my wife and a couple other people I know.<br /><br />I guess I need to get a solar charger to use on my Kindle, huh? But Kindles are only really good for fiction. For informative technical, engineering, or history, nothing beats a high-quality print edition that can't be pulled back by the publisher, and is available at any time, no matter what. Even if kerosene lantern is the only lighting source.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296988746956477216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-60084171241832315792015-12-01T22:44:51.839-06:002015-12-01T22:44:51.839-06:00Calibre is a good organizer for ebooks, and really...Calibre is a good organizer for ebooks, and really any scanned document if you set your library up right. It will back up the Kindle locally, and automate "side-loading" books or documents you get through other channels. You just need to check over the metadata for books you add to the library to be sure the author's name and title are correct and in their proper places.RustyGunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607539523531544524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-49632524615278330132015-12-01T22:13:45.197-06:002015-12-01T22:13:45.197-06:00I feel your pain. The Raptor Clan went through the...I feel your pain. The Raptor Clan went through the same thing this past June. Our mover said we were something like 800lbs short of the limit for our trailer, and they'd sent out their largest size.<br /><br />Part of the problem was that both Mama and Papa Raptor are firstborns, which meant they inherited all the old junk from their parents, aunts, and uncles. Coming up on six months later and our attic and basement are <i>still</i> full of unpacked and half-unpacked boxes.Raptorhttp://raptorsnest.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-34405103395906319362015-12-01T21:40:11.821-06:002015-12-01T21:40:11.821-06:00Before you 'toss' those extra tools: Is th...Before you 'toss' those extra tools: Is there a set in each vehicle? If not; why not?Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530748998376076224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-51706452494439159962015-12-01T21:30:13.915-06:002015-12-01T21:30:13.915-06:00I feel your pain. We're getting ready to move...I feel your pain. We're getting ready to move back to the US from Africa. We moved here in 22 action packers, and one pallet of surface freight (my tool box for the airplanes). I shudder to look at the pile of -stuff- we need to sort through to move back. Gonna be more than 22 action packers I'm much afraid.Brother Pilotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-65167270605468179312015-12-01T19:01:48.439-06:002015-12-01T19:01:48.439-06:00Interesting subject, "stuff". My take- ...Interesting subject, "stuff". My take- <br /> <br /> If it is a tool, it usually gets kept- never know when it may come in handy. When it does, it may save an immense amount of hassle. Assuming it can be found... That means tool chests.<br /> Disclaimer- I earn my living with tools, so for me, it is a survival thing.<br /><br /> These days, the books I buy to keep are almost always reference works of one sort or another- fiction can come and go. However, and I don't know if this was true in Africa, up north every guides cabin was crammed with books to help get through the long winters. I saw the largest collection of National Geographics I have ever seen in a cabin in Arctic Village or Barter Island or somewhere up there. <br /> <br /> The thing that amazes me is to go to some "thrift" stores, and see the sea of useless chinese plastic ,glass and clay trinkets that apparently someone, sometime, thought was a good idea to stuff their home with. Like William Morris said, "keep nothing that is not either useful or beautiful in your home," or words to that effect. <br /><br /><br />ravennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-51261714816840733292015-12-01T18:54:00.925-06:002015-12-01T18:54:00.925-06:00I got a Yugo Mauser that HATES Turkish surplus 7.9...I got a Yugo Mauser that HATES Turkish surplus 7.92x57.<br /><br />MCmostly cajunhttp://mostlycajun.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-48985633551303590382015-12-01T18:27:40.158-06:002015-12-01T18:27:40.158-06:00My wife was a military brat, and loved that part o...My wife was a military brat, and loved that part of moving - the chance to weed through stuff you didn't need. When we went FT on the road and de-stuffed, it was excruciating. Bob Muellerhttp://www.bobmuellerwriter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-1965007474360523682015-12-01T17:54:13.075-06:002015-12-01T17:54:13.075-06:00In 2000 I went to work for the State Department an...In 2000 I went to work for the State Department and was moved to my first overseas post. The moving company packed out 63 boxes to move us. Five years later we were moved back to the states. It took 181 boxes(some of which still haven't been unpacked) to move our stuff back. 0007noreply@blogger.com