Most people know the dreaded phone call.
You're sitting around your house on a Tuesday evening, watching some TV, maybe knocking back a couple.
Then you get a phone call.
From a friend you haven't heard in a while.
He asks what you're doing next Saturday.
You have nothing planned, and are a bit intrigued.
You wonder if maybe he's going to be having a party or something.
Maybe that attractive sister of his will show up.
Maybe something even better.
Then you hear those words that made you wish you would have ignored the phone.
Can you help me move next Saturday? Ouch.
Of course, you are obliged to say yes.
And you hope there's going to be some free pizza and beer.
And you hope he's done a good job preparing everything.
In case he hasn't, you can tell him what to do since you are reading this amazingly informative article.
First, he'll need to box everything up in boxes that are the same size.
Tell him not to try and save money by dumpster diving behind the local supermarket.
Go to a moving store, or perhaps the place where he is going to rent his truck, and tell him to box everything up before you get there.
Next, tell him to get one of those automatic lifts for his truck.
That way you won't have to strain to lift anything up into the truck, nor will you risk breaking something (like your back) when you are lowering them out of the truck.
This is an important thing that you shouldn't overlook.
Also, make sure that he gets industrial strength dollies.
Not those flimsy things without any straps or anything.
You need the dollies that have the big platforms on the bottom, as well as the thick straps to wrap around your cargo.
And of course make sure he is getting a one way rental truck.
There's no way you're going to follow him halfway across town just so he could save a few bucks.
No one way rental truck, no dice.
You'd be surprised how many people try and save a few bucks, only to have to ask one of their buddies to follow them back to the rental truck shop when you're done moving everything.
This would be impossible, because after you're done moving everything, then it's time to eat all the free pizza he's going to be buying you.
And make sure he gets plenty of it.
You're sitting around your house on a Tuesday evening, watching some TV, maybe knocking back a couple.
Then you get a phone call.
From a friend you haven't heard in a while.
He asks what you're doing next Saturday.
You have nothing planned, and are a bit intrigued.
You wonder if maybe he's going to be having a party or something.
Maybe that attractive sister of his will show up.
Maybe something even better.
Then you hear those words that made you wish you would have ignored the phone.
Can you help me move next Saturday? Ouch.
Of course, you are obliged to say yes.
And you hope there's going to be some free pizza and beer.
And you hope he's done a good job preparing everything.
In case he hasn't, you can tell him what to do since you are reading this amazingly informative article.
First, he'll need to box everything up in boxes that are the same size.
Tell him not to try and save money by dumpster diving behind the local supermarket.
Go to a moving store, or perhaps the place where he is going to rent his truck, and tell him to box everything up before you get there.
Next, tell him to get one of those automatic lifts for his truck.
That way you won't have to strain to lift anything up into the truck, nor will you risk breaking something (like your back) when you are lowering them out of the truck.
This is an important thing that you shouldn't overlook.
Also, make sure that he gets industrial strength dollies.
Not those flimsy things without any straps or anything.
You need the dollies that have the big platforms on the bottom, as well as the thick straps to wrap around your cargo.
And of course make sure he is getting a one way rental truck.
There's no way you're going to follow him halfway across town just so he could save a few bucks.
No one way rental truck, no dice.
You'd be surprised how many people try and save a few bucks, only to have to ask one of their buddies to follow them back to the rental truck shop when you're done moving everything.
This would be impossible, because after you're done moving everything, then it's time to eat all the free pizza he's going to be buying you.
And make sure he gets plenty of it.
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