Well, we meet again after many, many days of non-blogging! I am back with a vengenance - no stone will be left un-turned and all topics are on the table. First up on the list is my trip from Seattle to Nashua. This long journey began the morning of Monday, 1/23 and commenced with our arrival in Nashua on Friday 1/27 @ approx 5pm local time - that is 2pm for you on the West Coast. Here is a general outline of how things went for my dad and I (Pic attached is us today at the infamous Logan Airport in Boston -departure place of one loathesome piece of shit - Mohammad Atta):
Mon 1/23: I arise after a fitful night of sleep at 6am. I have asked Bekins to show up at 8am, so I figure this is enough time for one last Starbsucks run, shower and load my car. Apparently being "on time" is not part of the customer service stragety at Bekins. I give it to 9am, as I am trying to be flexible, and then call to track these people down. I get put on hold for a few, then told the guys are running late to due heavy traffic and un-named "issues" - I'm like "HUH"?? At that very moment I am watching the traffic report on TV and all freeways are green, which means smooth sailing. My guess - I'm dealing with some hungover guys who just celebrated the Hawks making it to the Superbowl!! If that was the case and they were honest with me, I could have gone with that, but the mysterious "issues" doesn't work for me. I am told they will be there by 10:30am! ugh.... I could have slept for an extra hour! Once these yahoos show up, they move FAST! So fast that I'm sure my stuff will get broken...ML is very nervous watching them. I am convinced that hiring movers has turned into a debacle big time. I am finally out the door by 1:45pm, after doing a very quick walk-thru with my bldg mgmt. Sounds like I will actually get most of my deposit back, which is a huge surprise, as usually I get screwed out of these somehow. I race down to Southcenter, my car so loaded down I cannot see out of the back or right mirrors -yikes! I am so frazzled at this point I leave Seattle in my dust and have no time to feel sad or melancholy....all I want to do it meet my parents and get my dad in the car so we can hit I-90.... We manage to get on the road close to3pm. I get us out of the metro area and to Ellensburg, WA safely. We grab a bite here at the oh-so-healthy, but pocketbook-friendly BK -the first of many fast food stops which will wreak havoc on my body later in the trip (more juicy details on that later in the blog - bet you can't wait!).....My dad takes over the drivers seat from Ellensburg. It is smooth sailing all the way thru to Spokane. I am disappointed I am hitting Spokane at night, as I haven't been there since I was 4 yrs old. I am very impressed with Spokane. If R landed a job there, I would be thrilled...
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