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Moving Advice Needed - U-haul trailer or moving company?

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BumbleBeeBoogie
 
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Mon 2 Mar, 2009 10:57 am
@BumbleBeeBoogie,
Butrflynet called me at 8:30 am Monday to say she was going to drive as far as Deming today and complete the drive to Albuquerque tomorrow.

Dyslexia called her early this morning to recommend that she proceed from Phoenix on freeway #17, which would reduce the driving by several hours. But she was already on the road and couldn't reach #17 from where she was.

BBB
ossobuco
 
  1  
Mon 2 Mar, 2009 11:29 am
@BumbleBeeBoogie,
Hope Butrflynet got a good rest in Phoenix.
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BumbleBeeBoogie
 
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Mon 2 Mar, 2009 07:05 pm
Butrflynet decided to drive all the way to Albuquerque today Monday. I waiting for her to arrive as I type.

BBB
mysteryman
 
  1  
Mon 2 Mar, 2009 07:12 pm
@BumbleBeeBoogie,
Let us know as soon as she arrives, please.
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JTT
 
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Mon 2 Mar, 2009 07:25 pm
@BumbleBeeBoogie,
Byyyy the time she makes Albuquerque BBB will have dinner on,

She'll stop as she hears BFN call out loud,

But they'll both just let that phone keep on ringin' ... off the wall, ... that's all, ....
CalamityJane
 
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Mon 2 Mar, 2009 08:05 pm
@JTT,


Well, it's a pretty straight forward ride - just after Gallup it gets a bit hilly,
but otherwise Butrflynet shouldn't have any problems driving (unless it
snows somewhere).
dyslexia
 
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Mon 2 Mar, 2009 08:09 pm
@CalamityJane,
not coming via Gallup, coming up from the south on I-25
CalamityJane
 
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Mon 2 Mar, 2009 08:13 pm
@dyslexia,
Oh, how come? It will take her so much longer this way - or is this the scenic
route?
mysteryman
 
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Mon 2 Mar, 2009 08:16 pm
@CalamityJane,
Gallup is on I-40, not I-10.
Gallup is quite a bit north and west of Deming.
CalamityJane
 
  1  
Mon 2 Mar, 2009 08:21 pm
@mysteryman,
I know that Gallup is on I-40, mysteryman - I assumed Buttrflynt took I-40
as it is much faster going to ABQ then going I-10 to Tucson and come up I-25
to ABQ.

mysteryman
 
  1  
Mon 2 Mar, 2009 08:22 pm
@CalamityJane,
No, she took I-10 out of Ca, because it was an easier route, albeit about 300 miles longer.
CalamityJane
 
  1  
Mon 2 Mar, 2009 08:28 pm
@mysteryman,
I've driven both routes and one (I-40) with a truck and pulling our car, as
we were moving to CA from NY - going up 17 and then straight I-40 is pretty
easy actually - 300 miles is quite a bit longer.

Well, no sense in rerouting her, she's on her way to ABQ regardless Very Happy
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dyslexia
 
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Mon 2 Mar, 2009 08:32 pm
@CalamityJane,
CalamityJane wrote:

I know that Gallup is on I-40, mysteryman - I assumed Buttrflynt took I-40
as it is much faster going to ABQ then going I-10 to Tucson and come up I-25
to ABQ.


it was mostly a question of unknown weather conditions as this is march 2, I-10 was considered the safest route.
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CalamityJane
 
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Mon 2 Mar, 2009 08:33 pm
Oh okay, I understand now.
dyslexia
 
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Mon 2 Mar, 2009 08:38 pm
@CalamityJane,
CalamityJane wrote:

Oh okay, I understand now.
2nd consideration, going route 17 from Phoenix to Flagstaff is going UP about 6,000 ft (long steep drive) whereas I-10 is gradual incline of about 4,ooo ft.
dyslexia
 
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Mon 2 Mar, 2009 08:42 pm
@dyslexia,
I called Btrfly this a.m. 7;30 suggesting the flagstaff route as the weather is close to perfect but she was already heading towards Tucson and didn't want to backtrack.
CalamityJane
 
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Mon 2 Mar, 2009 08:53 pm
@dyslexia,
Yeah that would have been silly to drive back to Phoenix. She'll be in ABQ
soon anyway - tired I am sure!
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BumbleBeeBoogie
 
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Mon 2 Mar, 2009 09:52 pm
BUTRFLYNET JUST ARRIVED AT HER NEW HOME!

She is in the bathroom peeing. Taking off her shoes. About to introduce her to Dolly and Maddy.

BBB
ehBeth
 
  1  
Mon 2 Mar, 2009 10:12 pm
@BumbleBeeBoogie,
It's good to hear she's made it to Abq.

Now she can settle in and get things started on her new life.
ossobuco
 
  1  
Mon 2 Mar, 2009 10:19 pm
@ehBeth,
Good.
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