Instead of
going sight seeing and enjoying the holiday. It was a packing day for
us.
Knowing that Er would be leaving NY and his apartment soon, we took our time, cooked breakfast in his kitchen and and enjoyed breakfast together in the patio.
Could`t believe that he has spent almost five years in this world famous city. He told us that he would miss all the friends he made here plus the fun things of the city.
Yes, NY City has a lot to offer ! Er and we love all the excitement, the arts and cultural events that take place in this city. We would certainly miss visiting him in Manhattan!
But for now, he needs to focus on the big move.
After breakfast, we spent most of the day packing the things that needed to be sent to Toronto. We went to Staples located around 81st street and bought some banker's boxes and some medium size moving boxes. The staff was very helpful there and they tied everything and made it easy for us to carry them back.
Knowing that Er would be leaving NY and his apartment soon, we took our time, cooked breakfast in his kitchen and and enjoyed breakfast together in the patio.
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| We enjoy having breakfast in Er`s patio while visiting him in Manhattan |
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| NY City - Full of art, culture and excitement! |
Could`t believe that he has spent almost five years in this world famous city. He told us that he would miss all the friends he made here plus the fun things of the city.
Yes, NY City has a lot to offer ! Er and we love all the excitement, the arts and cultural events that take place in this city. We would certainly miss visiting him in Manhattan!
But for now, he needs to focus on the big move.
After breakfast, we spent most of the day packing the things that needed to be sent to Toronto. We went to Staples located around 81st street and bought some banker's boxes and some medium size moving boxes. The staff was very helpful there and they tied everything and made it easy for us to carry them back.
Those
New York brown stone style houses look very pretty outside, but these pre
central air-conditioned houses were very uncomfortable in the summer
heat. It was really hot packing things in the apartment. As we moved around,
beads of sweat kept dripping down our faces; we were drenched in our
perspiration. It must have been near 90 degrees!
It
did not take long for us to fill the 15 boxes with books from the shelves in
the living room. After we opened the door and gave the keys to Christen, we
took the subway and went to Er`s office to help bring back some of his things.
It has
not been easy finding a good moving company for a long distance move! My husband has been calling around and
sending out emails to find quotes.
1.
1. First we
needed to find a credible moving company and talked to them about the move. Not
all companies do long distance move.
2
2. Then we had to give a pretty
detail description about the items to be moved including the number of boxes,
dimensions of certain items etc.
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3. 3. After we received a reasonable quote for the long
distance move to California, we had to decide if we would use this company by
checking the reviews from previous customers.
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4. Our dilemma - For a number of companies which we
wanted to use, the reviews were not good at all! Many of these reviews screamed
out serious warnings to potential
customers to stay away from these moving companies.
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5 5. 15 days before the moving day is needed
to book a moving company for a move.
I really
hope that Er would find a reliable and honest moving company soon!
For
dinner, we ate at The Hummus Place – nice Middle Eastern food restaurant!
After
dinner, we sought refuge from the heat at Star Buck until 11p.m!
R.T.
Day 5,
New York City
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