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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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The necessary evil known as a house move may soon be upon me.
In my infinite wisdom I've decided to sell up and move closer to my mother ... seen what I want to buy but busy prepping this place for selling.
I'm camping out in my own home while it's being painted and papered and odd jobs done.
I've already got arguments over who gets which room and how many. Family all wanting B&B for a weekend here and there ,and I haven't even sold on this or bought the other bloody house yet!!!! 
Come on you lot, share with us your packing, decorating and moving disasters.
May make things a bit more bearable for me hearing/reading the grimmest tales .... reward for the best? a dedicated paint roller. |
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"Having to move within a week in January I thought I was losing the plot then 
OMG I'd need longer to pack all my shoes. xx"
Got illegally kicked out of my flat on New Year's Eve....found my new house on the 2nd and moved in on the oh and moved in on the 17th so about 2 weeks but it was a fucking nightmare |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"with my paintings and my clothes, moving is the one thing that can put me over the edge....
good luck  "
Thank you think I'm due some good luck. x
You would need a squad of guys packing for just your art works .... make them young and good looking I may offer to help you. |
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By *iewMan
over a year ago
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"with my paintings and my clothes, moving is the one thing that can put me over the edge....
good luck
Thank you think I'm due some good luck. x
You would need a squad of guys packing for just your art works .... make them young and good looking I may offer to help you. "
deal |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Having to move within a week in January I thought I was losing the plot then
OMG I'd need longer to pack all my shoes. xx
Got illegally kicked out of my flat on New Year's Eve....found my new house on the 2nd and moved in on the oh and moved in on the 17th so about 2 weeks but it was a fucking nightmare "
That sounds really heartless of your landlord to give you such short notice to quit and at that time of year.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Having to move from a four bed house in Shropshire to a two bed house in Kent within the space of two weeks!
Very very stressful and had to decide what to take and what to leave/give away.
I hate house moving |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Having to move from a four bed house in Shropshire to a two bed house in Kent within the space of two weeks!
Very very stressful and had to decide what to take and what to leave/give away.
I hate house moving "
My last move was similar, from a five bed to this tiny two bed and I was really ill. It was November and that's about all I remember of the move.
Fingers crossed it's to a bigger place this next time. xx |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Since we got married we have had fourteen houses.
I was in agriculture and moved about from Denmark to Wales, some jobs lasted between three months and a year and each job came with a house.
Given farming up. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Since we got married we have had fourteen houses.
I was in agriculture and moved about from Denmark to Wales, some jobs lasted between three months and a year and each job came with a house.
Given farming up."
I was in the RAF and did about the same number of house moves, both here and abroad with two young kids playing in the packing boxes ...... no idea how I managed it then and even less idea now! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Since we got married we have had fourteen houses.
I was in agriculture and moved about from Denmark to Wales, some jobs lasted between three months and a year and each job came with a house.
Given farming up.
I was in the RAF and did about the same number of house moves, both here and abroad with two young kids playing in the packing boxes ...... no idea how I managed it then and even less idea now! "
Towards the end family members would become ill or suddenly go on holiday.
Our last move from Pembrokeshire back to Hampshire was just us five as a family with kids ranging from nine to fourteen, it took two trips with a hired 7 1/2 ton lorry and an old army lorry.
We still have stuff in loft that has never been unpacked. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Arggghhh ...... bet you won't want to move again in this lifetime? "
No.
We have had experience helping others as well.
Whilst in Wales a local guy asked if I could use my army lorry to help him move.
Sure I said, I mean how much stuff can a single guy have?.
An utterly unbelievable amount actually.
The guy was a nutter, he would just buy stuff from charity shops in the hope that one day it would have a value.
His rooms had corridors with columns of junk......
It took three of us five days to move his stuff.
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Arggghhh ...... bet you won't want to move again in this lifetime?
No.
We have had experience helping others as well.
Whilst in Wales a local guy asked if I could use my army lorry to help him move.
Sure I said, I mean how much stuff can a single guy have?.
An utterly unbelievable amount actually.
The guy was a nutter, he would just buy stuff from charity shops in the hope that one day it would have a value.
His rooms had corridors with columns of junk......
It took three of us five days to move his stuff.
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..... a hoarder? I've seen the telly programmes, makes my place look normal hahaha. x |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"My ex taking the good stuff to the tip and the rubbish to the new house 
Really! ..... is that one of the reasons he's now an ex? "
No the reason he's a ex is because he's a TWAT lol  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I'm in therapy after the other half moved in. I'm still surrounded by boxes and boiler parts as I type this so I can't help you!
Do you want me to give the local rag and bone man a ring? "
I'm sure she wouldn't be that keen to get rid of her O/H ..... mind you it is Miss tress. |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
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"I'm in therapy after the other half moved in. I'm still surrounded by boxes and boiler parts as I type this so I can't help you!"
Why boiler parts? What happened with the cushion saga?
OP, I don't do moving. I've been here 21 years and have no plans to move unless I win the lottery or get so poor I have to move to Pity Me.
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"you know where I am if you need a hand mrs - me and a friend will be there. xxx"
Cheeries maddy, what is a move without a few friends helping. Fingers crossed it all pans out.  xx |
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It certainly is stressful.
We are buying a house at the moment that we are going to have to completely renovate before we move in. 
We feel your pain! But hopefully it will all be worth it for all of us. Good luck! |
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I think I would have a breakdown if I had to move .. been in this house 35 years.. I had a very upsetting dream about moving a week or so ago and whilst I was relating it next morning I burst into tears.. that is not like me. i will just get this done up.. the skip is on the drive as we speak.  OH is not happy !! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"It certainly is stressful.
We are buying a house at the moment that we are going to have to completely renovate before we move in.
We feel your pain! But hopefully it will all be worth it for all of us. Good luck!"
My partner and I rebuilt our last home from a hole in the ground with four bare walls ........ it's a hard slog but very satisfying knowing you are building it to your own specifications and needs, something as simple as making all the units in the kitchen taller than standard because of my bad back was great. Good luck. xx |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"My last move was so traumatic, with removal van catching fire, to twat solicitors not doing the correct paperwork,, that I will be going out of this house in my coffin"
Oh jeebus I have the removals and solicitors to look forward to ....... hope it goes better than yours did. xx Sorry.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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We sold our flat and moved in to a 3bed house all our budget was gone due to fees but we had help from friends and family to move our goods.
We got the keys started moving in and the first thing we smelt was gas so called the gas man out who condemned our boiler.
It cost us a fair bit to get fixed but also fucked all the upstairs floor boards so they had to be fixed too
Started to find all the other bodge jobs soon after |
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