Saturday, January 3, 2009

Durango Move IN Day

So after the fiasco about the driver worrying his truck would get stuck, guess what happened this morning? Yep, it did. It started snowing this morning and of course, he got stuck trying to make it down the street to our house. Here are just a few of my observations about the whole truck situation:
1. If the driver had left Houston when he was supposed to we would have gotten our things yesterday (when they were promised) on a beautiful, sunny day.
2. I'm not an 18-wheeler driver, but if I was heading to Durango, Colorado I would bring more than 1 (that's right, ONE) tire chain.
3. 18-wheeler drivers are REALLY good at backing up.
While the truck was stuck it was blocking the whole street plus one of our neighbors' driveways. What a great way to start off as the new family on the street. We might as well have put up a sign in our yard saying: "Hey, sorry to block the whole street. And guess what? We also don't eat organic, we don't drive a hybrid, and we voted for McCain!" Actually, everybody was really great about the whole thing. They all told stories about getting stuck when they moved in, and were quick to introduce themselves and come say 'hello'...maybe Duragno isn't so different from Houston after all.
Even with the snow and getting stuck, the day turned out just fine. The truck driver went and bought 2 more tire chains (3 chains for 18 wheels?) but it worked and he was soon unstuck...let the unloading begin!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

What are you doing to that nice quiet neighborhood? No signs, no blocking driveways, no loud barking dogs, no riding 4-wheelers on 3 wheels, no pandemonium AT LEAST on the first day. Maw-Maw

Kristi said...

Glad your stuff finally made it to your new house. Enjoy the snow for us!