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UHAULing.... in US...




In this blog let me share my experience of shifting home in America...

You have to do the following activities for shifting your home...
1) Buy the card board boxes and pack your stuffs on your own...
2) Rent a truck to shift your stuff from one place to other and you have to drive that truck on your own. That truck is provided by a company called UHAUL.
3) Place all your stuffs inside the truck on your own. So, you have to carry your sofa, bed etc on your own. Therefore, you have to be a body builder to do all these activities. Remember, here there is no human labour to help you out. If you are hiring human labour then be ready to pay a hefty amount.
4) OK... All the stuffs are now packed and placed inside the truck. Now drive the truck on your own.
5) Reach the destination.
6) Unload all the stuffs.... Again on your own...
7) Return the truck to UHAUL (company) and pay the rental...
8) Your shifting is done...

Cool..... That's how you have to live in USA. So, life is very easy here... Is not it???

Hence, if you have not got this UHAULing experience, better experience it.. You'll love it...
Have a nice weekend !!!

Thanks,
Srimaya Rath

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Som said…
a picture speaks a thousand words ... it wud be nice if you post some snaps of the same ...
November 13, 2008 at 11:32 PM
Srimaya Rath said…
Thanks !!! I've added the picture...

-Denny
November 14, 2008 at 1:01 AM
Anonymous said…
Nice blog..but I dont agree with it.Not all people do this activities on there own.Many people hire a shifting company that will give labour and everything else to transfer the things.They charge a modest 250$ if it is within the town.
November 14, 2008 at 12:27 PM
Anonymous said…
$250 mite not be modest to many of us!!!

I totally agree with the blog...this is a place where human value is appreciated the most, when u see from outside, but NOT really!!!

bshree
November 14, 2008 at 1:51 PM
Srimaya Rath said…
Even I also think the same... spending $250.. is a little high...
I don't know what happens to us when we land in US.. suddenly we change our mode to "Saving" mode.. We want to save as much as possible...

Thanks...
November 16, 2008 at 1:25 AM
Unknown said…
Ha ha ha...humm..looks like u had a nice experience..

But one thing I appreciate about the life style of Americans..not only
Americans but the western people is; it teaches you to become self
dependant... You learn everything...And this life style keeps you fit
n fine..and helps you to gain more knowledge...

Your shifting can be taken in other way round... You bought the card
board and you saved money; as you could estimate how many card board
you need for your stuffs and didn't spend unnecessarily...
You packed the stuffs of your own and saved the precious stuff from
breakage. And also the search time as you know where you have packed
what..
You loaded and unloaded the stuffs also drove the truck of your own;
it means you saved a lot of time by not waiting unnecessarily for the
people to do this job..

Now see by doing this job of your own you saved money, time and your
precious stuffs :)

Yeah I understand it's very tough as I've also gone thru this phase
but at the end of the day u will be happy that u did it all alone and
didn't depend on others...
November 21, 2008 at 11:31 AM
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