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Joe J. wrote:

>
> Hope to arrive on October 12th. I've had 3 back surgeries so I'm not much
> good at lifting. We've hired a local company to pack the truck. 3 guys,
> $110 per hour with no minimum. Now if I can find something similar in LV,
> we'll be all set. Any recomendations appreciated.
>

Here in LV, consider day labor. The men can be found outside any plant
store, such as Star Nursery, looking for day work. The going rate is
$80/day per man, plus something to eat for lunch. You pick them up and
return them the same location. Just look in the Yellow Pages or Google
Streets for a plant store, nursery etc. and there will be plenty out
there looking for work.

If you don't speak Spanish, consider using an English to Spanish
translator on your browser to make up a sign to hold up. Such as: 4
Men, all day, $80/man plus lunch. Unloading and carrying furniture into
house. See if at least one of them can speak a little English to aid in
translation. That eliminates any confusion.

As a courtesy, have some bottled water or plastic cups inside the house
so they can have water to drink and be sure to let them know it's OK to
use the bathroom.


--
Nonny

Nonnymus
I'm not who you think I am. I'm not who
I think I am. I am what I think you think I am.

"Marsha L" <ThoseEyes48@gobbledygook.> wrote in message
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> "Joe J." <joejak@> wrote in message
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>> Current house is on the market and no matter what, our move date is Oct.
>> 10. Checked into all the moving options ie Pods, Allied, Upack Go Minis
>> etc and the best solution seems to be for us to rent a 26' Penske diesel
>> truck, hook up a 4 wheels up, car trailer and start driving. My wife and
>> the dog in a trailing 2nd car.
>>
>> Between Craig's List and the moving sale we will be selling off most of
>> our stuff except the bedroom and dining room sets. There is great
>> satisfaction in selling off the snowblower, snow shovels, parkas, boots,
>> and even the riding lawn mower. $2,000 so far on Craig's and the moving
>> sale is next month.
>>
>> Hope to arrive on October 12th. I've had 3 back surgeries so I'm not
>> much good at lifting. We've hired a local company to pack the truck. 3
>> guys, $110 per hour with no minimum. Now if I can find something similar
>> in LV, we'll be all set. Any recomendations appreciated.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Joe J.
>
> I'm glad to hear that things are falling into place so well for you!
>
> I did UPack, and flew out, but my situation was different. There's no way
> I could have driven here from NJ, so that eliminated a lot of options.
> Every contact I've ever had with ABF (they're who UPack is for commercial
> stuff) has been positive. They've bent over backwards to be as helpful as
> they could be, and their pricing is fair.
>
> Depending on what's actually in your yard, you might want to bring that
> blower with you. A leaf blower is pretty much the only way to get "stuff"
> off of rocks. I hadn't planned on bringing mine, but did, and it gets used
> often enough to justify it's being here. It's what the gardeners use too.

You misunderstood, not a leaf blower, a snow-blower!! You know the one that
throws the white stuff that makes November-April suck unless you're a skier.
Hopefully I'll never be back in a climate where I need that ever again.
I never owned a leaf blower and always laughed at the people who did. Maybe
when I get out there I'll change my tune.

Thanks,
Joe J.
>

"Nonnymus" <nobody@cox.net> wrote in message
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> Joe J. wrote:
>
>>
>> Hope to arrive on October 12th. I've had 3 back surgeries so I'm not
>> much good at lifting. We've hired a local company to pack the truck. 3
>> guys, $110 per hour with no minimum. Now if I can find something similar
>> in LV, we'll be all set. Any recomendations appreciated.
>>
>
> Here in LV, consider day labor. The men can be found outside any plant
> store, such as Star Nursery, looking for day work. The going rate is
> $80/day per man, plus something to eat for lunch. You pick them up and
> return them the same location. Just look in the Yellow Pages or Google
> Streets for a plant store, nursery etc. and there will be plenty out there
> looking for work.
>
> If you don't speak Spanish, consider using an English to Spanish
> translator on your browser to make up a sign to hold up. Such as: 4
> Men, all day, $80/man plus lunch. Unloading and carrying furniture into
> house. See if at least one of them can speak a little English to aid in
> translation. That eliminates any confusion.
>
> As a courtesy, have some bottled water or plastic cups inside the house so
> they can have water to drink and be sure to let them know it's OK to use
> the bathroom.
>
>
> --
> Nonny
>
> Nonnymus
> I'm not who you think I am. I'm not who
> I think I am. I am what I think you think I am.

Once again Nonny, thank you. You are a wealth of information!!!

Joe J.

"Marsha L" <ThoseEyes48@gobbledygook.> wrote in message
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> "Joe J." <joejak@> wrote in message
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>> Thanks! In this case the house is only two years old and has been vacant
>> for the last 6 months. It does have a drain pan.
>>
>> Joe J.
>
> The house having been vacant isn't necessarily a good thing when it comes
> to
> the water heater because you know it hasn't been getting drained. Starting
> to do so when you move in might help, but it also might make it worse.
>
> My house was two years old when I bought it, and the water heater failed
> four years later. The "good news" was that it had a few months to go under
> warranty, so I "only" paid the labor to have it replaced. Now I have a
> recurring event on my calendar to drain some water from the tank every two
> months and that's supposed to keep the sediment from building up which is
> what causes a lot of the problems.
>
> Back when it failed, I was told that my draining it might have exacerbated
> the problem, IF the previous owners hadn't been doing it all along. I do
> know that there was a lot of sediment in there every time I drew any water
> off.
>
Thanks Marsha,
Just one more thing to add to my worry list!

Joe J.

On Aug 22, 5:51 am, "Joe J." <joe...@> wrote:

> I require payment in advance.  So just fill two big ice chests with all the
> Pacific seafood you can and send it Overnight shipping.  My preference is
> scallops, king crab and salmon.  After I receive it, we can work on the
> details of your lawn.
> Let me know when to expect shipment;)

Joe, the package is on it's way. I had to substitute Dungeness Crab
for the King Crab, I hope you don't mind. Now go wait by the mailbox.

Kurt

"Chef Kurt" <kingofkurtopia@> wrote in message
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On Aug 22, 5:51 am, "Joe J." <joe...@> wrote:

> I require payment in advance. So just fill two big ice chests with all the
> Pacific seafood you can and send it Overnight shipping. My preference is
> scallops, king crab and salmon. After I receive it, we can work on the
> details of your lawn.
> Let me know when to expect shipment;)

Joe, the package is on it's way. I had to substitute Dungeness Crab
for the King Crab, I hope you don't mind. Now go wait by the mailbox.

Kurt

Waiting...waiting...waiting....

JKconey wrote:

>
> Maybe it makes sense to put a pre filter on it? Much easier to change.
> Which brings me to the next question. How's the water quality? Is it
> drinkable from the tap?

The sediment isn't a particulate in the water, but results from minerals
'cooked out' of the water by the burner. Electric water heaters are
worse about this than gas ones, getting what are called fish eggs in
them. These are flakes of carbonates that form on and fall from the
elements to the bottom of the tank. They rehydrate and look like
Tapioca or their namesake of fish eggs.

The modern gas heaters reduce the deposits at the hottest points by
swirling the incoming water. This keeps more of the deposits in
suspension and they are flushed out into the hot water line. It doesn't
do much for your gizzard, but it helps the heaters live a bit longer. <grin>
--
Nonny

Nonnymus
I'm not who you think I am. I'm not who
I think I am. I am what I think you think I am.

Nonny is 100% right on. Treat them with respect and they will do almost
anything for you.

Welcome to SCA. You will like it there!

M

"Joe J." <joejak@> wrote in message
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> "Nonnymus" <nobody@cox.net> wrote in message
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>> Joe J. wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hope to arrive on October 12th. I've had 3 back surgeries so I'm not
>>> much good at lifting. We've hired a local company to pack the truck. 3
>>> guys, $110 per hour with no minimum. Now if I can find something
>>> similar in LV, we'll be all set. Any recomendations appreciated.
>>>
>>
>> Here in LV, consider day labor. The men can be found outside any plant
>> store, such as Star Nursery, looking for day work. The going rate is
>> $80/day per man, plus something to eat for lunch. You pick them up and
>> return them the same location. Just look in the Yellow Pages or Google
>> Streets for a plant store, nursery etc. and there will be plenty out
>> there looking for work.
>>
>> If you don't speak Spanish, consider using an English to Spanish
>> translator on your browser to make up a sign to hold up. Such as: 4
>> Men, all day, $80/man plus lunch. Unloading and carrying furniture into
>> house. See if at least one of them can speak a little English to aid in
>> translation. That eliminates any confusion.
>>
>> As a courtesy, have some bottled water or plastic cups inside the house
>> so they can have water to drink and be sure to let them know it's OK to
>> use the bathroom.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Nonny
>>
>> Nonnymus
>> I'm not who you think I am. I'm not who
>> I think I am. I am what I think you think I am.
>
> Once again Nonny, thank you. You are a wealth of information!!!
>
> Joe J.
>