Jethro's Moving Service

Custom Box Service owns a rather large delivery truck.

I spent 6 years delivering boxes for Custom Box Service, and feel confident in my truck loading and truck driving abilities. My friends seem to be confident in them as well, as I have helped three different couples move in the last three weeks.

Saturday, June 12th- I helped Sabino & Kim Arredondo (and Antonio & Diego, too) move from their suburban ranch-style home in the heart of Canby to a beautiful home in the country not far from Custom Box.

This was probably the biggest one-day move of the three. The packed boxes (~75 of them) were stacked on pallets and wrapped tight with stretch wrap; and the pallets maneuvered to the front of the truck. From there it was just a game of filling the truck with furniture in such a way that nothing would get scratched during the move - it's kind of like playing life-sized Tetris. Many of Sabino's friends brought smaller vans and pickups, and they were used for the little odds & ends.

Sabino & Kim sure had a lot more stuff than they did 8 years ago when I moved them. I guess having kids will do that to you, eh?

Saturday, June 19th- I helped JD & Kris move from their suburban ranch-style home in the heart of Canby to a beautiful old farm style house in the heart of Oak Grove.

JD & Kris had already moved some of their things, but enough remained to fill a pickup and two vans. They had fewer boxes than the Arredondos did, but boy were they ever heavy - and clumsy to work with. You see, my dear brother JD (who is part owner of Custom Box Service where there are numerous packing tape dispensers) decided he would just fold the tops and bottoms of all the boxes without using any packing tape. A little piece of advice for anyone out there who might be moving: use packing tape on your boxes!

For more details about this move, see JD's archives.

Saturday, June 26th- I helped Ron & Kara Kropf (and Daphne) move from their suburban ranch-style home in the heart of Hubbard to a newer suburban ranch-style home in the heart of Hubbard. The new house was in disrepair when they bought it, but they did a beautiful job of refurbishing the interior before moving in (Ron is a carpenter).

I picked up Roger (who Ron and I helped move a year ago) and his hand-truck on the way to Hubbard. We loaded up the truck in record time (most of the small stuff had already gone) and made the move to the new place - a whole 3 blocks away (we did have help form Sabino and other Kropf & Histand family members). Then Roger and I were off in time to make it to our church's Father-Son lunch. We got to Ron's at 8:15 and were gone by 10:15 - a new Jethro's Moving Service record!

When the new baby boy arrives in September(?), the move will be complete. :-)

Saturday, July 3rd-What ever will I do with my Saturday? I have nothing planned. I think I will keep it that way.

Helping friends move takes a lot of time and energy, but it is well worth it. I have been blessed with the resources and the spatial intuition to make moving easier, and I am happy to share those gifts with others. Besides, I am keeping a list of names for when it is my turn to move. ;-)

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