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Skriven 2011-04-29 11:36:11 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 10018 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
Ärende: Originality                                              [1]
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Hi Dave,

 DD> I understand hanging onto stuff. But, I cannot get a grip on hanging
 DD> onto space-wasting, bulky, original packaging -- at least after the

 RH> Have you ever gone thru a military move?

 DD> I have never been subjected to having my household relocated by the
 DD> gummint. My best move with the military was when I walked out the

OTOH, we went thru a number of them over the 26 years Steve was in. The
first few were DITY (Do It Yourself) but the majority were handled by
the Army. Either one had some stress; the DITY ones were good for when
we didn't have much stuff with us. The ones where the Army furnished the
packers, unpackers and shipment were good for getting a lot done in a
relatively short time.

 RH> ensuring the box will not arrive in good shape. And, because the
 RH> plastic box is a few years old, you cannot get full replacement value
 RH> for it. Even the microwave oven we had that we'd bought with no box was
 RH> wrapped in paper but put into a box of its own. We do not want things
 RH> like computers, sewing machines, sergers, music components, etc to be
 RH> treated like that so we save the original boxes whenever possible. It's
 RH> saved us a lot of potential problems over the years.

 DD> Anyone with any sense whatsoever packs *ALL* delicates for him/her

Believe me, we did. The last couple of moves we also had to have all
high value items concentrated in one area as they would all go into the
same crate. I pretty much did an initial pack out of my sewing room, as
did Steve with the computers. Some things were also hand carried or
mailed rather than trust them to the packers.

 DD> self. I have helped pack out military personnel and there is no time
 DD> given to take special care of things and the straw boss (an E-6 or
 DD> E-7) is more interested in getting everything in boxes and "getting
 DD> out of Dodge" so s/he can go to the club and have a beer.

We had civilian teams hired by the Army. The most efficient team was the
one coming out of HI; they had everything packed and loaded in about 8
hours. Other teams took 2-3 days.

 DD> I have also worked unloading/loading moving vans - and the above hold
 DD> true for non-self packed/moved relocations as well. I always
 DD> maintained that it would be better to have a fire than to move again.
 DD> Then I
 DD> *HAD* a fire .......

The quote in our circles was "three moves is equal to a house fire"; we
had our "house fire" coming out of Berlin. Still better than the folks
who found their stuff at local flea markets in Germany or came back with
empty CD, VHS, etc tape cases.

 DD> I do keep original boxes and all packing materials ... until shortly

 RH> We recycle peanuts into boxes we mail off to our daughters, parents or

 DD> I will probably have one more remove before I am recycled into the

 RH> Nope, that will be an easy one for you. You won't have to get rid of
 RH> half full (or less) bottles of spices, cleaning products, old brooms,
 RH> mops, etc and replace them on the other end. The shortest move we made
 RH> with the military was from temporary to permanent quarters in
 RH> Frankfurt. Even then we couldn't pack the cleaning products, open
 RH> bottles of things like cooking oil, etc in with the official shipment.
 RH> We hand carried those since it was a distance of only 2/3 blocks.

 DD> Welp, I don't have many half-full spice containers - except possibly

That was an example of what I have to get rid of on one end, replace on
the other.

 DD> the cumin seed and peppercorns. Those don't tend to age out. Spices
 DD> get used up in fairly short order. I have a decent broom, a display
 DD> broom (from a living-history demo at Lincoln's New Salem) that I
 DD> traded for a pewter pap-boat I made, I own a sponge mop - which gets
 DD> minor usage in the kitchen and the bathroom. It gets replaced fairly
 DD> regularly - either for souring, shredding, or getting oil soaked
 DD> (once). The cleaning products I keep would fill only a medium-size
 DD> (Hammermill Paper) carton.

Again, things I pass on or toss on the one end and replace on the other.

 DD> The main advantage will be in not having to wrap my
 DD> dishes/glasses/pots/pans and stash them in boxes then un-stash and
 DD> unwrap on the other end. Clothing can be carried over by the armload,
 DD> etc. If this move happens.

That is the best way; I've never had a move like that. Did move across
the street to the house my Dad built when I was 3; I've vague
recollections of a tractor hitched to some kind of a wagon at the new
place. Probably was used by a neighbor to help move furniture.

 DD>       Title: Recycled Risotto - Arancini
 DD>  Categories: Rice, Breads, Cheese, Sauces
 DD>       Yield: 6 servings


Looks good enough to eat. (G)

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Ruth
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