Escape from Retardo Land: Cassini moves out
 

As many of you may know, I've been living in an apartment building run by an uncaring management team, tended to by a lazy maintenance man, and populated by some of the most brainless, inconsiderate people I've ever had the misfortune of dealing with. A long time ago this was a pretty nice place to live but it's deteriorated. Well, enough is enough, and as I've mentioned elsewhere, last month I found a better place to live, so effective on the 30th of this month I'm out of here. ;D

I've been packing sporatically for awhile but no serious moving took place until yesterday. My brother showed up late in the morning with his truck and a handcart and we got to work. The weather was fairly good, sunny and cool, bordering on cold. It was also very windy, and it still is, so there was quite a wind chill outside. I'll live with it; it's far better than the 90+ degree heat I usually endure when moving stuff. There's still a great deal to pack up and move but we put a good dent into it. Most of my books are in boxes at the new place, waiting for the bookcases to arrive. I've accumulated a lot of books over the past several years and they weigh a hell of a lot but the heaviest has to be the Dungeons and Dragons collection. Best non-video game ever invented but it's not especially portable. The technical manuals and cookbooks weren't much lighter. Anyway, they've all been moved, as have the bulk of my CD's and DVD's plus a bunch of other items. The last things to go will be my computers, bedding, and the microwave; everything else will go at various times throughout the week. The heaviest items will be reserved for professional movers this Monday; I'll throw my back out if I even think about trying to move that couch by myself. :bloocross:

I can't tell you too much about the new neighborhood at the moment because other than a few stores and such I don't know a great deal about it. It's a very nice area along a major road, it has a few convenience stores nearby including a Walgreens and a 24-hour Sunoco station, more stores further away, and it's greener than my present location. I'll post more details as I learn more, and I'll undoubtably have a photo album of the area on my profile page in the future. What I do know right now is that the moving process is finally underway and I'm going somewhere that is NOT HERE, and that makes me happy, very happy indeed. :frankiesmile:

Hey that's great Cass, Good luck! I've moved more times than I can count since leaving home and it's always the books that break your back, especially the vast numbers I've collected. Them and old fasioned vinyl records. Precious but heavy.

It's good your new area is even greener. That means the air is cleaner too. Looking foward to seeing the pics.

Yes I want to see pictures! Good for you Cass. I hope your new place only has wonderful neighbors.

Glad that your escape has been a successful one, Cass. I've relocated from house to house a few times, and it can be a seriously stressful process, but at the same time, it's always such a thrilling feeling, having a whole new residential canvas upon which to make your own personal mark. Hope that you enjoy exploring and settling in your new environs, and that this new neighbourhood will be a huge improvement over your last. :)

Am happy to hear you escaped from RetardoLand safely. :)

It all sounds awsum, Cass! And it's greener? It does sound like a more up-scale place. I look forward to pics too. :frankiesmile: Hope the rest of the moving process goes smoothly and safely. Only one more week to go, whoo hoo! :clap:

Yay, Cass! I'm glad you get to leave Retardo Land soon. :cheesegrin:

And yes, you must show us pics. :bloogrin:

The area is a bit more upscale and quite photogenic. Pics will be coming, probably sometime in mid to late April, after I've settled in for a bit and had a chance to explore. As for the neighbors, I haven't met a single one of them yet. I'm hoping for wonderful but I'll settle for quiet.

The last of the books were moved today, along with the smallest of my three bookcases, which was the only one that would fit in the back of the truck. Also making the trip this afternoon were the steamer, the breadmaker, and most of the rest of the kitchen appliances, along with all the spun glass figures that I picked up for Frankie for Valentine's Day. Yeah, I went a little crazy this year. :-[ The weather was a little warmer and a little less windy than yesterday and is supposed to continue to improve as the week wears on. I stopped in the nearby Sunoco station for a Pepsi Max when we were done and discovered, much to my delight, that they carry premade sandwiches. These aren't the healthiest things in the world but they're dang convenient, and sometimes that's what matters most. There's also a SubWay in the area and a place that specializes in wings that delivers so I know I won't starve. ;)

Well, it's wonderful to hear that the moving's going well and it sounds like this new place you're going is gonna be a hell of alot better than where you are now.

I am really glad to hear that you're getting closer to finally leaving Retardoland and into a much better neighborhood. :) Whoo-hoo!!