Storage Central

Well here it all is…the chaotic results of U-Haul moving day. The Studio is now Storage Central. What a day it was from start to finish. Thank god for Sambou and Jesse.

Day begins…outta bed, Road Runner web connection is down…fiddled with modem, rebooted, etc, etc…no luck…phone rings…Sambou is already at U-Haul earlier than expected…out the door to the R train…it is cold outside…Metrocard doesn’t work after several swipes…attendant checks it…”Sorry but it expired on 11/22”…where the hell did that month go?…there’s an R train in the station…i’m moving as fast as I can but my knees are already hurting…doors close before I can get on the platform…doors open again…yeah!…maybe luck has changed…finally get to U-Haul…meet Sambou…get on line for truck…line moves slower than molasses in the winter…Jesse arrives…finally start moving stuff out of the locker and wheeling it down the long corridor to the truck…I help some, but can’t do much…can you hear Paul Robeson singing in the background “Body all aching and racked with pain”…did I mention that I had one of my back episodes during the week to go along with my aching knees…I sit in the truck cab frequently…about noon the truck is loaded…down 4th Avenue we go with me at the wheel…there’s space at the fire hydrant out front but a car parked at the corner…Jesse takes the wheel and adeptly maneuvers the truck at an angle into the space and up on to the wide sidewalk…ramp down…and into the lobby we go…while moving stuff into the lobby, an impromptu meeting evolves by the elevator door, including Ann (who rented the apartment to me), Elvis (the bldg super who I finally meet) and a number of senior tenants…all complaining about the lack of heat (that’s another story)…this is sitcom stuff…time for some food…off to Happy Garden, a block away on 3rd (aka “restaurant row”) for some Chinese take-out…whoa!…this is damn good wokery…I’ve eaten in many good Chinese restaurants and done a lot of stir frying, but this is top notch…good, fresh ingredients, stir fried by someone who knows what they’re doing…this is not Panda Express stuff…I’ll be back many times…finally everything is in the studio…back to the U-Haul barn we go with Jesse at the wheel…I’ve learned that he has had some significant experience with truck driving and moving…he and Sambou were a pleasure to work with…neat guys…back on the R train and home…the day is done…at last!…p.s. I find that Road Runner is running again! Whoopee!