tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638162773847650074.post7274075159392772901..comments2021-05-02T10:17:11.657-07:00Comments on Webby ~ by P'cess: Pros, Cons and why I have a stomach acheP'cesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05415797747259254688noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638162773847650074.post-28250807692139588912012-03-27T19:14:38.339-07:002012-03-27T19:14:38.339-07:00I second the getting everything on paper and in wr...I second the getting everything on paper and in writing. Give them copies of it too just to prove that you're being honest and fair, and make sure that you get their official decision in writing.<br /><br />If you're worried about references, just explain the situation to your new landlord - with a minimum of detail and emotion! - and I'm sure they'll understand. They may still call your old landlords, but at least they'll understand the situation a little better.<br /><br />As for the actual moving, I like the idea of the kitty hotel for Charlie. That way he won't need to know anything about the move till its all over - and he seemed to have such a good time there on his last visit.<br /><br />My advice for packing - and this goes for the fridge/freezer too - is to take the time purge as much stuff as you can before you actually start packing anything - your other options are of course, the "pack only what you want to keep and deal with the rest later" approach, and the "move everything and sort it out as you unpack" approach. Trust me, these last two ways are a real pain the a**, and inevitably make you wish you'd done it a different way.<br /><br />No matter how much planning you put into your move, you will very likely be moving out on the last possible day you can be in the flat, your movers WILL show up late (not <i>very</i> late, if you're lucky!), and you WILL take much longer than you thought getting everything into the truck on one end, and back out of the truck on the other end. Having to then rush back to your old place at close to midnight just to pack up the pile of stuff destined for goodwill <i>is not fun</i>. Neither is getting to the new place and opening up boxes, only to realize you don't want this stuff anyway, and you've just busted your butt loading it into your new place for nothing (or in even worse, you've just wasted money paying people to move it for you)! Sort through and purge your old stuff beforehand, and you can even get the charities to come take it away for you! ;)Glendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14817818892746996019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638162773847650074.post-4673679791799911092012-03-27T15:16:51.165-07:002012-03-27T15:16:51.165-07:00Document everything. Make note of every single con...Document everything. Make note of every single conversation you've had with your landlords and keep copies of every piece of paper pertaining to the situation. When you give them your two moving options make sure you give them a letter with it all outlined. It might all be fine, but landlord disputes can get ugly.MSWhttp://planningdoesntwork.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com