So, I took off work on the day they promised to come. They called at the appropriate time to say they were on the way (it was when they said they would come). A team of two young men came, looked at all the boxes with me, the mattresses, the scraps of lumber, the old garden supplies. They gave me an estimate, and I agreed, and they proceeded to work. They lugged the stuff out like some sort of supermen with smiles on their faces. When we got to the end, we reviewed the things I hadn't tagged, and walked around and filled up the load (we were past half full and heading toward a full load by that time). We walked around and I said and quot;Wow, take this!and quot; and and quot;Wow, take that!and quot; I think, start to finish, it couldn't have been much over an hour. They were cheeful, professional, undaunted. They didn't wrinkle their noses at anything they were hauling, and they could have. I considered it costly, but I cannot tell you what a good experience we had with this company.
To finish the story, I took a picture of the empty garage and put it in a box for my husband, and he unwrapped it at his belated birthday party at a restaurant. When we came home he went into the garage, and I honestly think from the stunned wonder on his face that it was without a doubt the best birthday present I'd ever gotten him. It did cost more than I would ever spend on a present, but you know, the garbage present was the best, that's what I'm saying:)
We still can't put the car in the garage, so we'll wait another 20 years or so, and maybe the kids' kids will take the stuff?
Anyway, best company ever, if you can rustle up the money.
First you have to sort the stuff. Give yourself six months for that.