In article <[email protected]>,
mac davis <[email protected]> wrote:
>On 1 Feb 2005 13:33:25 -0800, [email protected] wrote:
>
>>>So far, and it's a long range plan, I'm thinking of buying a used
>>>trailer and making 3 or 4 trips
>>
>>
>>This is a must, as you pretty much can not rent a truck from anybody
>>in the US who will let you cross the border with it. Couple of years
>>ago,
>>our neighbor at our cabin in Flagstaff AZ decided he had enough of high
>>country winters, and moved full time to Rocky Point.
>>
>>Moved himself with a Ford Explorer and an open trailer. Rolled up
>>close
>>to 3500 miles by the time he was done, 6 or 7 round trips.
>>
>>Jerry
>
>yep.. same problem with rental cars... can't cross borders..
Mexico is its own particular problem, because U.S. auto insurance is *NOT*
good in Mexico. You have to have insurance issued by a -Mexican- insurer.
Get in even a _minor_ fender-bender in MX, w/o Mexican insurance, and you're
in a whole *heap* of trouble. Car _impounded_ until all claims are settled,
The driver/owner may sit in *jail* till claims are settled, *AND* have some
substantial fines to face. *plus* the under-the-counter payoffs needed to
get the system to work, at all.
>We had a problem a few years ago with renting a car to go to Nevada...
>they said that we can't leave calif.... we said that the parking lot
>for the place we're going is like 50 feet inside Nevada... no rental..
This depends _greatly_ on the particular rental agency. "National" chains
usually don't have any problem with crossing _state_ borders -- they have the
'presence' in the other states to deal with you *there*.
Local rental operations, on the other hand, simply aren't prepared to deal
with legal tangles in "another jurisdiction", so they restrict you to 'in
state' travel only.
>So far, and it's a long range plan, I'm thinking of buying a=AD used
>trailer and making 3 or 4 trips
This is a must, as you pretty much can not rent a truck from anybody
in the US who will let you cross the border with it. Couple of years
ago,
our neighbor at our cabin in Flagstaff AZ decided he had enough of high
country winters, and moved full time to Rocky Point.
Moved himself with a Ford Explorer and an open trailer. Rolled up
close
to 3500 miles by the time he was done, 6 or 7 round trips.
Jerry
I get an Enterprise rental when I take my car in for
service/maintenance. They usually try to limit me to MD only, but I
always say there's a chance I might go into DC or VA, so please don't
exclude them. It's never been a problem and some of the agents
include the three jurisdictions as a matter of course.
Renata
On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 08:10:35 -0800, mac davis
<[email protected]> wrote:
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>
>Both Enterprise and Budget... they said "California Only" on the
>agreement...
>
>Years ago, I rented a van from Enterprise to go from Calif. to N.
>Dakota and back, had no problem, so I'm guessing it's a California
>thing now?
>
>
>mac
>
>Please remove splinters before emailing
mac davis wrote:
...
> We had a problem a few years ago with renting a car to go to Nevada...
> they said that we can't leave calif.... we said that the parking lot
> for the place we're going is like 50 feet inside Nevada... no rental..
...
Out of curiousity, who was the rental agency? I've never had an issue
of a rental anywhere within the US or Canada...take it anywhere, just
<not> Mexico.
On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 14:47:28 -0000, [email protected]
(Robert Bonomi) wrote:
<snip>
>Mexico is its own particular problem, because U.S. auto insurance is *NOT*
>good in Mexico. You have to have insurance issued by a -Mexican- insurer.
>
>Get in even a _minor_ fender-bender in MX, w/o Mexican insurance, and you're
>in a whole *heap* of trouble. Car _impounded_ until all claims are settled,
>The driver/owner may sit in *jail* till claims are settled, *AND* have some
>substantial fines to face. *plus* the under-the-counter payoffs needed to
>get the system to work, at all.
>
Yeah, we're getting bids now for an annual policy, since we'll be
going down several times a year... cheaper than buying the "single
trip" coverage.. so far, it looks like we can get a good liability
package for about $300 a year, but no comp.. :(
mac
Please remove splinters before emailing
A fellow Govt employee had a rental from California to Colorado with
side trip to Texas with no problem. Almost 20 years ago for context.
On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 08:18:39 -0800, mac davis
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 08:35:21 -0500, Renata <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>I get an Enterprise rental when I take my car in for
>>service/maintenance. They usually try to limit me to MD only, but I
>>always say there's a chance I might go into DC or VA, so please don't
>>exclude them. It's never been a problem and some of the agents
>>include the three jurisdictions as a matter of course.
>>
>It must be a California thing, then.. maybe licensing or smog??
>
>
>
>
>mac
>
>Please remove splinters before emailing
On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 07:51:22 -0500, Renata <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Well now, I am having the same sort of fun as you because I _may_ be
>moving (the contract hasn't been finalized yet and I'm actually
>thinking there's some chance I'll be unpacking right back to the same
>place).
>
>Problems I'm noting are there's lots of heavy stuff but you gotta make
>the boxes carryable. The stuff doesn't fit nicely into boxes and it's
>a chore to try to pack efficiently. Plus, I am trying to be organzied
>and sort stuff by whether I'll need it in the very near future (like
>getting the current house ready for sale, or the new place ready for
>habitation), vs stuff that could be last in the unpacking scheme.
>Takes a looong time.
>
>I talked to a couple moving companies and mentioned a table saw (Delta
>Unisaw). No problem, though I'm not sure that he realizes it weights
>about 4-500#.
>
>Renata
>
No moving company on this move, unless the wife hits the lotto..
We'll be moving the shop 550 miles, with the last 150 in Mexico...
Mucho dineros!
So far, and it's a long range plan, I'm thinking of buying a used
trailer and making 3 or 4 trips, during 4 day weekends, as the house
gets more "shop ready" and I can be sure that the new shop area is
lockable and secure..
I'm thinking that any duplicate or seldom used things get moved
first... hell, we might even move furniture and clothes too, but the
shop has to take priority, right??
mac
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On 1 Feb 2005 13:33:25 -0800, [email protected] wrote:
>>So far, and it's a long range plan, I'm thinking of buying a used
>>trailer and making 3 or 4 trips
>
>
>This is a must, as you pretty much can not rent a truck from anybody
>in the US who will let you cross the border with it. Couple of years
>ago,
>our neighbor at our cabin in Flagstaff AZ decided he had enough of high
>country winters, and moved full time to Rocky Point.
>
>Moved himself with a Ford Explorer and an open trailer. Rolled up
>close
>to 3500 miles by the time he was done, 6 or 7 round trips.
>
>Jerry
yep.. same problem with rental cars... can't cross borders..
We had a problem a few years ago with renting a car to go to Nevada...
they said that we can't leave calif.... we said that the parking lot
for the place we're going is like 50 feet inside Nevada... no rental..
mac
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A piece of equipment, bobcat , tractor etc. with forks is a must if it has
to be done quickly. Pallets can be borrowed or sometimes had for the taking.
It really speeds things up. My uncle had to move his shop in a week. I have
a tractor w/ forks and we made it happen in 3 nights (long nights). Borrowed
a pallet jack from work so he could leisurely place the equipment where it
was necessary. I know all this can be costly if you don't have access to it.
Call a local excavating contractor on a rainy day and see if he has a set of
forks on some equipment. He might give you a deal to keep from sending an
operator home. The grocery store where you shop will probalbly loan you
pallets if you promise to bring them back. Boxes are a must. Router bits go
in the router bit box, sanding supplies go in the sanding supplies box etc.
Just my two cent's worth.
Good Luck Lyndell
"mac davis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 22:42:48 GMT, "mel" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >The wife and I just bought a "new" to us house. Garage is 20x20. On the
> >property is a 14x20 storage shed which will finally allow me to totally
> >dedicate my shop to being a shop and not a storage facility. Now comes
the
> >fun part of packing up my current shop.
> >
> >
> Please let me know what worked and what you'd do different next time,
> when you're done..
>
> I'm anticipating moving my shop in a year or so and am NOT looking
> forward to packing/sorting/etc. in preparation....
>
>
> mac
>
> Please remove splinters before emailing
Well now, I am having the same sort of fun as you because I _may_ be
moving (the contract hasn't been finalized yet and I'm actually
thinking there's some chance I'll be unpacking right back to the same
place).
Problems I'm noting are there's lots of heavy stuff but you gotta make
the boxes carryable. The stuff doesn't fit nicely into boxes and it's
a chore to try to pack efficiently. Plus, I am trying to be organzied
and sort stuff by whether I'll need it in the very near future (like
getting the current house ready for sale, or the new place ready for
habitation), vs stuff that could be last in the unpacking scheme.
Takes a looong time.
I talked to a couple moving companies and mentioned a table saw (Delta
Unisaw). No problem, though I'm not sure that he realizes it weights
about 4-500#.
Renata
On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 22:42:48 GMT, "mel" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>The wife and I just bought a "new" to us house. Garage is 20x20. On the
>property is a 14x20 storage shed which will finally allow me to totally
>dedicate my shop to being a shop and not a storage facility. Now comes the
>fun part of packing up my current shop.
>
>
On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 14:01:55 GMT, "mel" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>This will be the 3rd time I've set up my shop and the 2nd time to move. I
>already have the layout down from the last 2 times. When it comes to
>packing and moving one thing is very important....take you time to organize
>when you pack and label label label the boxes/crates. SWMBO for some silly
>reason always insists the house gets organized and unpacked before the shop
>and there is always something that needs to be done. Being able to locate
>and having quick access to needed tools is a must. Accept the fact that
>what you thought you ought to go ahead and dispose of will more than likely
>wind up being the first thing you'll need to repurchase. My main rule for
>this move is-If I've moved it the last time and haven't needed it yet it's
>gone.....tools excluded of course. Just talking about stuff....
>
thanks, Mel.. please keep me posted..
I've moved several times over the years, but the 2 factors that are
different this time are that I have much more of a "shop" now, (as
opposed to a few power tools in the garage), and we'll be moving to
another country...
Not sure yet how hard replacement parts and things will be to get or
what they will/won't let me take into Mexico..
So far, all I know is that the guns will have to be sold before we go,
and everything "new" will be taxed..
Power, space, availability of lumber, etc. are going to be
interesting..
mac
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On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 08:25:48 -0600, Duane Bozarth
<[email protected]> wrote:
>mac davis wrote:
>...
>> We had a problem a few years ago with renting a car to go to Nevada...
>> they said that we can't leave calif.... we said that the parking lot
>> for the place we're going is like 50 feet inside Nevada... no rental..
>...
>
>Out of curiousity, who was the rental agency? I've never had an issue
>of a rental anywhere within the US or Canada...take it anywhere, just
><not> Mexico.
Both Enterprise and Budget... they said "California Only" on the
agreement...
Years ago, I rented a van from Enterprise to go from Calif. to N.
Dakota and back, had no problem, so I'm guessing it's a California
thing now?
mac
Please remove splinters before emailing
On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 22:42:48 GMT, "mel" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>The wife and I just bought a "new" to us house. Garage is 20x20. On the
>property is a 14x20 storage shed which will finally allow me to totally
>dedicate my shop to being a shop and not a storage facility. Now comes the
>fun part of packing up my current shop.
>
>
Please let me know what worked and what you'd do different next time,
when you're done..
I'm anticipating moving my shop in a year or so and am NOT looking
forward to packing/sorting/etc. in preparation....
mac
Please remove splinters before emailing
This will be the 3rd time I've set up my shop and the 2nd time to move. I
already have the layout down from the last 2 times. When it comes to
packing and moving one thing is very important....take you time to organize
when you pack and label label label the boxes/crates. SWMBO for some silly
reason always insists the house gets organized and unpacked before the shop
and there is always something that needs to be done. Being able to locate
and having quick access to needed tools is a must. Accept the fact that
what you thought you ought to go ahead and dispose of will more than likely
wind up being the first thing you'll need to repurchase. My main rule for
this move is-If I've moved it the last time and haven't needed it yet it's
gone.....tools excluded of course. Just talking about stuff....
"mac davis" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 22:42:48 GMT, "mel" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >The wife and I just bought a "new" to us house. Garage is 20x20. On the
> >property is a 14x20 storage shed which will finally allow me to totally
> >dedicate my shop to being a shop and not a storage facility. Now comes
the
> >fun part of packing up my current shop.
> >
> >
> Please let me know what worked and what you'd do different next time,
> when you're done..
>
> I'm anticipating moving my shop in a year or so and am NOT looking
> forward to packing/sorting/etc. in preparation....
>
>
> mac
>
> Please remove splinters before emailing
On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 08:35:21 -0500, Renata <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I get an Enterprise rental when I take my car in for
>service/maintenance. They usually try to limit me to MD only, but I
>always say there's a chance I might go into DC or VA, so please don't
>exclude them. It's never been a problem and some of the agents
>include the three jurisdictions as a matter of course.
>
It must be a California thing, then.. maybe licensing or smog??
mac
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mac davis wrote:
>
> yep.. same problem with rental cars... can't cross borders..
Can't cross border, no "s".
I've taken rental cars and trucks in and out of Canada from the US. The
contracts I've had said "You will not take this vehicle into Mexico", as
opposed to "No border crossing". Mexico was specifically listed.
Barry
On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 12:15:37 -0800, Bob Bowles <[email protected]> wrote:
>A fellow Govt employee had a rental from California to Colorado with
>side trip to Texas with no problem. Almost 20 years ago for context.
>
I think that this is a new thing in California, Bob..
When our son died in 01, we had no problem renting a car to go to N. Dakota and
back.. might be a Governator thing...
>On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 08:18:39 -0800, mac davis
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 08:35:21 -0500, Renata <[email protected]>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>I get an Enterprise rental when I take my car in for
>>>service/maintenance. They usually try to limit me to MD only, but I
>>>always say there's a chance I might go into DC or VA, so please don't
>>>exclude them. It's never been a problem and some of the agents
>>>include the three jurisdictions as a matter of course.
>>>
>>It must be a California thing, then.. maybe licensing or smog??
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>mac
>>
>>Please remove splinters before emailing
mac
Please remove splinters before emailing
Please label a post like this as a 'gloat' in the future!
I hope you don't expect us to feel sorry for you? :-)
By the way.... you suck! Congratulations on the shop.
Mike W.
"mel" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> The wife and I just bought a "new" to us house. Garage is 20x20. On the
> property is a 14x20 storage shed which will finally allow me to totally
> dedicate my shop to being a shop and not a storage facility. Now comes
> the
> fun part of packing up my current shop.
>
>
>
Renata wrote:
> I talked to a couple moving companies and mentioned a table saw (Delta
> Unisaw). No problem, though I'm not sure that he realizes it weights
> about 4-500#.
The last time I moved, I had (2) unrestored antique upright pianos, a
large safe, and several other extremely heavy items.
The movers didn't flinch!
Barry