Moving to stupid Los Angeles

bkchickie

Subject: Re: Moving to stupid Los Angeles

lnelson wrote: It's true. Horrors. Following a job offer. Will return ASAP or my name's not [redacted]!

We're moving in May, so we have some time to plan. Does anyone have any advice about moving cross-country? Our IKEA furniture, beloved though it is, will cost more to move than to replace (especially using a professional moving service), and UHaul is not a possibility for various reasons. All the research I've done so far says that paring down and shipping your stuff via Fed Ex Ground or freight (some super-slow which I don't totally understand except that it involves "pallets" and sounds scarily like putting your stuff on a train and hoping it finds you on the other side of the country) is the way to go.

We also have to ship a car.

Any advice/moral support would be appreciated. PLEASE, no one malign LA. I know, we don't want to go, but that's where the work is at and our landlords do like to be paid.

In related news, we have a lot of (mostly) IKEA furniture going at bargain prices, including a table & 4 chairs, a really awesome corner cabinet which we will sorely miss, 2 desks, lots of bookcases, TV unit, dressers, side tables, couch, etc. I'll be posting on Craigslist but if anyone wants some cheap new stuff, PM me.

There will also be a tchochke sale in May on my friend's stoop in North Slope, since no one seems to do stoop sales down South where we live.

When I moved to NYC a couple of years ago, I insisted on taking most all of my furniture--including the IKEA stuff. Stupidest thing I ever did. Of course, if you have pieces which you absolutely love and know that you won't be able to get again, then take them. Otherwise, sell on Craigslist, call Housing Works, and get rid of the stuff before you move. It makes it much easier.

Best of luck in the move. Do try to find something to like about LA. I would think that the Mexican food would be waaay better out there.

sweet tea

if you do decide to go the fed-ex route, look into amtrak's package service. i seem to remember that while it's not fast, it is pretty cheap (flat rate but allows big boxes, i think), and LA does have amtrak.

fourthstreeter

I lived in LA for 4 years. I thought I would hate it when I moved there. I loved it. Great weather, great tacos and I loved the beaches. I would much rather live in Santa Monica than Park Slope. Please take me with you.

smitty

do you have a desk? I'll buy it, as long as you don't have bed bugs

danielle123

FourthStreeter wrote: I lived in LA for 4 years. I thought I would hate it when I moved there. I loved it. Great weather, great tacos and I loved the beaches. I would much rather live in Santa Monica than Park Slope. Please take me with you.

Are you superficial as hell or something? Maybe you like botox and fat (fake) lips/boobs. I did end up having a good time there (thank God for the good friends I was fortunate enough to have made) but that place is the 8th ring of hell.