Well, we’ve just passed on month in the new house, and thing are starting to seem homey. We’ve had to add some significant infrastructure for the basement in the form of four shelving units, and we need to get one more to finish the job. The living room is still full of broken down boxes, but those should be gone soon, either through Craig’s List or to recycling. We’ve hung about 85% of the art and such on the walls, we’ve hung the yard tools in the garage, and the office is pretty much is order (which means the desks are already full of junk).
Movemasters (our mover) was really quite good. The only real casualty was a glass table cover that was the width of tissue paper, which they gladly replaced. There were some issues with the waterbed mattress, but we really should’ve researched that more completely ourselves, and the issue might have been avoided. Their price was quite good, and the three guys that moved our stuff worked very hard and were very conscientious. And a shout out to my original movers and packers, Priority Moving and Wheton Van Lines, who did a great job. After having unwrapped everything that’s not a book, we found only one broken thing (a thing that was thrown in at the last minute and could’ve been broken before it was packed). Considering the number of plates, cups, mugs, glasses, and crystal that they packed (into the hundreds, at least), I think that’s a great track record.
Mr. Electric of Boulder came out and put in several new lines (one phone, one cable), added an electric outlet, installed a driveway light and replaced a phone jack. It’s the second time they’re worked for us and both times they’ve been great. We are going to need some more work in the basement and I won’t hesitate to call them again.
John Brown of Busy Bee Locksmiths was great. He installed deadbolts for use and when the front door started to stick after a couple of weeks, he came back the same day and fixed the problem.
And where did I find these folks – Angie’s List. I’ve had good luck with business that I have chosen from their list, and many businesses have offered a discount to Angie’s list customers. At $12 a year, it’s been a good value.
Also, we’ve found that the Lowe’s near us is the “unhelpful Lowe’s,” so when it matters, we go to the farther away, but “Helpful Lowe’s.” The local Home Depot is fine and the Ace hardware isn’t bad either. The local Safeway is empty and feels like it is dying, but the King Soopers is great, almost as good as the Safeway in Boulder. The neighbors are mostly quiet, but have kept to themselves so far. And living across from Ryan Elementary hasn’t been any kind issue.
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