Whirlwind trip

Just got back yesterday from my whirlwind trip to Florida to help Jason move.  Flew out Wed, all went well, even security with one small glitch I never thought of, but got into Sarasota right on time.  Jason picked me up and he wanted to get one last excellent chinese lunch in at Yummy, and it was fantastic.  So then we had to run down to Naples, 90 minutes one way to pick up a paper, pick up the moving truck, then back to Ray and April's for dinner and to spend the night, at least I did, Jason had to get a few more things packed.

We got together early to get ready for the two man crew he had hired to load the truck, second story condo and all, so we killed time throwing away a ton of stuff.  At 10:45, 15 minutes past the scheduled time Jason calls to see where they are, and gets, "Oh was that today?  Sorry we won't be able to come."  Oh man.  Well I have to say Jason wasn't alarmed, he says he'll get someone else on Craig's List.  I have my doubts, but several hours later two guys show up that are absolutely fantastic.  They pack the truck efficiently, and Jason and I realize that if we were doing it all ourselves we would never have gotten it all loaded in the 17' truck that he rented.  So now we do the final cleanup and head over to R&A's for the night.  After a not very restful night, we launch for Atlanta at 4:45, yeah that's am, early.

Have an uneventful drive, meet with the realtor for his walk through at his new place, and we are all in place for his 4:30pm appointment for two guys to unload the truck.  All right!  Well, at 4:45 no one is there, so he calls and finds out this crew have broken down and won't be coming either!  Hard to believe.  Anyway, on a Friday afternoon at 5pm, unbelievably he gets another crew arranged that is supposed to be there in a few hours.  So we have time to run out and buy a bunch of stuff for his new house.  The unloading is delayed another hour or so because the guys GPS is leading them in circles, but they do arrive and in less than an hour have the truck unloaded.  So we pitch in, unpack, set up, make beds, etc, eat a late dinner, and go to bed.

Flew back yesterday, only an hour late, security in ATL only took 35 minutes:-(, and I won't have to fly for awhile, a long while hopefully, so all went well eventually.  He starts his new job Monday, so he still has today to get a lot done.  Good luck Jason!!