Riverdance
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From he**!!!
2 months of packing, finding things I never knew I had, throwing things away and still packing too much. Selling off what I could. Get the movers there (gee, the representative did not tell them that I was brining down a small Gator, a tractor (small Kubota), barn fans, 5 driving carts and a Mini treadmill. The movers were not happy and let me know it. My trailer was all packed. All the breakables were in the camper part and stuff was in the horse part. 3 x 3 dog kennels stacked 2 high, 6 in all. Gates, panels etc. The movers did not leave till after 8:00 PM. and we did not leave until 11:00 after the house was cleaned up. Go 15 minutes down the road and stop at MacDolalds for some sodas and i had to get into the camper to find the directions
. 15 minutes later we are back on the road went 3 miles and... my truck engine blew. Only 55,000 miles on the truck. At the same time, my trailer blew a tire. Now I had the truck serviced and the trailer serviced before I left. $12,000 for a new engine, $1600 for all new tires on the trailer (not going to take any chances) an airplane ticket to get down to Florida to meet the horse hauler and the movers and 2 weeks later, here I am....
Of course Chevy will not help me at all on the engine, even though I pulled up many articles about this truck blowing head gaskets. They acted like they would help me, made me bring the truck to a Chevy dealer for repairs (which probably cost me a couple of thousand more), then when the bill was paid, they told me they would not help. this is my second Chevy, 1st one was a gas. That one blew 2 rods and a piston at $50,000 and needed a new engine. That one also went through 3 transmissions. I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER CHEVY PRODUCT!! They are the nastiest bunch of people I have ever had to deal with. Plus every one of them had an Indian accent, even though they said I was talking to someone in the US.
My hauler though was THE BEST!! Zigler haulers. He took my whole heard down of 38 horses, plus gates, feeders, hay, barrels, panels, water tanks,etc. All of those were at no extra charge as i paid for the whole trailer for the trip. He has a really cool double decker for horses. They arrived on time and in really good shape and he kept me informed all they way. I would definitely use him again for anything!!!!!!!!! Besides the fact that he is a really nice guy.
While down here for the movers, they tried to change the day they were going to deliver, I said no way, as I had to fly back home. They practically dumped my stuff any which way, in all the wrong rooms, even though all the boxes said where they needed to go. Did not put the piano together (I have to hire someone to do that) and the topper...they had me drive the tractor off the truck one wheel on a ramp. When the tractor was totally on the ramp, one ramp gave way and down came tractor and me. I hit the ground so hard on my lower back, I thought I broke it. They called the ambulance (which took 30 minutes (good thing I was not having a heart attack), Eventually i was able to stand, then sit, so they left. That night I had to drive back to Jacksonville for my flight the next day. My back hurt so bad I was crying all the way. I did not make the plane flight as I could hardly walk. Xrays done, there may be a problem, so i have to go have an MRI. Flew home Monday and with help, got the dogs reloaded and on our way. Thank God I had heated seats and back, as i used it all the way down here. AC to the face, heat to the back. Back a little better, but can not really lift things.
Oh, and lets not forget the guy that I hired to take down my PVC fencing so that i could sell it. We agreed that he would get a certain amount of fencing for free and I would get the rest. He came twice, the first time he took part of the fencing down and then I did not see him again for a while, then I told him to forget it, I would find someone else. He said he would be there and take it all down in one day.. He did not and did not show up agin till the day I moved. Took down 1/2 of the fencing, broke off the cement and left it there, then took two of my gates and split. I called the police, but they said that because I had a contract with him, it would be a civil suite. Not theft. :arg!
But, I am here, love the house and the property.
2 months of packing, finding things I never knew I had, throwing things away and still packing too much. Selling off what I could. Get the movers there (gee, the representative did not tell them that I was brining down a small Gator, a tractor (small Kubota), barn fans, 5 driving carts and a Mini treadmill. The movers were not happy and let me know it. My trailer was all packed. All the breakables were in the camper part and stuff was in the horse part. 3 x 3 dog kennels stacked 2 high, 6 in all. Gates, panels etc. The movers did not leave till after 8:00 PM. and we did not leave until 11:00 after the house was cleaned up. Go 15 minutes down the road and stop at MacDolalds for some sodas and i had to get into the camper to find the directions
Of course Chevy will not help me at all on the engine, even though I pulled up many articles about this truck blowing head gaskets. They acted like they would help me, made me bring the truck to a Chevy dealer for repairs (which probably cost me a couple of thousand more), then when the bill was paid, they told me they would not help. this is my second Chevy, 1st one was a gas. That one blew 2 rods and a piston at $50,000 and needed a new engine. That one also went through 3 transmissions. I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER CHEVY PRODUCT!! They are the nastiest bunch of people I have ever had to deal with. Plus every one of them had an Indian accent, even though they said I was talking to someone in the US.
My hauler though was THE BEST!! Zigler haulers. He took my whole heard down of 38 horses, plus gates, feeders, hay, barrels, panels, water tanks,etc. All of those were at no extra charge as i paid for the whole trailer for the trip. He has a really cool double decker for horses. They arrived on time and in really good shape and he kept me informed all they way. I would definitely use him again for anything!!!!!!!!! Besides the fact that he is a really nice guy.
While down here for the movers, they tried to change the day they were going to deliver, I said no way, as I had to fly back home. They practically dumped my stuff any which way, in all the wrong rooms, even though all the boxes said where they needed to go. Did not put the piano together (I have to hire someone to do that) and the topper...they had me drive the tractor off the truck one wheel on a ramp. When the tractor was totally on the ramp, one ramp gave way and down came tractor and me. I hit the ground so hard on my lower back, I thought I broke it. They called the ambulance (which took 30 minutes (good thing I was not having a heart attack), Eventually i was able to stand, then sit, so they left. That night I had to drive back to Jacksonville for my flight the next day. My back hurt so bad I was crying all the way. I did not make the plane flight as I could hardly walk. Xrays done, there may be a problem, so i have to go have an MRI. Flew home Monday and with help, got the dogs reloaded and on our way. Thank God I had heated seats and back, as i used it all the way down here. AC to the face, heat to the back. Back a little better, but can not really lift things.
Oh, and lets not forget the guy that I hired to take down my PVC fencing so that i could sell it. We agreed that he would get a certain amount of fencing for free and I would get the rest. He came twice, the first time he took part of the fencing down and then I did not see him again for a while, then I told him to forget it, I would find someone else. He said he would be there and take it all down in one day.. He did not and did not show up agin till the day I moved. Took down 1/2 of the fencing, broke off the cement and left it there, then took two of my gates and split. I called the police, but they said that because I had a contract with him, it would be a civil suite. Not theft. :arg!
But, I am here, love the house and the property.
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