I sorted the pills and filled the ice cube trays, then went in and bagged up as many clothes as I had bags for, so when they’re pulled off the closet rod and put into the truck, I won’t lose any. I ran out of bags, though so I couldn’t finish.
However, I’m going to finish the note I started to New Nephew and will put it in the box with the genealogy and then take it to the USPS to send today.
If I could be out of here by the next weekend, it would be awesome, but I don’t know if I could pull it off. I still have to gather the loading and driving team, and the unloading team in Hurricane. I think I can get 3-5 people there. The driving is the one I’m worried about, but it will all come together.
Maybe by Dec 7. There’s not much to do, but I have to coordinate it all so I’m not running around like the proverbial chicken.
Short treatise on the benefits of putting ice cubes in bags:
That idea I suggested about freezing water in plastic containers, and leaving room for the expansion? -- Made much easier by making ice cubes, putting them in sandwich or quart-size zip bags, and using them to pack around the frozen stuff in your freezer prior to moving the freezer.
Then there's the everyday utility of having a bag of ice cubes be the first thing you see when you open your freezer. -- It's visible evidence that your freezer has not thawed and refrozen since the last time you opened it up. Those of us who worry about power interruptions should appreciate this idea, and its very low cost.
Theoretically, you might need a bunch of ice cubes one day and, voila!
By the way, you'll need to put the ice cubes in sealed bags or most freezers will evaporate the ice.