PODS has landed.

Today, the Pod came.  Dropped off buy the nicest guy.  I have to say, that PODS customer service again has been unfaltering.  Well, one fault.  I asked if the PODS fits in a parking place, and they said yes.  What they don't make clear is the need space on either side to bring the container off the truck, so really, it's a two space minimum, to drop off and pick up the pod.  I imagined a car wrecker style of drop off, where the bed of the truck tilts and to pod rolls off.  Nope.  There's a self-propelled lift carried on the truck, that takes and lifts the pod off the bed, the truck is then rolled out from under the pod.  The pod is lowered onto the ground, and then the lift is pushed back towards the truck, it's put back on, and he drives away.  I'll eventually post pictures of the operation somewhere, but for now, trust me, it's cool.  And the interior, except of the roof of the container is wood, with eyelets screwed into the support posts to make it easy to attach ropes.  Also there are horizontal bars to hang clothes, but only a few.  But there is enough space to hang pressure rods if you wanted to.  So far, thumbs up on the PODS experience.

Since this has mostly so far about moving, but we've been trying to introduce more people to our blog, we'll throw these questions out again,

What are your favorite car games?  We've already gotten one good suggestion from Katie, but more are always appreciated.

Also, anyone know a good guide to roadside attractions?  We'll be spending many hours driving down I-10 so the break for the worlds largest house of mud, or second largest ball of twine, might be nice to stop at.

I've always talked about stopping and photographing all the historical markers between here and Dawn's grandparents house, so be on the lookout for that.  Maybe.  We'll see how annoying that gets.

There are many things I'll miss about Athens, but the bureaucracy is not one of them.  Now, the tag office is alright, and the driver's license off has much improved since I've been here, but the water business office.  My experiences with them have always been a hassle.  They seem to run such an outdated system, every time I've had to do something about the bill, that doesn't involve just paying it, it's a trip to their offices.  I called yesterday to get the water turned off, and after about 10 minutes of hold, I was shuffled between to operators.  After another 10 minutes, I hear the phone pick up and someone further away say "...Don't want to deal with this..." and put me on hold again.  Well!  After five more minutes I finally gave up.

J.

(I'll transfer the pictures later.)