Any two of you headed for South Florida?

“So, I'm moving to Florida. Just found out that my crappy mini-van goobermobile is too heavy to put on a U-Haul car carrier. So here I sit in a quandry. I gotta drive a truck down. My oldest kid is 12 and he can't really drive the van following me.

Is anyone going down to South Florida in the next week or so and able to drive my mini-van down?


hahahahaha, hey ya never know, right? it'd save me a plane ticket.”

“what if someone crashed it... i sense a lawsuit...

IT'S A SET UP, IT'S A SET UP!!”

“shutup! your gonna blow it for me!”

“they put my SUV which is bigger than an Explorer on the 4 wheel dolly...plus the 4 wheel carrier is easier to handle and safer”

“hmmm, the U-haul thing said my minivan was too heavy. Need to call and get the real answer. I had asked for the 4 wheel full trailer.”

“if this doesn't work..you may have to look at movers...the 2 vehicle drive/2 trips cost may exceed the simplicity of movers”

“I'm a doityourselfer. wanted to trailer my van behind the truck.”

“Roam Around, didn't you just tell me that you didn't move to SC too long ago?? so what is it? tell us? Witness protection?? Huh, huh???”

“he's a nomad gypsy”

“I am not a gypsy.”

“yeah, yeah I've only been here for about six months. Its a long story, but I'm going back to my old job that I was in before I moved up here.”

“Where in Florida?”

“Port St. Lucie, south of Melbourne.”

“Nowslimmer is in Melbourne.
well, sometimes he is.”

“Yeah, I was gonna try to give him a shout once I get a little bit settled.”

“I lived in Jensen Beach from '79 - '94, and framed about 1300 homes in St. Lucie. My brother still lives in my old house in Jensen”

“First let me say that I don't know how far Melbourne and Ocala area.

What if one of the locals that's going on the Ocala trip drove it that far and then you would have a shorter shuttle and could possibly get a local(Melbourne) friend to drive you up there and then you head home.

Seems like I designed a movie theater in Melbourne a few years ago.

Good luck.”

“thanks dayhike

Looks like I'm in good shape again. Just got off the phone with the move co and the van should trailer just fine.

whew, this is complicated enough.”

“Does your brother backpack? or paddle?”

“Since you're almost on the way, why don't you join us at Ocala NF-3? Do it while you have the opportunity. Ocala-4 is a year away and, as a nomad, you'll probably have moved far away by that time. LOL.”

“Canoes and fishes the Indian River down near the Inlet. Also canoes in Jonathan Dickinson State Park (watch out for them 'gators)”

“So I guess Atlanta was a no-go? Good luck with your move.”

“Why on earth would you move from warm Florida to frozen Michigan? I love Columbus but I would rather it be a lot warmer.”

“That should say "crazy" not "cazy"”

“Yeah, Atlanta turned out bust.

Considering Ocala 3. Depends on work hours, I'm an accountant so its gonna be a bit hectic at the office in February.”

“That's really a shame considering it's so close to the mountains and all. Of course, Florida has it's advantages too.”

“ah, it's cool. I'll get to go fishing fairly frequently. I'll have to repurchase some sort of paddle craft, but it is fairly warm down there right now.”

“After 15 years of baking my brain outside in Florida, I've had my share of nice weather. I mean, the weather's always the same, it never changes, I used to get a woody if it rained. Too many people and the desire to raise my daughter in "White Bread" America led me to move up here 7 years ago. Never regretted it for a minute”