Pod people

We have become pod people. Two storage pods were delivered on Friday by Public Storage. These are 5x7x8 lockable plywood crates with a waterproof covering, suitable for storing your stuff. They will take them away once you've got them packed and store them offsite, or they'll let you keep them at your place.

We managed to completely fill one of the pods yesterday with boxes from our upstairs bedroom and from the garage. Lots and lots of books. Heavy boxes. Aching backs. Once the pod was filled, we found that because the pod wasn't level (and because really, it's just a few pieces of plywood banged together), the door wouldn't close. Disinclined to take everything out again, Kurt took a plane and planed the top of the door (I hope they don't mind!). Then, we hung on the door while trying to close it. We were able to shut it and lock it, and then Kurt and Phil used the car jack to jack it up a little bit so we could put a shim underneath it. Hopefully that will help when we eventually decide to unpack it. Which we may never do.

We filled the second one with furniture from the garage. There's still plenty of space for more, but we ran out of energy. The important thing is we cleaned out all our stuff from the garage and removed all the stuff in our garage cabinets. Our contractor will now remove the garage cabinets and install the old kitchen cabinets in their place (which will in turn make a lot more room in the garage). Our electrician will now come and connect the insides to the outsides to complete the rough electrical.

Making progress!