Yesterday (2-8) MOVE IT! by bike worked two moving jobs. One an unloading job in Hanrahan. The other transporting an Elliptical exersize machine in Algiers. Our client picked up our crew of Chris and Hunter to transport them to the job in Hanrahan and back avoiding a bike ride that would take over an hour. It did not take them long to do the job and soon Chris and Hunter were back in New Orleans enjoying the nice weather.
Tim, John and Paul had an 8 mile bike ride pulling our trailer to the pick up location in Algiers. Algiers is on the other side of the Mississippi from where we are. Problem is no bridges are safe for bicycles to cross them and I think they are not allowed to. The ferry that transports cars across is no longer in service but a ship does provide service for pedistrians and cyclists. Problem is we also have a trailer. So in order to get to the other side we unhitched the trailer and carried it aboard the ferry. On the other side we carried the trailer off, hitched it back on the bike and off we went to the pick up location about 7 miles distant.
But the hard part was not the getting there. As always, the hard part was getting the elliptical machine from its second story location onto the trailer and then from the trailer to its new home through a narrow L shaped doorway. But we did it.
All of these adventures and we only took one picture.
Paul and trailer on the bike trail on the levee in Algiers. The ferry terminal and the CBD in the background.
MOVE IT! by bike has launched a crowd funding campaign to add a second trailer to our fleet. We usually have two people working each move but since we have only one trailer the second person goes to the move in location empty. A second trailer will allow us to carry two loads in one trip cutting the trips we need to make and the total time moving in half. If you wish to contribute here is the link:
http://igg.me/at/trailer4MOVEIT/x/5998035
If money is short (like for us) but you wish to help, spread the word by posting the link on your page.
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Hunter and Kyle moved some furniture and other things for movie directorGlen Pitre. Mr. Pitre scripted and directed the move. Tim was behind the camera.
A couch moved from the back room to the front room. It was easier to go around the house than through.
Tom and Kyle moved a queen sized mattress set from the 500 block of Esplanade to a second story apartment in the 1000 block of Conti. This move took less than an hour.
Kyle and Tom stop for a picture at the Good Friends Bar.
Tom and Stevie moved a sofa-sleeper, dresser and a futon from the 8000 block of Sycamore to the 1500 block of N. Prieur. At a distance of 6 miles, this was one of our longest moves but miles don't upset us. The tough part was bringing it all out of a second story apartment down narrow and twisted stairs.
Dresser loaded on trailer.
This sofa-sleeper was just an inch or two smaller than the long and winding path it had to take out of the second story apartment. Here Tom and Stevie have just negotiated it through the outside door.
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Tom and Tim moved two dressers from the 1500 block of Crete Street to the 1000 block of North Derbigany. On the way we stopped at Esplanade Studios for a quick picture. Here is a link to an article about Esplanade Studios: http://www.noladefender.com/content/san45ctua76ry-sound
Tom with dressers loaded and ready to go.
A quick stop at Esplanade studios Louisiana's LARGEST recording studio.
Tom and Tim helped Bob move his heavy and bulky items from his old place to his new place just a couple doors up the block. Although we did not use the trailer in the move we brought it anyway to cary our moving equipment and blankets. Sadly we did not take any pictures as both of us were otherwise occupied moving things. We did pause to take a picture of my bike decorated for Christmas with Tim wearing his Santa hat bike helmet.
Tom and Tim moved a cast iron bathtub from the 5800 block of Front Street to the 2400 block of Baronne Street. We got a lot of looks when transporting this tub. If only we had two tubs we could have had a Cialis commercial.
MOVE IT! by bike transported a love seat for Jay who promotes DEADHEAD RUM. This imported and aged rum is offered in a way cool bottle. Here is more info with a link to their FaceBook page: https://www.facebook.com/DeadheadRum
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I have finally cleared out my storage room in St. Rose. This load was mostly science teaching supplies along with a glass computer desk. A good deal of books and papers included so it was quite heavy. The weather was great with the exception of the wind in my face on the way back to New Orleans. I had two flats on the trailer caused by chards of broken glass. The flats were on the tire nearest the curb where all the junk is. One nice thing of having two wheels on each side is that one does not need a jack to patch the inner tube if it is the outermost tire. Looking into adding some sort of jack or stand to my kit in case the inner most tire goes flat. I took Airline Hwy back this time instead of the bike path on the river levee. The overpasses were brutal and ended up getting off the bike and pushing everything to the top. Along the way I took some pictures:
Goodbye Storage room so far away from what is now home.
Mostly teaching supplies which included books and papers along with a class computer desk and a laundry stand. Heavy stuff.
This trip took me from Orleans Parish, through Jefferson Parish, to St. Charles Parish. A Parish in LA is equivalent to a County.
