Sam called on MOVE IT! by bike to move a nice used leather sofa and end table she bought from the 5500 block of Hurst Street to the 2500 block of Palmer Avenue. With the threat of rain in the air Tim and David worked with speed and care. The sofa was removed from the house just fine through wide french doors and easily loaded on the trailer then transported to its new home. There we were met with a narrow door but managed, with the help of two other movers that were moving things out of the new place, to get it through.
During this move Tim met Kay Morrison who founded and owns Occasional Wife. Quoting from More Magazine "Kay Morrison put a price tag on women's work--the old-fashioned, domestic kind--and turned it into a thriving business helping super-busy people get organized." Here is a link to their website http://www.theoccasionalwife.com/default.asp
Tim and David posing in front of the couch ready to go
Woody Allen is quoted as saying, "90% of life is just showing up." Alexa called MOVE IT! by bike when the mover she hired did not show. Alexa warned us that we may need to lower a couch out a second story balcony so we purchased some rope for this task. Alexa's Father and her room mate was there and helped Tim move Alexa's things. It took all four to lower the couch. We also lowered a box spring as it would not fit through the winding narrow and low stairway. The couch went to a different address than the bed so two trips were made from the pick up location. Alexa just graduated from Tulane in Marketing and is looking to use her talents in New Orleans.
After being lowered down with ropes the couch is loaded and ready to go.
Alexa's roomy took this picture so Tim could be in it. Loaded and ready to go is Alexa's bed.
Gregory called on the crew at MOVE IT! by bike to help him move from his upstairs apartment to a more spacious apartment on the first floor. Key word in this move was stairs. As is usual in our city the stairs and doors were narrow and twisted. All of us got a work out that no stair master can give. Gregory treated us all to a beer after and that hit the spot; especially those spots that were sore and tired.
We moved, elementary school teacher, Jasmine's things to her new place and just as we got going it rained. Fortunately we put a tarp over the load when we saw threatening skies.
Jasmine MOVING IT! (Actually she let Tim haul all her things to her new place)
Andrew's girl friend needed to move a few things from the 600 block of Broadway to the 1100 block of Lowerline. She asked Andrew to move them and Andrew asked us to move them. Smart man that Andrew for she was moving out of a third floor apartment and into a second floor apartment. Lots and lots of stairs but Tim and Stevie got it done. MOVE IT! by bike managed to get everything moved in one load.
Full Sized bed, desk, chair, dresser, book shelf and nightstand.
Laura needed to move her bed and desk from the 7700 block of Zimpel Street to the 1100 block of Lowerline Street. Trouble was Laura is out of the country. So she called MOVE IT! by bike to move them for her. Laura's room mates at both locations let us in and MOVE IT! by bike did the rest. Only problem is that Tim did not take any pictures.
Stella and Mitch were moving from their 700 block Gov. Nicholls St. place to their new place on the 1900 block of Burgundy. They had arranged to have a truck help them with a few things but the truck never showed; so they called MOVE IT! by bike. When they called, Tim had just completed a move and so was ready and free to help out at this moments notice. Stella and Mitch had already spent several trips moving using a hand cart. MOVE IT! by bike moved a bed a tool box and some other small items, things they did not want to move via hand cart. By the way Stella and Mitch are the musical duo that are "Honky Tonkin' Donkey". Check them out at http://honkytonkindonkey.com
Vivek recruited 3 friends to help his wife and he to move into their newly purchased home on St. Ann Street. Vivek and a friend were at their old place on St. Ann a few blocks up the street from their new place and took their larger furnishings out and helped load the MOVE IT! by bike trailer. Waiting at their new place were 2 friends and the Mrs. who unloaded the trailer and moved the furniture into their new home. This team work cut down the time it took for this move as well as the man hours thus saving time and money.
Van Miller hired us to move some of his office furniture from the 837 Gravier Office building in the CBD to the 1100 block of Burgundy in the French Quarter.
Puttin' on the Ritz-Carlton
A tip of the hat to The American Bicycle Rental Company and Free Wheelin' Bike Tours
Beverly purchased a bookshelf and a desk from The Green Project and called upon MOVE IT! by bike to bring them to her home. The Green Project does building material recycling. Here is a link to their website http://www.thegreenproject.org
Peter Stanley of Baller Quest and Tim Colglazier of MOVE IT! by bike worked together to move George from the 4900 block of Loyola Street to the 1900 block of Soniat Street. Peter builds trailers and tall bicycles in his shop on Laharpe Street. Peter put his largest trailer to use on this move. Tom gets all the photo credits.
Peter Stanley of Baller Quest with the trailer he built loaded and ready to roll.
The tall bike actually gives the rider a better view over the loaded trailer.
U_Haul small boxes fit nicely on our trailer
Paul and George move in a mattress using our mattress sling.
A heavy solid wood desk is made easier to move using a shoulder dolly.
MOVE IT! by bike helped Leah move from her in need of repair apartment in the 1700 block of Washington Ave. to move in with and take care of an ailing friend in the 900 block of Philip St. Leah and another friend helped in the move cutting her labor cost. MOVE IT! by bike later moved Leah's upholstered chair to her friends where it will be kept and used for awhile.
MOVE IT! by bike helped Kevin and Megan move from the 30 block of West Park Place to the 700 block of Hidalgo St. Kevin used to be a mover and was impressed with MOVE IT! by bike. We also got some moving tips from him. MOVE IT! by bike's trailer was used to move a couch, an over stuffed chair, an end table, a queen sized bed and several cabinets, dressers and armoires. Hunter and Nathaniel Wood (of Hollywood Cycles and Repair) were our crew.
We moved some items from the 800 block of Leoatine St. to the 600 block of Leoatine St. Sad to say my iPhone was not working and no pictures were taken.
Jacky got a bed and an entertainment center from Craigslist and needed it moved to her place so she called MOVE IT! by bike. She recruited her room mate to help with the move and cut her labor cost in half. Jacky also took several of the pictures.
At the request of our client we enlisted the help of a pick up truck to haul most of our client's items from the 1000 block of Washington Street to the 2600 block of Marias Street a 4.8 mile trip. Just one piece of furniture did not fit into the truck so we MOVED IT! by bike.
The narrow passage we used from the back of the house.
Computer desk loaded and ready to go
A quick stop for a picture at The Irish House. After all it was St. Patrick's Day.
MOVE IT! by bike transported several boxes, a couple of trunks, a dresser, a book shelf and several musical instruments from the 2100 block of Magazine Street to the 600 block of North Murat Street. Our client lived in a second story apartment connected to the ground floor via beautiful winding stairs. This move took two trips, at 5.1 miles one way, and took 5 hours. Hunter and Stevie were the movers.
The steps
Hunter stepping down
Stevie also stepping down
Our first load ready to go. It was a rainy day so we covered the load wit a tarp.
This 5.1 mile route was taken a total of 3 times with two loads. If we had a second trailer this move could have been done in one trip. We thank our current customer for investing in us so we can get that second trailer.
