{"id":406,"date":"2011-11-24T07:48:21","date_gmt":"2011-11-24T14:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/movinginsider.wordpress.com\/?p=406"},"modified":"2019-06-27T13:10:19","modified_gmt":"2019-06-27T20:10:19","slug":"what-are-you-thankful-for-moving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/24\/what-are-you-thankful-for-moving\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are You Thankful for Moving?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_407\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/667872_22138476.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-407\" class=\"size-full wp-image-407 \" title=\"thanksgiving turkey\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/667872_22138476.jpg\" alt=\"What are you thankful for?\" width=\"600\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/667872_22138476.jpg 718w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/667872_22138476-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I plan on moving some turkey into my face.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Moving Insider! I know that everyone is busy feasting on turkey and other tasty things, but it is important to remember that there are always things to be thankful for. Everyone at Moving Insider has contributed a little bit that we&#8217;re thankful for when we <a title=\"thankful truck\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/Truck-Rentals\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=trucks&amp;utm_content=20111124-whatareyouthankful\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">move<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Toni:\u00a0When I&#8217;m moving I&#8217;m thankful for the\u00a0<a title=\"thankful Rental Items\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/RentalItems?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=sri&amp;utm_content=20111124-movingovertheholidays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">furniture dolly<\/a> and\u00a0my strong friends.<\/p>\n<p>Scott S:\u00a0 I&#8217;m thankful when I can park the <a title=\"thankful truck\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/Truck-Rentals\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=trucks&amp;utm_content=20111124-whatareyouthankful\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U-Haul truck<\/a> in a\u00a0good spot, so\u00a0the ramp pulls right out onto the pathway heading to\u00a0my apartment, instead of having to walk around a few corners with\u00a0a couch or other heavy items.\u00a0 Also, I&#8217;m thankful for\u00a0leases that are up in\u00a0February or March, so\u00a0I don&#8217;t have to move in\u00a0June or July.<\/p>\n<p>Moving David:\u00a0 When I move I am thankful for first floor apartments and single story homes. I am also thankful for all of the things that don&#8217;t break during my <a title=\"thankful move\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/Truck-Rentals\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=trucks&amp;utm_content=20111124-whatareyouthankful\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">move<\/a>, and sometimes for the ugly things that do.<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer W:\u00a0 When planning my move, I was thankful I could order my <a title=\"thankful Moving &amp; Packing Supplies\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/MovingSupplies\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=movingsupplies&amp;utm_content=20111124-movingovertheholidays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">packing supplies<\/a> online and have them shipped to my home for free. It was one less errand I had to run. I was also thankful for my GPS. During a long, cross-country move the last thing you need to worry about is getting lost and losing time.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan:\u00a0When I moved 2 months ago, I was absolutely thankful for the <a title=\"thankful Rental Items\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/RentalItems?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=sri&amp;utm_content=20111124-movingovertheholidays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">utility dolly<\/a> that helped me move all my <a title=\"thankful boxes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/MovingSupplies\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=movingsupplies&amp;utm_content=20111124-movingovertheholidays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boxes<\/a> full of books in 1\/3 the time it would have taken to do it by hand.\u00a0 Also for having friends and relatives who could be hired for the low, low price of all the beverages that were left in my fridge.<br \/>\nI&#8217;ll tell you what I&#8217;m not thankful for: long couches and narrow stairways.\u00a0 Horrible combination created to inspire frustration and fire safety problems.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What were you thankful for the last time you moved?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Moving Insider! I know that everyone is busy feasting on turkey and other tasty things, but it is important to remember that there are always things to be thankful for. Everyone at Moving Insider has contributed a little bit that we&#8217;re thankful for when we move. 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