The cats are too tired to write anything today, so you get the super duper grouchy human today.
The movers beyond sucked. They sucked so bad they managed to trash the apartment they were moving us out from, including damaging the property, PLUS destroy a lot of things, including several family heirlooms. To add insult to injury, we’ve done at least eight runs with our super big pickup truck.
This pickup.
Yeah. Let’s just say I left a scathing review. We have to go back tomorrow to turn in the keys after we get our vaccination, and frankly, the elevator there is broken and we’re just done with this.
There are a few items on the balcony they can deal with, because if their dumbass elevator hadn’t broken, we would have dealt with it ourselves. (Hint: because the elevator is broken, to move things via the wagon and avoid the stairs… I have to walk half a mile to get to the truck.)
I have done 13,933 steps today. Most of it walking around the complex hauling the wagon because of a broken elevator.
Then I got banned from facebook because their bots disliked two posts in an entire YEAR. /gasp!
I’m so naughty. Honestly, I suspect I won’t miss facebook at all. I can write books instead. Or play the SIMs. Or do something other than worry about facebook. I have a twitter account I don’t use often. The cats sometimes run it. It’s https://twitter.com/SneakyBookLady, the most clever of twitter handles.
I might try one of those other social media sites instead of the book of faces, not that I know which ones are out there that don’t require videos or pictures. I do have an instagram. It’s https://www.instagram.com/rj.blain/. Also super creative.
If you have a social media recommendation that isn’t facebook, do let me know in the comments below.
Anyway, facebook banned. Check.
Vaccination scheduled for tomorrow morning. Check.
Anxiety… check.
More stuff to move out of the old apartment, also check.
Exhaustion… check.
Unawakened released today. I have no idea if it did well or not. I was slaving away trying to undo the horrific messes the movers made. Price goes up to $5.99 sometime tomorrow or the next day, whenever I get the energy to actually do it.
Here is just a teeny tiny preview of the hell I endured. This was after several HOURS of cleaning. My beautiful bookcase full of crystals? They emptied it by overturning it and dumping everything onto the floor. My desk… shared a similar fate.
I don’t even know how that plate got there. It had been in the kitchen area… across the room. And that blue bowl in the middle used to be a plant. You can see the dirt it had left behind. The white powder? Caustic cleaners I’m exceptionally allergic to. This was just an entire clusterfuck.
A part of my Dyson Animal V8 are still missing. Fortunately, it’s just the cord cable, and I’m willing to dish out to replace it if I can’t find it. In the meantime, I got a purple Dyson Ball Multifloor thingie. I love it.
It work real good. Aren’t my toes cute? That was one pass with the baby vacuum. It did SO good.
I have to go unpack things we moved in today. It is 10 pm. I’m exhausted. But the stuff I must unpack came from the freezer, so it can’t wait.
Hooray.
Discord!! =D
Discord makes me too accessible. I need SOME separation/not instant communication/people having quite as much direct access.
Call a good lawyer – that’s beyond horrible. Include the time it’s taken you to clean up after them (it’s taken you away from your professional work that pays the bills) and the pain & suffering of having irreplaceable precious items so callously trashed by those incompetent nincompoops 🙁
It’s just not worth the hassle, the expense, or the stress. Or the anxiety attacks. I have so much better things to do with my time. I totally left a scathing review with pictures.
But, I just don’t have the mental or emotional resources to deal with a lawsuit of that fashion. It’s just not worth it to me, and it’s not how I want to spend my time.
Totally understand… but the Better Business Bureau is an excellent resource too. Years ago I was getting nowhere with a vendor until I brought the BBB in, but did things ever move quickly after that! Many businesses need a good rating with the BBB to drum up business.
Good luck!
You’re flat out like a lizard drinking. There’s a bit if Aussie slang for you. Take a load off and enjoy the view from your balcony.
Hope you documented and plan on suing!!
My son was worried at the noises I was making reading your post. He thinks the movers should be arrested! I can’t blame him, I agree! I’m so sorry you had to go through that. I have everything up and coming on preorder so I’m hugely looking forward to your new release. Thank you for all your hard work. You are brilliant. P.S. I love the Twitter and Instagram creativeness 😍
Bless you. I HATE moving. Good luck in your new place
Good Goddess R.J. I sincerely hope you request a refund, sue them, or find another way to make them pay. That’s completely unacceptable. I’m sorry it was so horrible for you. Sending you healing thoughts and hugs.
Gwen
Gab. Does not censor. Does not require video or photos, although both can be uploaded. Has several groups for specific interests. Allows following and reposting of a person’s post. I’m also on Wimikin ( which I hardly ever check), and MeWe (which is all right but does censor), but I find I prefer Gab. And Gab does NOT track you.
Here’s the funny thing… I’m okay with censorship when it involves keeping people safe. False news and lies being spread, especially about public safety matters, trips my trigger pretty hard. No censorship also means it’s likely a cell organization site for sex trafficking and so on… I simply cannot support sites that allow stuff like that to go on.
The lack of any censorship is a very dangerous thing… often for women or children.
Sorry it went so badly, thankfully you’re in a better place now.
I’m so sick of FB but so many authors only post their updates there.
I’m going to have to look at the dyson vacuums, love the job they did in your pics.
What kind of movers did you have?!?! They should be banned from ever moving anyone again!!
Holy crap! Best of luck recovering in your new place. Use the angst and torture your characters – they always shine better that way. 🙂
The movers from hell. I can’t begin to fathom the anxiety this is causing. Thinking of you and wishing you all the best in your new apartment.
Oddly, I think I’ve bottomed out on the anxiety. Like it’s just so bad I’ve completely shut down, it’s something to be dealt with… and considering how bad my asthma has been because of the move, I’m more concerned making sure I stay breathing ROFL
Six more hours of this stupidity (plus a Fauci Ouchi) and this will just be a sorta bad dream type thing.
I understand the priorities first and breathing is more important. I hope your asthma eases soon. I am so glad you got your Fauchi Ouchi, I am selfish and want to read your books for a good long time to come. Thank you for all your writings, I deeply appreciate them.
Oh good grief. How dare these movers turn over your desk and book case full of crystal instead of picking up each piece and carefully packing it. Your story scares me because I was planning on using professional packers/movers when I move but I’d kill someone if my crystal got broken through their neglect. Now how long are you banned from FB? I don’t use the other sites and if I can’t read your posts on FB, I’ll just wait for new Sneaky Kitty emails.
Arrgh! I follow you on Facebook because when I tried Twitter, I got all kinds of porn followers, and I didn’t even post anything. I left Twitter almost immediately. I use instagram, but often forget to check it. Is there anything I can say to Facebook?
Me too!!!!
About the move. I had to go to another city to be able to afford rent. Of course the movers made that point a tad redundant once I got the bill.
As a single person, I have made a plan to open at least 6 boxes a day. Disability sucks sometimes, but for me it’s better than the alternative. Now if I could just find my towels so I can take a bath.
Wait. Can’t do that as the ceiling about my bathtub dropped a foot long chunk of soaked drywall stuff into said tub, and is currently leaking water down like a sieve. At least it is above the tub. Yay. Gaaaaah!
Maybe open more boxes….and not step on the very stressed out service dog. Poor guy. Lol
Sending peace, and I get to start “Unawakened” at lunch time. Woot!
That is horrible. I am so sorry you had to go through this. May I ask the name of the moving company? I also live in the bay area and we will be moving in the next year. Ugh.
Southwest Movers based out of San Jose.
Yelp has placed your review in the “not currently recommended” category. I would also file a complaint on the BBB for San Jose. (bbb.org/us/ca/san-jose)
Yelp has your review ‘hidden’ as not relevant. I would also suggest filing a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. It is easy to do online.
Even a “good” move is stressful and exhausting. What you described is just unfathomable. Hoping that the key drop-off is uneventful, the Fauci Ouchi goes smoothly and later in the day you are able to put your feet up and take a breather.
Forget Yelping them. Sue their asses off for intentional damage to property… I hope you took lots of photos as they were doing this. A judge will certainly nail them for a decent payoff.
The money is not worth sacrificing my physical, mental, and emotional health over, and I’ve been battered enough.
1. How did I miss not pre-ordering Unawakened?
2. Those movers? Yea, you all need to own that company for what they did to you.
3. You?! Banned from FB? Seriously? I’ve read nearly everything you’ve posted over the last year. What the he(( could they have objected to that YOU posted?
4. Have you heard of Mewe? A couple authors I read/follow are there.
Hope you all get re-settled in your new place quickly.
I am really sorry about the horrible movers and the non functioning elevator. I really hope the new place works better for the whole family.
I read Unawakened and laughed so many times. Colby is a favorite of mine.
Best wishes for a new start. Too bad that the ending at the old place sucked so bad.
I sometimes use twitter.
Oh your poor move and I am glad you got your 1st does I got my complete one on March 31, 2021
“Movers from hell” sounds like a followup book to “Client from hell”?
I’m not sure I’m capable of being that malicious to my poor characters…
sitting here imagineering how the plot would flow – It was a dark and stormy day. The roar of thunder was deafening, but I knew I must remain calm. It was simply a warning that dire things were yet to come…. sorry got caught up in the moment there. Won’t let it happen again 🙁
What if you add cobra-chickens? Many, many cobra-chickens. With Satin and his lovely wife.
Found it!
BR Kingsolver was talking about this website in her last newsletter. She’s one of the founding authors. Haven’t had a chance to do much with it so don’t know how good or bad it is. Bingebooks is name of the website. Link to the about page. Please ignore this if you’ve already checked it out and/or talked about it
https://bingebooks.com/about
Have you tried MEWE?
I did try it in its early days and really didn’t like it very much, unfortunately. (Sigh.)