We had over a year to plan. What to take and not to take, as i posted elsewhere I calculated the cost at fifty-seven cents 100 lbs. I sold a lot of stuff in garage sales and ebay. I had lead, I had copper, I had brass. Wife screamed just toss it. I loaded it into my car, took it to a place that buys scrap and handed her over $300 in cash. To take or not to take, that is a question. I took stuff that I have not used in 10 years. I left behind stuff some sold, some trashed that you simply can't buy. Example I had cuban mahogany. It is far different than the luan sold for outrageous prices-it is mahogany in common name only. i still regret, I gave it to a former neighbor. A snow blower? Should it snow where will you find one? No I didn't take mine either. I did take an ice scraper.
Great for digging love bugs off your windshield.

Re: Staten Island
Staten Island was a garbage dump for New York City. Perhaps like the villages, pre GPS
you would use a map. You would plot your route but it didn't tell you it is a one way street. The streets perhaps like the villages, lets put a street there. The do have a nice zoo. A friend said the water is so polluted it would eat into his boat. The tolls on the verizano bridge? I think residents get a discount.

I inherited a 50x100 lot on Staten Island. Rumor was my great aunt got it as a promotion for a magazine subscription. Florida? Much of it was under water, literally.

Abf
 

We did a small move to TV in January 2021 with an ABF pod, they fantastic

do NOT use Father & Sons moving :pray:

Whoever you use, when they give you a price, make them cap the contract at that price. That way they can only charge you that price and not go over it. No surprises when you get here.

We recently moved and my suggestion is to think about leaving your stuff at home. Unless it is real personal. With estate sales and consignment stores here you can find all you need for a fraction of the moving costs.

Toss most of it, go to uhaul dot com and use their packing and loading help, or uship dot com if you have less than a truck full.

Moving
 

Check the fine print on the insurance. I used a company that self insures. So basically, the company self investigates any claims. Interviews the crew chief of the truck and then gives you a really low ball offer on any damages. This was not a good experience. The is the best advice I can give you.

You can't trust recommendations or reviews for movers. We did that. One bad (new?) guy on crew damaged most of our furniture. Go with big reputable company in my opinion. Get full replacement cost insurance with $0 deductible. Our move was almost $7k. After my significant claim effort, they wound up paying over $8k in damages. So in other words, they paid us $1600 to move us and damage most of our furniture. Take your own photos before move and make the delivery people stay as long as it takes for you to inspect everything or get them to sign that they wouldn't stay that long. Good luck!

Leave your politics in NY.

If you like AOC, :ohdear: Pls stay in NY. :pray: No need to live in Fla. :boxing2: We are Haters...:spoken:

I would not trust any long distance mover ever again. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR and consign, donate or have estate sale, retaining only things of personal Value. Carry personal, financial, jewelry, irreplaceables in your car with You. Then BUY ALL NEW HERE ! DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH UNITED, SUDDATH, MAYFLOWER.
I moved here in 2018 from Maryland, contracted with UNITED-SUDDATH, Who packed my stuff. Surprisingly a third entity “MAYFLOWER Van” appeared on moving day to carry my goods in a carrier large enough for Mine +2 other households. It cost me $9,900 and I had $56,000 of insurance for breakage and loss. THEY ARRIVED 5 DAYS LATE AFTER DELIVERING 2 other households.
A LOT WAS MISSING, LOST OR STOLEN. I had to file claims and wasted a year of my life fighting with UNITED, SUDDATH AND MAYFLOWER ( 3 entities) I ONLY GOT LOUSY $2,000 CHECK for all of the theft, loss and damage ! They broke, kept, or stole some expensive, sentimental or irreplaceable items. They WRAPPED AND SHIPPED BOXES OF DISCARDS We’d marked TRASH. NECESSITIES MY FAMILY PACKED, WRAPPED AND TAPED SHUT, LABELED WERE MISSING. I wasted a year writing, photocopying, sending photos, and making claims—ALL FOR NAUGHT.

Are there no good movers in brooklyn?

Pods
 

We sold most of our furniture because we were downsizing. The house we purchased in TV needed some work so we used Pods. They store your pod until needed. We delayed moving in for a few weeks to give us time to get the house ready.

Bring your favorite bread. Really no good Italian bread here.

Movers
 

James Dolsey unloaded with his buddy. Both work at furniture stores. They did a fine job both times. PH# 434-610-8247