Today is your last day

Today is your last day ...
Not at your job but your last day in life ...
What if you knew today was going to be your last day on Earth, what would you do?
Who would you want to be sure to talk to and hug and say I love you and thank you ?
Would you stop and look around and appreciate the beauty around you ? Take in the blue of the sky or the green of the grass or the colors in the flowers?

Here’s the thing - none of us knows when our last day will be -
Do not take one day for granted.
Tell the people that you care for that you love them.
Do not hold grudges- forgive.
Look around and appreciate.

Learning From My Dog -
Wisdom does not fall from high places.  The mighty and the splendid have taught me little. I have learned more from my dog than from all the great books I have read.  The wisdom of my dog is the product of his inability to conceal his wants.  When he yearns to be loved, there is no pouting in the corner.  There are no games entitled "Guess what is the matter with me." He puts his head on my lap, wags his tail, and looks up at me with kind eyes, waiting to be petted.  No professor or sage ever told me I might live a more successful life if I simply asked for love when I needed it.
~ from Trial lawyer Gerry Spence
(Spence has never lost a criminal case either as a prosecutor or a defense attorney )

My dog past away last year but I would watch her, especially in her later years, when she would go outside on a nice day and lay in grass and look up and enjoy the wind on her face .
She would run to my grandkids , backend wagging and extend her face for a light smooch 😘
I certainly learned from her and every day I am sure to take some part of the day to shut it down , go outside and look up and just feel the sun and wind on my face.

Appreciate and learn every day !

Movers are a special breed

Professional Household Good Movers/Drivers do so much more then pick up furniture and drive - they touch life’s- they Care !

A letter from ...

MICHAEL D. BARTON, SA, DAF
Director of Operations
HQ Office of Special Projects (AFOSI PJ) Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, DC

Though I am still enroute to my next assignment, I wanted to provide you feedback regarding the team that packed out my home in Flower Mound, TX.  Up front, the team, led by Driver Tom Olsen, was the best team I have worked with in my 24 years of military service, which includes 16 moves.  Mr. Olsen, was not only professional in his disposition towards my family and I, but also exhibited complete control over the exceptional labor team he assembled from his contacts within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.  For the period we worked with Mr. Olsen, he proved to be a gifted communicator, task organizer and did very well to keep things light, while remaining on task.  As an experienced leader within the US military, the latter is a hard balance to maintain and he did so effortlessly - for that, my wife and I were truly grateful to have him as our Driver.  Regarding Mr. Olsen's team, which included Martin, D., Martin M., Fernando and Leonel.  I feel that identifying the labor crew matters, as they also were very professional, courteous and clearly exhibited an understanding of how to work around a family of five.  I can tell you that I will retain Mr. Olsen's contact information and when possible recommend him to those I care about the most, as he kept the complexities of 'move day' easy and was able to demonstrate to me that my belongings left my home secure while able to finish ahead of schedule - these are invaluable factors to someone currently in my position.  I ask that you share this feedback with Mr. Olsen's employer.  

Thanks again and I'll call you when we arrive in Virginia.

Mike
MICHAEL D. BARTON

A message from Thomas Olson the Mover/Driver on this move-

Wow, what a move !  Director of Operations and a former minor league ball player that played ball for the Red Sox, Dave Barton, Mikes father.

Dave is the one wearing the Sox hat of course. He had conversations with one of the greatest hitters of all time, Ted Williams who said it was all science when it comes to hitting. Sat next to The Yaz in the club house, imagine that !  Dave Barton had relationships with some of the greatest to ever step out on the field.

Just like in the moving business we build relationships. We build relationships with our fellow workers and more importantly our shippers, even though most likely it will be temporary.  Right from the beginning at ' hello ' , during the move and to the end of the move when we shake their hand and say ' good bye ' we must maintain a relationship.

Having a good relationship with your shipper equals one thing, a good move.

It is their move, make it a good one...

Tommy O.

Movers Care

From Elite Driver/ Mover and person Robert Wright-
Movers do so much more then move furniture-
Movers create memories- Movers Care ...

There are so many stories about a drivers personal experience’s moving families across the country. Many of mine shaped me as a mover and a person.
The lessons from Successes and experiences that were not good and what to do about it and learn from it.  In the summer of 1984 I was assigned Admiral Scott, His wife and their two daughters, They lived on Great Lakes Navel Training Base IL.  The officer’s house on base was about 4,000 square feet with 4 floors, Old building with tight turns and lots of rooms.  I arrived on the last day of packing by my Agent  Harbor Moving and storage to start some inventory.  I quickly realized that this would be the hardest move I’d ever done.  Never mind the huge furniture the Department of Defense provides for an officer at this level. 
The Scott Family relocation had more challenges than I’d ever seen in one move.  From Two huge German shrunk’s all the way to dozens of metal shelves.  (We didn’t get third parties at that time,) so it was on me and almost everything else you can think of.
 I was worried and so was everyone else.  That day I got questioned a lot about my likely overflow even by Admiral Scott. 
The next day on move day I hired Two of the packers Jen and Jen excellent movers as well as packers, My right hand man Mike Peoples and two news guys, they were farm boys and  would work  very hard.  (Big basement)  
That morning we met the families Great Dane Puppy   “Ginny” She was a beautiful brindle 8 month’s old and already weighed 70 pounds and tall.  I owned a Dane at the time and had been very familiar with the bread. There was an immediate connection all around.  Mrs. Scott loved that dog.  The padding and loading went well, Hard, Hot, and a lot of work.  Even being difficult it was a good day. 
It helped that I assigned one person on disassembly all day- Shurnks, Fence/Dog run, Exercise equipment and endless metal shelves. 
In the late afternoon the trailer was filling up fast Everyone said it wouldn’t fit, to make matters worse the house wasn’t empty and the yard was full not to mention 8 or 10 large mattress’s…..  Everyone .. They all told me;  It wouldn’t fit. The help, The military Inspector The neighborhood and the Admiral was very concerned about an overflow because of a previous nightmare and of course the horror stories that circulated among the ranks. There was at least one person there that quietly though it might fit and that was me.  Mrs. Scott treated us with trusting eyes, water and lunch. 
To be safe I called the Agent for a pack van to make sure we got it all that night. During the afternoon Ginny (The dog) had to be taken to a kennel and later shipped by air in an animal transportation crate. 
Loading I used every single trick I knew to make it tight, Including swinging from the conduit in the old drop frame trailer squeezing everything I could up top bundle after bundle.  Them same bundles were not flat a few hours ago, 
It’s getting late and my help was tired as well as myself so I decided to rework that final load in the morning. We loaded that pack van. The next day Me and Mike reworked the end of the trailer and swung a handsome gate. 20 K plus on that old 40 foot double drop trailer.  Pretty darn good by anyone’s standards at that time.  Ended up all went very smooth.  So a week later I arrive at the destination, Pull up in front of the house, Hop out to do a walk through with the help and discuss how the day will go. 
Something had gone terribly wrong The Admiral was very stiff even more than normal. Mrs. Scott’s face was Red a puffy obvious that she had not only been doing a lot of crying she was deeply sad.  So we got going to get set up we had her get her car out if the driveway then we lined up to put the ramps down, I caught her walking back to the house from the car and because we had become quick friends at origin I felt compelled to ask “What’s wrong?”  Ginny’s intestines had twisted from nerves during the flight and she died in transit, at this point there are no words, just some tears of my own. 
All day I felt torn , numb and hurt during the delivery for that family. My goal was some version of the opposite.  I was looking for a successful move and now this is impossible.    Me and the crew and the shipper put our heads down and worked hard and careful all day into the night.  Every last nut and bolt accomplished. 
Now it’s time to sit and sign the mountain of paperwork, at the end of it She Choked out the words. “Robert in 18 moves your work has been the most impressive we have seen” 
Admiral Scott wrote a letter to the company without me asking. To this day we share correspondence.

Movers

Movers do so much more then move furniture-
They make difference in people’s life’s-
They Care-

Below is from elite Driver/Mover and person Mr. Chris McDonald -

In this picture is my best friend and SVO Thomas Olson,myself,and Sergeant Martin.  We had the pleasure of packing and loading him a few years back when we were on our 2015 world tour.  Sergeant Martin is one of the survivers from the Ft.Hood shooting. He still has a bullet in him.  He also works with the Wounded Warrior Project. Great customer to deal with and a.patriot for our country. Him and the thousands of others like him is why I do the job and try to give the best service on every move. 


In picture- from left to right - Thomas Olson, Sargent Martin, Chris McDonald

Thank you Chris and Tom ( Better known as Batman and Superman 😀)

And thank you Sergeant Martin for your service and all you do !

Below is a link to The Wounded Warrior Project ... https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/ 


From Elite Driver/Mover Person Thomas Olson-

The name Superman suits him well, like no other.
I remember Sgt. Martin,  he had a jolly soul. Everytime he would speak he would chuckle.  He was an extremely likeable person, and an American Hero.

Sup' speaks of World Tour 2015. What he doesn't say is that started when he came to pick me up in Memphis, Tn and that tour saved my life.
Yes it did...

The other remarkable thing is on that day when we moved Sgt. Martin it only took seconds for Chris to recognize who he was. The Ft. Hood shooting happened in 2009 and Chris recognized Sgt. Martin from a TV interview six years prior, remarkable.


Yes, he is Superman 🦸‍♂️

Movers making a difference

Household Goods Movers/ Drivers to so much more them loading furniture and driving -

They touch people’s life’s at a time that need support and assistance-

Below is letter from a military member concerning her move by Chris McDonald -

Thank you Chris for what you do every day !

Subject: Recent Military Move

Mr. Mahoney,

My name is Julie Henderson, my husband is LTC Isaac Henderson. We recently relocated from Universal City, TX to Columbus, GA due to the military. Our move was done by one of your employees, Chris McDonald. I wanted to share my feelings and opinions with you about this service that was done by Chris.

Chris was absolutely fantastic from start to finish! He reached out early on during this process of moving and asked all of the right questions and answered any that I had. He was on time and well-prepared with his crew the morning of pick up. He and his crew were pleasant and worked extremely hard. Chris kept in touch with me while he was in care of our possessions and made us feel that our belongings were very well cared for. When we arrived at our final destination Chris and I continued to communicate to plan the delivery of our household goods. He again, on the delivering end of the move process asked all of the appropriate questions and answered any of mine. He arrived on time with another great hard working crew to get our stuff inside the new house. During each side of this move he took the appropriate measures and had equipment to not damage our homes. He had the right items/equipment to cover floors/carpets/stairs/doors/etc. Chris was amazing to have on this move and if we can request him for the remainder of our moves, we absolutely will! 

In my husband’s 18 years of military service and 8 moves across the country, this recent move done by Chris, was by far the best move that we have had. He really set the bar high for anyone else to follow.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely, 

Julie Henderson