Can you move locations without owning a car? You can if you have great friends and an excellent moving company on your side. I recently had to make a move, and wondered how things would work out without a car. First of all, while I was packing I had to figure out how to get the needed boxes from the offices and stores to my home. The first set of boxes I obtained from my office, which seemed easier in theory than reality. The day I went to pick them up it was raining all day. I took my 'granny cart' that I use for groceries to work, loaded up the boxes and then wrapped them in a garbage bag to keep them dry. Quite a site walking to the bus stop, but the boxes arrived at my house dry and ready for packing.
The next couple of trips to get boxes were to a store a couple of blocks from home. I didn't take my cart, but asked a kind store manager to kindly give me a large garbage bag along with the boxes I was taking. Thankfully he did, not once but twice, but I had to laugh to myself at what a sight I must have been carrying that bag of boxes down the street. I resembled a not so jolly (and not as hefty) Santa throwing that bag over my shoulder and heading down a busy street. I received a couple of strange looks, but the boxes were my prize, so I didn't care. I was able to pack my things and get them ready for the movers.
The day of the move the movers arrived right on time and loaded my things with care. I've used Two Men and a Truck for previous moves and have never been disappointed. The two young men along with some great friends from work and school came at the right times to get everything loaded and unloaded in a timely manner. Because the movers had their truck and my friends had vehicles, I could move car-free.
And of course, my new location was chosen because of the close proximity to the bus lines. I actually have more and closer bus options than I did at my previous location. When searching for places to live, shop or visit, I always look up the address using Google search and then click on directions using the public transportation option instead of by car. The search returns the closest bus routes and travel times. I use that feature often when planning to travel to places I've not been before on the bus. And it really came in handy when deciding where to live; my new location had to be safe, affordable and on the bus line. Mission accomplished.
