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WONDERFUL!!
We see the sun nearly every day and the humidity is pretty low (say 40%).
It gets hot every day in the summer, around 90 but we haven't had to turn on the AC yet so that isn't bad!
The place is small but I can have stuff outside without having it rust away so that is OK too.
Prices here are about the same as in the Puget Sound so that wasn't a shock.
My wife hates heat (and cold too) so Seattle was good for her but I like to see the sun and this place has it!
I LOVE it here.
Bill
We see the sun nearly every day and the humidity is pretty low (say 40%).
It gets hot every day in the summer, around 90 but we haven't had to turn on the AC yet so that isn't bad!
The place is small but I can have stuff outside without having it rust away so that is OK too.
Prices here are about the same as in the Puget Sound so that wasn't a shock.
My wife hates heat (and cold too) so Seattle was good for her but I like to see the sun and this place has it!
I LOVE it here.
Bill
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Alex is the name of the owner/operator. He was great. Did what he said, when he said. I can get you his cell# if you want it.
Alex is the name of the owner/operator. He was great. Did what he said, when he said. I can get you his cell# if you want it.
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Billm said:
Don't know if you're looking for stories or just info, but here's some info. :eeek:
First, though you probably know this, nearly all the companies out there are brokers... and it's hard to deal directly with a transporter. That's not a bad thing but is the way most work. I think the typical situation is that the broker is getting about 30% (or more), but the transporters like being supplied with regular work.
Second, get ready for an onslaught of emails and phone calls if you get multiple bids (especially on-line). You can even tell them that there services are no longer needed, but that won't stop them. It's a cut-throat industry.
Third, go to a website that reviews them (in an impartial way - from people that have just used a given company). You'll find that there are specialists for across country or the eastern corridor, and some don't do "enclosed" shipping.
Fourth, I used "Magic Carpet" (yes, a broker that used, in my case, "Exotic Motor Transport" - the truck had Lambos and some antiques in it). Magic Carpet has some of the best reviews anywhere and you can check them out at https://www.magiccarpetautotransport.com/ . They ere reasonably priced and good to work with (and I have no connection to them at all). They were much less expensive than the one Jay Leno recommends (that is highly regarded - "InterCity").