The October 1 theme day for our City Daily Photo bloggers is about movement.
I'll never forget my moving day, August 5, 2013, when I said farewell to the Jerusalem Hills.
There was a lot of movement that day as three strong movers shlepped my stuff to their truck.
Mohammad used the tumpline technique to full advantage.
If I had known that's how they do it, maybe I would have looked for stronger boxes.
But miraculously, nothing broke.
The most fun was getting to ride in the cabin of the truck with the guys (since I have no car, they had no choice but to take me along with the boxes).
We drove south and reached Meitar in the Negev in less than two hours.
Then the unloading began -- more movement.
The men worked quickly, efficiently, and with good humor.
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Good work, HaMovil HaArtsi team! Thanks!
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(More pictures of the movers are here in an earlier post.)
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I've never seen that method of moving before, except on your blog. I guess you really have to know what you are doing and have a good sense of balance or it could end in disaster!
ReplyDeletewow they must be strong for that
ReplyDeleteHow interesting. Great for theme day.
ReplyDeleteI moved house only a few times, but those days are best forgotten! Interesting pictures and action!
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize you didn't live in Jerusalem Hills anymore. Oh well, that hasn't seemed to hinder your ability to send great posts to the world!
ReplyDeleteAnd the rest is history!
ReplyDeleteALOHA from Honolulu
ComfortSpiral
=^..^= . <3
I have never heard of the tumpline method either!
ReplyDeleteI hope everyone ends up with a good, strong back!
ReplyDeleteI'm awestruck at the strength and assuredness displayed by the movers. Perfect for the theme.
ReplyDeleteinteresting take on the theme and post
ReplyDeleteI like learning new things :)
I remember well you moving to the south, but the only idea of packing things for moving scares me...
ReplyDeleteSpecial way to move! Good choice for movement
ReplyDeleteSeems good work! And good workers.
ReplyDeleteI'd say Mohammad has a very strong back.
ReplyDeleteYou’ve made a great Theme Day post. I\'m glad you picked this to share with us.
ReplyDeleteMoving home is always a bit traumatic, even when the move is by choice. There is nothing to mark the end of the Old Life quite as clearly as strangers pulling your house apart and taking your treasures away.
ReplyDeleteStrong and Rahe measured Life Event Anxiety in approx the following order, from worst to easiest:
1. Death of a beloved spouse
2. Birth of a baby
3. Divorce
4. Moving House...
right down to
100. Getting a speeding ticket.
Gosh! That is iron man!
ReplyDeleteWow, Dina!
ReplyDeleteThis is a good one, the movement will be slow, but very intense and arduous.
Yikes! My back is sore just looking at your 'theme shot'. At least this is a way to move a lot of stuff FAST!
ReplyDeleteOh my! I knew there was a reason that I'm not in the moving business. Thanks for reminding me. Tom The Backroads Traveller
ReplyDeleteGosh this post brought back memories Dina.. growing up in Africa I've seen the 'trumpline' method of carrying before but just didn't realise that's what it was called :) Lot's of movement going on there!
ReplyDeleteIt always amazes me how strong the movers are. I hope I never have to move again. I'm glad they did a good job for you.
ReplyDeletewow , i'm impressed !
ReplyDeleteWow! I have never seen such a method but it´s very effective!
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