All change

[shiraphant]

First, thank you to everyone who left messages/sent texts after my last post - I can't reply to you all individually but I really do appreciate that you all took the time to respond.
James and I managed to find a place to live - we'll be moving to a house in a small village in the Wicklow mountains not painfully far from where he works, and this is where it gets tricky: we have to move between the 9th-14th of October. We cannot afford to hire a removal company. Originally we had three people lined up to help us move, but for various reasons none of them are able to do it now, and currently it looks like James is going to have to drive from Cambridgeshire to North Wales, get the ferry across, drive from Dun Laoghaire to Wicklow, unload, then go back via shedloads of driving and ferry and do it all four times - the final time with the car and cats. Then he'd have to get to Dublin, fly to Stansted, get a cab to fetch me, and fly with me over to Dublin (I am terrified of crossing water and absolutely cannot do ferries, the plane is bad enough) and then somehow get us back to the house in Wicklow.
This is basically not feasible so what I'm saying is if anyone is willing and able to drive a van - a 7.5 ton van, I expect - from Cambridgeshire to Wicklow on any day between the 9th and 14th of October, we really, really need your help. We'd obviously pay for absolutely everything and we would thank you with love and food and money if you'd like.
Ideally we'd end up with three people to drive as well as James and then it could all be done in one day, but really, as it stands, anyone would be a massive improvement, though if there's only one person to drive apart from James it'd be a double trip and take two days what with ferry times being ridiculous.

Comments

[tomatorama.livejournal.com]

I don't think it's a long shot, I would be there in a jiffy if I could drive at all. Could I be of help in any other way, such as being another person to drag things hither and thither?
Much much love.

[pygar.livejournal.com]

it would be better to hire a 7.5 ton, rather than a luton 3.5 ton, and to do it in all in one trip. anyone with a car licence older than about 5 years (im not sure when the regs changed) should be able to hire up to 7.5t (class C1 on the license)

you would be better to hire a 7.5 ton from cambridge, drive that in tandem with james car, both driving to wicklow. then on the way back park james car at dublin airport, and both come back in the van. on return to cambridge both you and he get a cab or a lift to stanstead.

[dragonmamma.livejournal.com]

Not sure that I would be confident driving a BIG truck, but might know a man who would. Will try ringing him today for you. (He is stepson/Firekitten's stepbrother, 6ft 5 and strong. Also very willing. If crossing back from Ireland you need somewhere to stay o'night you are both/either very welcome. James knows where I live. Alternatively you could leave the cats with me for a few days if that would make life a bit easier.
Re your previoous post, there are no words, just big hugs for you both.

[ephemera.livejournal.com]

I wish I could drive and thus be a Useful Friend. But hurray for having found a place to move to.

[insert-token.livejournal.com]

Sorry lady, I'm useless at driving big van/truck thingies, but happy to chip in with cash for removal company/man with van if that helps?

[adamosity.livejournal.com]

i wish i could help! but i'm a bit stuck in korea! ;p

[kissmeforlonger.livejournal.com]

Glad it looks like someone is able to help you out - moving is stressful enough without this.

[(Anonymous)]

unfortunately I will just hasve stareted new job and don't think I will be able to take the time off. I will ask around the guys here.

have you considered calling / texting people as I only saw this as mum asked me to log on and check.