Technically, I've been moving since Easter weekend, so this weekend was the big move, meaning that I took all of my furniture to my dad's. I hired a moving company to load the 17 ft. U-Haul for me, which took about 3 hours. Of course, I paid for 2 so I had to go to the grocery store and get cash for the overage. I must say that my movers were amazing. They packed my truck expertly, so nothing was damaged in the move. I was very pleased to get everything to my dad's intact. In fact, my friend commented on Saturday that this was the easiest move that he's ever done. Although I am very thankful that it went smoothly, I wish that I was finished.
Since I drove a one-way U-Haul, today I am waiting at the bus station in Dallas for my return to Corsicana. I caught the bus in Comanche, TX last night around 7:00 and had an 11 hour and 20 minute layover in Dallas, so I am thankful that I had a friend with an extra bed. Not only was it my first bus trip since Woodstock '99, it was my first time riding the Green Line on Dart Rail. I could get used to public transportation as I enjoyed paying only $4 (it should have been $1.75 but I didn't read the screen to see that I could ride the train without purchasing a day pass). I was not prepared to sleep in the bus station, yet I may need to keep an open mind in the future. I have looked into purchasing a Discovery Bus Pass for 60 days and try traveling by bus as a way to cut transportation costs between the big sales.
This idea came to me last weekend when I was at the Houston book sale, well actually, as I was talking to my best friend from the hotel room. I told him that it seemed to be cheaper to rent a one-way U-Haul truck and catch the bus back, than to drive The Beast with U-Haul trailers several times. He make a wise crack about getting a bus pass for my book sale travels and I said that sounded like a good idea. I quickly began researching and found that a 60 day bus pass is $566. I already have 3 trips planned in June, well at least there are 3 sales that I'd like to attend, and the Tucson sale will cost at least $400 in gas. I spend $166 more and get to travel for 2 months free...lol.
If I don't get nauseated on today's bus ride, I may just have to try Greyhound for my first 2 months of homeless entrepreneurship. Yet, I still have tens of thousands of books to move before I can begin the nomadic life.
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