"HIACE, HOW YA DOING?"

 "Beudy mate".

"Story".

That's how I imagine truck drivers converse. Richard would know.

Today I hired a Hiace van and moved a lot of big boxes and some small items of furniture from the lock-up to the house.

I had planned to do 6 trips but the rain made the last one difficult so I did 5. Man that van can hold some stuff. I cleared out both lock up garages of all but the big items of furniture and the gym machines which  the removal guys will handle tomorrow.

I did this because parking is difficult in Hobson Street and, as we own the front townhouse, a truck in the driveway will block entrance and exit for the other townhouse owners. By clearing out all the 'rats and mice' stuff this leaves 2 beds, 3 dressers, 2 couches, 5 armchairs, 4 sideboards, 3 large sets of gym equipment, a couple of wooden chests, a china cabinet, a bookcase and about 10 heavy boxes. I'm hoping that they can unload those into the house in less than an hour.

I'm stuffed now. I just dropped the van back to James Blond rentals who are just around the corner from the apartment in Cuba Street. It was a good deal and the van performed well. After a hot shower to loosen up my muscles I think I'll have a big glass of chardonnay (one with a label on it - Mills Reef Elspeth Hawkes Bay. Yummy.