Well I have an interview in St Louis in a few hours. If all goes well we are hoping to be out there by early May. I looked into PODS for storage/moving our stuff. They dont seem to bad price wise but we have a few heavy pieces that we will need movers to unload.
I'm sure it will be said so yes I used google. I am looking for any other moving companies that you might have personal experience with and would recommend using.
Even if they would not pay for the move, they might have a firm that they could still recommend (and maybe they would have a discounted rate that you could use through the new employer - it's always worth a try).
When my in-laws moved houses from one side of Florida to the other a few years ago, they used North American Van Lines and when a friend moved from Detroit to Seattle in 2009, she also used North American. I cannot comment on the prices but they all seemed happy with them.
FWIW, I've decided if I ever move again I'm hiring a professional even if I am only moving a few blocks. After seeing how quickly they can pack everything up, it's just not worth my time or the hassle any more.
We lived in St. Louis for 3 years. It is GREAT. I love the sunshine.
Try to buy or rent a place in West County (West St. Louis Country). Don't go to St. Charles County, definitely stay away from North County. We lived in Wildwood and loved it. Wildwood, Chesterfield, Town and Country, Creve Coeur, Ladue, Ellisville, Pond (next to Wildwood where Albert Pujols lived)...All these are great places to live. If you are on a tighter budget you might look at Eureka. We lived in Wildwood but were Eureka schools and they were a bit more rural but still good people.
While there, please visit:
The Hill (the italian district), and particularly Adriana's on the Hill for lunch. Best sandwiches anywhere on the planet
Grant's Farm: Where the house and train the Budweiser Cleidsdales: Free beer
The Budweiser factory tour: Free beer
The Arch (obviously)
The Botanical Garden (great place to go with the wife and/or family in the spring)
The Butterfly house in Chesterfield
Tropical Mouse flavored ice stand in Kirkwood (also the home of the headquarters of Bread Co. (Panera in the rest of the country)
The Magic House in Kirkwood (if you have kids)
The St. Louis Zoo (Free and very good)
Dogtown (Irish district) for the St. Pattys day parade!
And if you live in Wildwood you are only 6 miles from the 6-flags which means you can get a summer pass for $50 each for your kids and have a great waterpark and rides for them to stay entertained all summer.
We lived in St. Louis for 3 years. It is GREAT. I love the sunshine.
Good to hear
Try to buy or rent a place in West County (West St. Louis Country). Don't go to St. Charles County, definitely stay away from North County. We lived in Wildwood and loved it. Wildwood, Chesterfield, Town and Country, Creve Coeur, Ladue, Ellisville, Pond (next to Wildwood where Albert Pujols lived)...All these are great places to live. If you are on a tighter budget you might look at Eureka. We lived in Wildwood but were Eureka schools and they were a bit more rural but still good people.
We were told that the St Charles area was a nice area. Why stay away from there?
While there, please visit:
The Hill (the italian district), and particularly Adriana's on the Hill for lunch. Best sandwiches anywhere on the planet
Italian. sounds great.
Grant's Farm: Where the house and train the Budweiser Cleidsdales: Free beer
The Budweiser factory tour: Free beer
Sounds good :beerbang::woot:
The Arch (obviously)
We did that a few years back. It was fun. We will probably take the kids back there.
The Botanical Garden (great place to go with the wife and/or family in the
spring)
The Butterfly house in Chesterfield
The wife will like that
Tropical Mouse flavored ice stand in Kirkwood (also the home of the headquarters of Bread Co. (Panera in the rest of the country)
The Magic House in Kirkwood (if you have kids)
The St. Louis Zoo (Free and very good)
We will have to look into that. Thanks.
Dogtown (Irish district) for the St. Pattys day parade!
And if you live in Wildwood you are only 6 miles from the 6-flags which means you can get a summer pass for $50 each for your kids and have a great waterpark and rides for them to stay entertained all summer.
You'll probably save $3000 a year in gasoline. You'll come back to michigan and be like "WTF - why is gas so expensive in this damn place, and the roads suck!"
We will have something just dont know where or when yet.
I got my A&P and work on airplanes right now. I want to work on something newer and get some better experience. I applied to a company where I can make more money and learn more.
North stl is just as bad as east stl. The zoo is cool, and if you park on the street it is free. Get there early and plan on leaving early afternoon. That's when all the people who couldn't afford to pay to get there. I also got to watch a drug deal with my wife and kids down at the landing.
There is also a cool biker bar just north of the Edwards Jones dome. Just into the area where you feel unsafe. Great burgers. The upstairs is caving in and there is indoor parking for the bikes.
Would love to give you a quote for the move. I did move Green but I don't remember the mushy details. My company is in Ann Arbor and has been around for 20 years in August. And I won't kiss somone just for buying axles from them.
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