Here is the email that I just sent to my friends and family who I had told that I was visiting the US in October:
I have some bad news. Looks like Piyawat and I will have to cancel our trip to the US. I made the mistake of not looking into the rental truck before making other plans. What I found out was that U-Haul has a very strict policy about the number of days you can rent and the number of miles you can drive. So, our plan of a leisurely tour of America has been squashed. Since renting a truck one-way is not a cheap option, we don't think that it is worth our time and money at this point.I still want to move my stuff to North Carolina, so I think what I will do is to ship it in December when I come back to the US for Christmas. I found one company that will do this called ABF U-Pack. Basically you pack up a big crate and they ship it for you. Have you ever heard of this company or any like it? Sounds like a legitimate way to do it.
Needless to say, I am disappointed. Oh well. Guess I'll see most of you in December...
What a bummer. On the one hand, we will save a lot of money by not going. On the other, a cross-country drive sounded like a lot of fun...
Man ... not fair!!! :-( We were looking forward to seeing and spending time with you both!!
Oh well - things work out the way they do for a reason. Like our trip to Key West. Craig's meetings and my meetings that were scheduled BEFORE Hurricane Ivan reeked havoc on the Gulf Coast, was the main cause for us to start looking into changes our travel plans.
Craig had the foresight (when we still didn't know exactly where Ivan was going to hit) to go ahead and rearrange travel plans. Thank goodness he did! Now we work our tails off recovering from the hurricane (both personally and professionally), then we can go to the Keys and truly ...... RELAX!!! Pina Coladas, pristine waters - away from the chaos here ----- nnniiiicceeee .......
Love you!!
I have used ABF U-pack it and it is so much better than doing the whole U-Haul. You don't have to worry about the expenses of breakdowns (because U-Haul doesn't pay for those)....Used ABF twice! It's a great deal!
All of the weekly hurricanes - December will be a great time for you to come back to the states.