Even the Movers Are Funny.

So, I called this morning to confirm the move and to discuss this WHOPPING move estimate I got in the mail from the movers (like, it was going to be the same cost to move our stuff 1 mile as it was to move all the way from California to New York.  THAT is how whopping it was).

I ended up getting transferred to this guy who shared my sense of humor (thank god, because I am right out of patience with mortgage people, and escrow people, and shutter people, and Home Depot people, and painters, and yard sale people, and all the other people you need to deal with when you buy a house and move into it).  Here is a snippet from our conversation regarding the ridiculously large move estimate:

Me:  Um....doesn't this move estimate seem a little high?  We're only moving one mile, and it's not like all of our furniture is made of glass or anything.  What gives?

Bill from the moving company:  Oh, that's just a "maximum" number we put, in case we get there and your home is full of pinball machines and stuff that's made of lead.

Me:  Lead?  People have things made of lead?

Bill from the moving company: You'd be surprised what people have, and how much they lie about it.  We just put that number to make sure people tell the truth, and so they know if they lied on the phone, they're still going to have to pay.

Me: Ah, ok.  So there's no way my move could be that much?

Bill from the moving company: Well, maybe if we sent a bunch of movers who only had one limb each, then it would take twenty hours to move all your stuff, and THEN it could be that much. 

Me:  Americans With Disabilities Act?

Bill from the moving company:  You got it.  I just won't put those guys on your job.

And so on.