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U-Haul said it would move a 3 bedroom house (Original Post) Major Nikon Apr 2022 OP
So much wrong in one picture Effete Snob Apr 2022 #1
Might not get his deposit back Major Nikon Apr 2022 #2
I got into a weird argument with Canadian Customs one time... Effete Snob Apr 2022 #3
Hilarious! Doodley Apr 2022 #4
Kick dalton99a Apr 2022 #5
yikes. moving houses happens at night with accompanying vehicles and lots of staffing Demovictory9 Apr 2022 #6
I moved my 25 feet house wagon many times ... TomWilm Apr 2022 #7
 

Effete Snob

(8,387 posts)
1. So much wrong in one picture
Mon Apr 18, 2022, 07:58 PM
Apr 2022

That guy has to know that's not a legal setup, right? I mean, he has to know that.

Did he tell the U-Haul folks what he had in mind?
 

Effete Snob

(8,387 posts)
3. I got into a weird argument with Canadian Customs one time...
Mon Apr 18, 2022, 08:21 PM
Apr 2022

A buddy of mine in Ontario bought a couch on eBay near me and paid for me to rent a U-Haul to take it up to him. He met me at the border to have the duty assessed, and the customs officer started asking me if my rental agreement allowed me to take the vehicle into Canada.

My rental agreement said I could drive it to anywhere in the United States, and specifically said not to take it into Mexico.

"But it doesn't say you can drive it into Canada," he said.

"Okay, but the last time I checked, Alaska was part of the United States, and I can't think of how anyone would drive there without driving it through Canada."

Aside from which, there are only two countries that have a land border with the US, but only one that the agreement says not to drive into.

Ultimately, though, I asked him, "So, is Canadian customs in the business of enforcing private rental agreements?" and that was the winner.

But, having closely read the standard U-Haul agreement a couple of times, whatever happens to that guy, he'd better not damage the truck in the process.

Demovictory9

(32,472 posts)
6. yikes. moving houses happens at night with accompanying vehicles and lots of staffing
Tue Apr 19, 2022, 02:41 AM
Apr 2022

there is a reality show based on moving houses and buildings

TomWilm

(1,832 posts)
7. I moved my 25 feet house wagon many times ...
Mon Apr 25, 2022, 05:37 AM
Apr 2022

... never a very smooth operation during my 25 years of living in it, with my kid and all. I often had to leave it at half way after break downs, but always made it through to it's new home path.

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