Or, more accurately, "forgotten, but not gone!"
Yesterday, our friends Cal & Chrissy moved into their new place in Montréal. They had rented three U-pack boxes from Uhaul. Because we were not bringing furniture for the year, we were able to add all of our winter gear, books, and personal items to their shipment at minimal cost. Perfect, right? Apparently not. Cal picked me up yesterday morning with one of the boxes in tow behind a rented truck. When we arrived at their place, we encountered the first hiccup: the lock had been changed on the box. We didn't have a key. After waiting on hold, we just decided to drive back to Uhaul. They had not encountered such a thing before. The manager was called. He ended up grinding the lock off, which led to the second hiccup: the box was empty! All of our stuff, their musical instruments, Chrissy's personal papers, and most of their kitchen supplies...gone. Two schools of thought at this moment. Either, A) there was a screw-up on the BC side and, despite the paperwork indicating that the right boxes had been sent, there had been a mistake, or B) we had had everything in the container stolen. Never had I prayed so hard for administrative inefficiency! We unpacked the other two boxes without incident, save for the observation that Québec doors seem narrower, somehow, all the while waiting to hear from Uhaul. This was going to be difficult because all of the paperwork looked to be in order! Fortunately, perhaps by divine inspiration, Cal had snapped a photo of the last box waiting to be picked up, which happened to be THE box. In the picture? The box's ID number! An ID number not otherwise shown in any of the paperwork. Follow-up call to Uhaul in Kelowna. Yes, the box is there. Yes, an empty box was shipped across Canada. No, we cannot get out our (increasingly necessary) autumn clothes...yet. But we will be able to, soon. Merci Seigneur that this box was forgotten, but not gone!
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