Re: moving furniture

[Paul Witek <pwitek@domain.elided>]

>I may be involved in moving a sofa with a Mazda Miata tomorrow, and I 
>was wondering if the Spider owners on the list have any wisdom to 
>share.
>
>Thanks,
>Joe
>

Sure, no problem at all - just get a friend with an Alfetta GT to help out.  

Back when my '81 Spider was my daily driver, I moved across town with it - a lot of trips with boxes in the trunk, in the passenger seat, etc.  The only thing I couldn't figure out how to move was my bed.  So, Don Happel and I loaded it onto the roof of his Alfetta GT, mattress side down, legs sticking in the air.  Of course, we couldn't tie it down, because the rope would've had to pass through the open windows, which would tie the doors shut.  So, we ended up working out a system where I reached out the passenger side window and held the bed down with my right arm, Don reached out and held it down with his left arm.  This left Don with his right hand to steer, and my left hand to shift.  We didn't turn any best times, but after getting coordinated, the trip was made without incident.

Of course, doing this at 2am when the streets were deserted was a good idea, too.

- Paul Witek
CBA (Currently Between Alfas)


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