Knock your box off

Mr R had had a bit of a tough time of late, and amongst everything else, he had been seriously unwell and had major surgery, and then been forced to move out of his previous property. Luckily, he had found a new place to live, however had lost a lot of his belongings and was basically starting from scratch in his new flat.

Beth and I had been tasked with helping Mr R move some furniture and boxes in his new place, to help him get settled in. Mr R had a lot of stories, and despite the awful time he had had, his friend had salvaged some of his valued possessions - beloved books and special ceramics, which were in big heavy boxes in the bedroom. Mr R, following his recent hospital stay, wasn’t in a state to be able to shift these cardboard cartons.

Our first job was to move a very heavy and delicate dresser across the room. Luckily for us the dresser was able to be split into two (although still very heavy and delicate) parts. Using our best squats and avoiding squashing any fingers, Beth and I relocated the furniture, and moved on to job number two. This involved more teamwork, in moving heavy boxes filled with books from the bedroom to the living room. Simple enough, but we had the added challenge of some dodgy doorstops, so had to try and avoid doors shutting on us as we passed!

Mission completed? Not quite yet. From one type of box to another, Mr R had mentioned that he was struggling to get his telly working. He had got himself a new EE box and a Netflix account but was not able to use it! Beth had never thought of herself as a techno whizz before, but pressing a few buttons, and sticking a few cables in the right holes, Mr R soon had access to 139 channels, and his shiny new Netflix app!

We ticked all the boxes, and a very rewarding mission was completed.