The removal truck was a little large for the driveway, so the crates had to be moved out of the garage and eased down the driveway to the lift on the back of the truck - this manoeuvre only required five blokes since Andre supplied a 'manual forklift' on wheels which facilitated the whole procedure dramatically. While the fellas are handling all the heavy duty stuff, the lasses were packing up this little pile of music which accompanies the ivories - with a good few boxes and plenty of cloth shopping bags for the rest, we got all this music loaded at the one end and replaced in it's exclusive wall unit at the other end!
Some push, some pull, some guide and others watch for snags - somehow or another, between them, the pianos are loaded onto the 'forklift', lowered to the ground behind the truck and then manhandled into position in the house! What a mission! Some of our 'crew' were genuinely surprised at just how heavy a steel framed piano is! We warned ya!!
Fortunately, there is a fairly large sliding door into the main living area of the house, so the crated piano could be worked into position with plenty of handholds.
The pianos are finally installed in their respective positions in the house and the 'crew' make some fun out of returning the forklifter to the van. The spirit in which this whole exercise was undertaken was quite something to behold - a whole bunch of South African folks mucking in and doing all the actual work - not only making us feel welcome here in Wanganui, but also seeing to the practical stuff and giving up their Saturday to help us get moved into our new home. We will always be grateful to these folks (who hardly know us) for their willingness to help us get the job done. Thanks guys! Dis al!
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