The photo here was taken when I headed off to RISD in the fall of 1966. I had transferred in, and because the school did not have student housing, my roommates and I rented an apartment in a gray neighborhood across town. 3rd floor, 5 rooms, $35/month. That's a gas stove in the truck - which supplied our heat. The truck was one I picked up for less than $100 - a former phone company truck, it had a chipped tooth in first gear and reverse. In time it had no gear in either, which made parking in Providence a real challenge! But I digress...
The truck is loaded, and I've finally worked out the transportation of the pallet. Because the truck was overloaded, I also had to unwrap the pallet and add another level to it. However, working with a trucking broker here in Maine, I am shipping it to a broker in Camden, Alabama. They then put it on a ship that will take it to Big Creek , Belize, which is just across rhe lagoon from Placencia! Total cost will be considerably less than if I had sent it to Brownsville, and then done a roundtrip through Mexico to get it, or if I had had it trucked through Mexico. So the delay helped me find the Big Creek option.
I'm thinking now that I will depart on Wednesday. Tomorrow I'll pack the odds and ends, do some cleaning, finsh loading the truck, and get the cash I need for the trip.
Will post a picture of my current old truck, with boat, and the snow I'll leave behind...
The truck is loaded, and I've finally worked out the transportation of the pallet. Because the truck was overloaded, I also had to unwrap the pallet and add another level to it. However, working with a trucking broker here in Maine, I am shipping it to a broker in Camden, Alabama. They then put it on a ship that will take it to Big Creek , Belize, which is just across rhe lagoon from Placencia! Total cost will be considerably less than if I had sent it to Brownsville, and then done a roundtrip through Mexico to get it, or if I had had it trucked through Mexico. So the delay helped me find the Big Creek option.
I'm thinking now that I will depart on Wednesday. Tomorrow I'll pack the odds and ends, do some cleaning, finsh loading the truck, and get the cash I need for the trip.
Will post a picture of my current old truck, with boat, and the snow I'll leave behind...
1 comment:
Carl,
I headed off to RISD in the fall (probably August, actually) of 1965. First-year women were required to live in the dorms (as were second-year), and I have not a clue what I took with me. When we finally escaped the dorms two years later (they tried to keep us in to balance the budget), we took a second floor, four-bedroom plus kitchen and living room (became the work room) apartment on Benefit Street for $140 a month. Walking Benefit Street (federal-era and newer house) to class was magical, imagining who might have lived there before (HP Lovecraft, Poe, the Browns) and navigating the undulating brick sidewalks. Providence College Hill has a lot to do with why I like Portland so much.
Beth M
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