{"id":55452,"date":"2021-07-29T14:16:19","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T21:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=55452"},"modified":"2021-07-31T07:41:49","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T14:41:49","slug":"big-moving-day-2200-pounds-of-hot-tub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=55452","title":{"rendered":"BIG Moving Day! 2200 Pounds Of Hot Tub!"},"content":{"rendered":"

My wife and I always compromise. I admit I’m wrong, and she agrees with me.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We were up and ready to go early as today is another big day on our three-month move schedule.\u00a0 The 2,200 pounds swim spa gets moved down the hill to our new place this afternoon.<\/p>\n

But first, we needed breakfast, and I took my new wife to the finest place *open) this morning, iHop!<\/p>\n

We walked from the Pas\u00e9a Hotel & Spa to Main Street Huntington Beach, a two-block walk.\u00a0 It was a good exercise. Located in Huntington Beach, Pas\u00e9a Hotel & Spa is connected to a shopping center. Huntington Beach Pier.<\/p>\n

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It was the first time we had been in the shopping mall between the hotel and Main Street,<\/p><\/div>\n

We had a pretty good meal at iHop and then walked back.\u00a0 It was a tad on the foggy side, but that was expected this time of year, and we knew it was going to be in the 90s later on today!<\/p>\n

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The Pas\u00e9a Hotel & Spa on PCH.<\/p><\/div>\n

Another good idea popped into our heads; why not go to Roger’s Gardens for a quick walk and perhaps find some veggies? So, we did!<\/p>\n

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The Sunflowers were beautiful!<\/p><\/div>\n

I had to have a closeup!\u00a0 According to Helen Keller, “Keep your face to the sunshine, and you cannot see the shadow. It\u2019s what sunflowers do.”<\/p>\n

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Beautiful!<\/p><\/div>\n

It’s\u00a0 Thursday, and you all know what that means, “Girl’s Night Out.”\u00a0 We went VFR to the Santa Ana Elks Lodge, where we met with the regulars, and we brought a surprise; Colleen joined us.\u00a0 We all laughed and giggled for ninety minutes, then we had to head out because the crane was due at MAry’s at 2:30 PM.<\/p>\n

We arrived home and soon after got a call from the crane folks, so off we went.\u00a0 Mary stayed at home as she had things do it and directed the handyman who is assisting us.<\/p>\n

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“That there is a big piece of equipment!”<\/p><\/div>\n

Reaching for the Moon!<\/p>\n

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It was dizzying to look all the way up!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Here it goes on the first leg of the journey!<\/p><\/div>\n

Up up and away!<\/p>\n

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It looked easy; we were not nervous at all… NOT!<\/p><\/div>\n

The people in the tub had a great view!<\/p>\n

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Hanging by a thin wire 89 feet above Mary’s old home!<\/p><\/div>\n

It was safely attached to a trailer for its 1.1-mile ride to its new home!<\/p>\n

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Well tied down, we hope!<\/p><\/div>\n

The real scary part is a mere 130-foot reach with 2,500 pounds of potential skylight maker from the front yard to the back yard!<\/p>\n

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Test run! Can he make it??<\/p><\/div>\n

No, the crane did NOT bend… It’s a pano-shot; click it!<\/p>\n

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Oh, dear…Is the crane going to make it?<\/p><\/div>\n

It came down right on target with six inches to spare!<\/p>\n

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CAREFUL GUYS!!!<\/p><\/div>\n

Three-point landing ahead!<\/p>\n

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Colleen and Bob took a lot of shots!<\/p><\/div>\n

Down in one piece, wow!<\/p>\n

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We put a bag of ice underneath the spa so we could “roll” it… When the ice melts, it sits down on the concrete.<\/p><\/div>\n

We all celebrated with a glass of wine!<\/p>\n

We crashed this evening at 9:06 PM.\u00a0 Another big day tomorrow!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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