Dave Moves Out - 7 June 2009 (A sad day indeed)

My youngest packed up his new (2006 Volvo XC-90) car and headed off to Nashua, NH to join the ranks of the working world. While he appeared excited, I sensed a trace of his understanding that this was a major milestone in his and our lives. I helped him pack the car and he was ready to motor-on early. He left shortly after the clock struck 7:30 AM. He was there one minute and gone the next. We spent a tense day awaiting progress reports and wound up calling him just about every hour if he hadn’t already called us. Dave had planned to make the trip in one day as Mapquest told him it would take somewhere around 11 hours to complete. I advised him that it was a hard drive and he would probably be better served to make it in two days. Since his company was paying for the relocation, he had them make him a reservation in New Haven, CT very near Yale University for that evening.
Dave was making great time until he made it to New York City and got flummoxed by the George Washington Bridge. After an hour we called him on a routine check and when asked where he was, he replied in the Holland Tunnel. Now, for those of you who know the route, the Holland Tunnel is no where near where he was supposed to be. So, he was bummed and more than a bit stressed out. He eventually got back on the right route and then he hit Connecticut and the average speed on I-95 slowed to 25 miles an hour. He finally arrived in New Haven just after 5 PM. After a good nights sleep, he made the remainder of the trip in a little under two hours. He checked in with his relocation service and was put up in a very nice hotel for five days and then into a corporate apartment for up to 30 days. He wound up finding a place (the Clock Tower) about two weeks into his stay and was able to move in on Friday the 26th of June 2009.