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Arkone Lightwave's avatar

As a former military brat, I relate to the moving thing far too much.

Also, your observations about customer behavior could and should be compiled into a subsection of Murphy's Law: The Corollaries of Working Retail.

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Stephen Beals's avatar

I like that idea.

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Mr Canoehead/M Tête-Canoë's avatar

Speaking of reading comprehension, I always thought our sale signs were backwards. Instead of

𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘

50% Off

ᴹᵒⁿᵈᵃʸ ᵒⁿˡʸ

it needed to be

𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗬

50% Off

ᵇᶦᵍ ˢᵃˡᵉ

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Stephen Beals's avatar

I would love fifty percent off of Monday.

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Tas's avatar

I absolutely detest moving 🤨... So much so that when we moved to our current address 2 yrs ago I told everyone that the next time I move will be to go 6 feet underground 😉

Many thought/think I was joking.... But I'm truly not 😁😂😜

I really truly and completely detest moving house 😵‍💫

Love the comic strips 😁

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John Boyd's avatar

I hate moving so much that I lived for 30 years in an apartment I hated in a crappy part of town, rather than move.

When I did move I took my clothes, some essential things, and paid the landlord to trash everything else, i.e. 90% of the contents of the apartment.

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Tas's avatar

Wow😱

10yrs is the longest I've managed to stay in one place.... In my entire life... We moved a lot growing up, and now my brother is the only one of us kids who has stayed in the same place for long- he's been in his house now for over 25 yrs... Lucky him ☺️

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John Boyd's avatar

We moved every year until I was 8, which I think is the origin of my dislike for moving.

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Stephen Beals's avatar

That would definitely do it. I only moved once as a kid, but I still hate it.

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FrostedDonut's avatar

Next time I move, it's going to be in a pine box.

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Stephen Beals's avatar

I like the idea of leaving one place and going to another. This whole "take your stuff with you" business is the part that's a drag.

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Elizabeth's avatar

Your old ones are the best except the ones with masks. They trigger my PTSD

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Bill Cusano (Nonprofit Author)'s avatar

There is refreshing humor in everything you write and draw. Thanks.

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Stephen Beals's avatar

A sincere thank you (albeit, a tad late due to the follow up to moving that is unpacking, but sincere nonetheless!)

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Yvonne Elizabeth  Aston's avatar

Your work is extremely laughable. Xxx

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Stephen Beals's avatar

Thank you!

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Shefi1280's avatar

I could read StBeals all day, but I gotta go to work… Oh! Bedtime already?

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Stephen Beals's avatar

I somehow reset the poll. Oh well, just know that most people won’t help me with the couch.

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FrostedDonut's avatar

I am so very happy that I am old and feeble(ish) enough to pay other people (generally young strapping types) to move things for me. Now I just need to figure out how to avoid the packing part...

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