Project Day 101 - Delivering the POD

Dave cleared our driveway in anticipation of the POD being delivered today.

Having the POD delivered brings forth the reality that we are truly moving. We have such mixed feelings about leaving our current home. We have to leave a beautiful home with Dave's stream and 1.25 acres of mostly wooded property. We have wonderful neighbors, a FLAT driveway, and most of all, we hate leaving our church: Arbor Pointe Church. This church has such loving and giving people, who are dedicated to serving their Lord and Savior. We have made friends that we shall always cherish. They want to make a difference in the community, and they certainly do. But, we feel God has something else in mind for our future. So, move we must. And, we will do so with glad hearts as He calls us to a new chapter in our lives.

OK. Back to the move at hand. We had decided not to use a POD, but when Dave developed the blood clots, we decided this would be a better option than a million trips with the utility trailer.

Because Dave is not supposed to get overly tired (yea, tell that to a work-a-holic), we have gratefully accepted our church's offer of assistance in this move. The SWAT (Servants With A Task) team in our church will come on Saturday to help us move the heavy items into the POD.

Dave can then take a week or so to load miscellaneous boxes and smaller items into the POD.

When the POD arrived, we were quite fascinated with its delivery and set up. I took more videos than snapshots. The videos are embedded below the photos.

The driver has a control pack on his belt. He pushes various buttons to control the framework that moves the POD off the truck and places the POD in its final resting place.

Here are the photos.

Note: There is a series of videos later in this entry if you care to view the delivery in action.









TURN OFF YOUR SPEAKER VOLUME IF YOU DO NOT WANT OTHERS TO HEAR THE SOUND TRACK.

Click the each of the videos below in sequence to see the delivery system.

Note: As you view each video, it may stop and start. After a video has been viewed once, you can replay it without the stopping and starting (loading delays).

Truck Backs Up into Our Driveway



Frame Spreads Out from Flatbed



Going Down...



The Lift System "Walks" Back to the Truck



The Lift System Attaches to the Truck



We will not be back to the house until next week. In the meantime, the final trim and paint touch-ups will be done; housekeeping will come and pretty-up everything; and we must get the stove unboxed and ready for installation.