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Each spring in preparation for our busy season we hire a new group of employees and train them to be household movers. And each spring those trainees remind me of the fact that the work we do as household movers changes us, turns us into slightly different people than we would have been had we never carried washing machines and old mattresses and priceless antiques up narrow stairways for one or three or ten hot summers. 

About 6 or 7 years ago I was listening to a late-night call-in show about sex called "Love Line" with Adam Carolla and Dr. Drew. If you've never listened, the show was about as bad as it sounds except for this: Adam Carolla seemed mostly intent on making fun of the people who called in (most of whom didn't have sex problems per se, but relationship problems), while Dr. Drew showed some compassion for the callers and tried his best to help.

Moving's a lot of work. You know that, of course, and that's why you're on a mover's website looking to hire someone else to do at least some of that work for you. Part of the reason it's a lot of work, though, is that you can't take advantage of one of the single biggest advances in modern transportation: the humble pallet.