The container arrived at Port Klang, Malaysia from Sydney, Australia without any complications or delay. It was mid-morning when the phone rang informing me of it's arrival. Within two hours the same 40-footer container from Sydney arrived at our driveway...
There were 6 men to help to unload our treasures which was packed some five weeks ago...
unpacking some flower pots.
As they were unloading, suddenly the Almighty Piano "the Kawai" appeared... at its almighty height!! Oh goodness me, what was I going to do with it?? The men looked at me..what now?? How..?? I panicked a little and didn't know what to do... honestly, with all the commotion, I had completely forgotten that the Almighty Piano WAS in the container!
Oh dear me, how about the safety issue to be considered and from that height! These removalists had no safety belts or any other "mover's" equipment to help to bring down this heavy wheeless almighty monster. (When we packed in Sydney, the removalists had all kinds of safety gear and tools to assist them. And mind you, even the container was on the level floor, the removalists had the safety belt on in order to lift the Piano up onto the container ( as per requirement in the Aussie law).
Oh dear me, how about the safety issue to be considered and from that height! These removalists had no safety belts or any other "mover's" equipment to help to bring down this heavy wheeless almighty monster. (When we packed in Sydney, the removalists had all kinds of safety gear and tools to assist them. And mind you, even the container was on the level floor, the removalists had the safety belt on in order to lift the Piano up onto the container ( as per requirement in the Aussie law).
Quickly I instructed the men to make use of the blankets as a sort of "protection". So the blankets were placed underneath the piano, and in this way the Piano could be pulled to the edge down from the container. From there, without any further discussion or instruction, the men carried the Almighty Piano down from the container!!
... within a split second, the Almighty Piano was on the ground!!!
Quickly a layer of 'blanket' was placed on the floor so that it could be pulled into the house without scratching the floor...
The whole process of removing more than 155 boxes, containing clothes, shoes, books, kitchen utensils, gadgets, toys, sofa sets, beds, book shelves, flower pots
, pictures, chairs,
sewing machine, lamps, the Almighty Piano and many other treasures...
with 6 men, took just 3 hours!
, pictures, chairs,sewing machine, lamps, the Almighty Piano and many other treasures...
with 6 men, took just 3 hours!
A thousand thanks to the men who helped to empty the container. Well done!!
