GRM Shipping Shuttle: Cinci to Sandusky?

Normally, this kind of GRM shipping shuttle is reserved for auto parts but I figured I'd give it a try anyway....

My wife has found a living room chair that she wants, for hundreds less, but it's in Cincinnati and we live in Sandusky.  She just figures that we (I) would go down and pick it up.  However, that is 3hr 45min away.  So, I began to wonder, "is there a GRM'er who might be heading north?"  Say, heading to the Lake or Cedar Point (just a couple miles from my house.)  I expect that this piece of furniture would fit fine in all minivans and most SUVs.  Being that it's upholstered furniture, probably not a wise choice for moving in an open bed pickup truck.  

Not the exact chair but a reasonable representation: 

The chair will be fully paid for and is waiting at:

Bargains and Buyouts 50 Eswin St Cincinnati, OH 45218

Compensation available! 

Also interested in anyone who can even just move the chair farther north.  

I can be reached directly: ...jwelsh02...yahoo...

It's sort of too much to the east for you maybe, but I do need to go up and pick up some parts that Professor Brapp is holding for me.  I could get it from Cincy to Columbus if that's helpful.

In reply to wae :

If you want to pick up the parts that Prof Brap has for Patrick that I am going to hold for relay up to Cleveland you can drop them and the chair here on your way back to Cinci. 

That would work for me!  I'm sure I can fit it all in my B.U.T.T.

Brap (Heath) would only be 2.5 hrs from home which is better than nearly 4.  That cuts my journey nearly in half.   

In reply to EvanB (Forum Supporter) :

I could get the chair at Evan's and also take Pat's parts north.  This would get Pat's parts within 1 hr of his place and give me good reason to go see Pat.  

In reply to wae :

I'll give you some cash if you want to pick up a bottle of Malort for me before leaving KY. 

In reply to wae :

When do you envision that you will be making this trip?  

How well do your travels work out with the store's hours?:

• Mon-Fri: 10 - 8:30
• Sat: 10-8
• Sun: 11-6

I can totally make a run to Party Source for booze.  Make your list!

Will this place assist with loading?  If so, I can send my wife with the B.U.T.T. tonight since she hangs out with star wars people right in that neighborhood on Wednesday nights.

I texted Brap to see what his schedule looks like but pending that, would Friday afternoon work?  I can take all my meetings from the car.

Works for me but how does this work for Evan?  

I'm working from home, pretty much anything works for me. 

Im now checking with wife about Friday schedule for her.  I can come down, I just need to figure if she wants to come too.  

May be helpful:

Dimensions:

35W x 35H x 36D

 

Im not sure what the BUTT is or how big it is.  

In reply to John Welsh (Moderate Supporter) :

The B.U.T.T. is The Big Ugly Truck for Towing which is an '00 Excursion.  So that should fit with no problem at all.  As long as they can load it, the wife is on board to pick it up tonight around 6ish. 

Brap says he's good for anytime after 4pm on Friday, so I can aim to be there at 4, load, BS a bit, then head towards Evan's.

I love this

In reply to chandler :

Totally. 

I think I still have differential shims for Brap if any of the trip goes past my house.

In reply to eastsideTim :

I can make that happen.  I have your movies that I can drive past your house and forget to give you yet again.

wae said:

I can totally make a run to Party Source for booze.  Make your list!

I thought long and hard; my list is now two bottles of Malort. 

Man up!

I love how I didn't see this before yet it involves me

In reply to EvanB (Forum Supporter) :

In reply to wae :

My Malort reserves should be good for a while with those.

It all worked like clockwork... 

B.U.T.T with chair in back:

My wife's Grand Caravan with chair in back...

B.U.T.T with a case of assorted Great Lakes as a thank you...

My wife is still rather amazed I could make this all work and make it work so quickly.  The rest of the story is this actually worked too quickly.  She was under the impression that the chair would arrive at the store Weds.  I put up this shuttle request online the same Weds morning.  WAE then states that he can pick it up the same day; that Weds night.  I then find out that the chair shipment is delayed and will not arrive to the store until Friday, Noon.  Sure enough, it arrived at Noon and WAE picked it up about 2:00. 

Super thanks to WAE.  

I now have some boom-tubes and a spoiler to get to Pat that are making their travels from North Carolina (Michael to Brap to WAE to JWelsh)