Larry Cragun posted a hilarious moving experience on his "Real Estate Undressed" blog.  It wouldn't be so funny if it weren't for the fact I have experienced several similar experiences.  Professional movers are no more professional, in fact they may be less so, than I am.  In all the moves we have done ourselves, we have not broken anything including the antique mirror without a wood backing.

Larry neglected to bare a few other lesser known facts about moving.  We had the pleasure of helping our friends move back from Kentuckiana (the southern portion of Indiana just across the border from Kentucky).  Being prepared and organized people, they called ahead to U Haul to reserve a truck for moving day.  There were a limited number of the big trucks available so a reservation was imperative.