I Haul, U Haul, We All Haul .....

We all know that renting a $19.95 per day U-Haul van, never adds up to $19.95. But it is still much cheaper than hiring a big company and getting a bunch of Mexican guys working for slave labor wages. The last load of Chaim's belongings from the U.E.S. would be carried off in a U-Haul, which we rented on the hottest day of the week....of course.

We decided that since we were now Queens residents, the Brooklyn U-Haul branch we were using, being served by disgruntled workers, was no longer needed. So we reserved a van at the nearest Queens branch, which was located on the BQE....could that be possible??? It turned out that they were on a service road off the BQE and we had to walk a maze-like path to get there.

Upon signing the papers, and xeroxing Chaim's driver's license, the U-Haul manager told us that we had to leave one form of ID with them to rent a truck. A green card (which we didn't have), a car registration (also don't have since we don't own a car), military ID (don't have), or a passport (which we were NOT going to leave with them). After arguing back and fourth, telling that manager that we have rented countless times from U-Haul, and have never been asked this request, he finally gave in and said that he would call a friend to verify that someone knows us....
HUH?????????

So I gave them Christine's name and number, who they promptly called at 8:05 am.

U-Haul: "Hello, is this Christine Barney?"
CB: "Yes"
U-Haul: "Do you know a Micki?"
CB: "Yes"
U-Haul: "Thank you, good bye."

That was the inane phone conversation, no last names were used, no explanation, and we have no idea what that could possibly prove.

Later I read the rules and regulations of U-Haul which states that:
"(U-Haul) may hold a passport, green card, auto registration, long distance phone bill, military ID, or some other meaningful assurance you work out with our rental manager."

Could this rule have been applied to the Queens branches since they are assuming that such international clientele do not have valid driver's licenses??????
VERY BIZARRE!