Bekins moving into the future
Chicago, IL –Bobzaguy -The Bekins folks are bound to make moving a snap for their customers this time,
for sure. Compression is the new name of the moving
game for this century-old company. Soon, the familiar semi-trailers will be
parked for good. Computer giant Maxis, the developers of Sim City - the game for
people who like to control everything - has teamed up with Bekins to
revolutionize the moving industry. And wow. What a great idea!
With the help of secret
software algorithms, the friendly movers will walk through your house and
compress everything you are wanting to move. Then they will pack it for you in
special carrying cases and deliver it to your new residence. Sound familiar?
Well, it is. With a little
change. What once would take a semi-trailer to move a 3 BR 2 BTH with Den will
now fit into a VW bug! That's right, a VW! And get this, a studio apt., once
several van loads worth of space, now is only a backpack! And you don't even
need Bekins to move it! You can carry it onto a plane and fly to your new home.
A 1 BR apt. - a backpack and an overnite
bag; a 2 BR apt., - a weekender and an overnite; a 3 BR apt., - 2 weekenders.
And this includes all the clothes, dishes, pots and pans, paintings and books.
It doesn't include pets. Yet.
Of course, you have to have the movers at
the other end ready with their software to decompress your belongings, but they
come out sparkling clean, no dust at all. And the clothes are pressed and folded
as well.
"Ah," you say, "what's the cost of all
this?" Well, not as much as you would think. Since the movers don't need trucks
and lots of people to pack and carry and unpack, it is quite a bit less. And if
you drive the vehicle yourself, they don't have to go along. Just have someone
from Bekins meet you at the new address and zippo! you have moved!
In speaking with William Ralph Wright, the
founder of Sim City, we found that he is awed by the application of his software
concept to get people to move their belongings so easily. "I am awed by this
concept" he said when pressed for a comment. |
