Rollin' with Helga

This last Saturday, Todd and I decided to roam around the city and enjoy our new urban digs.

Our "tour" started in our own new neighborhood, Davis Square. Here's a picture of our new building and street. Pictures of the inside of Helga Haus will be forthcoming, contingent upon the process of nesting.


Then, after eating lunch in Central Square, we walked to the river. Usually when people walk to the river, they are searching for views like this one of the Boston skyline from Cambridge:


But we were actually on a mission of a different sort. We were looking for moving trucks. You see, in the Boston area, it seems that the majority of leases start on September 1st to accommodate the ridiculous number of college students in the area. And every single year, multiple students drive their U-hauls onto Storrow Drive, which goes along the river into downtown Boston. But there's just one problem:


The low clearance. Funny how it's not clearly posted, huh?

Can you see where I'm going with this?

Todd and I walked down to the river to see if we could find a wrecked U-haul with some dejected looking college students standing off to the side. Seemed like a good way to spend a nice afternoon. When we saw this we knew there was something afoot:



So we walked faster. We weren't disappointed:


That thing that looks like a piece of a giant sardine can hanging from the top the tunnel is the roof of a moving truck. We waited around for a while, but we never did get to see the truck. Apparently the kids just kept on driving into the tunnel even after they heard that funny noise from above. And if you look closely, you can see them huddled off near the police car. Sure kids, try to hide. Hardly anybody saw you.

It was a good day rollin' with Helga in Boston.