All My Sons Moving & Storage Vandals, larcenists, totally unprofessional, had to lock them out of house and call police! , Internet

All My Sons Moving and Storage was hired per a bid of May 22, 2012 in the amount of  $6,284.73, not to exceed 6,913.20. I tendered a 100.00 deposit at that time. Original schedule to be: PACK - June 30, arriving on premise at 8:00 am, LOAD - July 1,  DELIVER - July 3 arriving on premise at 8:00 am. This actually never happened.

Prior to their arrival, we found we could not handle as much packing ourselves as originally thought, so we requested a second day of packing ... someone from the company called and requested the dollar amount be raised to $7,303.12, I agreed to the amount.

Thus they began packing on the 29, a supervisor called to see if they had arrived that AM and asked me at what time. When I told him 9:06 am, he laughed. Actually they were supposed to be there at 8:00 am. When they began packing, they were told which items they would not pack and which items they would pack. When I went to the kitchen to get a paper cup of coffee, I was unable as I was told a Robert had packed them. I asked this Robert if he would retrieve them for me, super begrudgingly, he did so. Interaction with him from this point on was downhill. During the balance of the day, I missed several items that I was personally to pack and take, only to find that they had already packed them.

That same night, I was to sleep on a  mattress on the floor in the Master Bedroom. I had a small TV, a cox TV station changer, the Cox cable box and a large Victorian Powder table from which they had already removed some of the marble without taking the unit itself. I put my attache case on the right hand side of the unit and reached behind it retrieve something in the bay window and it fell on my head leaving a 2 gash in my hairline and a swelling on my forehead (see photos on disc). As I had already gotten most of the valuable jewelry and papers in my attache case, I had forgotten my diamond watch. When I opened the top left drawer on the powder table, the watch was gone. I had seen it there the night before.

Day two of packing (June 30) arrived, they were 35 minutes late ...  more of the same occurred, they would pack exactly what I told them not to pack and would not pack what I told them to pack. Early in the day, I found a piece of porcelain greenware missing and asked Robert if he had seen it or knew what could have happened to it, he know nothing. So I told him how delicate the stuff was and put it aside where it would not be in their way. I mentioned this to one of the other movers and he told me that this Robert probably did it as he was known for being argumentative and a liar. They had a different supervisor and somewhat different crew everyday. I went back to the studio to check on how things in general were going, only to find that additional boxes were stacked on top of the greenware that I had put aside and that all was smashed and totally useless. They had boxes piled high in front of a storage cabinet (antique pie safe), however I could seen item on the top shelf. I mentioned this to them and they stated that would be OK they would get it on loading the furniture and boxes. As they left at 2:30 in the afternoon, I heard one of them call their boss and report that everything was packed and ready to be moved.

Day three (July 1), loading day. They arrived at approximately 8:53 am. A cordial smaller man was their supervisor this day, the first thing he said when he walked in was:Whats going on, nothing is wrapped, tied or secured or ready to bee picked up?. I reiterated to him, that I had been told the previous day by the packers that when the movers arrived, they would automatically have all necessary boxes, plastic zip-lock bags, wrapping saran and ropes to pack or secure anything that was missed and that I was told they always automatically have all this on their truck. He stated that was not the case and promptly called his supervisor. I did not hear this conversation. While loading they almost dropped the grand piano off a lift on the back of one of the trucks, as it was improperly situated on the dolly to boot. They also were standing on the new GE Washing Machine!  I also heard one of the men arguing with his co-workers in a nasty tone of voice that he had already worked 10 hours and was not going to work moire than 10 hours and that was that!I had previously drawn their attention to the fact that the piano had unusual Duncan Phyfe curved legs that extend forward from the lower portion of the case and to please be careful. 

After they loaded and left, everything they were supposed to have packed and moved, except what we were personally taking should have been out of the house, it was not! I found that the whole wet bar, 30 by8 or 9 had not even been touched, several items were missed in the studio, the mattress and Victorian Powder Table were missed in the Master Bedroom.

 At this point, I noted that the Cox Cable Remote Station Changer was now missing. I called the Gentlemen (Micah Sebastian), who bid the job for me and told him that status of things. He stated that in all his life, he had never seen such a mess as this move and that it was the Move from Hell!. He stated that he would have the men return on the 5th to pack what was missed and to load the truck again and that it would be delivered to the new address on the 6th. I also had problems with a gentleman not understanding how to disassemble an antique Welsh Dresser properly.Day four, (July 3),original 1st delivery day.  Some strange man whom I never heard of prior, was carping for his monies right off the bat. They were not on time and had also gone to the wrong house. My roommate and his brother were assisting me, as I could not be both places at the same time, which obviously the movers neither understood or cared. I told them I would be on my way to the bank as soon as I could, which as within 30 or 40 minutes of their arrival and the new address. They were refusing to deliver to unload anything until they had been paid.  I called Micah Sebastian, while en route to the bank, telling him of what was going on, he tole he he would handle it and upon returning to the new house, to give the certified check to the man with the baseball cap. During this same trip I had 2 calls from the movers them selves, was I getting the check, what was taking so long and where to put a few pieces of furniture. I also received a c all from my roommate that the movers were giving him guff about moving stuff, where to put it and refusing the put it where he said because they had put it down and that was that and they would not move it again!

When I arrived at the house I tendered the check to the man with the baseball cap, who was supposed to be the supervisor for that day, he promptly left and did not return. The other men were audibly and visibly upset by this arrangement. Upon entering the house, I found the Welsh Dresser in the Family, however one of them had put it back together improperly himself. I found it wobbly, the wood on the backboard(Walnut) split and one of the four ornate upper legs broken, as well as the wrong screws in the wrong places and others totally missing and the addition of a new aluminum phillips screw instead of the proper single slot brass. They would get me cornered and ask me something while the other guys would go on their own and do something else, this same tactic was used on my roommate and his brother. Items that were supposed to go in the house went in the garage, items that were to go in the shed went in the garage. While unloading, I caught one of them with a load not only too big for his dolly, but on the dolly cookedly. As he started down the ramp from the truck, both my roommate and I hollered to him to stop, it was going to fall, but he insisted on continuing, so the complete load dolly, man and all fell on the concrete driveway. Three of the 5 boxes of items were almost totaled. When I would ask them where certain items were, they could not answer me and that all the boxes were marked, actually they were and are not all marked. They put Silver in the garage, they put food in the garage, they put crystal and other valuables in the garage with other large and heavy items on tops of them. When they left, we were unable to close the garage door, as it was pack so tight it was beyond the electric eye safety beam. We had to shift things just to close the garage door. This same day, they delivered the grand piano which now had a damaged leg with a piece missing When I asked about it they said the piece was on the truck, they would get it, it was not on the truck. The same man, then told me that the previous evening they had unloaded the piano as they needed it at their warehouse. (It should have never been unloaded for any reason). They also delivered cast iron furniture that was supposed to be left with the old house for its new owners.  I asked them to put it back on the truck and return it to its previous place. Micah told us, that on Friday the sixth, the men would unload the garage, sort the stuff out and put each piece of furniture or container where it should have gone in the first place.

Day 5, July 5th. The somewhat different crew again arrived, they were not too happy right from the beginning, first they arrived at the wrong house again and called me wanting to know where I was.. I had given Micah Sebastian a key to the old house, as I was going to be unable to be both places at the same time. They were to supposed to have arrived at the old house to pack and load what they had missed before, then to deliver on the sixth at the new house. I had picked up moving blankets from U-haul to wrap a couple of items my roommate, his brother and I were moving ... these had to be returned before 1 pm on the sixth. The only big pieces of furniture that were to be involved with this day were in the Master Bedroom, the mattress I had been sleeping on and the remnants of the Victorian Powder Table. About 2 pm, my roommates brother brought us in a hamburger lunch we really had not eaten in almost two days. As we began to eat, the movers were fighting physically and verbally with each other on the front porch. We stayed in the house, so as not to be involved. Keep in mind, while all this is gong on, my roommate, his brother and I are not only trying to move the stuff we needed to move, but also make the the premises are left in decent condition for the new owners.

When the movers left for the day, I am picking up debris left in the front yard and Theo Reese, my neighbor across the street hails me to find out what was going on. Why had the movers and so many trucks been there, why were some of the trucks unmarked and what were they fighting about. I told him as best as I was able. He said that he now had another firm to mark off his list as companies to work with.

Day 6, July 6. Again, they arrived not only late, but at the wrong house. I told them they were supposed to have conversed with Micah Sebastian, not only did he have keys, but supposed to be wherever they needed him as I was already spread too thin.  They then again returned to the old house for forgotten items. They did not like this arrangement and there really was not much I could do about it. They still had not brought the cast iron furniture back to the old address and admitted unloading it at the warehouse for some reason or other. I left to return the blankets to U-haul, and upon returning to the old house, found them to had left again and not called me, that they were waiting at the new house for me. They called while I was on my way and didnt Day four, (July 3),original 1st delivery day.  Some strange man whom I never heard of prior, was carping for his monies right off the bat. They were not on time and had also gone to the wrong house. My roommate and his brother were assisting me, as I could not be both places at the same time, which obviously the movers neither understood or cared. I told them I would be on my way to the bank as soon as I could, which as within 30 or 40 minutes of their arrival and the new address. They were refusing to deliver to unload anything until they had been paid.  I called Micah Sebastian, while en route to the bank, telling him of what was going on, he tole he he would handle it and upon returning to the new house, to give the certified check to the man with the baseball cap. During this same trip I had 2 calls from the movers them selves, was I getting the check, what was taking so long and where to put a few pieces of furniture. I also received a c all from my roommate that the movers were giving him guff about moving stuff, where to put it and refusing the put it where he said because they had put it down and that was that and they would not move it again!

When I arrived at the house I tendered the check to the man with the baseball cap, who was supposed to be the supervisor for that day, he promptly left and did not return. The other men were audibly and visibly upset by this arrangement. Upon entering the house, I found the Welsh Dresser in the Family, however one of them had put it back together improperly himself. I found it wobbly, the wood on the backboard(Walnut) split and one of the four ornate upper legs broken, as well as the wrong screws in the wrong places and others totally missing and the addition of a new aluminum phillips screw instead of the proper single slot brass. They would get me cornered and ask me something while the other guys would go on their own and do something else, this same tactic was used on my roommate and his brother. Items that were supposed to go in the house went in the garage, items that were to go in the shed went in the garage. While unloading, I caught one of them with a load not only too big for his dolly, but on the dolly cookedly. As he started down the ramp from the truck, both my roommate and I hollered to him to stop, it was going to fall, but he insisted on continuing, so the complete load dolly, man and all fell on the concrete driveway. Three of the 5 boxes of items were almost totaled. When I would ask them where certain items were, they could not answer me and that all the boxes were marked, actually they were and are not all marked. They put Silver in the garage, they put food in the garage, they put crystal and other valuables in the garage with other large and heavy items on tops of them. When they left, we were unable to close the garage door, as it was pack so tight it was beyond the electric eye safety beam. We had to shift things just to close the garage door. This same day, they delivered the grand piano which now had a damaged leg with a piece missing When I asked about it they said the piece was on the truck, they would get it, it was not on the truck. The same man, then told me that the previous evening they had unloaded the piano as they needed it at their warehouse. (It should have never been unloaded for any reason). They also delivered cast iron furniture that was supposed to be left with the old house for its new owners.  I asked them to put it back on the truck and return it to its previous place. Micah told us, that on Friday the sixth, the men would unload the garage, sort the stuff out and put each piece of furniture or container where it should have gone in the first place.

like the answer that I was in the car on my way and had just recently found out what had happened again. Micah Sebastian had also shown up at the old house, speaking with my roommate and changing his friendly story about how things were going, that his men upon this delivery would charge us an hourly rate to unpack the garage and correct the damages they had already done. This did not sit too well with me, as I am now seeing different stories told about each item in their company, depending on who tells it and whether or not it may mean their job!

Upon my arrival, I found them lolling on and in the trucks and in the front yard. Their loads had been deposited in the gravel in front of the front porch, some of it upside down and some of it  broken.  They started pushing to get it in the house .. I noticed the Victorian Powder Table had its back towards the street and the front could not be seen from where I was. When I walked around to the front of it, I found the top left-hand drawer handle missing and on second glance, the mirror to it, which had previously fallen on me, had the whole left side of it totally broken off, right thru the middle of the walnut, not at any joint or seam.

Robert, at this point, seemed to be in charge, or so he thought ... so I asked him what had happened to the drawer handle, (keep in mind, this is the same drawer where the diamond watch is missing, in the same room where the Cox remote was missing and the same piece of furniture fell on me), he said he didnt know, that it was like that when he got it. I told him that the handle was on there when it left the Master Bedroom of the Old house and when I watched him put it upside down on a dolly and take it out of the house that way. He said he didnt do any such thing and promptly opened the second drawer down and produce the top drawer handle with the screw neatly screwed in it. I said Thats awfully funny an intact handle could fall out of a top drawer with the screw in it and end up in the second drawer all by it self. He started screaming and yelling at me and stated No Honkey can talk to me like that, and on and on, other words, that I really didnt hear not wanted to hear. I turned my back on him and the rest of the men at that point, as Robert was still ranting at me and saying he needed to get in the house. As I entered the house and was shutting the door, I firmly stated: You are not ever getting in this house again.

Upon entering the house, I realize Im in the house by myself, with no backup, no weapon, nothing ... and all these moveers out in front screaming and yelling at me, I was really afraid for my life!  I then call my cousin, Scott Bradshaw, Atty @ Law. He asked me where my roommate and his brother were, I told him they were not here yet. Scott told me not to waste any time, to call the police, as the men were still out front and on the porch and still screaming and yelling. I dialed 911, a man answered and said this was not an emergency and to call such and such number. I said just a second, let me get a pen and paper at which time he said, I repeat, the number is such and such and hung up. I finally found an old phone book in all this mess and called the non-emergency number, and the woman answering, was very nice and said an officer would be out no later than Wednesday and that this was not only vandalism, but larceny.

By the time my roommate and his brother arrived on the premises, the movers had gone.

Relieved they were gone, I thought at this point this was predominantly an insurance and liable situation, except for some of the stolen items.

NOTE No. 1 : See attached CD for pics of damages and injuries as so far known. We are still unable to get to anything in the garage, even the furnace and hot water are blocked.

NOTE No. 2:  Please refer to police report 2012 of 7/9/12, approximately 5:00 pm, Officer T. M. McClain, report No. 2012041308 or 2012091308. There is a fair possibility this problem is related to the burglary reported at this same address. Supplement to that case No. will explain.

NOTE No. 3: Original bid was supposed to have included professionally moving, delivering and setting up two Grandfather clocks, at the end they still had not been moved and they conned me into paying two great guys from Claremore to do the job to the tune of $450.00.