# St. Louis Dopers. I need storage and a place to live! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 31, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-dopers-i-need-storage-and-a-place-to-live/576666 "2011-03-31T19:02:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-dopers-i-need-storage-and-a-place-to-live/576666/1 "2011-03-31T19:02:07Z")
Can any of my fellow St. Louis Doper Friends give me some suggestions of an inexpensive storage facility (one of those that will deliver and pick up a “pod” and then store it) and an inexpensive place to life? PM me, if you wish. Thank you! Unfortunately I do sort of “need answer fast!” ☹ ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-dopers-i-need-storage-and-a-place-to-live/576666/2 "2011-03-31T19:12:35Z")
Do you have a preferred neighborhood/municipality? ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-dopers-i-need-storage-and-a-place-to-live/576666/3 "2011-03-31T19:32:43Z")
At this point, not particularly. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-dopers-i-need-storage-and-a-place-to-live/576666/4 "2011-03-31T19:51:07Z")
Check your PMs. ETA: I have no idea if what I said will help, but let me know if you need more specifics. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-dopers-i-need-storage-and-a-place-to-live/576666/5 "2011-03-31T20:29:12Z")
> [@overlyverbose](#): > > Check your PMs. > > ETA: I have no idea if what I said will help, but let me know if you need more specifics. HUGE help! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2011, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-dopers-i-need-storage-and-a-place-to-live/576666/6 "2011-03-31T20:30:22Z")
Storage situation taken care of. So: Does anyone need a room mate or an employee? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-dopers-i-need-storage-and-a-place-to-live/576666/7 "2011-04-01T14:24:31Z")
Employee: What skills do you have? What jobs have you done? ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-dopers-i-need-storage-and-a-place-to-live/576666/8 "2011-04-01T14:31:28Z")
> [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](#): > > HUGE help! 🙂 Let me know if you need any support. They do have some places throughout town in the $500-$600 range that are in relatively decent neighborhoods. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-dopers-i-need-storage-and-a-place-to-live/576666/9 "2011-04-01T16:21:52Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Employee: What skills do you have? What jobs have you done? Please PM me if you wouldn’t mind seeing my resume’. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-dopers-i-need-storage-and-a-place-to-live/576666/10 "2011-04-02T21:38:38Z")
Finding some decent locations/prices on Craig’s list in South City, but would appreciate some first-hand reports. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-dopers-i-need-storage-and-a-place-to-live/576666/11 "2011-04-02T23:22:26Z")
I like the I-270/U.S. 40 area. Decent living, easy access to roads leading to all points. It can be a real traffic snarl during rush hour, but there’s Lindbergh Blvd. and New Ballas Rd. to bypass. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2011, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-dopers-i-need-storage-and-a-place-to-live/576666/12 "2011-04-03T15:07:28Z")
What’s your price range? PM if you want. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-dopers-i-need-storage-and-a-place-to-live/576666/13 "2011-04-03T15:30:41Z")
> [@fachverwirrt](#): > > What’s your price range? PM if you want. 300-500 I know that sounds super-low, but I’ve found at least a dozen in this range in decent neighborhoods. It’s going to be quite the time-consuming process and I don’t have a lot of time. ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2011, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-dopers-i-need-storage-and-a-place-to-live/576666/14 "2011-04-03T23:39:46Z")
> [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](#): > > 300-500 I know that sounds super-low, but I’ve found at least a dozen in this range in decent neighborhoods. It’s going to be quite the time-consuming process and I don’t have a lot of time. You might want to check out the Shaw neighborhood if you haven’t already. We have friends who have a decent apartment right across the street from the Botanical Gardens for like $450. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2011, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-dopers-i-need-storage-and-a-place-to-live/576666/15 "2011-04-04T01:41:01Z")
> [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](#): > > It’s going to be quite the time-consuming process and I don’t have a lot of time. Then don’t let it be a time-consuming process. Just pick a place. If you don’t like it, then you can move when your first lease is up, and you’ll have the advantage of being more familiar with the area. You never know, I selected my apartment here after getting the job offer without ever seeing it, based only on the facts that I could walk to work from it and that a washer and dryer were included. I’ve just renewed for my fourth year. But if I’d hated it, I still could have stood it for a year, and then I’d have been in a better situation to find something I’d really like.