I seem to have spent the last 48 hours of my life involved in building wardrobes. Some people may find that an enjoyable way to spend a sunny day - I just know that it has to be done.
The amount of cardboard used in packaging is phenomenal - I had to take it all down to the tip as soon as possible - we have a tiny garden. When I got back from the tip, Mrs Dave inquired as to whether I had enjoyed my trip.
"Oh yes, great fun," said I.
"Have you seen the little pack of screws and bits for the drawers?".
"Er . . . I'm sure they must be around somewhere."
When I got back from my second trip to the tip having rescued said objects from the huge council skip we were able to carry on making up the drawers. I guess St Ikea must be both the patron saint of flat pack furniture and of good luck as well. Would life be worth living having managed to throw away the complete pack of "bits and bobs" supplied to make up a vital part of the wadrdrobes? I think not.
Still, all's well that ends. Well, that's enough of that.
It's about time that I re-strung my 12 string guitar but that will probably be as about as much fun as building Ikea wardrobes. I was told when I bought it that it's a "lady's guitar". It's something to do with how light it is - it has a fairly wide neck, which I find a little cumbersome. Perhaps he was just taking the . . .
5 comments:
Blimey, Dave, ladies' guitar or no, you're a mean lookin' mutha these days -- straight outta Billytown. No wonder you've survived in secondary teaching.
You don't match your soft furnishings, though, I have to say -- you should maybe go for the upturned crates and sacking look...
We're still going with the "squat look" at home. Both girth and furnishings ...
Mike
Re the look: I'll take that as a compliment (I think).
Re the soft furnishings: We've gone for the Bordello waiting room look.
Interior decoration is always a problem, isn't it? Care too much, and you're on the road that leads to Gok Wan; care too little, and you end up looking like an intruder in your own house.
I've just been watching "Tutti Frutti" on DVD, and one of the hilarious aspects is the mismatch between the Glaswegian rockers' self-image and the interiors in which they actually live.
No wonder so many of those "classic albums" type interviews are filmed in a studio -- I really don't want to see Donald Fagen's choice of curtains and sofas ...
Mike
If Ikea sold guitars, would they be flat pick?
Mike: Yes it's beginning to sound like a new BBC series, "Celebrity Soft Furnishings". Lemmy and Chintz, anyone?
Brendan: It's a thought - if Ikea sold guitars, my wife wouldn't let me near the place! Suggest it to her on Saturday.
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