The impulse buy
So I saw this bulky black leather sofa cheapcheapCHEAP at a charity shop a few months back and bought it because I need furniture and it was just the job and at worst, at absolute worst, the zman said he'd buy it off me if I couldn't find a spot for it. It IS nice, and it WAS a bargain, so I stuck it in the van and took it home.Then the alterations kept getting delayed and delayed and it has been sitting under cover on the terrace for months
Then I had to sell the van because the MOT was about to expire
And NOW finally I have rooms ready for the sofa. Which is TOO BIG TO GO THROUGH THE DOORS. And without the van it can't go up the mountain to the mountain man because paying for delivery will double the price and stop it being cheapcheapcheap
So that's 80 euros I don't have to throw around, thrown around and down the drain.
Your worst impulse buy? (I've noticed when I do one of these 'I was a dummy make me feel better by telling me you were too' blogs no-one else ever made a mistake ever.) Hmm.
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Tchah. The universe obviously wants me skint. (No pay for being on standby). Neither can I garden / clean house / paint / go shopping / write / wash the car / do any of the other long long list of chores jostling for my time.
There has to be somebody who can disasssemble or whatever the word is ? ~ What about somebody who could take the architrave around the door off? Are we speaking about inches, or about a foot too wide?
Sorry your blog ~ Yes, I bought a very large T.V. for half price a few months ago. It is 44' [that's very large for me and the tiny cottage I dwell in. ~ Nothing wrong with T.V. my men friends think it's great for Football/Rugby matches/Race meetings but it is bloody burning the eyes out of my head. I am finding my eyes are dry and sore if I watch it for any length of time.
As well, I went and bought this huge T.V. stand, with doors light grey, with a wooden top. IT is lovely, but too darned heavy and big for the room. I hate it. ~ It cost me altogether, euro nearly 700.
What a waste of money. If I put it on Donedeal / Gumtree ~ I will just have people offering me rubbish money for the two. It is a good T.V. stand. T.V. is perfect. I am impulsive in everything I do Biff and it is the bane of my life. I want my old 26' back. I have my paintings on the walls and the whole place is crowding in.
I would be prepared to give it away if somebody could exchange a Smart T.V. that has Saorview. Any offers? I live near M50, near Dundrum Shopping Centre and it's a good deal .
Stick a tarpaulin over it in winter, and enjoy sangria on it in summer.
When i was moving into my house, luckily my cousin was re-designing his kitchen. I got a perfect dishwasher from him.
I also got an amazing American fridge-freezer from him. It took 2 men to drag it it.
And promptly to drag it back out when it couldn't possibly fit in the area I hadn't thought of pre-measuring.
Class come in must dash coffee SOON
trust you to think of hot sticky leather in the sun,
Or is that just me over compensating for your lack of profile pick again.
Whereabouts was your amazing American fridge-freezer made
Is that where the saying "cool as a cucumber" comes from
Not gonna mention them here in case Art reads them and take the next flight home
Molly
What a pain on the TV for you, some people do love a gigantic TV but I'm with you, it has to be part of the room, not turn the room into a cinema! Hope you get a solution, hope we both find solutions, soon
I'm not very well-acquainted with cucumbers
I hope you are having a great time with Art
There's one door it MIGHT get through, on end. It is 1.6m long. The door is 1.6m high (with a big step up to it, and two steps down into the room. Like I said, crazy old house. All the other doors are higher, but the walls are over a foot thick and there isn't the turning space - and where there IS the turning space, the room inside isn't really big enough for a bulky black leather sofa.
So really what I need is two young strong men to cart it up the stairs, see if it will fit through the 1.6m door, and if it won't, cart it downstairs, straight out the front door, and off to the nearest cliff
Any volunteers?
Actually no it will go back to charity not off a cliff but still.
Seemed a good place to pass on this fascinating and absolutely true piece of scientific trivia
Do you have a roof terraza? Could you get a passing crane to winch it up?
In Amsterdam, where they have tall narrow old houses, there is a pulley on each wall to enable furniture to be brought upstairs and in a window. It's a simple but ingenious system.
Molly, the nicest thing of having Art around is .......my back is being scratched constantly!
The annoyed look when talked into trying something new
Struggling with a pair of chopsticks when having wonton noodle soup. Ordered that for him in hope that he’d be behaving wantonly later tonight
I have a beautiful solarium. Phase 4, that's the phase after my premium bonds kick out a cheque with a few more zeroes than usual, is to get access to it. Right now this insane house has a perfect solarium and no way, at all, of reaching it, other than putting up scaffolding in the street, which is narrow. Whiney road users are sure to complain.
Phase 1 is very nearly complete and will be celebrated on first Saturday in May. You are all invited. Anyone who knows the address is more than welcome
And pace yourselves ...
You think you have problems......I didn't just buy one, I bought two
Oh look, Bangkok to KL for only $25....
I would not buy the sofa if i don't like it, no matter the good price. I remember having a three hay bales in my living room, before i found the couch that i liked.
Make it large enough for the sofa as well, I'll swop it for that planer
But I feel your pain
See, I was coming over on holiday October 2016. Had no sooner paid for my flights than I got an email offering me return flights to Malaga the following February for a fraction of the price. Oh well. What the hell. I like getting away from Scotland in winter, I thought, and at that price ... so I booked them. Just like you said, don't have to use them if you change your mind ...
So what you gonna do with yourself in February in Spain? You idly look at houses for sale is what you do.
Oops.
On the bright side by the time you have the event to wear it, it will be unique chic.
I bought a genuinely unique cape / coat about 30 years ago from an Israeli designer who was struggling to get herself established in South Africa, so it was a real bargain. I've worn it, hmm - 4 times? it's super casual and super chic, and I love it and brought it to Spain so it has travelled a lot, but the number of times the weather has been not too hot, not too cold, and the occasion calls for designer casual chic, has been limited
Anyways back to your blog ....
that's what you get for not moving to Ireland
I did a major throw out of everything last year and only my food processor made the gadget cut. It was a wedding present and when the bowl goes, that's it, I'll never be able to replace it after all these years but it has been a trooper. Everything else was pretty nearly perfect when I threw it out - used once, miracle failed to happen, and it never saw light of day again ...
Yes, our Zman, he has been my lifesaver so far as the renovations are concerned. He pitches up weekdays and gets through an astonishing amount of coffee and tea and builds and plasters and plumbs and wires and cheers me up when I am reaching for the booze and we squabble and bicker constantly, and discuss our potential prospects on CS. I pay him as much as I can afford which is much less than he's worth (or the going rate) (plus he not only speaks English, he IS English) and I never ever dare really argue in case he says fine, finish the place on your own then
Thought you knew? I've mentioned it before. He's a champ.
I always felt he had the hots for you, but I was never too sure of your heat for him...
be a pal and let me know if things warm up between ye
Not that I'm trying to pry
But I get a kick out of being right
which very seldom ever happens
lol lol lol