Dumb Europe, dumb Europe, dumb Europe.
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reddragdivaI'm wondering when the bit I get to sleep is. I was all set for an early night, then the beeper went off at 11:30pm and kept going off every five or ten minutes until 2:30am, when in sleep-deprivation-addled desperation I rebooted both boxes (which is standard for the NT boxes but not for the Linux ones), which apparently was what I should have done in the first place. If they go off again tonight I should apparently just switch them off (via Remote Insight). Hooray. Then I should get the developer responsible and wire 240 volts to where his genitalia would be, set to switch on whenever the problem occurs.
This evening I am going to Ikea at fucking Lakeside, there to seek MALM bed, LACK coffee table, FJUS light shelving, BETA plant mover and REKTANGEL vase, and to try the EKTORP couch. Your advice and experience of any of these is most welcomed.
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megabitch and korenwolf is definitely the finest new household good ever discovered, even after doing a rough calculation of just how much it costs in electricity.
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Date: 2004-12-02 05:13 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-12-02 05:13 am (UTC)Bwahahaha. My condolences.
(The LACK tables are OK for their price, they even hold up to me standing on them. The EKTORP line is pure and utter crap. I can recommend their BEDDINGE line, more bang for the buck.)
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Date: 2004-12-02 05:22 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-12-02 06:16 am (UTC)I usually don't sit on the couch/sofa, but rather lie on my side whilst reading and/or watching TV. Therefore I take a book with me to the store, and if I can read it for half an hour in a comfortable position without my back starting to hurt, then, and only then, it has passed the test. Another thing some people tend to overlook is that a couch/sofa will often be occupied by more than one person, maybe cuddling, maybe not. It should be large enough in all dimesnions, not just length, for those involved. Fixed armrests or somesuch most often are a PITA for watching TV, although they're fine for reading whilst lying on the back. The possibility of converting it into a reasonably-sized bed for guests is usually a plus, too.
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Date: 2004-12-02 05:22 am (UTC)I still love the names though
and can still see that designer slowly pounding his head repeatedly into the keyboard
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Date: 2004-12-02 05:24 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-12-02 05:27 am (UTC)blashfamous
the art of swearing without using all the letters
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Date: 2004-12-02 05:40 am (UTC)Let's see. My mother has a LACK coffee table, which is sturdy enough but very painful when you walk into it because it's pointy.
If you decide that the DALSELV bed looks better than the MALM bed, I ought to point out that the if your floor is at all uneven the leg in the middle of the bed lets the whole neighbourhood know when you're having sex. I advise looking underneath the others to see if this is true of MALM also.
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Date: 2004-12-02 02:40 pm (UTC)really?
we have 2 of the dalselv beds (one was sent to us free when the other broke, and so we found a way to make a new part and use both), and we've never had that problem. i guess our floors are more even than i thought.
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Date: 2004-12-02 07:13 am (UTC)It is ace.
There are comfier mattresses than the one we bought, but I love it.
Reassuringly weighty parts (though with a few light metal struts that make you think "what's THAT for?", gives you space under the bed, lets you lie half-off the bed with no hassle, meh, it's a bed, it works :D
Shagwise: Sturdy!
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Date: 2004-12-02 02:49 pm (UTC)i had the REKTANGEL vase, too, and it was lovely - reasonably well made, and pretty. bit tricky to wash out inside, mind, as the edges are quite sharp, and it's very slippery.