Archive for January 9th, 2008
After writing out my list per room of what I really want to keep, decided that if I have to move, I will set aside all the items really wanted/needed.
Once I have found my “2 bedroom” condo or whatever, I’ll go in there with the list of the extras. Measure everything up and have the guys doing my renos, build storage units. My guy always made custom shelving and storage in our homes. It’s amazing how much can be stored in a unit only 12″ deep.
Already have given away crystal, etc. and have more packed to give.
The problem is that I want all the stuff I have now and it will be impossible – how to tuck my piano in a 12″ unit!?
Man, oh man – this this is one of the craziest hours I’ve lived. I had emptied the bookcase and today there were 2 (3 inch!!!) screws to remove so we could push it out of the way for our new washer.
Shirl offered R’s help – “Oh, no, can’t have him drive out to remove 2 screws”. Well, I had a screw loose to decline an offer for help. Turns out the screws were 3″ long, one drilled in kind of diagonally to catch the 2 x 4.
It went downhill from the moment it was time to remove them -
(1) Couldn’t find the tool box
(2) Couldn’t find the proper screwdriver – Thought I could do it (hysterical laughter here)
(3) Found tool I needed and couldn’t budge the screw
(4) Called my man
(5) Total upset but we found his (mostly discharged) electric drill – he could drill “ahead” but not reverse so we’re sinking in deeper trouble
(6)His arm was tired so I told him to step down from the stool – he did, into the cat’s water – in sock feet, jumped, yelled in surprise and landed in the dry food dish. Those round little food pellets fly all over.
I was screaming laughing inside by now but held it til I thought I’d burst – you know how that is? Tragic and you laugh? I held it.
I phoned my dear neighbor who is always home at 5pm – he wasn’t.
We tried again and got the screws out – I pushed that bookcase over in front of the dryer and came down to cry to you bloggers!!!
(Stay tuned for tomorrow when I have to get the screws back in – hope he’s as fired up to run the drill – will be done in no time.)
