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stef.s Wrote:I need a pint!
Bought a second hand bed of gumtree this evening. Before purchase I checked with the owner that it took a standard sized double mattress, he's says yep. So drive out to collect it, it's dismantled so can't see it in it's glory.
Get home, build it, brilliant looks great, put mattress on, turns out the bed is three inches longer and an inch wider than the mattress. Grrr
Annoying, but would have been worse if the mattress was bigger than the bed, perhaps? You need a good old fashioned bolster for the end of the bed...
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, Merlot in one hand, Cigar in the other; body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, what a ride!
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deadlylampshade Wrote:Annoying, but would have been worse if the mattress was bigger than the bed, perhaps? You need a good old fashioned bolster for the end of the bed...
Indeed, it's nowhere near the end of the world. It was just annoying to discover that!
A bolster sounds like a good idea.
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Is it an Ikea bed per chance? Because they only fit Ikea matresses...
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Find me a bolster as I am tired of my pillows disappearing down the back...
damn... I need a drink now!
oh.. hold on... Bison Grass Vodka... thank you very much!
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Probably is, but no stickers on it, and as it's made of metal no tell tale flat-pack-furniture-esque annoyances. Oh well. We've got pillows stuffed down the end now, just lost a bit of very valuable room space.
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Drink! Although have no idea what Bison Grass Vodka could possibly be it is sounding good at the moment - hand it over!!
Eeyore scale is still 11. No change in my mate after 13 days...:face-rain:
Main cheery bit today was seeing otters whilst walking the dog this morning...never seen them in the flesh before and what a joyful bunch they were...four of them in the river...fabulous sight.
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, Merlot in one hand, Cigar in the other; body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, what a ride!
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Otters is good... your friend... thats not. Are the doctors not saying anything.
heres a glass... careful.. its fuzzy head making stuff
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Only kept up to date from a Facebook wall as his OH is run ragged.
Will have one small glass thanks as have to keep my head clear for the interview tomorrow. :0
Not looking forward to it really as I think it may be one of these curiosity ones...I hope not as I would quite like to get my foot in the door...}
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, Merlot in one hand, Cigar in the other; body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, what a ride!
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Have a small drink, then. Good luck with the interview, and all the good thoughts possible for your friend.
Prime practitioner of headology, with a side order of melting glass with a stern glare.
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Chin, chin!:face-approve:
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, Merlot in one hand, Cigar in the other; body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, what a ride!
