Update: The bookcase has been defeated

[bicentennial_baby]

Despite the best efforts of the Swedes, I win. Odd, the doors didn't quite line up, and I figured out why, but y'know what?

I DON'T care. I'll tell people they're supposed to look like that.

Then, after I wrangled it across the livingroom, all 5' of me, it decided that if you open the doors, it wants to fall over on you.

Oh hell no. I nailed that motherfucker to the wall, 2x. I'll add more tomorrow, if need be, I just didn't want my neighbor to flip out.

Now, I'm going to smoke a cigarette and a bowl, and reheat some Linguine Carbonara, and then pass out. If the cats knock over my 12 piles of books, so be it. I'll clean it up tomorrow.

Ikea came *this* close to breaking me. I persevered. Ha.

:rofl:

[tkmorris]

1. Well done!

:applause:

[bicentennial_baby]

3. Merci

I thought the Swedes might win this time, but no. I finish what I start, even if it means nailing things to walls. Don't want my kitties smooshed by a toppling bookcase.

I'm exhausted. :)

[elleng]

2. CONGRATS!

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[bicentennial_baby]

4. Thanks, I'm beat!

2 Ikea assembly projects, and my house is still a complete disaster. I'm over it, frankly. Tomorrow is another day. :)

[elleng]

6. Yes, but 'tomorrow' is today!

Glad you've had something to eat!

And thanks, I'll remember Ikea, in case I want some furniture NOT!

[bicentennial_baby]

7. This is my first bad experience with Ikea...

I've built a queen size bed, 2 large desks, an end table and a desk chair. No problems. I love Ikea. It was just these doors. Did not make sense. I had myself and my friend, both graduating Econ majors, and Sniffa, a civil engineer/surveyor working on it, and it was not us. The directions were just impossible. So we hacked a new way to do it, which worked, finally.

[Tom Kitten]

5. I wish I could have helped you

deal with that piece of furniture and then helped you smoke that bowl afterwards! But alas tweren't never meant to be.

[jobycom]

8. IKEA is Sweden's answer to waterboarding.

So far the UN has not banned it. So far.

I love IKEA, but one or two of their items have taught my a few Swedish words that I couldn't repeat at "Mama Mia!"

[bicentennial_baby]

9. Indeed

I've really never had a problem with them. It was a combination of factors.

It is a lovely bookcase. And the $237 worth of other stuff I managed to come home with is very nice too. :rofl:

Damn that place. This morning, Sniffa said "But we're only going there for one thing"...I :rofl:

We have a bunch more crap now. Some that we needed/wanted, some not. It's all good though. Tomorrow in my grand kitchen re-do, everything will find its place. Somewhere. Except maybe the massive wooden cutting board. I may have to hang that from the ceiling.

:D

[jobycom]

10. Ohh, you got the monster cutting board?

That thing that's the size of a keel from an old Viking war ship? I wanted that, too, but I had just bought this cool, svelt little bamboo number. Which promptly warped. :grr: Nothing like trying to dice onions on a rocking cutting board!

Maybe it is time for an IKEA run. I'm like you, though. I come home with way too much.

[bicentennial_baby]

11. It's quite large...Cedar, I think

:o

I also got a smaller one, also nice, very thick.

I'm trying to get a away from my rocking warped plastic (shudder) cutting board. We now have separate boards for meat and vegetables, and will take the appropriate precautions. I'm excited.

And yes, I really needed two fine mesh strainers in different sizes. Really. :rofl:

[jobycom]

12. Dja pick up any Daim Candy or Ligonberry preserves while there?

My kids pronounce it "Dam Candy." Kind of a running gag. Addicting stuff, though.

[1gobluedem]

16. Only two?

Strangely, I needed five. Who doesn't? :shrug:

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

13. You must have mastered the stick-figure instructions

Like taking direction from Marcel Marceau.

You want me to do what? With what? Where? Yikes!

I might have wound up nailing the doors to the cat.

Congratulations!

:hi:

[lizziegrace]

14. Remember...

[bicentennial_baby]

15. Ha! Every time I do an Ikea piece, I count every screw

and whatnot. Always.

:hi: