FacebookTwitter
Hatrack River Forum   
my profile login | search | faq | forum home

  next oldest topic   next newest topic
» Hatrack River Forum » Active Forums » Books, Films, Food and Culture » My arm is sore from hammering a bunch of tacks into our new wardrobe

   
Author Topic: My arm is sore from hammering a bunch of tacks into our new wardrobe
ketchupqueen
Member
Member # 6877

 - posted      Profile for ketchupqueen   Email ketchupqueen         Edit/Delete Post 
...which is from IKEA. (Oh, sweet freaking heck, I love IKEA.) (My husband says we don't have a small hammer, just the big honkin' one. Had I known, I would have borrowed a little one from my mom.)

Anyway, it's so worth it. I love our new wardrobe! (Jeff is taking his turn with the tacks now.)

The saga of what it took to get this wardrobe is long and most complicated.

But again, it was so worth it. I will love putting my clothes in it SO MUCH! *takes a page from Ketchup Princess' book and ecstatically blows kisses to the wardrobe*

Posts: 21182 | Registered: Sep 2004  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
Telperion the Silver
Member
Member # 6074

 - posted      Profile for Telperion the Silver   Email Telperion the Silver         Edit/Delete Post 
Mmmm... tacks...

Wait...IKEA as in that car?

Posts: 4953 | Registered: Jan 2004  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
ClaudiaTherese
Member
Member # 923

 - posted      Profile for ClaudiaTherese           Edit/Delete Post 
Wow, that's a doozy.

*impressed

Posts: 14017 | Registered: May 2000  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
ketchupqueen
Member
Member # 6877

 - posted      Profile for ketchupqueen   Email ketchupqueen         Edit/Delete Post 
We have finished our tackiness and are on to more screwing. [Big Grin]
Posts: 21182 | Registered: Sep 2004  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
ClaudiaTherese
Member
Member # 923

 - posted      Profile for ClaudiaTherese           Edit/Delete Post 
[Big Grin]

Priorities.

Posts: 14017 | Registered: May 2000  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
SpiffWilkie
Member
Member # 8464

 - posted      Profile for SpiffWilkie   Email SpiffWilkie         Edit/Delete Post 
I beg to differ [Roll Eyes]
Posts: 18 | Registered: Aug 2005  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
ketchupqueen
Member
Member # 6877

 - posted      Profile for ketchupqueen   Email ketchupqueen         Edit/Delete Post 
Well, we're building it on the bed and there are boxes all over the floor, so we'll actually have to get the wardrobe done enough to stand it up before we're able to, um, prioritize. [Wink] [Big Grin]
Posts: 21182 | Registered: Sep 2004  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
ketchupqueen
Member
Member # 6877

 - posted      Profile for ketchupqueen   Email ketchupqueen         Edit/Delete Post 
With what do you differ, Spiff? [Razz]
Posts: 21182 | Registered: Sep 2004  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
ketchupqueen
Member
Member # 6877

 - posted      Profile for ketchupqueen   Email ketchupqueen         Edit/Delete Post 
It looks like we're actually going to get it done tonight! [Party] (That's a big deal because we hardly get anything done when Emma is awake. She's asleep in my mom's upstairs bedroom right now.)
Posts: 21182 | Registered: Sep 2004  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
rivka
Member
Member # 4859

 - posted      Profile for rivka   Email rivka         Edit/Delete Post 
Nice wardrobe. [Smile] When you're done putting together your new furniture, wanna come over and help with mine? Buncha cabinets getting delivered today . . .
Posts: 32919 | Registered: Mar 2003  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
ketchupqueen
Member
Member # 6877

 - posted      Profile for ketchupqueen   Email ketchupqueen         Edit/Delete Post 
Sure, rivka, I'd love to! Shoot me an e-mail...
Posts: 21182 | Registered: Sep 2004  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
Mrs.M
Member
Member # 2943

 - posted      Profile for Mrs.M   Email Mrs.M         Edit/Delete Post 
Tacks? Not nails? I'm not a huge fan of assembling furniture, so I try to avoid it as much as possible.

I wonder if you can you pay extra to have baby furniture delieverd already assembled?

Posts: 3037 | Registered: Jan 2002  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
ketchupqueen
Member
Member # 6877

 - posted      Profile for ketchupqueen   Email ketchupqueen         Edit/Delete Post 
Mrs. M, tacks are little tiny nails. [Smile]

And ususlly you can either pay to have it assembled when it's delivered, or hire a local contractor to assemble it for you (depending on who you're buying it from.)

Posts: 21182 | Registered: Sep 2004  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
Tante Shvester
Member
Member # 8202

 - posted      Profile for Tante Shvester   Email Tante Shvester         Edit/Delete Post 
Attack! A tack!
Posts: 10397 | Registered: Jun 2005  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
jeniwren
Member
Member # 2002

 - posted      Profile for jeniwren   Email jeniwren         Edit/Delete Post 
kq, this is a lesson in why women need to keep their own tools. [Smile] I have my own set because I can never find my husband's tools. So I have my own hammer, cordless drill and various other things. The hammer is my size, so it's not too heavy and works perfectly for most things I need tools for. I think a hammer is a lovely housewarming gift for a young wife. [Smile]
Posts: 5948 | Registered: Jun 2001  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
Tante Shvester
Member
Member # 8202

 - posted      Profile for Tante Shvester   Email Tante Shvester         Edit/Delete Post 
quote:
Originally posted by SpiffWilkie:
I beg to differ

You call THAT begging? On your knees! I require LOTS more grovelling than that.

Either do it properly, or don't beg at all.

Posts: 10397 | Registered: Jun 2005  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
Tante Shvester
Member
Member # 8202

 - posted      Profile for Tante Shvester   Email Tante Shvester         Edit/Delete Post 
<Wistfully>

If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning. I'd hammer in the evening. All over the land...

Posts: 10397 | Registered: Jun 2005  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
Tante Shvester
Member
Member # 8202

 - posted      Profile for Tante Shvester   Email Tante Shvester         Edit/Delete Post 
I hate to do it, but have you seen the Ladies Tool Kit ?
Posts: 10397 | Registered: Jun 2005  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
rivka
Member
Member # 4859

 - posted      Profile for rivka   Email rivka         Edit/Delete Post 
quote:
Originally posted by ketchupqueen:
Sure, rivka, I'd love to! Shoot me an e-mail...

Really? Because my new apartment has a wall full of boxes (all delivered today) . . . pretty much all stuff that needs to be assembled. I would LOVE some help!

[Kiss]


And Tante, I've used that kit. Many times! [Big Grin]

[ August 09, 2005, 11:21 PM: Message edited by: rivka ]

Posts: 32919 | Registered: Mar 2003  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
The Reader
Member
Member # 3636

 - posted      Profile for The Reader   Email The Reader         Edit/Delete Post 
KQ didn't say she used a hammer. I assumed at first that her arm was sore because she used a balled up fist or something. After reading later posts, I know that she did use a hammer. [Wink]

So now it's too late to use the joke "Your arm is sore? Why didn't you use a hammer?" [Big Grin]

Posts: 684 | Registered: Jun 2002  |  IP: Logged | Report this post to a Moderator
   

   Close Topic   Feature Topic   Move Topic   Delete Topic next oldest topic   next newest topic
 - Printer-friendly view of this topic
Hop To:


Contact Us | Hatrack River Home Page

Copyright © 2008 Hatrack River Enterprises Inc. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.


Powered by Infopop Corporation
UBB.classic™ 6.7.2