How do you solve a problem like IKEA?

Am having a very butch day off. So far have managed to dispose of:

  • disgusting grill pan (came free with the flat)
  • disgusting oven tray (came free with the flat)
  • very large and bulky computer monitor
  • chair (that came came with the flat)
  • office chair that collapsed when I sat on it yesterday

I’ve also been engaged in building bookcases (well a bookcase so far) from IKEA. One down (well, up, I suppose), four more to go.

Feeling very butch about it all though. Cat has never seen such activity.  

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10 responses to “How do you solve a problem like IKEA?”

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    Anonymous

    Another Skip Photo??
    Sounds likes we should be looking forward to another skip photo in your photoblog.

  2. Bishop David Avatar
    Bishop David

    Billy, I suppose
    Chances are it’s Billy – on which I am an expert, particularly the one that goes round the corner.  Need to make sure you put the shelves in with the screws on the under side.  Saw some guy who had set out to build a robot which could assemble Billy shelves.  Quicker to do it yourself, I suspect.

  3. Elizabeth Anderson Avatar
    Elizabeth Anderson

    Are those the kind you put together with an allan key? Shudder. Allan keys are the most evil tool – designed by IKEA to eternally frustrate their customers.

  4. Adam Williamson Avatar
    Adam Williamson

    Result

    Hey Kelvin, just wanted to drop a note about the results as requested. I got 5 As in English, Maths, French, Physics and Chemistry, so hopefully doing medicine at university. I’ll keep you posted on how that goes.

    Have fun with IKEA – think I’ve spent half my holiday helping to assemble that stuff. haha

    Adam

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    Anonymous

    Adam
    Congratulations Adam!!!!!

    Kelvin (sorry, couldn’t resist the above for Adam!) we need photographic follow-up of this unexpected work-out of yours!

  6. mysterious stranger Avatar
    mysterious stranger

    ikea
    DOn’t have such a thing as IKEA (thankfully)But just experienced moving house in JUly.Trying to do the minimalist bit but teenager daughters are out to get me.

    Cracking results Adam.Successful candidate in this household too.At least I know what Medicine is.Struggling with Laser physics and Opticla electronics.

    Sounds like something you would need to deal with flat pack furniture.

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    Anonymous

    Congratulations to Adam

    Adam

    Congratulations – a set of exam results to be really proud of. Which year are you planning to go to college? 

  8. Miriam Avatar
    Miriam

    Exam Results
    Well done Adam!  You might want to do crash higher human biology though, very useful.  I went to med school with a load of arts highers and no biology it’s not a good move.  Biochemistry is really confusing when you don’t know what a lipid is…

  9. Adam Avatar
    Adam

    Hi Again…

    Hey guys, sorry been away on holiday so no computer for the last few days, hence late reply…

    I’m not sure about uni yet, but thinking I’d like to go to Edinburgh. Going to just about every open day this September, so I should have a better idea soon. I’ll keep you posted. Staying on at school 6th year though.

    Adam

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