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peterbirks) wrote2005-07-12 09:15 pm
peterbirks) wrote2005-07-12 09:15 pm
It's funny the thngs that bother you, and the things that don't
Just to show that I do have some mental strength when it comes to things going wrong (basically, when it comes to anything going wrong except computers), I have just shrugged off with a wry smile what might have had some people punching the wall with rage.
I began to put back up the shelving in this office, which I had to take down before the ceiling was replaced. The first shelf went up fine, but then the second shelf, which had a vertical piece of wood abutting it, wouldn't fit in. Odd, I thought. Then it struck me. Since the guy had properly replastered the ceiling, it was now half an inch or so lower than it had been before. For certain parts of the room, this would have serious consequences, because some of the shelving (used to) fit exactly between the picture rail and the ceiling.
Except that now, of course, they don't.
This will mean, er, a complete redesign of one of the walls 'twixt picture rail and ceiling. And, well, a lot of work, and time. But, for some curious reason, it didn't bother me. Maybe I like making things. Perhaps I should have been a carpenter. Perhaps you should have been a lady.
So, there you go, some things I can put into perspective without any problem. So long as computers aren't involved.
Oh, and I won that $270 back this evening in an hour. Funny how things go, isn't it?
I began to put back up the shelving in this office, which I had to take down before the ceiling was replaced. The first shelf went up fine, but then the second shelf, which had a vertical piece of wood abutting it, wouldn't fit in. Odd, I thought. Then it struck me. Since the guy had properly replastered the ceiling, it was now half an inch or so lower than it had been before. For certain parts of the room, this would have serious consequences, because some of the shelving (used to) fit exactly between the picture rail and the ceiling.
Except that now, of course, they don't.
This will mean, er, a complete redesign of one of the walls 'twixt picture rail and ceiling. And, well, a lot of work, and time. But, for some curious reason, it didn't bother me. Maybe I like making things. Perhaps I should have been a carpenter. Perhaps you should have been a lady.
So, there you go, some things I can put into perspective without any problem. So long as computers aren't involved.
Oh, and I won that $270 back this evening in an hour. Funny how things go, isn't it?