tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9487055.post6178013352096913172..comments2024-03-26T05:56:59.938+11:00Comments on THE PSYCHOLOGIST : DIY clanging and bangingJRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00829082699850674281noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9487055.post-24612233233575369402010-04-27T17:03:08.745+10:002010-04-27T17:03:08.745+10:00Yet another instance where a classic Popular Mecha...Yet another instance where a classic Popular Mechanics cartoon springs to mind.<br /><br />Picture Dad and son in the classic American '50s basement workshop. Lawnmower on the bench; small, unidentified widgets lying around it.<br /><br />Dad saying to son:" No problem, son; a thrifty tradesman always has parts left over".Brucenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9487055.post-22333426228008433782010-04-27T16:00:28.621+10:002010-04-27T16:00:28.621+10:00Oh no, this particular piece had nails, 27 of them...Oh no, this particular piece had nails, 27 of them, i was supposed to nail the back to it. i didn't use all 27 though, it seems secure enough.<br /><br />So far i haven't come across the extra piece, here's to hoping i don't. I'd hate for that to happen at the very end, then the hammer will come out again. :)MathewKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14385674205383405783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9487055.post-11838609421867509392010-04-27T11:21:27.107+10:002010-04-27T11:21:27.107+10:00Nails? MK, if you were hammering nails into Ikea ...Nails? MK, if you were hammering nails into Ikea furniture then you're doing something wrong.<br /><br />The thing I hate most... well, one of the things I hate most about Ikea is putting the damn thing together and then discovering an extra piece that somehow got missed. <br /><br />My wife loves shopping in Ikea but I can't stand it. I say to her that returning defective goods to Ikea counts as a separate trip to Ikea. We recently bought some mats with non-slip rubber backing. The rubber smells like piss, even after washing. Looks like I'm in for another Ikea visit...arnoreply@blogger.com