Desk Delivery
Yes, I know it is boring, but my life at the moment consists entirely of condo renovation, and until it is finished there is no chance for me to go out and take photos, observe local life or go windsurfing. So if I have to suffer, so do you.
But neither of us suffered as much today as the poor sods who had the job of delivering my computer table. More than 3 metres long and made of 3cm thick solid teak; this was no lightweight. And there was no way it was going to fit in the lift. So a gang of young men had the pleasant job of lifting it up and around five flights of stairs.
Just as well I don’t live on the thirtieth floor, especially as we don’t have a thirtieth floor.
Once inserted into the computer room, and as expected, there were a number of things different from my specification. It was one centimetre too wide for a start (which is better than being one centimetre too short), and minions were despatched to find a circular saw. There were no holes in the back of the table for cables (so more minions were despatched to find a circular hole cutter), and the construction to hold printers etc. was a closed box rather than an open frame. And it was the wrong colour. Pretty much perfect then.
Still, they only removed part of my paintwork inserting it into the gap; and once it was in place it looked like a reasonable platform for an iMac and a Mac Pro with a large monitor. Oh dear, design error; looks like I have created enough space for a Mac Pro and two large monitors, what am I to do….?
July 7th, 2009 at 9:29 pm
Just a quick note to inform you that I do take the “better than one centimeter too short” comment personally!
July 7th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
no good
same same cheese have holes
July 7th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
It looks a pretty expensive set up to me.
I thought you had always claimed to be a hard up (as in short of money rather than sexually speaking) pensioner.
July 7th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
Mart, you should take it personally. Although I have it on good authority (Nok) that it is more like 1.5 centimetres.
Nok, you are an idiot.
genuinej, I am a man of humble means; but what I have goes on computers (and cameras).
July 7th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
Nok? She can count to 13 only. She could count to 16 if the last three sois of Beach Road weren’t called 13/1, 13/2 and 13/3. City planners can be cruel sometimes.
July 8th, 2009 at 4:15 am
and flooring and painting walls and caffeine and dining out and motorbikes and khun Narin and windsurfing and SWMBO etc. etc. You unlucky tw*t.
I could sympathise with your plight, but only if my jealousy got out of the way!!
July 8th, 2009 at 8:25 am
It’s just the way I write it; it’s a miserable existence really. Wish I was in an office.
July 10th, 2009 at 10:45 am
nice tabletop, i would have had a smaller side wrap around extra bit tho…
July 10th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
People do say you are a small wrap around side bit kinda guy.
July 10th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
Told you so…..
July 10th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
Told you so what so what? There is fine line between enigmatic and obscure, and I think you crossed it.
July 14th, 2009 at 3:26 am
Spike, I know it is a bit late, but doesn’t your Condo have a service lift?
July 14th, 2009 at 8:43 am
Not one that can contain a 3 metre long table.
Don’t worry, the exercise was good for them, and I did an excellent job of managing the operation by loudly sucking air through my teeth every time they looked like they might scratch it on the rails.