tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post3952254422217486080..comments2024-01-26T10:20:37.836+00:00Comments on Diary of a Goldfish: Our Ikea AdventureThe Goldfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15213378454070776331noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-65057404483971084152008-12-07T19:48:00.000+00:002008-12-07T19:48:00.000+00:00We went to Ikea a couple of weeks ago, and I had t...We went to Ikea a couple of weeks ago, and I had to be actually physically restrained so I could get past the cuddly toy section without buying a plushie woodlouse.<BR/><BR/>It's not that I'm a cuddly toy geek or anything, it's just that it was a cuddly WOODLOUSE! I wanted it because I'd never seen one before, plus woodlice are awesome. I have two Ikea rats for the same reason.<BR/><BR/>I did manage to get to the checkout before somehow acquiring two mice and a bag of assorted sea creature finger puppets.<BR/><BR/>Is it wrong to want children solely because toys are so cool? ;)Robbiegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06528997485488258141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-38000905178922089062008-12-07T14:58:00.000+00:002008-12-07T14:58:00.000+00:00I hate IKEA.That is all.I hate IKEA.<BR/><BR/>That is all.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14255575000862197175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-11692367177322870372008-12-06T07:46:00.000+00:002008-12-06T07:46:00.000+00:00Check this out:http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/p...Check this out:<BR/>http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/94631707<BR/><BR/>No more bending/reaching/straining for odd objects--because the whole drawer pulls out! I've been drooling over this one for a while.FridaWriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03321658097813377806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-2214830692321967082008-12-05T09:43:00.000+00:002008-12-05T09:43:00.000+00:00Seahorse - Wow, mustn't tell AJ about the skateboa...<B>Seahorse</B> - Wow, mustn't tell AJ about the skateboard thing, he'll get ideas.<BR/><BR/>And yes, the Landlady is paying if we (or AJ) do the work. The old one isn't complete delapidated, but it is on its way. We are very lucky with our landlady really.<BR/><BR/><B>Elmsley Roae</B> - They do have a lot of funky chairs, I hope you find what you are looking for.<BR/><BR/><B>Starlife</B> - Thank you. :-)<BR/><BR/><B>Jess</B> I imagine they are much the same, although the Thurrock one is next to Lakeside Shopping Centre, which is one of the inner circles of hell which became accidentally dislodged (well, it was a scary place last time I went, but that was many years ago).<BR/><BR/><B>Lady B</B> - Well, you learn something new everyday. A friend suggested that drivers resident in Milton Keynes have trouble with their tires wearing down on one side because of all the roundabouts. Don't know if that can be true.<BR/><BR/><B>Domino</B>, we had a hard time tracking a suitable kitchen table down, but found one at the local dump (um, I'm sure you'll call that place something different - place where people put rubbish, stuff to be recycled, bits and pieces they don't want any more). <BR/><BR/>Yeah, I can imagine the novelty of hotels would wear off in those circumstances...The Goldfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15213378454070776331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-15237221218730010672008-12-05T04:46:00.000+00:002008-12-05T04:46:00.000+00:00I guess Ikea is *the* cool crip place to be: I wen...I guess Ikea is *the* cool crip place to be: I went there Monday night. Ours is only 30 minutes away, so it's not bad. I used one of their wheelchairs and my partner pushed me along. I did sit like a lemon for a little bit, but I was fairly helpful with balancing items across the arm rests and under my chin. We were replacing some of the flood damaged items, so we had quite the collection. Still didn't get a damn kitchen table yet. How hard can it be? Anyway, we only had a couple of bitchy moments and, after going through the check-out, rewarded ourselves with "Ikeafood" as it is called (she had hot dogs and I had a soft icecream cone). We made it out of there in an hour and a half. It would have been quicker if the cashier in our line up didn't ave to wait 10 minutes for a manager to come over and fix her 35 cent overcharge on one item for the people in front of us. Oh, people, just let it go!<BR/><BR/>Then we returned to the exciting, spy-filled hotel we have been living in for two months. Hotels have lost their excitement for me!D Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525527107082626371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-34483484433756111982008-12-04T19:35:00.000+00:002008-12-04T19:35:00.000+00:00Not-really-all-that-interesting fact of the day: d...Not-really-all-<I>that</I>-interesting fact of the day: did you know that every roundabout in the Concrete Cowpat (as I am entitled to call it, having lived right smack bang in the centre of it for far too many years) is very slightly different? (Paving, planting, etc...)<BR/><BR/>Cabbies can navigate by these differences in the fog.<BR/><BR/>True.Lady Bracknellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06140991035663374911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-19775749905780701012008-12-04T18:13:00.000+00:002008-12-04T18:13:00.000+00:00Milton Keynes is very roundabouty. I've been thro...Milton Keynes is very roundabouty. I've been through there! But Ive never been to the Bletchley Ikea. Been to Thurrock Ikea, but never Bletchley. Though I'm betting it was exactly the same. :D Hurrah for new plates and bowls! And plush woodlice! I would have caved on a plush woodlouse.<BR/><BR/>Your hotel adventuring reminds me of how, the last time we stayed in a Travelodge (down in Portsmouth, in that case), I got woken at 2:00 am by an odd, deliberate slapping sound coming from next door, a noise like a whip cracking. And then a girl shrieking "Ouch!" Followed by giggling.<BR/><BR/><I>Good heavens</I>, said I to myself, and went back to sleep.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251196964275450121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-20062226969795015282008-12-04T01:58:00.000+00:002008-12-04T01:58:00.000+00:00Even we have IKEA's but not for a couple of hours ...Even we have IKEA's but not for a couple of hours away~. It sure sounds like you are doing well!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-14038406270265642882008-12-04T00:59:00.000+00:002008-12-04T00:59:00.000+00:00What a fun post!Talked recently to a friend that h...What a fun post!<BR/>Talked recently to a friend that had been to Ikea. She's healthy, and she was still trying to recover ....<BR/><BR/>I have plans to go there next year - apparently they have high backed cane chairs that would be great for snuggling down in, in the garden (also get the garden next year)MeganHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14842743721181682681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-48702385873557844142008-12-03T23:13:00.000+00:002008-12-03T23:13:00.000+00:00Cardinal sins...my son still doesn't get that if h...Cardinal sins...my son still doesn't get that if he runs in front of my scooter I will run him over.<BR/><BR/>He does look cool when on his skateboard tailgating (?) on the back though, and it raises some laughs. And it's the only time I ever feel young on a Shoprider. And it clears the way like nothing else can.<BR/><BR/>New kitchen??? You are great tenants! If she's paying, you are great negotiators!seahorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04006649663400552591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-1581733114639751392008-12-03T17:18:00.000+00:002008-12-03T17:18:00.000+00:00See, I managed that time! I think I shall try taki...See, I managed that time! I think I shall try taking off Moderation for a bit, as the Spam probably seems to have abated. I hope that's the only comment I've done that too.<BR/><BR/>The only point at which AJ and I exchanged harsh words at Ikea was when he leant on the handles of my wheelchair. Which is a cardinal sin, I think you'll agree.The Goldfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15213378454070776331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-53162536345195936282008-12-03T16:53:00.000+00:002008-12-03T16:53:00.000+00:00It's okay, I understand completely that you don't ...It's okay, I understand completely that you don't love me any more.<BR/><BR/>;-)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639094548415759560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10557263.post-32492269458319800362008-12-03T12:15:00.000+00:002008-12-03T12:15:00.000+00:00I knew this would happen sooner or later, but I th...I knew this would happen sooner or later, but I think I just clicked the wrong button on my Moderating Comments page... <BR/><BR/>If it fails to appear, <A HREF="http://batsgirl.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Mary</A> said <BR/><BR/><B>I'm thinking of designing a special badge or certificate amounting to "Our Relationship Survived Ikea".<BR/><BR/>Steve has a masterplan that next time we go through the store on his motorbike, thus solving the problem of transport, parking, in-store wheelchairs and slow-moving families in one fell swoop.</B><BR/><BR/>Sorry Mary for deleting your comment. I feel a complete prune.The Goldfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15213378454070776331noreply@blogger.com