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04/12/2003 Archived Entry: "Doing lots, accomplishing little"
I guess it's nice to waste a Saturday. Today we stayed home late, then went out with a list of things to buy/do and managed to spend all day not getting any of them bought/done. Then we came home, were too lazy to cook so we ordered pizza. Then I worked a little on a some miniature terrain, but it has to sit to dry for a while.
One of the things that are difficult to buy...window screens for our new place. The largest pre-built screens the local hardware store has are 48" tall. Our windows are 50". We really don't want too many gaps as we hear that the mosquitos are awful here in the summer. I think a farther hardware store will have more selection, so maybe tomorrow.
Another...boxes. 15"w x 19"d x 9"h, specifically, or reasonably close. We want to use them in our Ikea Ivar desk unit to make drawers. It seems like we can always find two applicable dimensions, but never 3. It also seems that the closer to our ideal dimensions, the move expensive. We found ones today that would be ok if we moved the shelves further apart, but they were $17 each! Of course my immediate reaction to problems like this is "I can build something", but I never get around to doing so. My own personal failing is to have lots of ideas but never working towards final completion of them. Too many things interest me.
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Be a real man! Make your own screens! Even that weenie Steve that replaced me on This Old House can make a custom screen. :P Posted by Bob Vila @ 04/14/2003 06:52 AM PST |
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Hey Bob_man! Actually, I should have stated that differently...we were trying to make our own screens, but the largest length of frame was 48". We went to the other hardware place and they had a whole bunch of stuff except what we wanted, so we talked to them and they are bringing in a bunch of stuff this coming weekend. Posted by Greg @ 04/14/2003 08:28 AM PST |
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re the boxes, consider your cost per use -- buying might not be so economically bad. Posted by Anita Rowland @ 04/14/2003 09:45 AM PST |
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Shouldn't your landlord provide you with screens? Posted by Lis @ 04/14/2003 12:04 PM PST |