[mj14]

As a couple of you know, I bought the most beautiful couch in the world about a month ago, to put in one of the bedrooms, so I could use it as a guest/family room (it's a sleeper sofa). Well, it was delivered today, and they could not get it in either of the two bedrooms. So there go all my wonderful plans.

I did know there was a chance this would happen, and I decided it was beautiful enough that I would put it in the living room if it didn't fit upstairs...but now I have a couch in the middle of the living room, and I can barely squeeze past it to get to the front door. And all of my redecorating plans just went out the window, but that just means I get to make all new plans.

Ain't life grand?

mj

P.S. I apologize to anyone who expected there to be a point to this post. Just sharing the mundanities of my life...don't y'all feel lcuky?

<font color=green> If she spins fast enough then maybe the broken pieces of her heart will stay together, but even a gyroscope can't spin forever</font color=green>

[dexter]

Two ideas...

Find yourself a wacky inventor working on a machine that produces shrink-o-fying rays. Check his background first though to be sure he didn't invent it for evil.

Write in to one of the "extreme home makeover" shows... have them do a makeover where they tear down most of the walls in your house and put up new ones... and by the way, while the walls are down, could you squeeze this couch over next to the bed?

Of (ok THREE ideas)

If you know someone who works in the government, tell them you know about their secret Stargate program, and in exchange for keeping mum, you want to borrow two of the Stargates for a couple of hours... put one in the living room, one in the bedroom, dial up, and shove the couch through!

OK, now we just need some ideas as to how to fit the second startgate through the bedroom door... (hey, I can't think of EVERYTHING!)

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[mj14]

dex,

I love the ideas...*very* practical!!! I always wished that those extreme home makeover people would come to my house, but then one of my friends told me about one house where they used a pump to make it look like the plumbing was working, then left the people with no plumbing!!! Besides, what would be the fun of having someone else fix up my house, and not be able to make boneheaded moves like buying a couch I can't get in the room I planned it for?

Susan,

I suspect that someone with skill could get this couch at least in one of the two bedrooms, but these were just delivery guys who didn't really care much about getting it where I wanted it. Also, they were just these two little bitty guys, and sleepers are really heavy...they could barely manage it.

Here's a pic of the sofa: <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.domain-home.com/collections/view_collections_detail.cfm?zoom=yes&product_file_name=kensington_sofa&c_name=&group=live>http://www.domain-home.com/collections/view_collections_detail.cfm?zoom=yes&product_file_name=kensington_sofa&c_name=&group=live</A>

fgh,

Thanks for the suggestions...it's not so much the size of the door, but maneuvering the sofa around the corner. As I mentioned above, I think the right guys could do it, but these delivery men were definitely not the right guys.

Oh well...I'd better start moving furniture, so I don't have to vault the new couch to get through the living room!

mj

<font color=green> If she spins fast enough then maybe the broken pieces of her heart will stay together, but even a gyroscope can't spin forever</font color=green>

[Fuzzybear]

Oh! I would love to snuggle up on that and leave hairballs all over it!!!

Love,
Fuzzy

[bptoo]

Dearest Jo,

I'm a pretty good carpenter. I'm thinking we could widen your doorway and slip that couch right on in. Of course there are some things to be done...

You'll have to buy an oversize door to accomate the wider doorway. You'll have to fly me out to do the work. I'll of course want to make a vacation out of it, so you'll have a houseguest for at least a week. I'll need to sample your world famous cooking everyday. Plus, taking me dancing a few times wouldn't be a bad idea. I 'll also need to be complimented on the wonderful job I've done (positive affirmations). You'll need to take me on a tour of your beautiful city too.

Other than that, I'll be glad to do the work absolutely free

Seriously, I'm sorry this didn't work out for you. I know you were very excited about getting the couch. Would a smaller sleeper be a possibility? I hope you can work something out.

H, L, and K,
Greg



"Beauty is truth, truth is beauty - that is all you know on earth, and all you need to know"

[dexter]

>>Would a smaller sleeper be a possibility?

But then she would also have to find smaller sleepover guests.

There's a "gotch" to everything it seems.

Hey, have you tried taking the couch apart at the seams?

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[mj14]

Greg honey,

I can't think of a more welcome houseguest...and I'm all prepared for company now that I've got a sleeper sofa! And I'll make sure that tour includes all of the most important sites...the cheesesteak places.

So, the airplane tickets will be in the mail.

My plans have to be altered, but it's no big deal. Mostly it means that I will have to redecorate the living room, too...so more fun for me! YAY!!!!

*hugs*
Jo


<font color=green> If she spins fast enough then maybe the broken pieces of her heart will stay together, but even a gyroscope can't spin forever</font color=green>

[jagster]

Man, thats a bummer about your couch not fitting thru the door. I had a problem like that once, but i was able to take the legs off of it and managed to squeeze it thru the doorway after that. I hope you can figure something out.

Good luck to you.

Jagster

[mj14]

Fuzzy,

You will have to fight the dogs for the right to leave hair on the new couch!

Love ya, snookums!!!
Jo

<font color=green> If she spins fast enough then maybe the broken pieces of her heart will stay together, but even a gyroscope can't spin forever</font color=green>

[mj14]

Thanks, jagster. I knew this might happen, so I'm just going to put the new one in the living room.

Just a little wrinkle, not a major disaster.

mj

<font color=green> If she spins fast enough then maybe the broken pieces of her heart will stay together, but even a gyroscope can't spin forever</font color=green>

[dexter]

Or (uhn, errr, AMONGST the many ideas...)

Build a time machine in a clear space in your back yard. Get into the time machine along with the sofa. Set the time for a year right before your home was built.

Drag the time machine and the sofa to the location where your bedroom will be once they build it. Get back in and set the time back to "today". Take the sofa out of the time machine, which is now in your finished bedroom, and put it where you want it.

To get the time machine out of the way, set it to a future date and hit the button and jump out. Just remember what day you set it to so you don't end up squashed under it the day it reappears.

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[Leslie]

I have to tell you, I am really enjoying reading this post. The humor is great . I wish I could come over and help you mj. I live in Mesa Arizona and by the time I get there you will be thinking about getting a new couch and putting the old couch in the kitchen for guest to sit on while you cook.

Take Care,
Leslie

[jbug]

Can I have your old couch? I'm always taking donations of furniture as mine is very old and when you sit down on it you kind of sink to the floor ok for kids not good for old people like me. Anyway I hope you get a long enough pole vault pole to launch yourself over the couch to get to the door. Hey if you are lucky it could become an olympic sport and you could earn a gold.

Janniebug

Something bad must going to happen I feel to damn good.

[mj14]

dex, wouldn't I have to suspend the couch in midair, since I want it in a second story room? And then wouldn't whatever I used to suspend it get trapped in the walls of the house?

This idea had a very "Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy" feel about it...thanks!

*hugs*
Jo

<font color=green> If she spins fast enough then maybe the broken pieces of her heart will stay together, but even a gyroscope can't spin forever</font color=green>

[darkeyes]

Oh well, looking on the bright side, yes you can now plan on redecorating in another scheme, well, I mean if there was any colour or style scheme you had in mind.
Sorry it didn't work out, hope you didn't lose any money, another bright thought maybe you can find something on sale and get a great buy, eh?
Take it easy, I hope to talk to you soon

((((((((((((((( mj )))))))))))))

DE

In giving advice seek to help, not please your friend
SOLON

[dexter]

>>dex, wouldn't I have to suspend the couch in midair, since I want it in a second story room?

I was afraid you were going to say that.

OK, solution 1. Have Daffy Duck come over and install a button that when you press it, instead of you going upstairs, the upstairs comes down to you! Press button, do "back in time" thing, take sofa back to the present in correct position on lowered second floor, push button to raise second floor back up into position. As a bonus, you now have a "house of the future!"

(P.S. you'll have to hope that Porky Pig doesn't come over and ask "What happens to the first floor when the second floor comes down?" D'OH!)

Second idea. Bring sofa to past as before. Construct a large metal framework up and over where your house will be. Suspend the time machine and sofa by the framework using thin monofilament wires and position it juuuust exactly above the floor of the second story , right within the bedroom. Return as planned. The wires passing through the roof shouldn't cause a problem I would think.

Come to think of it, I think it would be OK just to build a structure to support it, even just stack it up on boxes, and put the time machine and sofa on top, in position. If the boxes are not inside the time machine, they aren't going to come along to get stuck in the walls.They'll be left behind and someone will move them when they clear the lot to build your house. I think that would be OK. We will have to run some tests to be sure.

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[dexter]

Hey, how old is your roof? If it's getting near the time to replace the roof anyway... just subcontract a crane to lower the sofa down while the roofers have it open. Hope for a sunny day...

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[darkeyes]

How about those things they use to call a "Murphy bed"?? ha!ha! just teasing you kid
Gee, I wonder if "Murphy" was a hunk? ha!ha!

(((((((((( mj )))))))))))

DE

In giving advice seek to help, not please your friend
SOLON
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[bptoo]

You could do like Ross on "Friends" and just cut the couch in half.

$4 store credit...

Sleep well Jo!
Love you dear,
Greg



"Beauty is truth, truth is beauty - that is all you know on earth, and all you need to know"

[mj14]

Leslie,

That's part of the reason I posted this...when my depression was real bad, something like this would have put me in a real tailspin. So I take it as a good sign that I could laugh about this. And this is a great group of folks for turning a little laugh into a big guffaw.

mj

<font color=green> If she spins fast enough then maybe the broken pieces of her heart will stay together, but even a gyroscope can't spin forever</font color=green>

[mj14]

jannie, you are welcome to the old couch, but I have a feeling that the cost of getting it from Philly to Arkansas might be more than buying a new couch.

Roe, the only money I'm going to be out is what I'm going to have to spend on the living room now...I mean, with a brand new couch, I'll need new carpet, right? And I can't leave the same old paint job...plus probably need some other furniture, so the couch doesn't look so out of place with all the old stuff.... Well, you get the picture.

dex, you think of everything. But I have to wonder if I should talk to Wile E. Coyote and see if Acme has something to offer to the plans.

*hugs to y'all*
Jo

<font color=green> If she spins fast enough then maybe the broken pieces of her heart will stay together, but even a gyroscope can't spin forever</font color=green>

[dexter]

>>see if Acme has something to offer to the plans.

That is a good idea... Should work fine, unless... your house isn't near the edge of a very deep, very steep canyon, cliff, or abutment, is it?

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