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Re: Flatpack fun...
« on: December 16, 2006, 11:51:58 PM »
 :lol:  :lol:

DIrtY Harry lol
You showed them, eh?
 

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Re: Flatpack fun...
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2006, 12:03:55 PM »
"...The one I took the picture of is limited only by the strength in your arm ..."
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In that case, I sneer at your screwdriver  :-P
 

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Re: Flatpack fun...
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2006, 03:33:48 PM »
@ Karlos

You see that toothpick there? The one with the splayed and mouldy tip, discarded in the dark, brooding corner of a harlot's work-place?
The one with the dubious odour of a rheumy-eyed sailor's breath, do you see that?
That's your screw-driver, that is.
That's what you use to assemble Ikea flat-packs.

 

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Re: Flatpack fun...
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2006, 03:44:30 PM »
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Re: Flatpack fun...
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2006, 04:32:26 PM »
I am going to rename to Professor F J Lewis.
Then we will see who knows more about flat packs!
 

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Re: Flatpack fun...
« Reply #5 on: December 17, 2006, 07:29:32 PM »
I only bought one flatpack item, and that was from Argos. It was a bit more involved than Karlos's shelves because it is a computer cabinet and desk. It has a sliding keyboard tray, CD slots, printer enclosure and doors on the front. I chose it because it was the only computer desk I could find that can accommodate an A4000T.
Took a long time to put together, even with instructions, and even though I had a better srewdriver than Karlos (I use a standard straight-handled Philips one  ;-) )
The doors are the {bleep}s.
 

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Re: Flatpack fun...
« Reply #6 on: December 17, 2006, 09:38:05 PM »
@ Vinnie

I know what you mean. Argos gets a bad reputation, especially because of Chavs buying jewelry there. Now I have to admit to you that I bought a watch there, as a last resort. I needed one with dual digital and analogue display, all steel (including strap) and waterproof. You'd be surprised how difficult it is to get all those features.
In the end only Argos had what I wanted. I've had this watch for a few years now and it has worked perfectly.

The one before that was a cheap watch I bought in SA with a replacement steel strap. That was a really nice watch, very tough and went through a lot of abuse. But one fine day I was in very rough seas in Amanzimtoti and got dumped pretty badly. When I finally surfaced, coughing and spluttering, my swimming trunks were around my ankles and my watch was gone  :cry:
 

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Re: Flatpack fun...
« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2006, 11:37:49 AM »
"...Bit overkill for putting in a few screws though, eh?..."
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Well, you can hardly expect Dirty Harry to hold up a mouldy toothpick and say 'Go ahead, make my day.'
Dirty Harry is not complete without the meanest hardware, everybody knows that.

 

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Re: Flatpack fun...
« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2006, 12:12:18 PM »
You can't keep living in the 70s, old bean.
Even Dirty Harry has to evolve! If he was on the beat today he would take all the hardware he could get.
 

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Re: Flatpack fun...
« Reply #9 on: December 18, 2006, 12:44:16 PM »


Better not speak to Dirty Harry about compensation!
 

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Re: Flatpack fun...
« Reply #10 on: December 18, 2006, 01:12:46 PM »
That was the intent after all: to show that Dirty Harry has the biggest baddest gun.
The model 29 and the model 57 are not snub-nosed .22s  :lol:
 

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Re: Flatpack fun...
« Reply #11 on: December 18, 2006, 07:12:16 PM »
@ Doobrey

Wrong thread, mate. That is Chuck Norris's weapon  :-P
 

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Re: Flatpack fun...
« Reply #12 on: December 18, 2006, 08:37:20 PM »
@ Doobrey

Hehe that guy is obviously not a guy you want to call to help you with DIY  :lol:

I've not seen any nailgun injuries. In fact DIY injuries to the head, involving projectiles and such are quite rare. The only one I know of (which I missed because I was on night shift) was an angle-grinder disc that came off and embedded in a guy's forehead. He survived with little damage.