tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post1600956107027875559..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: Things don't dust themselves, who knew?Wisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-28674035125967324982018-08-02T11:40:37.145-02:302018-08-02T11:40:37.145-02:30Glad that you’re coping quite well with this consi...Glad that you’re coping quite well with this considerably disappointing incident. I’ve had the same experience when I was redecorating the <a href="http://sycamoreterracetemecula.com/sycamore-terrace-apartments-temeculas-resident-appreciation-week/" rel="nofollow">apartment </a> and choosing new furniture pieces. It’s really disappointing when your woodworker doesn’t understand a thing or two about what you want. Anyway, good luck with keeping your apartment free form dust!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16219331074834569584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-78142937835180641072018-03-01T21:37:12.504-03:302018-03-01T21:37:12.504-03:30Plywood? Dear god. I'd be livid.Plywood? Dear god. I'd be livid.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-92208015677029873662018-02-27T18:26:56.687-03:302018-02-27T18:26:56.687-03:30Gives you the perfect reason to dig out the tablec...Gives you the perfect reason to dig out the tablecloth you kept as a memento to cover it. :) <br />Oh, just trying to find a bright side to it all.Gemma's personhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02740156670047388540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-90622477626294690112018-02-27T11:23:09.675-03:302018-02-27T11:23:09.675-03:30So true, And pictures on the walls, etc. Fine laye...So true, And pictures on the walls, etc. Fine layer. Trade, I agree, clueless he was. I don't think he knew what he was at at all.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-85492725455921296632018-02-27T09:07:36.105-03:302018-02-27T09:07:36.105-03:30They call themselves 'Tradesmen', but so o...They call themselves 'Tradesmen', but so often the 'trade' is somewhat one way. As for dust, I swear we get much more of it from these darned computers, modern TVs, etc., and it all settles on the smoked glass shelves of the cabinets we put them on. Dust them in the morning and by afternoon, as the sunlight strikes, they look like a landscape from Lawrence of Arabia.R J Adamshttps://sparrowchat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-24014613166231589792018-02-26T21:40:47.836-03:302018-02-26T21:40:47.836-03:30Annoying stuff. With a dustcloth I went around and...Annoying stuff. With a dustcloth I went around and was shocked at how the lampshades attracted a layer all to themselves. Selfish creatures.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-2932132960982113912018-02-26T20:53:55.308-03:302018-02-26T20:53:55.308-03:30Oh well, WWW, your new pieces could be described a...Oh well, WWW, your new pieces could be described as arty and 'primitive' - he didn't get creative but you can, word-wise, at least. ;-)<br />Dust? What a pest - especially around computers and the like - it doesn't go away for more than an hour after dusting, so I say "feck it!"Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-26429982639294729302018-02-26T17:47:36.449-03:302018-02-26T17:47:36.449-03:30Yes wood filler and stain and varnish should do th...Yes wood filler and stain and varnish should do the trick :)<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-38793487475193758632018-02-26T17:46:33.527-03:302018-02-26T17:46:33.527-03:30paid for. I paid peanuts and got monkeys as Daught...paid for. I paid peanuts and got monkeys as Daughter so aptly put it. Usable pieces but they have a warehouse look to them, visible screws and unrectified mistakes. <br /><br />I agree on most dust but the dust afflicting me is definitely timber, LOL.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-366805861376466892018-02-26T10:41:35.811-03:302018-02-26T10:41:35.811-03:30I know what you mean about two different languages...I know what you mean about two different languages, I've experienced that a few times. Did you pay for the desk in advance or after delivery? If you paid in advance, I guess you're a bit stuck unless it was a complete disaster.<br /><br />I think most dust is actually dead skin.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-51441817090729415352018-02-25T23:21:00.089-03:302018-02-25T23:21:00.089-03:30They will look a treat when you're done, I'...They will look a treat when you're done, I'm sure.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-86165291643747765832018-02-25T20:31:54.632-03:302018-02-25T20:31:54.632-03:30Not really Ramana, I'm still laughing over the...Not really Ramana, I'm still laughing over the fact he didn't even bother to dust the pieces and they were in an open truck for a 100 miles you'd think the wind would get them but no. I'm going to stain and varnish them myself.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-24259436315513341852018-02-25T20:30:26.349-03:302018-02-25T20:30:26.349-03:30You're like myself, making the best of the bad...You're like myself, making the best of the bad lot. I've resolved to finish the living room trolley myself once I can open the windows here and let the fumes out. I've done some refinishing in my time. And the desk now that it's established and with a long piece attached that has followed me around since God was an altar boy (I actually hate it but it has proven over and over again how useful it is, go figure) the whole officey area is workable and tidy.<br /><br />I've had workers like these, and like yourself, it's like two different conversations are going on until you finally just give in.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-41027908644946932822018-02-25T10:13:21.099-03:302018-02-25T10:13:21.099-03:30And did the finish improve after dusting?And did the finish improve after dusting?Rummuserhttp://rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-78143016464979065202018-02-25T03:39:41.241-03:302018-02-25T03:39:41.241-03:30Your woodworker sounds like the painters we had in...Your woodworker sounds like the painters we had in to repaint our place last summer. "That corner - there - needs another coat. You can still see the brown underneath." "Aw no, Missus, it'll dry fine, don' wanna go wasting yer good paint now." (What am I going to do with it? Make soup?) <br /><br />There are half a dozen such places, which in his learned opinion would "dry fine" but have not so far. (Eyeroll) But all you can do is have a laugh and be happy that it's a darn sight better than it was before. I hope you enjoy your new desk as much as I'm enjoying my new 'wisp of pink' white walls - we face north and we needed a warm white. A world of improvement over the paper bag brown that was here when we moved in in 2011. Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133236228952504852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-70868701781935164932018-02-24T18:43:27.212-03:302018-02-24T18:43:27.212-03:30Bonus is it's a perfect height. I don't th...Bonus is it's a perfect height. I don't think I've ever had a desk with a perfect height for ne before.before. And considering the initial shock, I'm coping quite well.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-27662279071202759742018-02-24T17:10:40.924-03:302018-02-24T17:10:40.924-03:30Sounds like a disappointment and a pain for you fo...Sounds like a disappointment and a pain for you for which I am sorry. Perhaps another friend could take a look and see if anything can be done cosmetically under your direction?ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.com