Random assorted non-book things (weight, Stardew Valley, vacation, moving)

[thistle_chaser]

For some reason, I like to keep my book review posts on their own, so there will be another post sometime later today with a couple of reviews

Comments

[changeling72]

Well done on the weight!

[thistle_chaser]

Thank you! :D

[diello]

I just got rid of a big-ass sofa a couple months ago. It was a tremendous pain in the ass, and I got out my saw as well. And my heat gun for the plastic bits. While some parts are made of wood, a great deal of it was indeed metal. I instead decided, since it's just barely too big for my hallway, to just take off the feet... with the saw, which also didn't work, so in comes the heat gun, no dice... so I took a mallet (which also didn't work, and switched to a standard hammer) and just went nuts on it til the feet broke away. I also had to remove my door (I used the hammer and chisel to get the pins out of the hinges, since the entire hinges wouldn't come unscrewed). I should note that I did all this after discovering the hard way that the couch wasn't gonna budge through that hallway... after it was firmly wedged in, so I was climbing all over it

[thistle_chaser]

Ugh, I'm sorry to hear yours had metal in it. I'm worried I'd get started on this, and end up not getting anywhere at all because it's full of metal.

I'm pretty sure the feet of mine will just come off (they were screw-on, I believe), but I still have no idea how it even fit in my apartment, let alone how it'll get back out...

[diello]

Got any big-ass windows?

[thistle_chaser]

Ha! Actually I do, and a sliding glass door. If I could get the window/door out of the frame, that might work better than the front door, but I'm not good with repairs and don't think I could fix it again after...

[tersa]

Why don't you put the sofa up on Freecycle instead?

[thistle_chaser]

I suspect no one would want it. It's worth trying I guess, but it was one of those fake leather ones, and the "leather" is flaking off in big sections, so it looks kind of bad.

My first thought had been to donate it to Good Will or something, since they'd come pick it up, but I don't think they'd take it for the same reason.

Edit: Hm, there are very few sofas/couches offered there, I wonder why? I think I'll take some pictures tonight and see if I get any nibbles.

[tersa]

As long as the structure is sound, I'd bet someone would want it. Cosmetic issues can be covered, literally, with sofa covers.

I had a rather badly used bookcase picked up by a school in need of one. That warmed my heart to know.

People will even sometimes take broken things, because it's cheaper to fix it than to buy new. I like that my stuff will continue to see use when I don't want it anymore!

[thistle_chaser]

That's what I'm doing now, I have a fuzzy blanket over it.

Whew, hope that works! Thanks for the idea!

[manue7a]

I hope you can also enjoy all the upcoming stuff despite the worries :)

[thistle_chaser]

Me too. Thanks! :)

[loupnoir]

I worked for Kaiser for about eleven years and loved their coverage. I tried to hang onto them, when we moved; unfortunately, they don't cover this zip code.

Why not post your sofa on CL as a freebie? Get someone else to move it for you.

Congratulations on the weight loss! Stay healthy and don't fixate on numbers.

[thistle_chaser]

Thanks, I'll try! :D

I'm going to try Freecycle first, and if that fails, then CL next. I'm a touch nervous because I'll have to let strangers into my apartment, but I'd have to do the same if some mover came to haul it away too...