tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post1845179610017713041..comments2024-03-27T07:18:58.033+00:00Comments on Frances Garrood: A small but satisfactory triumphFrances Garroodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-29148655900501093562014-05-24T16:09:26.117+01:002014-05-24T16:09:26.117+01:00Thank you Frances. It's good to be wanted. I...Thank you Frances. It's good to be wanted. It's even better to be needed. Or it could be the other way around. Qui sait.I had a feeling yoiu hadn't seen my other comment. Late comments are often missed by people.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-81613908099581144792014-05-22T14:23:02.683+01:002014-05-22T14:23:02.683+01:00PS I never saw your comment to comment on, but I h...PS I never saw your comment to comment on, but I have now. So thank you!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-87238130032793955152014-05-22T14:20:17.676+01:002014-05-22T14:20:17.676+01:00Oh, poor you, Maggie! I hope you're feeling be...Oh, poor you, Maggie! I hope you're feeling better now.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-6654291416216616522014-05-22T14:19:22.770+01:002014-05-22T14:19:22.770+01:00But now you're trying to pass the guilt on to ...But now you're trying to pass the guilt on to me, for failing to comment on your comment, GB. Never feel bad about having practical skills. People like me NEED people like you.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-12867489153510389612014-05-22T13:37:58.067+01:002014-05-22T13:37:58.067+01:00Finally up to date with your blog after a broken f...Finally up to date with your blog after a broken femur and 6 days in hospital, so this blog is all the more relevant. I only tripped off the lawn, so goodness knows what you could have done. DIY and anything else we do, has to be carefully thought through. Beware the innocent garden mower.Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938216505505274248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-27436324093176271032014-05-22T12:10:51.692+01:002014-05-22T12:10:51.692+01:00When I commented upon your post In Praise of Those...When I commented upon your post<a href="http://francesgarrood.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/in-praise-of-those-with-practical-skills.html" rel="nofollow"> In Praise of Those With Practical Skills</a> I said that I felt guilty about having them (and as you didn't comment on my comment I felt that I must have struck a sore point). Now I feel even more guilty as I, and those like me, would seem to be in a minority amongst your Blogland followers.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-4434818151393560542014-05-22T11:11:57.748+01:002014-05-22T11:11:57.748+01:00Wendy, my late husband was brilliant at that kind ...Wendy, my late husband was brilliant at that kind of thing, too, and his sons have inherited the ability. John is wonderful, but...Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-83978766921584402372014-05-22T11:10:41.621+01:002014-05-22T11:10:41.621+01:00Joanna, I have to confess that he did hold things ...Joanna, I have to confess that he did hold things in place, and also made encouraging noises!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-44174780141457327172014-05-22T08:35:09.594+01:002014-05-22T08:35:09.594+01:00I leave all assembly to my husband. I have no inte...I leave all assembly to my husband. I have no interest in or aptitude for it and so I am very impressed indeed, Frances.Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-45727202285832445972014-05-22T04:57:02.024+01:002014-05-22T04:57:02.024+01:00I'm hugely impressed and it was so lovely to s...I'm hugely impressed and it was so lovely to surprise your husband. I would never have been able to finish the job unaided, especially with the interruptions, although I'm sure I would have assembled it downstairs too. I'm relieved you didn't hurt yourself and hope the chair is a big success. xxJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346863303904973315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-88685263217656677092014-05-21T21:24:11.044+01:002014-05-21T21:24:11.044+01:00Thank you, DT. I feel even better now!Thank you, DT. I feel even better now!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-53072234715159389802014-05-21T19:37:14.346+01:002014-05-21T19:37:14.346+01:00I'm impressed too. Assembling, possibly - if n...I'm impressed too. Assembling, possibly - if not too heavy. Lugging anything upstairs, no way. My office chair that I bought a year or two ago - delivered fully assembled and I bet the guy used the lift! - is so heavy I have problems even moving it off and back on the carpet when vaccuming... <br />DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-62393247305802108082014-05-20T11:40:21.530+01:002014-05-20T11:40:21.530+01:00Thank you, Teresa xThank you, Teresa xFrances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-53877513160389969952014-05-20T11:39:55.641+01:002014-05-20T11:39:55.641+01:00It's quite satisfying, Rosemary, isn't it?...It's quite satisfying, Rosemary, isn't it? But I still don't like it!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-79263731707135926362014-05-20T11:39:09.234+01:002014-05-20T11:39:09.234+01:00Thank you kindly, Patsy.Thank you kindly, Patsy.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-49673961870068522402014-05-20T11:38:47.743+01:002014-05-20T11:38:47.743+01:00Wow! I've impressed an expert. How satisfying....Wow! I've impressed an expert. How satisfying.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-43920703201306551232014-05-20T11:38:05.706+01:002014-05-20T11:38:05.706+01:00That's a very kind thought, Libby.That's a very kind thought, Libby.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-75324494059136191752014-05-20T11:37:03.937+01:002014-05-20T11:37:03.937+01:00CM, I find there's no choice. Nearly everythin...CM, I find there's no choice. Nearly everything comes in bits now.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-12976911071168988002014-05-20T11:36:13.084+01:002014-05-20T11:36:13.084+01:00I know. And I'm pretty foul mouthed at best!I know. And I'm pretty foul mouthed at best!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-15060404826828776822014-05-20T10:16:57.739+01:002014-05-20T10:16:57.739+01:00Well done! I am very impressed - especially with y...Well done! I am very impressed - especially with you managing to lug it up two flights of stairs xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-3117935058276651952014-05-20T08:53:44.057+01:002014-05-20T08:53:44.057+01:00Snap - so I am impressed! We recently bought a des...Snap - so I am impressed! We recently bought a desk chair too and it arrived in a flat pack. The only way we got it up without losing tempers was to do it together, following the instructions exactly. It worked! Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-73941628679798076902014-05-20T07:15:47.726+01:002014-05-20T07:15:47.726+01:00Well done. I'm not good at that kind of thing ...Well done. I'm not good at that kind of thing myself.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-25561281289647038102014-05-20T06:25:36.344+01:002014-05-20T06:25:36.344+01:00I have just given a chair like that away! could ha...I have just given a chair like that away! could have saved you some bother....but then again you wouldn't have had the chance to do such a good job and be so rightly proud..well done!libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-52867238552551906272014-05-20T05:43:11.315+01:002014-05-20T05:43:11.315+01:00I am impressed, especially with the lugging upstai...I am impressed, especially with the lugging upstairs of the chair. Every Saturday when I want to wipe the floors here, I lug my desk chair on top of my bed, which is only an arm's length away from the desk, and that is always a mini challenge for me.<br />As for the assembling: I hold the (unofficial) title of IKEA Furniture Assembling Champion of Baden-Württemberg, so...Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-61460775462260803062014-05-20T04:42:19.124+01:002014-05-20T04:42:19.124+01:00I think I have the exact same model, and mine was ...I think I have the exact same model, and mine was given as a present. Top of my annual 'resolutions' list is never to buy any self-assembly anything; does it happen? No.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com