Oohh, to scratch in Hot town, summery in the city - 2017
- Nov. 29, 2020, 10:28 p.m.
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The nail extensions have gone. It wasn’t the desperate desire to scratch just situational.
You may or you may not remember my purchase of a second hand treadmill at the start of lockdown. Youngest had a shielding letter because we had still been trying to figure out her asthma medication a short time before covid-19 became a thing and, because she couldn’t leave the house, I chose to support her and also not leave. The treadmill is foldable. That was a non negotiable as our house is small. It folded up behind the sofa which I moved each time I used the treadmill so I could run facing the telly, watching YouTube virtual run videos.
Anyway. Youngest received a letter retracting her need to shield so I slowly transitioned back to outside running over July/August/September and reached the point where I was no longer using it.
Because it was behind the sofa, the sofa was further forward than usual leaving only a small space in the middle of the living room and I was starting to wonder where I would put a tree at Christmas.
We usually buy a medium sized real tree but this year has wiped us out moneywise so we’ll drag the ol’ fake one out of the attic that R and I had for our first few Christmases together. It’s pretty small but I still need space for it and so I cleared out the garage which contains all the childminding stuff for when I feel like allowing Other People’s Kids back in the house. There was also A LOT of stuff for the tip.
It took a couple of hours to tidy it up and stack the car once I had booked a slot at the local refuse centre then R and I just had to pop the treadmill into the garage.
All 40kg of it. All 3mm wider than the door…
Much swearing, finger/toe trapping later and we had manoeuvred that SOB through our front door, porch and porch door, used the doorstep as a pívot point and got the fucker out. The treadmill is in the garage, my living room feels hella spacious and I lost three nail extensions in the process so now I have removed the rest of them.
Oh you wouldn’t believe how good it feels to scratch an itch…
Deleted user ⋅ November 29, 2020
Lol. I love your stories! Will you sell the treadmill now, or keep it for the next pandemic?
I'm going to put my Christmas decorations up in a few minutes too. It all fits into a box about the size of two shoeboxes. :D
Happy scratching!
ermentrude Deleted user ⋅ November 29, 2020
I’ll keep it for adverse weather runs. Deep snow and strong winds aren’t always running friendly. In the post I’ve walked the mile to the fun and paid £10 to use their treadmill. Being able to use one in the garage a couple of times a year will help 🤣
Jinn ⋅ November 30, 2020
I finally made Frank move the puppy’s giant crate out of my extremely small livingroom or we would not have been able to have a Christmas tree at all . I have a tiny house . :-(
thesunnyabyss ⋅ November 30, 2020
saw the photos, great job!!!
bet it feels so roomy now!
The Tranquil Loon ⋅ December 15, 2020
Just love to move things. I lost my nails Without hauling anything This weekend. Good to see you hopefully I'll be back on now!