Weekend achievements
Aug. 24th, 2015 07:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
luckykaaMy initial plan for this weekend was to do nothing except watch telly and play video games.
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flickums was going to her friends' wedding, and while I had the option of not going, there was hog-roast, and I had a desire to offer her a lift, and keep her company at an event where she knew nobody. Event was a success, an the hog roast was delicious!
Then I developed a plan to visit Ikea and eat meatballs. I wanted some bookshelves. Bookshelves would fit in a teeny tiny car. But then I realised that I also want a chest of drawers, which don't fit. So I rented a van. In hindsight I made mistakes here.
A £26 rental for a van isn't that cheap. Not if you want peace of mind. The excess is £1150. It costs and extra £20 to reduce that. Since the only reason I needed the van was for the chest of drawers, I feel I overpaid a bit.
Ikea was unusually packed. Not sure why. Took ages to find somewhere to park. And idiots in other cars seemed to have no idea where they were going. Found parking spot hunting stressful.
Ikea was also packed. No idea why. Maybe people picking stuff up for university or something. Crowds also cause me stress.
Took a bit long shopping. And Enterprise van rental closes at 4pm on a Saturday. Getting to Ikea, eating, shopping loading, unloading, and refueling meant time was a bit tight. And when we got to the petrol station I couldn't get the bloody cap off. Turned out that I was unlocking it the wrong way. And also I was turning it the wrong way. Managed to get the van back just in time, but was a little anxious.
Flickums solved stress with snuggles and tea, because she's awesome.
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flickums was going to her friends' wedding, and while I had the option of not going, there was hog-roast, and I had a desire to offer her a lift, and keep her company at an event where she knew nobody. Event was a success, an the hog roast was delicious!Then I developed a plan to visit Ikea and eat meatballs. I wanted some bookshelves. Bookshelves would fit in a teeny tiny car. But then I realised that I also want a chest of drawers, which don't fit. So I rented a van. In hindsight I made mistakes here.
A £26 rental for a van isn't that cheap. Not if you want peace of mind. The excess is £1150. It costs and extra £20 to reduce that. Since the only reason I needed the van was for the chest of drawers, I feel I overpaid a bit.
Ikea was unusually packed. Not sure why. Took ages to find somewhere to park. And idiots in other cars seemed to have no idea where they were going. Found parking spot hunting stressful.
Ikea was also packed. No idea why. Maybe people picking stuff up for university or something. Crowds also cause me stress.
Took a bit long shopping. And Enterprise van rental closes at 4pm on a Saturday. Getting to Ikea, eating, shopping loading, unloading, and refueling meant time was a bit tight. And when we got to the petrol station I couldn't get the bloody cap off. Turned out that I was unlocking it the wrong way. And also I was turning it the wrong way. Managed to get the van back just in time, but was a little anxious.
Flickums solved stress with snuggles and tea, because she's awesome.
