Kitchen installations

We have taken delivery of the flat-pack kitchen and have endeavored to put it together. For the most part, putting it together is not a demanding task but their have been hiccups.

One of the difficulties has been identifying the correct pieces as some have been incorrectly labeled or just not labeled at all. Add to that we have found two pieces/shelves that have the laminate on the incorrect edge. On top of that, there is a hinged opening under the oven, that has the hinges placed incorrectly.

So, we're at the stage where we have the pantry in its permanent location, and a few cabinets sitting in place. We've kind of stalled because we need a few things to happen before we can continue and get things moving again.

Things to be completed:

1. Pieces corrected that I mentioned earlier, so we can put together one of the more important cabinets as this one is responsible for providing a large amount of stability for the cabinets next to it.
2. Sink and benchtop in place and the trap/drain connected.
3. Appliances in place so the plumber can be called to hook up the gas cooktop and dishwasher.

As you see, there are still a number of things to do, and this is only but a part. For the moment, the world is my kitchen (or lack thereof).

Incommunicado happenings

It's amazing the things that happen when you are offline from the Internet.

The Pirate Bay, a notable torrent site where links to questionable content can be found, has been raided in Sweden. After news of the raid had leaked to the 'net, it seems the Swedish Police website was DOS'd and the alleged source of the attack has been reported. A protest in Stockholm was organised, as it is widely thought the Swedish government has just caved in to the big American conglomerate that is the MPAA. Even though servers have been removed, The Pirate Bay is back online, and due to the global nature of the Internet, it has been moved offshore.

When will the MPAA realise the futility of it all?

What a week it was

Our floorboards have now been sanded & polished and they look delightful and make the house look that little bit cleaner.

We've been out of the house since Friday last week, so we took the opportunity for a well-deserved break over the weekend then stayed the following week with a friend which worked out better than expected.

The dog & cats have been in boarding, which was a harrowing experience as the first few times the boarding kennels were called they just reported the animals as being "fine". It seems there are some less than enthusiastic employees working there. Now the animals are returned and there seem to be no lasting negative effects of the experience. Clio now seems just a shade less boisterous than she was before -- which isn't uninvited. Perhaps now the wave of terror will subside.

So now we're back in and slowly unpacking the contents of our garage and replacing it ever-so gently back into the house onto the still-hardening lacquer. There's still a slight smell, but that should fade over the next few days with some airing.

The kitchen carcasses (don't you just love that term?) arrive tomorrow, so the space is needed in the garage as the staging-point. :)