Day 203 (DIY)

I mostly put together a crib today, and I took down the light fixture in the spare bedroom, and I studied the instructions for installing the ceiling fans we bought. When I stopped by the local hardware store to pick up another drill bit and a pair of safety glasses, the owner of the store gave me a drawn out, "Hi!" Then he followed up with the (English), "Long time no see!" Yeah, I kind of go there a lot. I don't think I've been there twice in one day yet, but I may be wrong.

Meanwhile, Husbinator was directing furniture delivery. When we moved to the Yishuv, the Aunty Em clan looked at their furniture and offered us two couches, a large desk, a computer chair, and an area rug. We need all of these things (we don't have any sofas coming in our lift, and Husbinator has been working from a too-small desk). But alas, we left our well-loved Jeep Grand Cherokee in America. Instead, we now have a deeply beloved Hyundai Accent (which claims to be a Hyundai Esteem), and that's not moving a whole lot of furniture.

So Husbinator searched on Janglo (a forum for English-speakers in Israel), and he found a couple of private delivery guys. You know the type: he owns a pickup truck, grabs a buddy, and poof! Instant movers! Well, when Husbinator met the guys, they did not have a pickup truck. They did not have an SUV. They did not even have a crossover with a roof rack. This is what they had:

For those of you who can't see the picture, I shall describe their "truck" in words: a teeny little hatchback with a pallet tied onto the roof. Seriously. And with this little engine that could, they moved two couches, one large desk, a computer chair, and an area rug. In one trip.

It's lovely to have a fully-furnished dwelling again. Couches are awesome.