Almost screwed it! ๐Ÿช›

2 Goodgymers helped an isolated person in Camden
Gosia Rybacka
Alan Armstrong
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Camden

Friday 6th December 2024

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Alan and Gosia helped Ms J with dismantling a double bed ๐Ÿ› and getting it ready for the rubbish collection ๐Ÿ—‘.

Both arrived on time and were both quite relieved when we learned that the flat is just on the 1st floor (not on e.g. 6th ๐Ÿ˜†) in case we will need to use stairs carrying the bed later.

We were welcomed by Ms J and she showed us where the bed is currently placed. It didn't have a mattress anymore, the "only" thing that we needed to sort out was the frame.

We have started optimistically both very proud of taking our own spanners with us ๐Ÿค“. It quickly turned out that the bolts are hidden in holes so tiny that made them not accessible by none of Ms J's tools nor our spanners. We almost gave up ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€ just as we started ๐Ÿ˜†. Quite randomly Gosia had a pair of pliers which helped us get rid of the bolts.

Now, probably the most challenging part was around dealing with around 10-15 screws in the frame. The only suitable tool we had was a tiny yellow screwdriver ๐Ÿช›๐Ÿ‹ that Ms J provided. This brave little hero, survived a tone of pressure today as we tried to deal with the most stubborn and almost-completely-stuck screws.

The last two board were kicked out ๐Ÿฆต๐Ÿฅทas we lost patience with the screws (screw it!).

Then, we took all parts of the frame downstairs and placed them - according to Ms J's instructions - next to the bins.

Ms J was thankful for the help and doublechecked with us if we were charging for it or not. Of course we said no ๐Ÿ™‚, wished her a lovely day and said goodbye.



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Alan Armstrong

Fri 6th Dec 2024 at 2:42pm

Great report - nice to meet you and well done on your tenacity with the ๐Ÿช› !

Kash

Fri 6th Dec 2024 at 8:03pm

Well done both - there are not many things in life more rewarding than taking down a piece of furniture in the no-tools scenario ๐Ÿ˜Š

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