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[15_the_circle]

[not really OT from cottage renovations]

here's a theoretical question: suppose your cottage had a couch transplant.  one that was overdue.  way overdue.  as in: you had been grateful each day that your cottage is a private residence rather than a public accommodation and therefore not subject to inspection by public health authorities who upon seeing that one ratty piece of furniture would have been certain to have shut the place down on the spot. 

and then, suppose that your cottage had been refenestrated, and with a dedication coming on you had finally gotten around to replacing said disreputable couch. 

here's the question: how would you dispose of the old one? 

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plan a:   dismantle, bag the pieces and set them out next to your AMC Pacer for curbside pickup on the normal municipal schedule.
plan b:   turn the job over to a teenager.

[Poll #831768]

Comments

[neat-and-pretty.livejournal.com]

you could always post it on Freecycle and someone will come take it away. They may have a pet room or something where they can use it.

[15-the-circle.livejournal.com]

I could not in any conscience have passed it on for reuse, not in the shape it was in. 

the exercise was not completely unrewarding: the crevice behind/under cushions along the base of the back yielded $1.36 in coins (a dime, quarter, penny and one of those cheap brass dollars (not that I should speak ill of decorator coinage -- the Bureau of the Mint is a valued customer -- but when tarnished those things look as cheap as they really are)). 

[neat-and-pretty.livejournal.com]

I would burn it then :)

Finding coins in the insides of sofa's is something that always makes me laugh. When we are on the hunt for change for what ever reason Pat pulls apart the sofa and always finds at least £2.00 which always makes me laugh as he is like a man possessed trying to find money inside the sofa LOL

H x