A new leather recliner showed up this week. One picked up about 4-5 years ago just isn’t cutting it, so a new one.
Problem is, it came via FedEx and they don’t move things into living rooms. As it turned out, I didn’t see the truck on the security cams, either, so I couldn’t go out and offer “paper incentives” for a hand.
This morning, how to get 150 pounds of 29″ wide box into the house is the morning ponder.
Option 1: Strap the box to my hand truck and pull it over into the smallest stair count approach through the greenhouse.
Option 2: Remove the stair railing from the stairs of the BBQ deck. Then use the tractor to place the heavy-ass box on a furniture dolly to move into the house from there.
Assembly ought to be a breeze and I may be able to piss away most of the morning and half the coffee studying this. I’ll let you know.
News Compressor: ON
The lid remained on and no mushrooms overnight.
OTH read
The important change isn’t that the world suddenly became much more dangerous overnight.
It is that two previously separate atoms have bonded:
Middle East military concentration ? Saudi energy infrastructure/Hormuz shipping.
And:
Ethiopian civil conflict ? capture of Mekelle ? interstate Horn risk.
That’s precisely the transition OTH is supposed to catch. Yesterday we had inventory. This morning we have more evidence of compound formation.
Front Page
1. The Middle East hardware story just acquired an energy target. Houthis say they attacked a Saudi Aramco facility in Riyadh with ballistic missiles and drones after renewed Saudi strikes on Yemen; separately, AP reports a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was hit by a projectile, damaging its engine room although the crew survived. With the U.S. moving the Theodore Roosevelt group toward a possible three-carrier overlap, this is increasingly an energy-war system, not simply an Iran-war story. Odds: 91%.
2. Ethiopia crossed an important threshold overnight. Federal forces and allied militias have now captured Mekelle, the Tigray regional capital, with the TPLF confirming its withdrawal; Ethiopia’s rupture with Eritrea and accusations involving Eritrea, Egypt and Sudan make the next question regional intervention rather than merely who owns the airport. Odds: 84%.
3. Russia’s coercive envelope remains widened. Putin’s warning that the full Russian arsenal could come into play over Kaliningrad remains active while Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilian/infrastructure targets continue. Nothing overnight backs Moscow away from the nuclear signaling introduced last week. Odds: 83%.
4. Emergency petroleum releases confirm the product shortage is no longer theoretical. G7 governments agreed to release as much as 100 million barrels of crude and fuel products, following U.S. pressure on France and Germany over diesel stocks; Brent nevertheless ended the volatile week above $102. Governments are now treating the fuel-consequence clock as a policy problem. Odds: 93%.
Application Note:
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If you have concerns about nuclear (anything) I’d suggest you consider a Geiger counter. Here’s the one we use (and which G2 uses on his job site). $85 bucks.
Blah-Blah and Yawn
North Korea: Pyongyang says its latest intermediate-range ballistic missile demonstrated maneuverable flight capabilities. Escalating technologically.
China’s regional footprint: The PLA’s new joint support and training center in Laos gives Beijing what ISW describes as its third overseas military base. Slowly expanding.
Latvia: Partial parliamentary results favor the incumbent pro-European center-right, reducing the immediate possibility of a sharp political turn during heightened Baltic tension. Stabilizing politically.
Germany–Ukraine: Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv with German defense executives to finalize a drone agreement and release additional aid. Military-industrial integration increasing.
France: The school revolt remains active after hundreds of closures, clashes and attacks on teachers; intelligence services have also examined possible political organization behind portions of the unrest. Holding elevated.
But, as we have said, when you have diasporas, the payback socially is a bill arriving 20-years after the fact. So, the Diaspora of the early 00’s is now sending invoices.
See how simple Sunday is?
Write when you get rich,
George@Ure.net
George : have a fine Sunday off. I’m on an every other day routine so today is just another day to toil at my sister’s place in town. Though against spending more time driving than at the house seems counter-productive … there is so much to do here. One can’t work at both place at once (which is partly why we sold the house in town).
Buncha sad homeys around here. A lake Patriarch, and a swell fella died this week. Two of my friends attempted hands on CPR and fired up one of the nearby AEDs (purchased by and maintained by our little commune) but, no joy. All the women are trying to support the widow.
The annual pier jerk will probably be a week from today. Hope I’m able to do more than peel off hundos for the boys. Have a fine weekend all.
Egor ~~ ___|_ ~
I am so sorry..my condolences..
we have three AED’s here.. the tool you pray you never have to use..
Is Urban Survival a meeting place for…
The Over-the-Hill Gang (Western, 1969) ???
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q14LyFajorA&pp=ygUiVGhlIG92ZXIgdGhlIGhpbGwgZ2FuZyAxOTYgdHJhaWxlcg%3D%3D
The trick to an exciting life after you’re “over the hill” is to not
apply the brakes as you’re going down the other side……
About the oversized box? You could open it outside and carry in the pieces, if it’s in pieces. Sure, not ideal to your very analytical brain, but maybe universe is subtlety telling you to be active before settling into that recliner. Just a thought.
Right now, I’m building walls for a climate controlled room in the garage. Just using garage rafters for ceiling, meaning it’ll have 10′ headspace for anything my other half could possibly want to hang on the inner walls. He says it’s excessive, but I know him better than he realizes. He’ll use them up faster than a Fuddruckers. I wanted to get this going earlier this summer, but finances dictated waiting for supplies. Still, I’m on it now, and if October holds out, I’ll have a month to get it set to just needing finish work. Helpful nephews are going to speed it up, too. No recliner for this Cat!
My idea as well. Open the box and carry in the pieces.
“This morning, how to get 150 pounds of 29? wide box into the house is the morning ponder.”
What about option 3 ? (Divide and Conquer).
Personally ,my moto is Finesse before Force.
I used option 3 to get a tanker desk up to the third floor of the house
and also one in the basement. They come apart fairly easily.
Examples: https://retrooffice.com/products/allsteel-single-pedestal-tanker-desks
Nothing like a tanker desk to boldy state that you have “arrived”,
are here permenantly.
Now , I realise that the “paper incentive ” is perhaps the finest
form of finesse, so I’ll give you an “A” for (trying to avoid) effort
in this case : )
Oh ,and there may be an option 4 in some cases . A nice combo
of BOTH force and finesse.:
https://movexinnovation.com/
Write when you get a tanker desk.
(“Oh ,and there may be an option 4 in some cases . A nice combo
of BOTH force and finesse.:
https://movexinnovation.com/
Write when you get a tanker desk.”)
or you can use..
https://youtube.com/shorts/Sgg4bCEpQaw?si=cDk3ulP8BShjjE47
https://www.amazon.com/SmarketBuy-Climbing-Upgraded-Heavy-Duty-Capacity/dp/B0F2MW174T/ref=sr_1_6_sspa?
It’s tough to pull an ‘all dayer’ without a nap, eh?
Not really… I did an 18 the other day after my replacement called in… in a medical facility you cannot leave the patients…got a couple hours sleep then did twelve more..got home at 6:30 the wife title up at 10:00 to see if we could go to pizza ranch ( one of my favorite spots) now I’m making her the pickled beets she loves…
I wanted a recliner., never had one before – did a couple of days searching – found the perfect reading & napping recliner – just before I hit ‘order’ I decided to check the size – there was no way that big-boy was gonna fit through the door. Ain’t gonna happen !
Dug around a little more and found the same problem with everyone that I liked.
Readjusted my thinking – next day found my perfect fit. A 1912 barber’s chair. Completely refurbished, memory foam and leather.., fully reclines.., they even built in a small hidden led reading light that tucks away out of sight behind the head-rest.
The only problem was the bloody thing weighs near ton ! .., damn.
But it is my designated reading chair now.
Most apartments t complexes have 32″ doors…
Standard width is between 2.7 feet to 32″ wide..tipped on edge so the cushions face the floor the standard height is 29″ to a second story entrance it has to be tipped diagonally.. many have removable legs.. recliners break apart … toilet heights 10″ – 17″ the 17″ is wheelchair height..I sat on one of those lowboys..couldn’t wait..I had to fall off the side to get up..lol lol lol
I didn’t know average heights..built my first picnic table..she wanted a big one..when we had a picnic my father inlaw sat down..his feet couldn’t hit the ground and the table edge was at his chin…lol lol lol lol it was hilarious…I didn’t learn the average heights till I worked as specials cutter in a cabinet shop…
The backs of many recliners, including all LazyBoys, can be easily detached from the seat, making it easy to go through any doorway.
I was just going to write that…then use the two wheeled cart to take the bottom in laying on its side..
we rented a furnished apartment….student …across from the college..the owner rented primarily to students..in the apartment was a chair..it was the most comfortable chair I have ever sat in..when he renovated the house into student apartments the chair was there….I asked if he would sell that chair..he said if you want it you can have it..there wasn’t anyway that chair was going out of there whole..he built the apartment around the furnishings…He put 28″ doors in..26″ inch width..what was in there is probably still in there..lol lol lol
Most will also easily wrap sideways, through a doorway. ‘Might have to remove the door (and hinges) for some chairs. I had to remove a doorframe and railing for a couch my son wanted upstairs, when he lived here. (When it came time for it to go away, my daughter set up a camera and threw/toppled it out the window.)
There are no residential doors wider than 36″ and nearly all interior residential doors are 32″ therefore, all residential furnishings are able to
-=somehow=-
fit through a 2-8 / 6-8 standard residential door.
Exceptions are some grand pianos (and the Austin double-decker bus located inside Clara’s pizza restaurant in Richmond, Indiana — That was nearly 50 years ago and I still remember it. The owner had the restaurant built around the bus…)
Typically I slide heavy oversized packages onto the front end loader, take it around to either the garage or the door, and slide it off. Trying to pick up 100 plus pounds oversized dead weight is a mistake. I typically slide the package onto a flat dolly, and roll it to wherever it needs to be unpacked.
Typically the Really large packages don’t perch well on the front end loader bucket. Get it on there in whatever position you can get it, then tilt the. bucket back until it stabilizes.You may need a helper to put a hand on it while you get to a stable angle.
I have several dollies, including a couple of 2000 lb steel ones with oversized wheels. Don’t lift the whole box; just one side at a time, and then only when you can’t slide it. Roll the box over if you have to. If you have stairs, roll the tractor up as close as front wheels permit, then get off and slide or roll the box. A throw rug under the box can be used to drag in on concrete or other slick floors.
“how to get 150 pounds of 29? wide box into the house is the morning ponder.”
First, how high does the bucket on the Kubota go? The one on my Ford goes up to 11 feet. Bolt-on forks can be handy.
Second, how much do 20′ 6×6 or 6″ round posts cost, Mister Tree Farmer? Four of ’em, some bridge lumber, an “I-beam” and a trolley, an ATV winch, and a homemade bracket (to adapt it to the trolley) builds a crane, or skip the trolley, build a platform, and rig a couple pulleys and you have an outside elevator.
Third, take an ATV winch, anchor to the deck, flop down some plywood on the stairs, and use a tarp as a cargo net under the box to attach it to the winch.
Fourth, My daughter is 5’4″ and a not-very-toned 128 pounds. A few days ago she brought a 140 lb water softener into my house. We walked the box across the yard to the front steps, then she slid it across my floors. We stood it up. I went to get a rope. ‘Meantime, she lowered it into the basement (slid it down the stairs) and positioned it where I could fairly easily pull the 20-year-old current unit out and (unbox, then) plumb the new one in. She doesn’t want me manhandling heavy stuff “at my age.”
:rolleyes:
‘Point is, moving a 150# box ain’t rocket surgery, and you should probably have either a poor man’s crane or elevator…