Right, ok, here's a thing, right. A rant.
Yesterday the blokes from Wicks came down, and he messured up my kitchen. Spent a good two hours on it. Today I spent a good 4 hours in wicks, designing it, picking things it, all laahh-dee-darrr. He said to me, "Glossy is the cheapest... granit ain't that much more... Look, this tap is £500, the one you like is £150, is it _really_ that expensive? They start at £80 anyway". I said to him "Hold on hot-shot, we got a budget here, I ain't the queen", even though he implied that I'll be cooking in a kitchen belonging to one.

So I choose everything, I thought to not go for the silly-money stuff, like the black grannate studded with silver specs that get picked up by the light. And it was georgous, jet black, stainless steal and bright orange. I shit you know not, it looked the bomb, exactly what a young go-getter like me wants.

So he tots it up, it's double what I thought, but then there is a shitload of discounts knocking it down to 25-50% more than what I thought. And it'll be a fair few quid more if I don't say 'yes' by wensday... which ain't gonna happen.

So now my dream kitchen is stuck in someone's computer and I've spent a good 7 hours this weekend dreaming it up. It's not even my 100% completely dream want-want-want kitchen, it doesn't have instant boiling water or any exgravigances like that. I said to him how much I can spend and he said you can't tell by that as where you cut in A you make for in B, that you could have the cheapest units and most expensive work-top. BUT, but, if he would have listened, he could have at least told me to go whistle on a few of my ideas.

But never mind, I've done some really awesome work this weekend that'll make everyone at work "WTF? U ROCK" with me on monday, and I got some of ma's jewish chicken soup for dinner.

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alt: alright?
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 12 Feb 2012, 17:46, 26 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

Aww Gonz
No wonder you are pissed off. I would be suicidal if I had been in Wicks for that long and didn't come out with a power tool.
(Catomiagi is in with a chance, Sun 12 Feb 2012, 17:56, Reply)

If it helps, I almost got the man to change careers half way through my appointment.
It took his computer about 20 seconds to render the 3D image, so I said "My Dad used to play around with similar software, he was just playing with ideas with property, rather than spec'ing up a room... But I've never worked out why the people who make this stuff don't use video-game SDKs, it would be photo-realistic and you could walk around as if you're in the room.", and he started talking about how he looked into that idea but they told him he'll be a coffee-boy for years and move to the states... so I told him about how my manager used to work for Valve, and I'm sure they can pass on to a development studio.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 12 Feb 2012, 18:00, Reply)

Excellent work

(Catomiagi is in with a chance, Sun 12 Feb 2012, 18:04, Reply)

Hah, he said I should make it the tool, so I told him it cost a few hundred thousand by the time you include development times, licances and contracts... that it's way out of my remit.
But if someone could, they could make a fortune.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 12 Feb 2012, 18:07, Reply)

But if you're walking through your new kitchen and a demon attacks you
that might put people off.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Sun 12 Feb 2012, 18:41, Reply)

I would buy that kitchne
and I have no interest in kitchens
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sun 12 Feb 2012, 19:01, Reply)

Bad news blud.
I still feel wack.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Sun 12 Feb 2012, 18:11, Reply)

salespeople suck
in other domesticated news - I bidded for a sugar jar to match the tea and coffee jars I got in a charity shop.
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sun 12 Feb 2012, 18:20, Reply)

oh yeah
and my awesome sofa/armchairs arrive tomorrow :)
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sun 12 Feb 2012, 19:00, Reply)

Are they orange?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 12 Feb 2012, 19:06, Reply)

I was just asking myself the same thing.
ARE they orange?
(Catomiagi is in with a chance, Sun 12 Feb 2012, 19:13, Reply)

no
armchair is oxblood red leather chesterfield and the arm chairs are dark brown with scrolly wood bits and drawers in the bottom.

I'm going for psychedelic country house look
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sun 12 Feb 2012, 19:19, Reply)

My kitchen design was jet black with stainless still and bright orange walls.
I bet you'd have loved it.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 12 Feb 2012, 19:40, Reply)

I'm back from the gym.
I just thought I should let you all know.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 12 Feb 2012, 18:50, Reply)

well done

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sun 12 Feb 2012, 18:52, Reply)

Is that a well done
For going to the gym, or getting home safely?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 12 Feb 2012, 18:56, Reply)

both
but mostly for not being in the pub
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sun 12 Feb 2012, 18:57, Reply)

The gym is the new chip shop.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 12 Feb 2012, 19:01, Reply)

do you want vinegar and salt with that?

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sun 12 Feb 2012, 19:13, Reply)

No ta.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 12 Feb 2012, 19:30, Reply)

AND AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYE WEEEEEELL ALWAYS LOOWUUUURUUUURVE YOOOOOWEEEEOOOOOOOOOAAAAAOOOOOOOOEEEEEOOOOOOO!

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Sun 12 Feb 2012, 19:05, Reply)

I take it you do radio as well

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sun 12 Feb 2012, 19:27, Reply)

Evening Amberl.
How the devil are you?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 12 Feb 2012, 19:29, Reply)

Yes yes yes yes.
I've just secured a ticket for QPR away in two weeks. Beyond happy.
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Sun 12 Feb 2012, 19:13, Reply)

YaaY

(Catomiagi is in with a chance, Sun 12 Feb 2012, 20:07, Reply)

Two mistakes...
Going to Wickes for a kitchen, Gonz, seriously???
Getting someone to design it and not getting a printout pronto.
:(
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Mon 13 Feb 2012, 8:06, Reply)