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Offline Bar Wench

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Standard Lamp
« on: March 09, 2009, 03:40:12 PM »
I want a wooden old fashioned standard lamp. Why the hell are they so hard to find!?!?! And when you do find them why do they cost over £100!!!!!! I don't want some chrome uplighter thingy. Or a glass monstrosity!
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Re: Standard Lamp
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2009, 03:40:57 PM »
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And why do you want one?
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Re: Standard Lamp
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2009, 03:43:53 PM »
Quote from: Bar Wench on March 09, 2009, 03:40:12 PM
I want a wooden old fashioned standard lamp. Why the hell are they so hard to find!?!?! And when you do find them why do they cost over £100!!!!!! I don't want some chrome uplighter thingy. Or a glass monstrosity!


Try British Home Stores or your local Car Boot markets on Sundays. You'll find one there eventually ~ tho' you'll then have problems finding suitable bulbs for it if the Govt gets its way. ::)
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Re: Standard Lamp
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2009, 03:49:30 PM »
Quote from: Nick on March 09, 2009, 03:40:57 PM
freecycle


And why do you want one?

Why wouldn't I want one?

I was doing sewing last night and even with the main light on I couldn't see the stitches. But I like old fashioned furniture so don't want some new fangled metal thing.
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Re: Standard Lamp
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2009, 03:55:10 PM »
Quote from: Bar Wench on March 09, 2009, 03:49:30 PM
Quote from: Nick on March 09, 2009, 03:40:57 PM
freecycle


And why do you want one?

Why wouldn't I want one?

I was doing sewing last night and even with the main light on I couldn't see the stitches. But I like old fashioned furniture so don't want some new fangled metal thing.



Or even, to make Mr Wench feel more at home. .

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Re: Standard Lamp
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2009, 05:51:54 PM »
Next Saturday or Sunday, go to the local "town tip" or wherever your locals give the heave-ho to their pre-loved bits of domestic furniture, take a flask of tea and some sarnies and wait...

Before long someone will turn up with and old wooden standard lamp  cloud9:  If they don't I'm sure you'll have found countless other rescuable items to fill the back of the car and all at no cost. You'll also have observed a fascinating and revealing episode of surburban life  eveilgrin:
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Re: Standard Lamp
« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2009, 06:33:22 PM »
At out local tip it is illegal (allegedly) to remove stuff. But then they are privatised and keep the best tat for themselves. ::)
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Re: Standard Lamp
« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2009, 06:36:15 PM »
Once an item has been placed on the tip it becomes the property of the tip owner, whoever that may be. Usually a crisp fiver into the hand of the tip attendant resolves this niggling point of law.
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Re: Standard Lamp
« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2009, 06:37:15 PM »
So, Wenchy is spending a day at a tat tip  ::) She will have to hire a truck to get home
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Re: Standard Lamp
« Reply #9 on: March 09, 2009, 06:47:42 PM »
Well, she hasn't actually acknowledged the idea yet.... but it's surely tempting  eveilgrin:
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Re: Standard Lamp
« Reply #10 on: March 09, 2009, 06:50:27 PM »
Why is it called a standard lamp?  rubschin:


Why not a floor standing lamp? After all one has a table lamp or a desk lamp.


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Re: Standard Lamp
« Reply #11 on: March 09, 2009, 06:53:56 PM »
 rubschin:


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Re: Standard Lamp
« Reply #12 on: March 09, 2009, 07:03:03 PM »
Quote from: Pastis on March 09, 2009, 06:47:42 PM
Well, she hasn't actually acknowledged the idea yet.... but it's surely tempting  eveilgrin:

Prolly searching t'internet for cheap lorry hire...  whistle:
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Re: Standard Lamp
« Reply #13 on: March 09, 2009, 07:04:09 PM »
Quote from: Grumpmeister on March 09, 2009, 07:03:03 PM
Quote from: Pastis on March 09, 2009, 06:47:42 PM
Well, she hasn't actually acknowledged the idea yet.... but it's surely tempting  eveilgrin:

Prolly searching t'internet for cheap lorry hire...  whistle:

Why does she want one higher ~ surely she'd get more onto a low loader.
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Re: Standard Lamp
« Reply #14 on: March 09, 2009, 07:15:15 PM »
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