--- In [email protected], "James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> Since we're all being grammar nazis, the word is "prerogative".
> Perogies are little potato thingies that Polish people are made to
> eat, which I guess would be the perogative of Polish parents. Poop.
>
> --- In [email protected], "Ellen"
> <ellengoodman6@> wrote:
> >
> > yeah, I know, tell me about it. I think it was a housewarming
gift
> or
> > something. The previous one was inherited from them and had
> > definitely seen better days. I certainly didn't ask them to buy
> it, I
> > just said I needed one because they one I got from them was
falling
> > apart. (like the answer to "what's new?") I also wanted someone
to
> go
> > with me to look for one because I hadn't bought something that
major
> > by myself before. There are so many variables. But when they
said
> > they would buy it for me I figured the least I could do was wait
> until
> > they visited to get it, rather than buying it on my own and
telling
> > them how much it cost. They should at least see what they were
> paying
> > for. I think my mom wanted me to have something decent for a
> change,
> > or something like that.
> >
> > For the longest time, they didn't help me at all, when I would
have
> > probably appreciated it more, like right when I graduated from
> > college. I never quite understood their mindset. They were like
if
> > you are going to take time to figure out what you want to do and
> work
> > in jobs you could have had in high school (like retail) you are on
> > your own, but once you get a career and you get settled if you
need
> > some help setting up your apt. let us know. Like I had to meet
> their
> > lifestyle standards if they were going to be supportive. Their
> > perogative, I guess.
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In [email protected], "Stephanie Smilay"
> > <ssmilay@> wrote:
> > >
> > > On 4/29/06, Ellen <ellengoodman6@> wrote:
> > > > Warning--long story ahead, hope it's worth it--
> > > >
> > > > Today I had a sofa delivered. I live in a 3rd floor walkup
> with a
> > > > narrow, winding staircase from the 2nd to the 3rd level. 2
big
> > strong
> > > > delivery guys came, got it to the 2nd floor landing, and
told
> me that
> > > > my staircase was too narrow and it wasn't going to fit
without
> > > > damaging the sofa or the wall, so they wouldn't be able to
> finish
> > > > delivering it. I think they were just covering their butts
> because
> > > > they didn't want to be liable for the damage. I could
either
> return
> > > > it for no charge and get a different one and pay the
> difference with
> > > > no additional delivery fee, or they would leave it on the
> landing
> > if I
> > > > agreed to take responsibility for it. I didn't want to
return
> it and
> > > > be left with no sofa and face having to buy another one and
be
> > > > restricted to one that was smaller, etc., and I had put a
lot
> of time
> > > > and effort into finding this one. So I told them to leave
it
> and I
> > > > would figure something out. I had already been waiting 2
hours
> for
> > > > them to arrive. They left at 1:00. I turned my apt upside
> down so
> > > > the sofa would have a clear path, so I didn't want to be in
> limbo all
> > > > day. Delivery charge was $99, they wouldn't reduce it.
> > > >
> > > > My boyfriend came over at 4:00. I had already explained the
> > situation
> > > > to him on the phone. He looked at the sofa and the
staircase,
> and
> > > > measured the sofa and the stairs and determined it would be
> possible
> > > > to get it up the stairs. Not easy, but possible. So the 2
of
> us got
> > > > it up the stairs and into my apt in 30 min. Mind you, at
least
> > one of
> > > > the delivery guys said he had 11 years of furniture delivery
> > > > experience and said it wasn't going to work. We did no
damage
> to the
> > > > walls and nothing noticeable to the sofa. The sofa scraped
the
> > wall a
> > > > little, but nothing major. The apt on the 2nd floor had
someone
> > moving
> > > > in and someone moving out at the same time, while dealing
with
> this
> > > > sofa on their landing for 3 hours.
> > > >
> > > > My boyfriend and my parents, who bought the sofa for me,
both
> said I
> > > > should call the furniture company and yell and them and tell
> them
> > that
> > > > a guy and a girl got the sofa in the apt in 30 min, but 2
big
> strong
> > > > guys who are professional movers couldn't/wouldn't do it.
Is
> this
> > > > situation funny or just incredibly frustrating?
> > >
> > > Funny. All's well, etc.
> > >
> > > The salient part of the whole thing is that YOUR PARENTS PAID
FOR
> THE
> > > SOFA! I mean, wow. Can you tell them that my dining room set
is
> in
> > > need of replacing, and I don't expect the delivery to be a
> problem?
> > >
> > >
> > > Stephanie
> > >
> >
>
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