Wednesday 4th December
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Report written by Gosia Rybacka
Nick, David and Gosia were tasked to help out Ms H in moving an old sofa ๐ and replace it with a new day bed. We were like Yeah yeah yeah we did this million times ๐ but it all sounded more simple and straightforward than it actually was ๐.
First we decided to tackle the old sofa aka monster ๐พ (which was apparently 40+ years old). We removed the pillows hoping this will allow us to fit the sofa through the door ๐ช. We also temporarily moved a bookshelf from the corridor to the bathroom to make a bit more space for the maneuvers. Geniuses๐ก๐! Then we optimistically and bravely moved the furniture into the corridor just to get completely stuck there ๐๐๐.
We spent another 15-20 mins brainstorming, looking at each other with hope, contemplating life ๐ค๐ญ and trying to come up with any possible way of transporting the sofa to its dream spot. We didn't come up with anything and arrived at a conclusion that the only way is to dismantle it. Ms M agreed and said that we can do whatever is necessary to remove it โ๏ธ from the room and then she will ask council to pick the parts for rubbish collection.
Nick - a true GG missions' John Wick - had a spanner ๐ง and a pocket knife ๐ช which turned out to be extremely useful. We spent another 30 min on dismantling the sofa which required a high level of collab and spiritual support ๐งโโ๏ธ๐. The furniture was super dusty so we ended up with quite a portion of dust in our lungs ๐ซ. We moved the parts into the adjacent room, still forming some sort of sofa, which Ms H was still planning to use for a while.
Moving a new bed was a breeze ๐. Gosia helped Ms H to vacuum ๐งน the space remained after the monster sofa, while Nick and David were attaching legs ๐ฆต to the new bed. Then they both carefully placed it in its new spot. Perfect!
Ms H was happy with the outcome and grateful for the time we spent on helping her out. She might need some further help with moving the old sofa parts at some point. We left around 16:30, physically and mentally feeling like we did a monstrous workout there ๐๐ .
Wed 4th Dec at 9:42pm
Well done all! GoodGym volunteers?? Pros, more like!
Wed 4th Dec at 9:59pm
Great report Gosia - was truly another one of those โnever to be forgottenโ furniture shifting missions - character building in so many waysโฆ
Wed 4th Dec at 10:01pm
Brilliant task, wonderful report, great result! Well done Gosia, Nick and David! ๐ช
Thu 5th Dec at 3:01pm
Really good mental and physical coordination, team! I relived every minute of the task through Gosia's excellent report.....
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