I've just spent the past hour an a half struggling to erect the cold frames I bought a while back. What I shall call The Law of Flatpack came into play: in other words, I got a fair way into putting the aluminium frame together, despite the opaque instructions (still no idea what a "bush" is), when I realised I'd been sent two lid panels, one back panel and no front panel. Oh well, I thought, I'll just cannibalise the second cold frame to make one up, at least, and get the company to send me the right panel to finish the second one. Then I looked in the second box to discover that one had two lid panels in it, as well.
D'oh!
Why can't companies just get these things right? I can't recall a single thing I've bought flat pack that didn't either have instructions so poor as to render them useless, or were missing several crucial parts.
I am going to plant some cabbage seeds as a zenlike activity to calm myself. That's providing, of course, I can find the cabbage seeds ...
Isn't a bush one of those grey haired gentlemen who originates from over the water, or possibly a thing that grows leaves and produces gooseberries, under which babies are found - perhaps that's why George was called bush?
Did you know that flat packs were called that because that is what they constantly strive to be - flat.
Posted by: Emma K | January 21, 2006 at 10:28 PM
I've since discovered a bush is a metal bearing, although your answer was better emma! I have emailed the company and am hoping (possibly naively) that they will send the right panels quick sharp ...
Posted by: Jane Perrone | January 22, 2006 at 03:08 PM