Saturday, March 24, 2012

Like a Song


Someone said to me this afternoon that pianos must be the only piece of furniture that does not observe the two person removalist rule - a fine critique on the nature of pianos!

But I didn't have to do anything. At exactly eleven am, four carloads of blokes pulled up across the road, sauntered over and loaded the piano onto the trailer. A grand effort. My heartfelt thanks go out to them - and the wives and mothers who inspired or coerced them to do it. Yay guys!

8 comments:

  1. I'm guessing it has a steel frame. Oh well, a wooden one wouldn't have survived so long in tune in your part of the world.

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  2. Kooee Mr Shifter!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgzEBLa3PPk

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  3. :) Not surprised to find out that you are popular enough to attract all those helpful blokes.

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  4. Dunno Tom, the castors just scored holes in the floor, rather than rolled anywhere fast, so maybe it is steel frame? And it isn't in tune - but that is another long story.
    Spot on Chris! Except these blokes didn't even stop for a cup of tea.
    The thing about the piano, WY and MF, is that it really didn't have much to do with me. I just looked after it for a few years and was very, very happy to see it leave in one piece, with love (yes, even when the husband says "She told me she wants that paino. And I told her, 'We already have a fucking piano.' 'But I want Bob's piano!' So here we fucking are, moving another fucking piano.")
    Love.
    See?

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  5. You are more generous than I ST. I would say to said piano lover, well, it's your responsibility now. But then I do have this thing about people being responsible for their own shit - makes me quite unpopular at times.

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  6. Today I'm doing the last of the work here. I've been thinking that after three and a half years of looking after someone else's life, I'm completely ready to move on!

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  7. Good for you! (re: your comment about ready to move on) I think it's best to move on when you're really ready, as there are fewer regrets.

    megan

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