And so ends the rolley-thingy
For years, I’ve used some IKEA cabinets for storing work books, documents, DVDs, manuals, etc. These were based on their high-end (by IKEA standards) EFFEKTIV line, and have served me well. Other than the fact that they stopped making the doors that I use (in red and blue matte finishes), I’ve been very happy. That is, until tonight.
In trying to move some things around to rearrange things, I started trying to roll the cabinets. Since they’re on casters I figured this wouldn’t be too hard. The shorter cabinet (3 “units” high) moved without trouble. The taller cabinet (4 “units”) didn’t want to budge. The caster lock wasn’t set, so I just thought it might be stuck on something. I pushed; nothing. I pushed again, and I heard a pop, and one of the wheels split and the picture you see is the basic result. Total collapse.
Well, that was fun. I did some research on getting a new base for the cabinet and discovered that 4 “units” is not supported and not recommended. So, I’ll change to the non-wheeled version. That simply means that I have to replace a couple unit bases to keep the “look” the same. Fortunately, this series has been relatively durable.
Guess it’s time to throw out some books. Do I really need that book on X.400 communications, or a full set of the rainbow series, the last of which is dated 15 years ago?
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