Stuff Divestiture
Monday, January 7. 2008
It's Winter Sales time at Penguin HQ, and we're giving away a Whole Lot of Useless Stuff for Free (Or For A Small Sum)! If you see anything on the list below that grabs your fancy, feel free to call dibs on it either via a comment or an email to mountpenguin [that curly-a character] gmail.com . "Buyer collects", can bring to Stammtisch or residents of nearby parts of the hip and edgy Prenzlauer Berg.
The list is currently very short, but will be added to as and when items become superfluous to requirements and / or we can persuade ourselves that their sentimental value is not enough to keep schlepping them around.
"Teach Yourself Gaelic" (Boyd Robertson, Iain Taylor; ISBN 0-340-55923-3); mint condition reserved by Marsha
#"The Lost Continent / Neither Here Nor There" (Bill Bryson)
two shelf boards (85cm x 25cm) of GDR origin, somewhat scuffed and marked but have "character"; mount them on some bricks for that "impoverished student" atmosphere.
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1 laptop bag, approx 38cm * 28cm main compartment (should fit 14" or 15" laptop), other compartments for paper and pens etc.; decent quality (slightly dusty), however has logo "Online Educa Berlin" on the front.
The list is currently very short, but will be added to as and when items become superfluous to requirements and / or we can persuade ourselves that their sentimental value is not enough to keep schlepping them around.
Books
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Furnishings etc.
#two shelf boards (85cm x 25cm) of GDR origin, somewhat scuffed and marked but have "character"; mount them on some bricks for that "impoverished student" atmosphere.#
1 laptop bag, approx 38cm * 28cm main compartment (should fit 14" or 15" laptop), other compartments for paper and pens etc.; decent quality (slightly dusty), however has logo "Online Educa Berlin" on the front.
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Hell, I'll take the Bryson. Bring it (or is that them?) if you're coming to Stammtisch.
What's a shelf board, quite? A shelf by any other name? And does this mean you're abandoning us for Japan?
It's, well, a board you can use as a shelf. (Or for whatever). They have little circular things on each end which you can use to hook into side supports (which I no longer have, I think - must look in the cellar) to build shelving units. Were very popular in the GDR.
As for Japan, not quite sure yet, but it's a good dry run for getting rid of the VAST AMOUNTS OF JUNK we (I'm talking to you, Mrs. Penguin) have aquired over the past few years.
It's very liberating.
As for Japan, not quite sure yet, but it's a good dry run for getting rid of the VAST AMOUNTS OF JUNK we (I'm talking to you, Mrs. Penguin) have aquired over the past few years.
It's very liberating.
Is one forced to immediately move into a WBS 70 on receipt of the shelf board?
It would also go very well with an unsanierte Altbauwohnung with Ofenheizung.
Is there any chance of a photographic illustration? Or a link to one? They could be just the thing for putting all my cookery books onto.
It's just a couple of shelves, presumably made out of chipboard with some plastic fake wood stuck to the outside, right?
It's just a couple of shelves, presumably made out of chipboard with some plastic fake wood stuck to the outside, right?
Done, see above for example. Note that the camera makes the surface seem nicer than it actually is.
We don't have the side supports any more. I believe these are my oldest items of Berlin furniture, having rescued them from a Hinterhof in 1992.
We don't have the side supports any more. I believe these are my oldest items of Berlin furniture, having rescued them from a Hinterhof in 1992.
Ooh, are you willing to post to UK? (I'll pay postage) If so, I'd like the Gaelic book please.
Aha, are you preparing for a future independent Scotland which has thrown off the Anglophone yoke?
Can send no problem (always glad to see a book go to a home where it will be appreciated - if I'm ever going to find the time to learn one of those Celtic fringy languages, it's going to be Welsh). I have a UK bank account; I presume you can deposit / transfer the postage there? Don't know how much postage would be, but the book's cover price is £8 and I can't imagine it would cost anything like that much so send.
Anyway, send me your address to the email address above and I'll pop it in the post.
Can send no problem (always glad to see a book go to a home where it will be appreciated - if I'm ever going to find the time to learn one of those Celtic fringy languages, it's going to be Welsh). I have a UK bank account; I presume you can deposit / transfer the postage there? Don't know how much postage would be, but the book's cover price is £8 and I can't imagine it would cost anything like that much so send.
Anyway, send me your address to the email address above and I'll pop it in the post.
Mummy penguin bought that for Mount Penguin cos he likes to learn every language he can get his hnds on. Trouble is MP never went to Scotland after that.
So MP's going to learn Cymraig? Ha! I'll beat him to it.
So MP's going to learn Cymraig? Ha! I'll beat him to it.
Who,What,FAQ
Who
Mount Penguin is technically British, but has lived in Berlin for like yonks.
What
This is a blog of odd stuff he comes across in everyday life, etc. Bit of a lucky dip really.
FAQ
I did originally intend to put together what one day might be the ultimate Berlin FAQ. Due to global warming that hasn't yet happened, but nevertheless if you have any questions about Berlin, feel free to ask them here and I'll see if I can find an answer...
Meanwhile...
Do come and visit my other blog where there's likely to be more hot penguin action.
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Sat, 01.03.2008 14:31
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Sat, 01.03.2008 14:31
I hope the squids and whales d idn't get you. It's March 1st and there is a distinct lack o f blogs.
about There's nothing like the taste of home
Mon, 11.02.2008 12:50
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Sun, 10.02.2008 23:11
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about There's nothing like the taste of home
Sun, 10.02.2008 23:02
....and hope you enjoy the "sc ientific" whale steaks!.
Sun, 10.02.2008 23:02
....and hope you enjoy the "sc ientific" whale steaks!.
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Sat, 09.02.2008 21:06
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Sat, 09.02.2008 21:03
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Sat, 09.02.2008 01:25
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Sat, 02.02.2008 21:15
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Tue, 29.01.2008 21:58
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