All Hands On Dexion

Last post, I was rambling on about the need for shelving. Last time Machine Mart had a VAT-free day, I went and bought two shelving units, each of which had five shelves, and each shelf was claimed to be able to carry 350kg. That's actually THREE of me per shelf. Yeah, I don't believe it either. That's well over 1.5 tons per unit, but you don't see axle stands made out of nasty 1.5mm steel, do you?

Anyway, the two units on VAT-free day cost me £100. So when I realised that I needed more, I went on eBay and bought 10 bays of it. They were in Bolton, so on Saturday, me and ar wench took the seats out of the Grand Voyager and went to fetch it. We arrived at the shop - the shelving was warehousing shelving - to be told by the 5'0", six-stone asian girl behind the counter that it was up a long flight of narrow stairs, but there was a lift we could use to bring it down. Terrific. The lift was about five feet across, three deep and three square, but anyway, we got it all into the car.

Once I'd got it down the unit I found the old dilemma - I needed to clear everything out of the unit in order to get the shelving in. Then, while clearing a pile of mouse-eaten carpets, I found a gearbox. A FWD gearbox I didn't know I had. Damned if I know what it's from, so it's going in the scrap. I managed to get two bays of shelving up

Now, let's see how long it takes me to fill that lot with crap. Will I have enough shelves to accommodate all my crap? Will I have enough wall space to accommodate all my shelves? Will the whole lot come crashing down in the first gust of wind (of which there is a sod of a lot about at the moment)? Let's see. I my have some left over, so if anyone wants and 7' tall, 3' wide steel shelving units, let me know.

Eugene