Time to move. It turns out that it can be pretty difficult to find a furnished apartment in Melbourne without paying an extra $50 per week. The Mel-ites as I call them claim that the backpacking Irish are the cause, as they like to rent furnished places for short term stays. So, I decided to go with a unfurnished apartment. Instead of annoying people on 3 different types of mass transit to get my stuff to my new place, I decided instead to rent a car. So, I was given the Hyundai Getz, which seems to be the go-to rental car these days. Interestingly, they also give a Getz with a manual transmission.
These cars are actually a lot of fun. Even though they are 4 cylinders, they have a lot of get-up-and-go. Anyhow, after moving, I decided to take another trip to IKEA. There's a bit of a story with the first trip I took to the Melbourne IKEA, but that story can be saved for another day. I figured that I would get the furniture delivered, since I was driving a car that is the size of a motorcycle... well maybe a little bigger. So, I picked up a bed and a couch, plus some bits and pieces. The furniture is shown to the left.
Although it wasn't planned, I managed to fit all of the furniture into the Getz, including a double-sized mattress. I think the years of Tetris finally paid off. The mattress had to be folded on itself a couple of times and it may have been sticking into the windshield, but it fit. I guess a determined person can accomplish a lot, by fitting a apartment into a miniature car. The other patrons of IKEA were worried about me and kept asking to help. That's when I decided the Aussies or Mel-ites are a kind group of people. Once the furniture was brought to the apartment, it was time to put it together. Being a typical man, I decided to do it without instructions. Because of this, I had to take it a apart and put it together 3 different times. Oops. Anyhow, the new bed is very comfortable and the new couch is decent. IKEA to the rescue.
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