On Vox: They've got the cutest accent, don't you reckon?

As we got this new oven last week, we needed a cabinet to put it into. A short search through IKEA's catalog provided the required piece of furniture. We drove to IKEA in Netanya, got the assembly kit, and promptly proceeded to building the cabinet. Everything went fine until the part when we checked to see that everything fits. Well, almost. The bottom drawers didn't close all the way. The drawer would slide neatly into the cabinet, and then hit the fibreboard at the back. There were some 5mm left to go, and it looked wrong. What to do next? Re-reading the instructions and messing with the adjustment screws didn't help. The store was already closed for the weekend. But where's a will there's a way! Opening the British IKEA site promptly yielded the phone number of the store in Wembley, London. One phone call, one transfer, and a technical person in the United Kingdom provides the answer: remove the back. It is not needed for this type of drawers. Thank goodness for globalization.

Originally posted on wildernesscat.vox.com

On Vox: IDT => IST

Tonight at 2am you'll have a chance to move back in time, as the time in Israel will become 1am again. If you're the kind who likes to sleep in late, that's a blessing. But if you're an early bird like me, well, ... better shut those blinds extra tight tonight.

Originally posted on wildernesscat.vox.com