ok, my funny story. a number of years ago we were being moved from DC to Colorado in a corporate move (i.e. the company plans and pays for the movers). so they tell us what day to expect the guy to come and inventory our house and see how big a truck and how may boxes we're going to need. we tell them we have a lot of books.
the guy arrives, looks at the six foot high by five foot wide shelf of paperbacks in the entry hall, and smiles politely. "people tend to think they have a lot of books, but really, once you box them it's not so much." he tells us.
so we take him on into the living room with the seven foot by six foot built-in shelves full of hardbacks. he continues to smile, and marks off a few more book boxes on his clipboard. next is the dining room, with the three foot by six foot built in shelves for cookbooks. "gosh," he says, "you all DO have a lot of books." his grin fades as we walk through the basement rec room with the three bookcases full of children's books, and he gasps as we walk upstairs and he sees the built-in paperback bookshelves covering a twelve foot by six foot wall in the stairwell. "okay," he says shaking his head, "you were right, i've never seen a house with this many books"
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lots of books
Date: 2008-08-26 05:33 pm (UTC)the guy arrives, looks at the six foot high by five foot wide shelf of paperbacks in the entry hall, and smiles politely. "people tend to think they have a lot of books, but really, once you box them it's not so much." he tells us.
so we take him on into the living room with the seven foot by six foot built-in shelves full of hardbacks. he continues to smile, and marks off a few more book boxes on his clipboard. next is the dining room, with the three foot by six foot built in shelves for cookbooks. "gosh," he says, "you all DO have a lot of books." his grin fades as we walk through the basement rec room with the three bookcases full of children's books, and he gasps as we walk upstairs and he sees the built-in paperback bookshelves covering a twelve foot by six foot wall in the stairwell. "okay," he says shaking his head, "you were right, i've never seen a house with this many books"
then we took him into the library.