I May Have Left My Heart in SF, But at Least I Got This Nifty Couch...

I'm apparently getting better and better at spotting deals on Craigslist. My most recent find? A perfectly good black leather couch from Ikea... for FREE. Supposedly, when you sit on it, you sink in a bit, which means that the bottom supports need to be reinforced with a couple of 2x4 boards, and it's as good as new. Apparently that was too much work for the previous owner...

Speaking of which, I really have to share with you guys how I actually came about with this phenomenal piece of furniture in my hands:

I arrive at the door of this woman's house ALONE, because I forgot that San Fransisco has more hills than Hank and Peggy's family reunion picnic, and that this meant that the home with the sofa would actually be on the second story of the building. If you've never seen this kind of arrangement before, basically the first floor is comprised of stairs at a 60 degree slope...

I immediately notice she's about 7-8 months pregnant. (Ok, I lied. I noticed she was really attractive, THEN I noticed she had a bun in the oven.) To make a long story short, Preggosaurus and I ended up moving this 6' couch, on end, down the narrow steep stairs that conveniently take a 180 degree turn about half way down. Somehow, we managed to get it out of the house, down the stairs to the porch, and into my truck (which was illegally parked in a one way alley blocking the exiting driveway) with only a few minor near catastrophes. I thought for sure that I was going to throw her on the back of the couch and carry them both to the street so this poor woman could drop her baby.

MORAL: Next time, spur of the moment drives to the Bay or not, I'm bringing a friend.