So I went to Ikea the other day to pick up some new bookcases for our house. We decided on a previous visit to go with Billy bookcases with glass full lenght doors. No problem. Except of course that they wouldn’t fit in to either of our cars and really weigh too much to put up on a roof rack. Even Tonka’s, as there would be no way to stop them sliding forward in the event of an emergency stop.
So I rented a van, through a friend who shall remain nameless to protect her innocence. I got a ’08 Ford Transit, which I have to say was actually surprisingly nice to drive – peppy, comfy, and didn’t handle as badly as some cars I’ve driven. No wonder bank robbers have always loved them.
Anyway, upon arrival at Ikea I was directed by their staff to park under the building. So far so good. Clearance was 2.8 meters. It was only when I turned off the main thru’fare under the building that I litterally “ran” into trouble. Trouble in this case taking the form of a hefty steel i-beam. At 2.3 meters clearance. Which as you can see below was less than what was required by the van.
Always tick the box on the rental form to take their insurance!
And the reason I went to Ikea in the first place, now all un-flat packed:
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