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Where do you buy wire coathangers?

By enterfornone in enterfornone's Diary
Mon May 06, 2002 at 02:09:54 PM EST
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I always thought wire coathangers multiplied on their own, because I always seemed to have more of them than I needed. But now I'm in a position where I need to get some and I have no idea where?

Also stuff about my lack of a job and pathetic love life.


I tried Argos who seem to have everything, as well as the supermarket which seemed like the more obvious place. I think my problem might be related to the fact that the only shops I know are Oxford St and my local shops. Where do normal people go shopping around London?

I still have no job, figured I'd wait till after the bank holiday before looking too hard. Doesn't really worry me, I'm sure I'll get something. My biggest worry is that I'm getting used to this sort of lifestyle and will have trouble adjusting to work.

There seems to be nothing in the IT job market here, tho the more I think about it the less that bothers me. I don't think I'm all that interested in IT anymore. I'd applied for a shitload of jobs, but it was more the cash than anything.

On Sunday I caught up with a girl that I used to have a major crush on. Was introduced to her boyfriend, who is a really nice guy. Normally I hate that sort of situation - if the guy is an asshole at least you can feel better about having the hots for his g/f. But the fact that they made such a nice couple somehow stopped me feeling anything for her beyond friendship.

Tho I guess the fact that her friend was really nice helped too.

I just discovered that this Internet cafe censors Disturbing Search Requests but doesn't censor goatse.cx

Yeah her friend. Not the sort of girl I would normally go for. We really don't have much in common at all - she works at an art gallery and plays piano and is into all artsy stuff. She's also one of those people who are anti-capitalism without being quite sure exactly what capitalism is. But we seemed to click somehow.

She gave me her phone number which is a good sign I guess, tho I really have no idea how we would go outside the group situation. Making things worse if the fact that with two weeks in London I'm hardly an expert on where to take a girl out to. I don't think she wants to see the backpacker pubs that I've been frequenting. Can you ask a girl out and ask her to choose the location of the date. Seems weird, especially for a first date - plus of course it goes against the guide.

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I get mine at the dry-cleaners. (5.00 / 1) (#1)
by webwench on Mon May 06, 2002 at 02:12:57 PM EST

Also, every time I move, I throw away a big bag of them because they multiply like rabbits. You might just ask a friend, one who's lived in one place for a while, and who happens to work at a job corporate enough to necessitate the wearing of dry-clean-only clothes, if he or she has some extras to give away.

What's WIRE HANGERS doing in HERE? (5.00 / 3) (#2)
by Hong Kong Phooey on Mon May 06, 2002 at 02:14:02 PM EST

NO WIRE HANGERS EVER!  *whack*

The dollar store (n/t) (none / 0) (#4)
by theantix on Mon May 06, 2002 at 02:29:02 PM EST



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Wire? (none / 0) (#5)
by fluffy grue on Mon May 06, 2002 at 02:45:23 PM EST

I think wire coathangers only come with things. I've never seen them for sale on their own; every time I've had to buy coathangers I can only find plastic ones (which is really annoying when I need a metal one for, say, reaching in through a crack in a car window to unlock the door, only for completely legal reasons of course).

BTW, "Disturbing Search Requests" just seems to be down right now.
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Try your local dry cleaners (N/T) (5.00 / 1) (#7)
by altserver on Mon May 06, 2002 at 03:21:47 PM EST



Metal coathangers (none / 0) (#9)
by theboz on Mon May 06, 2002 at 06:25:24 PM EST

Get them from your local backalley illegal abortion clinic. Sure, they would be messy and bent out of shape but they would be free!

Stuff.

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