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I drove over for an overnight visit to the outlaws with The Boss yesterday. They're all part of my Fending Off Old Age plan - her parents are just a couple of years older than I am.... ;) Even when I was still living in the UK, which wasn't that long ago, looking at the prices in the...

I've just come across this very interesting thread. :) Unfortunately, here in BG Ikea "bargains" aren't a thing and the main Ikea store doesn't even have any stock of these curtain rails - the three-track ones don't exist at all here and the single-track ones are only in stock in the branch at...

Great thought but unfortunately every day is the best my arthritis is going to be, since tomorrow it's always a tad worse.....it's a pity that they don't warn you what's just around the corner healthwise while you're young and feeling invulnerable! :oops:

Foresters here mainly deal with logging (and preventing illegal logging for firewood); everything is, at least in theory ;) , carefully monitored and the police often stop anyone carrying wood to check paperwork and ensure that the wood itself carries the official marks. That's not to say that...

I think you might be confusing Bauhaus with BauMax (the ex-HouseMax ;) ) - as far as I'm aware, there's only one Baumax in BG - but it's definitely worth a visit, in fact I've just come back from there.... :D

A lot of the stuff in the flea markets are copies but the odd gem does seem to surface from time to time :) Wood-wise I tend to use the big German DIY-sheds, primarily Bauhaus who often have special deals on at sub-German prices. The others - Mr Brico and Praktiker etc - are pretty ropey and...

Yeah, the prices at Jet are scary - and, unsurprisingly, they don't keep a lot in stock. :D Even rubbish tools left over from the Commie days go for silly money on the BG equivalents of Fleabay, although I can't imagine anyone actually wanting them or being willing to pay that much. We pop...

Yeah, in some parts of the city there's no shortage of Commie Brutalist architecture, in the shape of the "panel" blocks that you mention. Many of them are now renovated and going for what, in Bulgaria at least, is regarded as silly money :D There's so much new building at the moment - mostly...

Thank you, sir - are you a "Brycreem Boy", by any chance? ;)

I love the results of woodturning but I lack the time - and patience - to really get into it, not to mention that The Boss gets rather fidgety when expensive-looking packages appear from the courier. ;) Getting decent wood is also a bit of a problem here - most wood, even for construction, isn't...

Hi, Sandyn. Yes indeed, this region has had a lot of "interesting" history over the centuries, and it's definitely still ongoing! :D Sofia is indeed a nice city, small enough to get familiar with - it was rather more beautiful many decades ago but Communism (and, sadly, the USAF/RAF) did do a...

Thanks, Droogs. Furniture making is beyond my skills, I'm afraid - especially now that I have bad arthritis in my hands and have had to give up most of my hobbies which require a lot of dexterity. I do like the old Balkan and Ottoman-influenced style of furniture but the Real McCoy is very...

Thanks, Robin. I'd better not get started on just how more enjoyable I find life here or I'll take up all the forum's bandwidth and exhaust everyone's patience. :ROFLMAO: Suffice it to say that it's a great place to live, very picturesque and "old school", and life in pretty much every aspect...

I guess that the title says it all :) I live on the side of a mountain on the outskirts of Sofia, with great views and plenty of ice and snow in the winter. I'm very much an amateur woodworker - no change from my schooldays - but I'm slowly improving my skills and trying to learn at least...

I live in Bulgaria :)