Picking out just the right lamp can be taxing . There are color schemes to consider , cosmopolitan design , and Ikea is a fester hellpit . But word to the wise to : if you decide to go the DIY route , do n’t do it bydrilling holes in two WWII - geological era artillery plate .
That ’s the direction 78 - year - old John Grimm III went when , after successfully drill through the first cuticle , the second explode . He was seriously wound , with shrapnel in his implements of war , thorax and groin , and hurry to a nearby aesculapian centre by helicopter . We hope he ’s fine , and really hope he does n’t adjudicate to make a lounge out of the atomic warheads he ’s get in the cellar . [ NJ ]
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