[font=Times New Roman][size=3]I heard on the News that Bill Gates was no longer the world’s richest man.[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3]That the title has gone to some home wares sales man.[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3]I didn’t get to see the story, and as yet it hasn’t filtered to the net.[/size][/font]
[font=Times New Roman][size=3]Anyone have the story ?[/size][/font]
Ikea seems to deny the reports:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2004-04-05-billg-not-richest_x.htm
(more sources: http://news.google.com/news?q=ikea+denies&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=nn)
And a good article about the complexities of measuring personal wealth: http://money.cnn.com/2004/04/06/news/newsmakers/worldswealthiestupdate/
Oops 
I purchased a “retail storage unit” without a top for $110, then went to the kitchen area, purchased a 2 1/2" thick wooden table top for $35. Rubbed down the table top with Butcher Block oil (from my local Hardware store), and now I have a wonderful counter/cutting board/place to make pastries, etc. with lots of space to store my pots and pans underneath. All for about $150.
Of course, it weighs a ton, since it is made of 1/2" particle board, and steel, but it looks like it belongs in my kitchen, and gives me major counter space where I had in negative quantity before.
That said, it took a day to go get it, wait in line to pay for it, wait in line to rec’d from loading dock, cart the heavy beast up 6 floors,etc.
I have not needed anything quite badly enough to go back yet.
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