Light in the Tunnel
I see light, and I don't think it's an oncoming train. This weekend, I should put the finishing touches on the window seat and check that project off my list. And after next week, I will be off work for 5 days, which should enable me to get some real work done on the final hutch.
It's a good thing I don't know anything about garage doors, because if I did, I would be spending this weekend trying to fix ours. As it turns out, the springs have broken -- again. Rather than spending a fortune replacing them this time (as we've done in the past), we decided to bite the bullet and replace the door.
It's been a long time coming. It's an old, heavy, wooden model that just bears too much on those springs. The repairman (yes, it was a man) told us more than 5 years ago that we needed to replace the door. But it cost about 6 times more to replace the door than the springs. So we kept "springing" for the temporary fix. This time, though, we decided enough was enough. That old door was not only spring impaired, it was also getting cracked, warped, and needed a new paint job. Its time had come and gone.
I'm not as upset about the money as I am about having to be without my garage access til next Wednesday. It will be a total of 7 days! Fortunately, my car was already outside when it happened. But my husband's pickup is stuck inside. (We've been told by the experts to leave the broken door down at all costs til it's removed.)
It's a good thing I'm not doing painting in the garage this weekend-- now that would be a fume death trap!
It's a good thing I don't know anything about garage doors, because if I did, I would be spending this weekend trying to fix ours. As it turns out, the springs have broken -- again. Rather than spending a fortune replacing them this time (as we've done in the past), we decided to bite the bullet and replace the door.
It's been a long time coming. It's an old, heavy, wooden model that just bears too much on those springs. The repairman (yes, it was a man) told us more than 5 years ago that we needed to replace the door. But it cost about 6 times more to replace the door than the springs. So we kept "springing" for the temporary fix. This time, though, we decided enough was enough. That old door was not only spring impaired, it was also getting cracked, warped, and needed a new paint job. Its time had come and gone.
I'm not as upset about the money as I am about having to be without my garage access til next Wednesday. It will be a total of 7 days! Fortunately, my car was already outside when it happened. But my husband's pickup is stuck inside. (We've been told by the experts to leave the broken door down at all costs til it's removed.)
It's a good thing I'm not doing painting in the garage this weekend-- now that would be a fume death trap!
posted by Tif at 5:19 PM
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