Garage Door Fixed!

 

Hip hip hooray! 

Our garage door is fixed! 

One less problem to worry about!

On this cold and sunny January day, right after I finished lunch (good timing), the roof repair guys drove up our driveway setting off our driveway detection bell which I installed a couple of weeks ago just for these service visits.

"Nick", the brother of the owner, told me right away that the visit was a minimum of $125. Fair enough. Donald McDuck here. 

I told him the problem I was having, the garage door not closing all the way and then sometimes only coming down part way until it goes back up. As a couple of commenters on this blog suggested, my safety garage detection lights were interfered with some way. I cleaned them and the garage door was working, albeit a bit wonky.

I asked Nick just to do a general check and maintenance which he did and I went back to cleaning up my dirty dishes from my lunch.

Fifteen minutes later Nick banged his fist on our door. He was finished. 

I wrote him a check for $125 and apologized for not shaking his hand. COVID. That started a conversation with him that he told me he had a bad case from the Delta variant. He said he was quite sick for a while and still doesn't have his taste or smell back completely. 

This is the fourth person who has come to Casa Tipton-Kelly who has had COVID. Bill's hospice nurse had it, my computer guy had it, and the guy fixing my basement wall leak had it. I'm telling you folks, I think eventually all of us will get IT.

So far Bill and I are lucky but I did order the free COVID tests from the U. S. Government web site. 

And the beat goes on.

TRAPPED!

This morning, as I returned from my early morning walk, I entered our garage as usual.  Like most folks, we don't use our front door, we enter our house through our garage.  

As I entered the door to the kitchen I heard a loud BANG!!!!!!!!!

Oh God, what now?  I asked Bill to check it out.  He checked and came back with bad news.  Our garage door spring has sprung!  Here we go.

The last time we had something like this happen was back when we lived in Pennsylvania.  I had just purchased a brand new Subaru Forester.  The year was 1996.  I drove my sparkling new red Subaru Forester into our garage.  Got out of the car and walked in the house.  Just as I closed the door I heard a loud "BANG!"

I turned around and I saw the driver's side window BROKEN!  WTF?  Also, scratches all along the right side of the car.  

I walked around the car trying to figure out what happened and then I found a large spring.  Yes, the garage door spring had broken and crashed into my BRAND NEW CAR!

I didn't even have my car an hour and I had to take it to local auto repair for window replacement.  Cost, $500 deductible. Nice.

Thank goodness this spring didn't damage my car ........ or me!  

Another day, another crises.  Bill gets so upset when these things happen.  First thing I have to do is calm Bill down.  Then I check Angie's List before I make a phone call for repair.

I found the original installers.  They have a good rating on Angie's List so I make the phone call to get a price and arrange to have it fixed.  They'll be out tomorrow.  

Problem, I'm scheduled to go to work today at the hotel.  Can't get out of my garage.  Bill and I tried to life the double garage door but at 87 years old and me a "young" 74", that door is just too heavy.  

I called the assistant manager at the hotel and asked if I could switch shifts with the other part-time front desk agent.  She called the other agent and got back to me.  Yes, the switch can be made.  

Another day, another challenge.  

Some bloggers lead a dull life folks, not this blogger.