Today is Monday, I am almost ready, and I am waiting for the parts to arrive, then the re-construction of the Ford’s ole riding mower should begin. Notice I said should begin. If I need a nap when the parts arrive I will prioritize the two, and the nap will win!
I know the blades are coming by UPS, and they usually deliver late in the afternoon.
It is a cloudy morning at this time, I should get the Ford’s ole walk behind mower and mow the front yard. Cloudy goes and comes but I will still try to mow.
I went out and brought the mower to the front yard, then I noticed the grass was still wet as the sprinklers water the yard this morning. I will wait until after lunch.
The front yard was manicured after lunch, nice job Don!
I picked the Alex up from school as usual. When we arrived home, I noticed that the echo dot had a green light going in circles. I knew that meant there was a message available. I said, “Alexa what is the message”. It then said your item was delivered. I then went to the front door and opened it, there was my order on the porch. It arrived at some point before 4:00pm, unusually early for this carrier.
Tuesday: for some reason the garage door opener is not wanting to work properly. I hope I still have the instructions as I do not remember how to adjust the opening and closing.
Well, I had the instruction for “a” garage door opener but not the garage door opener. It did not make a lot of difference as the problem was not in adjustment, it was in the, “Rubber chain belt”.
I checked around for the best price for a new garage door opener, and found it at one of the big home stores. We will probably not be able to eat real food for several months as the cost of the new opener was very high. I might need to get a job.
I have a photo of the garage area, the old opener still installed, the new opener was out of the box on the table, the instruction hanging at the back of the garage. I had two ladders for the removal and install. The Texas flag has been attached to the door with magnets for at least 20 years.
All I wanted to do on Tuesday was put the mower back together, but that did not happen. I did get the old garage door opener down, and the new unit up. I have some adjustments to do to the unit. I also need to install the wiring for the door opener and the safety devices that keep it from closing on something. I am hoping to get this done Wednesday morning before it gets hot.
Tuesday evening early I took a break and had supper. Not wanting to continue on the unit I want out back and gave the birds some water, watered some of the plants. As I was watering I felt a drop or two of rain. I looked up and saw a rain bow.
We did not get any rain except for a few sprinkles.
Wednesday:
I, in my all-knowing way, had decided that I would need about 3 hours to complete the work on the door opener, that didn’t happen! I worked all morning, stopped for lunch and a short nap, then continued working until time to go get the Alex. I put in about 1.5 hours on this project after Alex headed for home.
A few interesting points, at least I find them interesting.
1. When I was taking down the old opener I cut the old wires, there were new wires that came with the unit. Later in the instructions it said something to the effect, “Install the new wires or you can use the wires that are there”. If only I had read all the instructions first, I could have save at least an hour.
2. I was standing on a ladder two steps above the floor attempting to put a wire into an electrical connection. All the lights were lower than where I was working, thus it was somewhat dark. I thought I need a light to see, and then it happened! The sun came out from behind a cloud shining on the floor which produce all the light I needed. I believe that to be a blessing!
3. I had completed the project, cleaned up the garage, returned all the tools to their storage areas, and it began to rain. The rain held off until I finished. (Between half and three quarters inch of rain.)
I did get the unit up and running. The door opens and closes very quietly. Nice Job Don, even if I do say so myself.
That is it for now, maybe the mower today!
Senior non-workaholic; Don Ford
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