Appliance Repair

[cranefly]

Finally got the storm door fixed.  The screen was fine after my original fix, but the door wouldn't swing closed (out of square).  Had to take it off again, sand and chisel the hinge points down, patch up the screw holes more, make adjustments to the closer, and dwella, closes to perfection.

This was done a couple weeks ago.

Then the day before last I was fixing dinner, needed to go outside for something, did so in my stocking feet, and on the way back in I stepped on a slightly raised screw in the doorway -- right on the bone in the ball of my foot.  I had to bail on putting full weight on that foot, ended up backstepping out the door -- onto something equally painful.  Which sent me back against the storm door, which gave as I fell against it.  I backpedaled all the way around until the storm door slammed into the outside wall of the house -- 180,degrees from a closed position.  That gave me support.

But that storm door won't close again.  I undid all the work I'd accomplished.

But at least I didn't fall.  That's something.  I figure I'm one good fall away from toggling back to a nonexistent state.

Hmmm.  It might be more appropriate to continue this anecdote on the "more broken than you" thread.