What are you doing today? 2018

[Crosley.In.AZ]

Almost got to work place this morning.. phone rings.  My wife  says:  can not get the garage door open.  Opener tries to open it, then stops.  She pulled the disconnect cord.  Can not raise the door.

I turn around, go home.  One of The torsion springs had broken over nite..   Dang door is heavy to lift with little help from the springs.

Ordered new springs online...   I learned there are 2 basic reasons the local places do not carry the springs.  Too many variations of spring sizes and too much liability exposure from DIY people getting hurt.

[phat46]

Almost got to work place this morning.. phone rings.  My wife  says:  can not get the garage door open.  Opener tries to open it, then stops.  She pulled the disconnect cord.  Can not raise the door.

I turn around, go home.  One of The torsion springs had broken over nite..   Dang door is heavy to lift with little help from the springs.

Ordered new springs online...   I learned there are 2 basic reasons the local places do not carry the springs.  Too many variations of spring sizes and too much liability exposure from DIY people getting hurt.

The last one I replaced on my door I got at Menards, the one before I got from the dealer where I originally bought the door. Around here they always break during the coldest, usually around zero, weather, makes it a lot more fun replacing them. I have replaced enough for myself and others that I have a set of dedicated windings bars! 😄

[enjenjo]

I have two sets of winding bars. 7/16" for the old ones and 10 mm for the new ones. Both made of stainless steel. I had trouble setting up the new door on my shop a couple years ago. My tracks are almost 10 ft vertical so the springs that came with the door would not work. I bought three sets of springs, and pulleys and none of them were right. I called a guy I found on line in Chicago. After telling him the height of the track, and the weight of the door, he sent me springs and pulleys, and how told me many turns to wind it, and it worked first try.

[GPster]

When I backed the Jeepster into my old garage door I galled a professional to check it. He gave me a price and I had him install a new door with an opener. If it fails I know who to call to fix it  i've been working on this vehicle since 1993 and my confidence level is getting low so trying new jobs is a scary thought. GPster

[kb426]

Woke up to a little bit of a blizzard. The wind is tapering down as time advances. I'll probably have a hot date with a snow blower in an hour.

[WZ JUNK]

Woke up to a little bit of a blizzard. The wind is tapering down as time advances. I'll probably have a hot date with a snow blower in an hour.

That is kind of crazy.  I am basically across the state from you and it is 60 degrees here today, although it is going to cool down tonight.  Winter weather gives us something to talk about.  

John

[kb426]

John, it's 27 degrees and 29 mph wind. It took almost 2 hours to run the snow blower. It's usually a 1 hour job. The snow drifts are tough to bust through.

[Crosley.In.AZ]

John, it's 27 degrees and 29 mph wind. It took almost 2 hours to run the snow blower. It's usually a 1 hour job. The snow drifts are tough to bust through.

Weather guessers  say it will be low 30's here friday morning. It was 38*F when I left the house this morning. it's been windy.  

I have about 4.2 million leaves to deal with in the front yard. That will happen next weekend, after new years..  The leaves never blow away.. neighbors leaves blow into my yard. Just lucky I guess

[Harry]

Up here, north of 49, it's +6C. Or about 40F. No snow yet this year.
But we had a heck of a wind storm almost 2 weeks ago. There are still some places with no power.
Big trees knocked down taking wires and poles with them.
I got lucky. Power stayed on.

[phat46]

We were nearly 56 degrees today, the Detroit t.v. stations were showing that Detroit was warmer than Las Vegas! 😃
That's all about to come to an end, back to seasonable 20's tonight.

[WZ JUNK]

A new computer today.  We are know nearly all Apple.  I have one microsoft computer at the shop but everything else is Apple including the phones.  

So far so good.

John

[Crosley.In.AZ]

It was 27*F here at the house this morning..  My weather app said it was 5*F at the retirement property.   I may need to be a snowbird in my own state.  Move to warmer ground in the winter.

[chimp koose]

celebrating our 29th anniversary today . Had lunch with our travel couple friends.

[UGLY OLDS]

celebrating our 29th anniversary today . Had lunch with our travel couple friends.

HEY .....   Congrats    

Bob..

[enjenjo]

Shelby was ecstatic yesterday. Her and her husband finished installing the new engine in her car, and it fired on the first crank.