garage door band blues

So my recoil spring on the garage busted. I wish I would have heard it as it must have made one hell-uv-a noise. The spring is retracted 5" or so it had to have been a huge sound. Apparently Tammy heard it in the middle of the night.

Me?

I slept though it. Thats how good I am. ZZZzzzz

So I get Deonn to drive me to the place so I can get the number of the company that installed it. I tried to buy her lunch, but she wasn't hungry.

When I called the guy called me back and told me it would be an exta $500 to do it today instead of tomorrow. I told him I could wait and take sick time tomorrow. He said he felt bad and was near me, then asked me if my cars were inside or out. I told him they were in it and not going anywhere. So he told me he would swing by and open it. He sounded about 80 on the phone. He used the expression "my old lady" a couple of times when he gave me his schedule for dropping by today.

His old lady looked like she was 19 when I saw her in the truck. I thought that might be his daughter but when he got out of the truck I was met by the dude I had talked to on the phone and he couldn't have been older than 24 himself.

He checked a few things on the door then told me to push the button then he just lifted up on the door really hard. I had tried that, but it didn't work for me because I don't sound 80 on the phone maybe. I asked him how to close it. He said just get a step ladder and push up on it as it comes down. He said the motor could handle it, but I could reduce the strain on the motor by standing there pushing up on it as it closed.

I did that. Looked like an idiot that is. Cars are out. Door is closed.

You realize this is Halloween and the worst night of all to have your cars out.

Worst night.

Up tomorrow: The egged car report.