And so it goes.
07 August 2010 | Still stuck in Aurora
Sunny with some rain thrown in.
As so it goes. I took a drive up to my local Lowe's to see my new trim. I'd been assured that it would be in, at latest, Thursday afternoon for delivery on Friday(did anyone see the Easter Bunny?) As expected, it wasn't there. Gee, what a surprise. How gullible did they think I was. Reorder it on Wednesday and actually expect to have it at the store the next day? Come on folks. I may not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but I can still cut butter. As expected, Jim(God bless him) was upset that he had to give the the bad news. The folks at Boise Cascade had fallen down and not shipped it. Not on Thursday and it wouldn't ship today either. No clear reason other than they had "sat" on the order. BUT, I was assured that they would have it at my local Lowe's on Monday(there goes that silly rabbit again). The folks at James Hardie(they make the trim) had sent Boise Cascade two faxes to make sure that it got sent out on Thursday but I guess they either "lost" the faxes of it just didn't fit into their shipping schedule. Either way, still no trim. So on to other projects.
I put another coat of epoxy on the rudder(for Sloop to Nuts) to seal it against the lake water to keep it from getting cracks in the mahogany. I timed it so that I got a coat on each side. One in the early morning and the second later in the afternoon. This stuff cures quick so you can't wait around. As I was smoothing it on the wood, I looked at the small cup that I mix it in and there was smoke coming from the cup!! Before I got it half poured out, it had started to harden and cure and the next time I looked in the cup, it was hard enough that I couldn't work with it any more and just dumped what was left in the trash can.
The front door of our house needed a new door sweep(rubber piece that goes on the bottom of the door). Our was pretty well shot. I checked on the internet and the company that made ours(Stanley) had been bought out(by Masonite) a few years ago. I placed some calls to local door companies and went in search of a new one(old on in hand). One of the first places I called thought they had one that would fit but they don't sell to the public so I had to go to one of the retail places and see if they had one. The map that the parent company has on their website(for the retail store) was only off by a few miles so after driving around for an hour or so(no cell phone), I stopped at a hotel(Hilton) and they were nice enough to get me good directions. Once there, the part they had wouldn't fit the door so after returning home(lunch time), I took off for the place that wouldn't sell to the public. I had nothing to loose at that time. They turned out to be a nice bunch of people and while they couldn't sell me one, they would GIVE me one!!!!! There are still nice people out there. Once home and with the door off the hinges, it fit perfectly!! Another job off the list. Now I get to go back to Lowe's and return the after market door sweep I bought earlier today. Tomorrow, more coats of epoxy on the rudder. I want to make sure it is well sealed so I don't have to worry about it again.
Tomorrow is another day.