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Well, thanks for the support.... BUT it is a no go. Even with the doors off, it is still too wide for the 3 doors it has to go through. The front door was okay at 30", with the doors off the fridge and the front door off the hinges, but the door into the DR is 28 1/2. There is no door on that doorway as my son took it off to squeeze the washer through the other day. I am not taking apart the door frame, stops or anything else. That is just going too far. So I gave it up. There will be others. They are going through a major reset and the whole store is getting switched around. Boy, I would hate to work retail anymore. You just get to know where things are..... and they go and switch it????? BS to that.
Lowe's emphatically stated there was no delivery, or set up with this one. Only mfg warranty. So while I was there, and told him that it just wasn't going to work, he directed some other people who were looking for a "2nd" fridge.... and he dropped it to 1200 for them and they agreed. I was sad but not devastated.
There are better places to put that 1200 I guess.

Got the power washing done. The house and carport looks good.... the deck is PHENOMENAL ..... ALL THE BLACK CAME OFF and you can see all the wood grain and it is about 20 shades lighter and looks like wood. There is one rail that will have to be replaced as there was alot of rot, and 2 boards in the floor that will probably be okay to get some fill in type stuff.... It is rough but I expected that. Come to find out from the owners, that it has never had sealer put on it. And it is over 20 years old..... Unbelieveable. There are some products that will help fill in some of the rough spots/cracks so I will be looking at them tomorrow.
We got some showers this afternoon, and a passing one or two are forecast for tonight and again tomorrow with clearing after that. So give it a couple days to dry out real good and I will have to get something on it....Of course you know we are going to be in the middle of "hay" with the sorghum that I will have to rake. We'll get it to work. It doesn't have to be done right this second.... but if we get a dry spell, with low humidity, I would like to take advantage of it.

I did look over the different counter tops and have decided that I really do want the butcher block..... so that I can put food grade finish on them and use them. I will wait to see if they get a damaged piece.... come to find out there is a friend and his (now) wife working there.... grandson of my friends from a dairy I used to test... it sold out.... and I go see her every couple of months...Jimmy passed away. He used to call me almost every day and I was included as family. It's the son of one of the 3 girls that call me "Sis", that live about 1 1/2 hours across the mountain. I didn't realize he had moved over here with her, he was commuting last time I saw him; GF at the time. So he is going to keep his eye open on some bargains.... and I am going to get him to come and look at things at the house since they are only about 20 minutes away....get another opinion.... He's a jack of all trades for a young guy.... common sense about alot and a worker. He's doing a remodeling project for another friend so they can get their house sold.
Didn't think to get measurements of the cabinet door widths when I was measuring for the fridge. Looked at the "rolling shelves and racks" and they are nice, but you lose space on the sides because they have to be within the door opening...But some possibilities for some flat type racks that @Ridgetop talked about having.... am thinking on it.

Have been preoccupied with the PT today, then the power washing. Told him that I was pleased with the job and all and after I paid him, I mentioned that I had called his friend and what had transpired. Told him I had no anger about it, and certainly didn't hold it against him for recommending him. His dad was with him, and they both said that wasn't like the guy. I said well, maybe he had some other problems but I just wished he had just said he couldn't come, was too busy or whatever. Mark said that that is the way he usually was.... up front and blunt. I said well, I got the first time he didn't feel good, the second he said he got called into work and I realize you have to take care of your job, but I never heard anything after the third time and I didn't contact him back. Mark said, I wouldn't have put up with more than 2 strikes.... I said, well, this is no reflection on you and I will definitely recommend you to any one for power washing.

Maybe I am destined to have Larry do it and give him a little extra cash to stash away.... and he has the employee discount at Lowe's.....said to let him know if there is anything he can help with. SOOOOOO.

Got all the sample boxes in the truck for tomorrow, am going to meet DS and we are going to ride together. He is taking the day off work, and I am sure he is going to mow after we get back. Haven't heard or seen anything from jim.... about the mower or anything... truck was at his camper when I came back from PT and he didn't answer my text again. I just want my mower back together.... and that's it. Supposedly he got the parts that I gave him money for so he didn't have to use any of his money I had paid him for his time at my house and working on it up to now.
Sorry to say, but I really expected this and hoped that I was wrong. I am going to get really bitchy though......if he doesn't just get the belt on, and back together and that's it. I will make time to get it mowed. I am looking for a small trailer to take it back and forth to the stone house to mow from now until we get cold weather and I'm done there.

Gotta go to bed and get some sleep for tomorrow.
 

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The bathroom doors at our old house weee 28”. When we moved my mom in after her stroke, we remodeled the master bedroom and bathroom for her. We only had room to make a 30” door but it was enough to get her walker and wheelchair through.
 

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Old houses. Some things are strange. Often fit the times nicely. After all, they didn't even have refrigerators when some were built.

When I built this one, I had 36" openings in the entire downstairs. Only child & knew at some point I'd probably need to care for mom. It happened, I did and we could handle motorized bed, equipment, wheelchairs without issue. Even the shower can handle those chairs.

Alas -- it was a GREAT buy, until you added the cost of revamping the house. :D =D You'll muddle along with a couple smaller units and be just fine. In some respects, it's nicer -- I keep the overflows in my second, so only go to it once or twice a day (milk). It doesn't need cleaning out as often, power usage isn't bad with door closed 98% of time, and my kitchen one can be full of "whatever".

I read -- and laugh -- at you hating to cut grass. You ride a tractor for hours to manage hay, bushhog, whatever, and that isn't real far off. Of course, the tractor work is certainly a longer stretch without turns and such...more powerful cut, more accomplished in one sweep but, similar in nature. I can say I like cutting the field better than the yard and it's probably due to annoying work arounds. I will be doing BOTH today -- at some point & amount. It pains me to cut the fields, the very food I give them. But, no one will cut & bale here. I understand -- equipment issues, time, .-- I understand. But thousands for a baler isn't in my budget. Then there's the repairs. No. Buy the hay! 😁 A couple fields that aren't as high -- cut earlier -- will be left for winter browse. Of course, the deer love me!!!

Better get off this computer and on the tractor! :frow
 

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To me the cutting of the grass is a waste of time. If there is that big an area to be cut, then it should be grazed, have moveable chicken "tractors" eating it or something. I can get the small lawn directly around a house.... but to cut a huge lawn is just spending time and fuel for nothing. Hay is going to go into the animals and come out as beef or milk or some sort of meat.... Especially this WEEKLY cut the lawn crap.... I only bush hog once or at worst twice a season and I can see the weeds fall over and the grass exposed to better grazing. Hay is a tangible result, and then to see it regrow for more hay or something. Grass just falls back to the ground unless I bag it and use it for mulch.... I am not into "pretty lawns" .... and it seems like I just get done and it needs it again.
@Bruce . the doors into the bathroom are 20".... that was a remodel job..... many of the older houses here in the south were 28 and 30" doors; wasted for anything except the going in and out, and @Mini Horses is right, they didn't have appliances like are built nowadays... when they had any. Fridges were small, freezers were kept out on the back porch, under roof.... and I have since found out that they used some of the available things, like the doors.... this has been remodeled a couple of times.... finding out more and more as time goes on. The front 2 rooms downstairs and upstairs are original..... the kitchen was an add on many years ago and has been changed twice....
I would put in wider doors if I were to do much remodeling.... for now... use as is except making the one bathroom door wider to get the tub/surround out and a new tub etc in.
 

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Got up at 2:30, met my son and we went to test the 500 cow herd. Got done and back home about 10:30. They have dried off alot of cows and have quite a few starting to come back in fresh. Have over 200 bred heifers due to calve between now and Dec..... WHOEEE... plus the 100 bred dry cows that will be coming back in too.... Testing went well, it isn't too hot, somewhat cloudy and might get some showers as this front pushes out.
Going to eat something, stomach is growling, then take a nap as I am really tired. Didn't get about 4 hours last night and I am feeling it. Will pack samples in awhile. Son said he was tired too, and was going to take a shower and take a nap for an hour or 2 then probably mow the sorghum. It is heading out and is over 10 ft tall.... Possible showers now coming in by Tuesday aft., but the next 3 days look good. I will go up to the house later on.
 

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So sad about your big fridge :hit BUT NO CHARGES ON THAT CARD!!! :clap :celebrate

Since it is just you in the house, you will do just fine with the smaller fridge until you can widen some doorways. The doorways into our family bathroom are 24" and they are a real problem. Luckily we have a master bathroom as well. When DH was in the wheelchair with his knee surgeries, we had to wheel him around the house to our bathroom. It is a real pain and no room to widen the doorways. Oh well, hopefully we will be moving in another year or so.
 

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Yeah, glad that there is no charge on cc .... but it would have been nice. Need to concentrate on getting some of this other stuff done and getting the boxwoods out so I can get a storage building. Couple of the companies are 90 days same as cash.... which would give me the wiggle room to pay for it and not finance... but if I get the balances on the other 2 cc paid off, which are scheduled for the next 2 months anyway.... I can put it on one of them for a month or two.... there will be a few more calves going... I have a couple left to go.
Friend suggested a pocket door so when we tear the existing door & frame out to get the tub/surround out and the new tub in, I am going to see if there is any possibility to put one in there. It is a solid wall, just don't know if it possible. Toilet is against that wall next to the door to bedroom, baseboard heater on other wall next to door into utility room and there is a baseboard heater on that side too, so no way to enlarge that door, even for a pocket door as you would have to step over the heaters:th:ep. nope, but maybe on the bedroom side..... I am thinking walker/wheelchair also for the knee surgeries. Carpet will be a pain for the wheelchair.... we'll see. I like the idea of the pocket door and this door is in the center of the wall so don't think that it will be a problem...:fl:fl
Wouldn't want to tear apart the doorways on the old part of the house because it is all chestnut lumber trim.... Maybe the kitchen door that goes out on the deck could be widened.... Maybe just do like you @Ridgetop and figure that I will be moving again..... Maybe close in the deck area instead, and make sensible easy to get in and out doors....
And they make new fridges that are called counter depth.... so only 24 " deep .... Some are also deeper than that but not so deep as the big one.... I can get a "counter depth" one that would fit and they have bottom freezers and ice makers and french doors and water in the door, and all that....probably never find one on the "damage aisle" but you never know....
Yes, the little one will be fine for now, and as a second one in the future.
Just for shi@s and grins..... Saw a custom fancy fridge that was on the discount row.....$9300.00 marked down to $4500.00. WHAT in the world :ep:ep:epo_Oo_Oo_O:th:th:th:th:th. And yes @Mini Horses there was another that the regular price was like 4195.00. More than my last 2 trucks and car cost COMBINED..... it would take me 6 feeder calves to pay for one.... NOOOOOOOO.
 

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