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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.
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.