We’ve all experienced the feel of being locked out of our house. But how about the feeling of being locked in? Ok, maybe not locked in but definitely unable to go anywhere. I went outside to snag a shirt, for Sherron, that needed to get shipped out tomorrow and noticed that the garage door was not closed all the way. So I went ahead and hit that green glowing button that signals full closure of that ol’ garage door. Shortly after came a nasty creaking sound, a large shift in the framing of our garage door and then a little snap. Ok, a BIG snap. The door came to a screeching halt and after much slamming, pushing and grunting, the thing would NOT budge. Then came that nasty feeling. Yes, that feeling of being locked in. Not to mention I was also getting ready for a trip to Chicago in the morning for a friends art opening and both our cars and myself are stuck in the garage. Now comes the feeling of no transportaion. AHCKK. Man was I hacked. So next thing was to try to fix it myself. Bad idea. I almost cut off a finger, and nearly killed myself thanks to a piece of sheet metal whizzing by my head at about 50 miles an hour. It’s amazing what a spring loaded metal wire can do with a piece of sheet metal when it snaps. But after an hour of doing a horrible job of fixing the door (probably better referred to as destroying the door) I finally got the thing open and Sherron pulled both cars out. Whew, it’s finally over. Here’s to life happening and putting a little money into the wallet of a “garage door mechanic”. But most importantly, here’s to still being alive.
