Well March came in like a lamb yesterday. Daisy the Mutt and I strolled around the park without a concern of wind chill temperatures. I left my jacket open and reveled in the first Pirates Spring training game win against the Detroit Tigers.
Then the second day dawned. The temperature did its level best to climb above freezing but failed. The wind howled all day bringing in a few light snow flurries along for the ride.
The Easter Pageant on the Hillside began rehearsal after a year in hiatus. Last winter combined with an early Easter ran us off the hill and under the covers!
So, with renewed vigor, we will try it again this year. We just read through our parts last Sunday, but hopefully, we will get outside, brave whatever elements are thrown our way, and see what shape our efforts produce.
My garage door springs gave up the ghost last weekend. Springs, brackets, cables abnd connectors were strewn all over the basement. My brother, bless his heart, has been over the last two nights working with me to rebuild the system. I bought two new springs, two new pulleys, tow new cable kits and a couple of brackets. In spite of our best efforts last night, we found that the way we had secured the brackets to the floor joists above was untenable. When we closed the door, the brackets flew from the joists, the cables went limp and the springs fell to the floor.
New bolts, nuts and washers tonight should fix that. But I'm skeptical about the even distribution of tension between the springs. Trial and error will make us smarter, but considerably frustrated in the meantime.
Mom is doing well. She's now interested in trading in her car for a newer model. Some things to take into account. Mom just turned 82 last month. Her car is a 2001 Chevrolet and the Kelly Blue Book value is less than $2,000.00. I think Mom would be better served by leasing a new car rather than making payments on a late model used one. If she can drive for another three or four years, her lease would cover that and she would be driving a new car under full warranty.
But Mom thinks this is 1975 as far as car prices go. The monthly lease would be more than her mortgage payment on the Big House when she and Pop bought it in 1966!
