We are off the comcast and I had to buy another DSL modem at Best Buy.. but I am back publishing again.
Since the first of the month, we have been living in our newly remodeled house. We have not been able to use the new square footage much because there are so many storage containers around it that moving in has prevented much of it.
Yesterday pm I spent the evening into night rebuilding for the second time the support for our bed. The king size mattress and box springs was supported by a rather flimsy rail structure that did not interface well with the laminate flooring. It is very slippery and the little pad kept giving away. The first time I ended up on the floor head down as the side rails broke. I repaired the side ledge and bolstered it with a couple of decent screws. Two nights ago it gave way again. This time it didn't go all the way to the floor just somewhat with a gigantic sway in the middle. Last night I decided to take things into my own and designed and built a 2x4 wooden double box support system. It has 2 73 inch 2z4s separated by 4 1/2 inches of 2x4 spreaders.I made two of these and installed them with a horizontal piece between them. It holds the weight of the king sized bed beautifully. I also got to use the 23v battery powered saw and screw drivers that I got last Christmas. The key to the whole thing was to pre drill the holes before driving the 3 inch screws to attach the wood pieces. Total cost for this recovery was 25 dollars.
Today I took a day off to get in touch with the other systems of the house. The contract has been ratified and the retro should be on its way in the end of the April check.. so just in time to pay for taxes.. or almost.
I am still walking every day. I only missed a couple of days to severe rain. I have found a new route that takes me all the way down to Parson's and a gate gets me through to walk the entire East side of Donna avenue. This is only possible of the days that I get up soon enough to walk that extra distance. I sort of feel the difference in the afternoon and evening when its a little harder to stay standing for a long time.
I hope you have all done well in the absence of this blog. I will endeavor to continue this blog as daily as I can.
Love
Pat
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so nice to see you back online, dear Pat!
Sounds like you really took care of that bed! Having a secure place to sleep makes all the difference in the world!
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