Thursday, June 4, 2009

Jack of All Trades

I went to a friends' home last night and hung a door for them (they just had a baby and don't have a lot of extra time on their hands for such projects) I was pretty confident that I knew what I was doing, having had a verbal lesson from Art (the Jack of All Trades). It was going pretty well; I had carved out the new hinge places and had the door hung when I realized that the door, being a little thicker than the door jam, didn't close very well. I panicked a little and multiple swear words were issued (by yours truly) but it was decided that the door trim could either be moved out a little or could be left as is and let the closing of the door slowly wear it down. I opt for the wearing down, but that'll be their decision. This is why you go to a hardware store with the exact measurements of your door instead of picking one up willy-nilly on consignment. They had another door for me to hang, but it was going to be way too thick so I vetoed that idea.
They did feed me well and I truly believe that a good meal is payment enough!

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