Good morning! Haven't been to the Front Porch. Too dark yet. Yesterday, when L got home I asked if he needed help as he was carrying something heavy thru the front doors. He asked if I would please close the doors behind him. He had used the pneumatic brace to prop open the storm door. "Sure!" I said. Well, I reached down and pushed the button on the brace and... nothin'. I pushed the button again... nothin'. I tried the front of the button... nothin'. I tried the back of the button... nothin'. I tried to slide the button forward... nothin'. I tried to slide the button back... nothin'. I got down on my hand and knees and searched for any type of release around the button... nothin'. I tried to see if there were any other movable parts besides the button... nothin'. By now I'm thinking it's something obvious and I'm missing it. So I get my face real close to the brace and... nothin'. At least nothin' obvious. Humphf. I stand up ready to call L and admit defeat, when GOOGLE pops into my head. I abandon the open storm door, shut the front door, beat it down stairs to my wonderful computer and ask GOOGLE just how the h**l do I shut a storm door that is stuck open!? Well, actually, I omitted the expletive. Anyway, that's where I learned the term "pneumatic brace" and that apparently I am not the only dense star in the universe of storm doors. The answer popped up immediately and happily announced that over 18 thousand people had viewed this web page. "To close the door, slightly push the door further open and release. The door will then close on its own." I did and it did! That's the second time in 2 weeks my face burned red. I'm thinking maybe the infusion of blood will help my complexion.
Weather: 28° of freezing fog, 88% humidity and calm winds. So sayeth the We-Gues. Time to rev up OBACE and manuever it out to the Front Porch.
Be right back!
Be right back!
OBACE completely concurs with the We-Gues this morning.
There is definitely a fog hanging over us and it's freezing out there!
I'm off. Works beckons and, gee, I'm ready this morning! LIVE LAUGH and LOVE my Fellow Travelers of this most excellent Universe!
Hmm... this site is not cooperating with me today.
