BBQ and a Band

We had been invited to a BBQ that Treese's friend was having at her house, so we went to that yesterday afternoon. There were a lot of people from Treese's work there, which undeniably meant a lot of talking about work. I followed along with the conversations as best I could and contributed a little, but mainly I just listened. And ate, of course! I had a couple cheese burgers and some of the pasta salad that I had made and brought. Treese skipped the burgers and waited for the chicken.

Later in the evening several of us went to a bar called The Firehouse to watch a live band play classic rock and metal. The band was quite good, but they were really late getting started so we didn't stay for the whole set. They were also loud, which normally I would like but it was such a small, enclosed area that after we left both of us had a hard time hearing anything.

Busted Toilet Seat Hinges

The hinges for the toilet seat in the master bathroom broke yesterday. I kinda knew it was coming since the same thing had happened on the other toilet seat last year. They were plastic hinges, and as far as I know they've been there since the house was built. I went to Ace Hardware to pick up a metal hinge replacement kit, the same one I got last time when I fixed the other toilet, but I discovered that they no longer carry it. Instead all they had was a cheap bright-white plastic one. Our toilet is more beige than white and I didn't think it would have looked right, so I passed on it until I could look around a bit more. Apparently that was a good decision because when I got back home I found that I couldn't remove one of the hinges from the toilet seat due to the screws being old and rusted. All the screwdriver did is make a hole in the screw, so it seems like I'll just have to buy a whole new toilet lid and seat.

Slidin' Shingles

Yesterday our next door neighbor stopped over to let me know a couple of our concrete shingles had come loose and slide down, exposing the inside of the attic, so after I finished lunch I went up on the roof and slid them back into place. It was raining part of the time and it didn't go quick as I had to chip away a lot of the old hardened adhesive stuff so that I could slide them up as far as they needed to go. I checked the rest of the roof and found two more tiles that had slid out of place so I had to do those as well. I used some caulking as a temporary adhesive and sealant until I get a chance to purchase the real stuff.

Pull Cord Busted

The pull cord for my recliner broke this morning, and fixing it was no easy task. Thankfully I had a spare cord which I had previously bought just for the handle, but getting it installed was a huge pain. I had to pretty much disconnect the entire arm of the couch in order to get access to where the pull cord is connected so that I could remove and replace, and there was very little room to work in so using tools to get the bolts and screws removed was very challenging. It took half the day but I eventually got it done. I sure hope the replacement pull cord lasts a while because I don't want to go through that again anytime soon.