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April 17, 2006
Garage "surgery"
We were amazed that we actually got Dana's car into the garage in the fall, considering that we had about 3" to spare. And, Dana was barely able to get out of the car. :-)
So, when we decided that it was time to bring the car out of storage (now that all the salt & snow is gone), we knew that it was going to require a bit more effort. The ugly vestibule on the end of the garage was destined for the dump, regardless of what happened. So, we were completely prepared for the possibility that it would have to be removed before Dana's car could be moved.
Luckily, this wasn't the case. Lorien managed to squeak into the car to (1) put it in neutral so that we could push it, and (2) steer it so we wouldn't hit the walls. We managed to get it out of the garage without hitting either the monstrous steel hinges or the gas meter. After getting it started, we decided that, since it had to happen anyway, the guys would "operate" on the vestibule. But, this required more brute strength than finesse. ;-)
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Now we've got a very large pile of debris, and the garage is, at least at present, wide open. Over the next several days, in between writing the three term papers I need to finish, I'll temporarily frame this in and cover it with something (either plastic or a tarp) to keep the birds and other critters out, as we definitely don't want anything nesting in there when it comes time to turn it into an actual part of the house. No repeats of last summer's extremely pissed off starlings in the house, thank you very much.
Posted by plainstext at April 17, 2006 09:37 AM
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