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Thread #172985   Message #4204441
Posted By: Stilly River Sage
25-Jun-24 - 10:51 AM
Thread Name: DECLUTTER *hoards *bad habits *toxic stuff - 2024
Subject: RE: DECLUTTER *hoards *bad habits *toxic stuff - 2024
Small stack (~40 pounds) of tile is gone, and I'm considering what to move off of the floor onto that garage shelf.

This morning I was out at 8am to mow the front and be finished by 9. The trick is to mow when it's still cool but not disturb your neighbors too early. Next time I might start at 7, though, since I know at least one of the neighbors is up at dawn. It was already 87 when I quit. (I put my fitness tracker in a band around my ankle and registered about half of my daily step goal while mowing.)

Before mowing I took my sturdy step ladder to the garage, disconnected the electric garage door motor, lifted it about 24" and propped the wheelbarrow under the bottom edge (so it wouldn't roll back down and pinch fingers!) From there I could pop out the all-but-demolished door roller, slide in the new one, place it onto the edge of the track, then remove the wheelbarrow and slowly lower until the new one popped completely into the track. Reattach motor and it's good to go. Whew!