I went out to National Lumber today — another BIG DEAL “emerging from the pandemic” thing — and got two 2x4s to support our cellar stairs, a clear pine 1×6 6 feet long — the guy actually said he gave me a 7 footer because that’s what he had, and at clear pine prices that was a great deal — to cut up to mount some stamps from Fred Mullett, a carbon monoxide detector to replace one that had reached end-of-life in our cellar, and a bolt to replace the broken locking bolt on our back door. The (formerly) locking bolt was installed by the previous owner of our house with one-way screws, so replacing it had not been an option until about a week ago when I got to work with a file and filed away enough of the one-way screws that I was able to remove them with a needle-nosed pliers. Granted, the replacement bolt is less secure than the locking bolt had been when it locked, but just as secure as the broken, no-longer-locking one, and will be more convenient to use. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I went out to National Lumber today — another BIG DEAL “emerging from the pandemic” thing — and got two 2x4s to support our cellar stairs, a clear pine 1×6 6 feet long — the guy actually said he gave me a 7 footer because that’s what he had, and at clear pine prices that … <\/p>\n