Monday, August 3, 2026
Breakfast: rice noodle rolls (shrimp, beef) with cantaloupe juice. Lunch: two small slices of leftover pizza, hot water. In the afternoon Patrick and I repaired the bottoms and seals of our two front doors. I didn't know how they were installed, so for the first door (upper) we removed the door from the hinges and cleaned. I walked to Cliff's Variety and back with two new vinyl inserts. This vinyl insert inserted, and the fit felt tight when we closed the door. It was hard to get the door back on the hinges because it was so heavy. We used plastic shims to give the door enough height to be pushed onto the hinges and quickly slid the pins in. For the lower door, we left the door on the hinges and attempted to replace only the vinyl insert, but we discovered that the channel had been somehow damaged in a way that prevented the new vinyl insert from being inserted. I unscrewed the channel and removed it with a hammer and a 7-in-1 tool and a putty knife. The track had a big dent in it, and I can't imagine how it had gotten damaged. We attempted to repair the channel with a creme brulee torch and a screwdriver, but that did not work. I walked to Cliff's Variety and found the replacement channel. I attempted to install it but realized it was about 3/8 inch too long. I returned to Cliff's Variety and requested a single cut. They did the cut in only a few minutes at no extra charge since I had just purchased it from them. I completed the installation, trimming both vinyl inserts 3/8 inch. Later, dinner at home with Patrick: Italian fried rice with shrimp, hot water. Afterwards we watched YouTube then Widow's Bay s1:e9 on Apple TV with butter microwave popcorn then YouTube. Patrick went to bed. I processed dirty dishes and cleaned the kitchen. Updates and backups for devices and websites.