See Jane use tools

Whenever something needed fixing, my Mom always said to just let Dad do it. The problem is that it takes Dad 5 minutes to accomplish the job but 2 weeks to get to that 5 minute job. I get tired of waiting so I learn to use tools myself. Granted I often have to use a dictionary to read the instructions, but eventually figure things out. Look Dick. See Jane use tools.

Since my cats have made monster holes in my window screens, I got a pet-proof screening complete with tool, spline, and directions. I had to provide the scissors. The instructions said things like use convex side of tool to push screen into groove and use concave side of tool to push the spline into the groove. Did you follow that? This is why my Dad changes the oil and windshield wipers on my car. My brother did explain how to change the oil in my car engine and I answered back that he assumed I knew which part of the engine contains the oil.

I did figure out what to do when I removed the old spline (rubber stuff holding the screen to the window frame set in a groove around the frame). The pushing the rubber spline into the groove was the hard part. I never figured out which side was concave and which is convex, they look the same. After 3 hours, 3 band aids, and 2 blisters (1 broke and the skin peeled off), I decided to go shopping before the store closed. When the blister broke I put on my exercise gloves. My hands hurt carrying those sacks to the car. In another 1 1/2 hours, I finished the job at last and the screw head I had in its magnetic holder, when the frustration of this provided tool hit the brink, fell out yet again and slipped through the floor boards on my balcony to tink below. I'm unsure which below neighbor has it. I put on band aid #4.

My cat had a confused episode when he realized the screen was missing from the window. Want to know the best part of all this? I thought I got the wrong color because my screen looked gray and I had bought black. When I removed the spline, the screen underneath was black. That was one dirty screen. I emailed all my pals asking for assistance to do the other screen window that needs replacing. Post later. Bye!