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Roland99

(53,342 posts)
Fri May 1, 2020, 03:54 PM May 2020

Gettin too old for ladders

Dear gawd. Replaced an overhead light in one of my daughter’s room & fixture was thinner which meant screwing in bracket screws further. But no room between bracket &!ceiling plate. Tried a few diff screws and finally found some to fit & were shorter

One hour later...

Where’s the beer?!

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Roland99

(53,342 posts)
2. Whaddya think?
Fri May 1, 2020, 04:01 PM
May 2020

Beer (Mich Ultra - started back on healthier eating today) or Captain Morgan’s Premium Rum on the rocks (tastes like Vanilla Coke!)

Supposed to run/walk 4 miles tonight with my other daughter.

Maybe I’ll skip tonight. Lol

BamaRefugee

(3,476 posts)
3. Glad you didn't get hurt! An emergncy room doctor I know said that aside from Covid cases, their
Fri May 1, 2020, 04:02 PM
May 2020

number one thing now is people falling off ladders, cuttig a finger with a saw, or other problems associated with home fix-up. Everybody is being their own handyman with their downtime.

Roland99

(53,342 posts)
5. Oh. That reminds me
Fri May 1, 2020, 04:04 PM
May 2020

Need to get the stepladder into the attic

A new antenna came in and I want to swap it out and see if I get NBC and Fox better now. I usually get one or the other barely. Or fully at the cost of lesser signal strength on ABC and CBS. Stupid Orlando towers

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