I had ideas of what I wanted to get done yesterday, and that didn’t happen. So today I tried again.
First up, moving forward with getting some new shelves built, to be able to store things off the floor. As with most of my projects, there are at least 3 steps that have to happen before the identified task can happen.
In this case the box with the shelves to be was in the garage. I decided to try to clear a path to the basement door, so I would be less likely to trip over whatever.
The primary concerns for tripping were leftover vinyl siding pieces. These are light but long. The beach chair setup was done to get long pieces off of the wet floor following the flood. The pieces are so long that they only fit against the west wall (right side of the picture). I started to move the siding and then noticed how dirty the floor was. Cue sweeping and then vacuuming. Carl assisted with the final siding move, because they are so long. I’m not really happy with just having them sit on the floor again, but need to not distract myself too much.
Finally able to open the box and start extracting shelf parts. The total weight of the box is just over 100 lbs, so moving pieces was easier.
The actual shelf directions were pretty easy. A second set of hands to hold pieces in place was helpful. While the theory of construction was easy, there was one connector piece that was slightly bent, so it wouldn’t slide into the shelving leg.
Aaaargh.
Luckily, a little leverage with a screwdriver head allowed us to make the piece usable.
In the end, shelving unit 1 was completed. For this location we are using a lower, 2-wide, essentially two shelving units setup. The second set may be the taller 5 shelf setup.
All done before noon.
After lunch we embarked on a long walk. About 10,000 steps.
And then cooking for future meals. A few steaks into a marinade for tomorrow. And then made lentil chili for later this week.
And I’m ready for bed.
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January 13, 2026 at 10:08 pm |
That’s a whole lot accomplished! Lentil chili sounds wonderful. I love chili and lentils!
January 14, 2026 at 9:15 am |
We got this chili recipe from our son and daughter-in-law. It’s vegetarian and if we can wait a day or two, really flavorful with a bit of spice.
January 14, 2026 at 8:58 am |
Can you get some J-hooks for the garage ceiling? Like the ones in the cabin shed for Dan’s sailing stuff, or the ones in the Glenwood garage that held the bikes. Then you could get the vinyl siding pieces off the floor. As I type this I realize that I’m just adding to your list.
January 14, 2026 at 9:00 am |
Never mind, I just looked again and the J-hooks would be in the way of the door mechanism.
January 14, 2026 at 9:22 am |
The garage door is part of all decisions. There is plywood on the top, and mounting from that may be possible. The garage is very narrow, probably made for a model T. If you pull a car straight in, only the driver can exit. We have never parked inside, but Bill, the previous owner did. He would let Neva out at the top of the driveway.