Release the roller,dog with feathers

For years the sliding door that leads out to the pool area has been a sticky pain in the ass.  Pulling it open requires full engagement of your arm and back muscles.  Now of course the cause of this are worn out rollers.  In the past I never was motivated enough to do a proper fix, which would be roller replacement.  Instead I would just shoot the rollers with WD-40 which offered some short term relief but long term just added to the problem as the WD40 gave dirt and sand more opportunity to adhere to the rollers.

Well I have finally decided I want to fix the problem the correct way by replacing the rollers.  I looked online and found there are several different designs of sliding doors and the rollers they utilize.  I popped one of my sliders out last night with the hope of pulling one roller out so we could take it to Lowes to match it up.  Well I was unsuccessful in my initial attempt to extract a roller.  The design of my slider door requires me to pop the lower frame where the roller is housed off to gain access.  Despite having both frame bolts out I could not get the frame to pop loose despite using some considerable impact.  I decided to take a timeout and attempt extraction again tonight after I do some more research.

Cindy spent a good portion of yesterday giving Lola the chicken equivalent to a spa day, trying to address her health issues.  When I got home Cindy went out with me to check on Lola again.  It was amazing just how much Lola allows Cindy to handle her now.  It’s literally like she was a dog or a cat.  Lola actually appears to want to be held and petted at this point.

Seeing this sort of connection with an animal that the majority of the population sees as little more than a food source was touching.  It also reminded me why I no longer partake in the cruel business of mass meat production where animals like this are routinely treated to an existence of nothing but suffering.