Better late, Maximum sand

Yesterday I finally found a place to install my garage door opener. The first couple I tried said they wouldn’t install an opener that they didn’t sell me. I was given an install window of between 2 and 4PM. At about 3:20 I had not heard from anyone so I checked to see what the ETA was. I was told someone should be there within the hour. I said I had a hard out at 5:45, they said that was no problem.

Well of course he didn’t make the 4PM window, he didn’t even make a 5PM window, he showed up about 5:30, 15 minutes before I had to leave. I didn’t read the guy the riot act, I know when you are later in the day you can be victim of any prior delays in the prior calls. I used to deal with it when i fixed PC’s so I generally am understanding. However I did tell the guy I had to leave in 15 minutes. I asked if he was ok finishing the work without me there, he said it was no problem.

Based on surveillance it took him only slightly over a half hour to complete the swap which seems crazy but when you do these all the time I guess it is to be expected. He did tell me that if he took the old opener and rail it costs an extra $70 disposal fee. I told him I would take care of it so I now have the old equipment on the floor of the garage.

When I got home within 15 minutes I had the opener attached to my wifi, camera configured and the Tesla trained to open and close the door. I love being able to manage and monitor access to the house this way, you never have to wonder if the garage door is open or closed or who is there.

The reason I left at 5:45 was to play volleyball. I again had a pretty good session. One game I served something like 10 or 11 points in a row. I also wound up eating the most sand so far. I had sand everywhere. With higher humidity returning the additional sweat adds up to a lot more corn dog effect. It was fun. At this point I feel like one of the regulars.

I forgot to mention that my attempts to reset the microwave were fruitless. So I can look at a minimum of $200 to fix it or get a brand new unit to replace the 7 year old appliance for $400. Guess which option I am taking.