Brad knew he didn’t have the proper tools to do the job right, but he rarely did. The door and opener cost under $50. He’d reuse the old hinges.
He did have to buy a chisel. They told him he couldn’t return it when he was done. He could live with that.
After sort of measuring everything, he realized it wasn’t as easy as he thought to carve out where the hinges should go.
Eventually in spite of everything he hung the door.
Happy wife happy life: she was happy. For the most part the new door even closed.
Linked to Carrot Ranch where the theme for the 99-word stories is chisel and to K’lee and Dale’s Cosmic Photo Challenge where the theme is technology.
Poetry, Short Prose and Walking 
Good ending line! 🙂
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Thank you, Sascha!
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🙂
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Good use of this prompt word, Frank. I have not idea what to write about a chisel.
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I didn’t either until I thought of an old project I did. Thank you, Robbie!
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I remember well the first door I hung. I didn’t mark the top before measuring and cutting!!!! (Unless you’ve tried it, this comment will be confusing!)
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Doing anything the first time is confusing. I usually mess it up. Thank you, Peter!
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Well done, Frank.
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Thank you, Dan!
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I’ve lived in many apartments with doors like that…(K)
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Some of them can even be repaired. Thank you, Kerfe!
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Only if the super feels like it!
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For the most part – I can believe that!
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A real door would do it all the time. Thank you, Norah!
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Exactly! 🙂
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Very nice Frank, you always pick such an interesting angle
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Thank you, Dale!
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Sounds a bit like my hubby 🙂
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We do our best. Thank you, Susan!
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nice one Frank!
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Thank you!
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welcome
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Excellent!
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Thank you, K’lee!
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Smiles first thing that comes
to Hand is if i had a Hammer..:)
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After the hammer comes the chisel. Thank you, Fred!
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And then
The Paint..:)
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I almost forgot about the paint. 🙂
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Every
Now Paint
New..:)
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Tools help us innovate solutions even if we aren’t always a master with them.
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Thank you, Charli. Being a master of them is not easy.
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