After a night of not-great sleep, I was seriously snuggled into my covers this morning and dreading the time when I would have to get out of bed. When my alarm starting going off in the early AM, I was facing away from the clock – as though that would be put me further away from having to get up. I tried to turn over to hit the snooze, but I was too wrapped up in the covers and too reluctant to uncover and let in any of that cold air.
So, I instead arched my back and twisted so that i could reach the clock and as I did, I felt a sudden pain in my side.
I had pulled a muscle trying to hit the snooze.
And it hurt badly enough that I just went ahead and got up. And it still hurts.
Because I’m an idiot.
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Dressed and out to the garage, I push the button to open the garage door.
And there’s a loud bang.
The door lurches and then continues on up at a reduced speed. There’s a cable hanging down and the spring and pulley are on the floor of the garage.
Sigh.
I check the car for damage and don’t see any, then get in the car and pull it out into the driveway. With the cable out of the way, I pull the latch/cord and then try to slowly lower the door. Lowing the door is the easy part – slowly is quite a bit more difficult. I knew the door was heavy, but didn’t know just how heavy.
It slammed down with more force and noise than I’d planned, but it was closed and I could be on my way.
I called a local garage door repair company and the guy could come out that afternoon – so I took a little vacation time to get that sorted.
A couple hours later and he’d replaced both springs, the rollers, and the cables for under $200. A little paperwork and a check and he was on his way.
I went to pull my car into the garage – marveling at how quiet it was – and then couldn’t get the door to close. Turns out the sensor had a loose wire and it was easily resolved.
Kind of an odd way to start the week, but at least Monday is done. Time to go lean on a hot water bottle and see if I can my side to stop hurting.
Because, again, I’m an idiot.