It really gets windy up here on the hill around A Bitty Better in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville.
The other day Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle and I were sitting in the living room listening to the gusts that the weather folks told us were topping at more than 50 mph. As we waited for my dear wife Karen to pull her car into the driveway from her shift at SMG, I heard a bang at the side of the house.
Ellie B looked at me, startled. We felt as if we were in Oz. We both trotted toward the sound.
The screen door had slammed open against the side of the house. I ventured out and grabbed it. I took all of my strength to pull it back toward the house. Tugging on the little black handle in the middle proved futile. No, I had to grab the closing mechanism up top and pull with all my might to get the door closed against the gusts.
Not quite flush.
Except it wasn’t quite, really.
Now there’s a gap up on the top right (when looking out) where the door no longer sits square in the frame.
No longer a perfect match.
It being a metal door, I thought perhaps I could bang things back into proper perspective.
Nope.
When the wood inner door is closed, it hits the closing mechanism and pushes the screen door back out.
The best I can figure, the metal rod of the closer is bent. And I can’t straighten it. A trip to Lowe’s is on the schedule.
There’s always something.
How windy has it gotten where you live? What have you had to work on because of the wind? What do you think about the screen door project?
Mark Bialczak 
We were having some 50-60 mph winds yesterday too. It was so crazy. Do you know what ancraophobia is?
It’s a fear of wind.
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Now that I know what it is, I’ll fight not to have it, Jen. Yikes.
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Lol.. I just happened to be watching a show the other night about weather fears and I thought that one was interesting 🙂
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We are battling the snow right now, not wind. That’s too bad about the screen door damage with all that wind, but at least it wasn’t a tree falling on your house!
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Yes, it (almost) always could be worse, Kathryn Grace. 😮
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WOW. That stinks. 😦
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Right, Rachel? But not quite like a Florida hurricane, my friend.
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there’s always something – never a truer word spoken about owning a home! Hope it gets fixed soon.
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“Gets fixed” means I bought the part and will try my hardest this weekend, Rachel. Ha! Thanks, my friend, for your never-ending support from London Town. ❤
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Hoping you can get the job done nice and quick! We may get snow tomorrow!!
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Snow in London. You please be careful, my dear friend Rachel. Not too often over there, I assume.
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“auntie em! auntie em!” glad you are okay and sorry about your door (
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We are fine, Beth, and Toto too!
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Although, it has been a tad nippy at home (we are in the Islands currently) my Dad of course set the heat pumps and lit a fire in the great room fireplace. They are watching the children and home, etc. Everyone is cozy and warm. It is usually short lived in Florida and by Thursday should be normal temps once again. A lot of snow and ice and wind for folks across the Nation. It does get windy on beachside though-we have French doors and sliders so I can’t say anything about screen doors??? I know you can fix it Terp!!! Hoping the wind dies down and the snow begins to melt giving you a break in between. Gatorette
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We are in a short melt period right how, Gatorette, but very very windy. Enjoy your island stay.
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Ahhh…winter !! We had to block all of our unused wall plugs…found a light breeze coming through. ☺
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That, my friend Van, is a big wind. Wow. Through the outlets!
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