That’s the full-frame sort, where you’ve got roughly a 3x7 foot expanse of glass or screen, depending on your mood. They’re a bit of a PITA as you have to store the unused insert - some let you just put the glass over the screen, so you only have to store the big honkin’ glass part during the summer.
Guess I’m lucky - the last time I had to mess with a screen of any sort was when they were held to the frame with these inch-wide aluminum doohinkies that had an aluminum thumbscrew to hold them against the frame after you hooked the doohinky into the slot. Trouble was the threaded aluminum bolt siezed into the aluminum doohinky, requiring the use of pliers to turn the screw, and not infrequently, the thing sheared off, giving rise to much cursing.
Polycarp there is a company or two that manufactures all of those little bitty pieces used on doors and windows that so frequently break, causing multi hypenated expressions of displeasure. :eek: The catalog is quite massive. Unfortunately, they only deal with us contractor types. Job security and all that poop.
The last half dozen “full-view” storm doors I’ve sold and installed were all like the OPs mention. I hope I’m wrong-I’m waiting for a few years of UV activity on those plastic retainer strips, and those buggers are going to shatter-particularly when the homeowner wants to change the screen/storm panel on a 40 degree morning.
True storm door aficionados will recall the Cadillac of Northeast Philly-the full size screen with jalousie window. The only storm door that weighed as much as the entry door.
This is the first house my sweetie and I have owned that has storm doors and storm windows. The windows for the front doors and the back door are in the basement - I should probably get them installed in the next day or so, since they’re threatening us with temps in the 30s come the end of the week. I hope I can get all the storm windows pulled down - I don’t think the people who owned this place ever opened any of the double-hung windows more than a few inches - I can’t get them all the way up without really struggling. Can’t wait till we can afford replacement windows.
We had about 25 or so kids come to the house last night - two delivered via parental golf carts! :eek: Guess their precious babies were unable to walk to beg for their goodies. We have some leftovers, and now I know for next year not to buy 4+ pounds of candies.
In other news, my sweetie is going to Fargo tomorrow for business - I’ll be home alone for 2 days. Me and the cat. Shall I be motivated and finish painting the dining room, or should I be a bum and claim I couldn’t function without him here?
I just remembered something I wanted to share. I was driving up to see my mom on Saturday, and on the freeway I saw a car with the license plate welby2. Hee!
That’s right, FCM, it’s November Day! When we dance around the November pole, and perform the ceremonial Cursing of the Screen Doors.
Is it a coincidence U.S. voting and Mexico’s Day of the Dead are on the same day this year? I think not! I think the conspiracy threorists are behind it!
Bumba, great photo! You must be very proud to have a son with such good…well, such fine…um, such fashion-forward…well, such clean gloves!
My daughters made the most heavenly cake over the weekend. My oldest read all the directions and had my youngest help her. All I got to do was turn the oven on and pull the cake out so they could check to see if it was done. I let them frost it all by themselves, too.
My babies are growing up.
I had a nice long, well-coded post all written out, but the hamsters ate it when I tried to do that fancy superscript 2 in **Ashes, Ashes’ ** name. Grr…
Can someone tell me how you do that? I can’t seem to figure it out.
Anyway, Taters, I’ve seen bags of fireballs in CVS, which is a chain of drug stores. If you don’t have CVS around you, try Walgreens or Longs or something along those lines.
Would you be going as Ed or Faye? Either way, those are some skimpy costumes! Better plan to be someplace warm!
Yes! Dia de los Muertos is almost as good as halloween. You buy mums and decorate the particular grave you’re visiting, plus maybe have a picnic, too. Then there’s the altars with cool skeleton figures and papel picado (which is boring to cut out but nice to look at) and good food and candy skulls and visiting of friends and relatives. Much better than politics, even if there is that civic duty/pride thing going on.
This year, I’m making a skeleton mermaid holding a pineapple to add to my altar. I dunno why she’s holding a pineapple. That’s the way it was in the picture I saw, and I don’t question things like why the skeleton mermaid is holding a pineapple.
But susan, the rootbeer bottlecaps are the only ones worth eeeeatinnnng. No, I wasn’t going to open all the packages and snitch the rootbeer flavored ones and give the rest away. Would I do such a thing? Never!
Wintermute You know, it’s my stupid name and I can’t do the superscript thingey. And now it’s caused a post to be eaten!
I’m supposed to be Faye. It will be chilly and I’ll look ridiculous. This is Faye. Perhaps I’d better start doing preparatory sit-ups and get breast enlargement. Interestingly, Mr. Lissar will be Spike Spiegel. Quasi-Daughter’s going to be Ed. We’re still working on Ein the Data-dog. We’ve got Jet, too.
Honestly, to me the OP read, “Since it’s starting to get cooler blah blah blah blah BLAH blah blah…” I can’t be trusted with tools. I’d zone out and cut off a hand or something. I can make duct tape clothes, though. And cook.
I’m making (sorry, Ex. Food talk) the Nigella Lawson caesar salad with roasted garlic potato chunks instead of croutons, and I’m trying to think of something simple to go with it. We don’t have any meat thawed. Hmm. Any ideas? Driving Husband is going to be here, so I’m feeding three. Hmm. (off to putter in kitchen).
{{{{Misstee}}}}
Did your kiddies get lots of teeth rot last night?
When we lived in the former White Elephant Manor, Halloween Night in the old hood looked like the trick-or-treat scene from ET. All we had at the apartment last night was some asshole revving his motorcycle at 11:30 PM…
Well, my son tried to get lots of teeth rot last night, but I limited him to three pieces of candy. God only knows how much candy he’s eaten today :rolleyes: . I saw a little pile of wrappers in front of him just a few minutes ago and told him he’s done with candy tonight. I fully expect that he’ll try and sneak some more when I’m not in the room.
I’ve only eaten three packets of Smarties today…I’m doing good. I’ve got a pot roast in the oven now however, and my tummy is all rumbly. It’s all rumbly because all I ate was those Smarties (not so smart) and I drank a cup of coffee.
Well, I steam cleaned the carpet here in the den today. I broke down the old computer, took the second desk out, dusted the den, vacuumed the den, spot treated the spots on the floor, dragged out the ProHeat Bissell, scrubbed the spots with the hand attachment, steam cleaned the carpet, then went over the carpet with just water; and finally, just kept running the Bissell over the carpet to get as much moisture out as I could. It was a long, labor intensive job.
Hubby came home, we put the second desk back in, and set up the new computer. So, now he has his super duper computer and I’ve got what used to be the super duper computer and the third computer is sitting out on the floor ready to be moved elsewhere in the house.
Oh, and it’s raining…again. We’ll have rain through about March now. Welcome to a Northwest winter.
Is it true that you tell the difference between a Northwest winter and a Northwest summer by sticking a hand out the window and feeling the temperature of the rain?
Pssst…I’ll let you in on a little secret…our summers are beautiful. We just tell everyone it rains all the time so that we can keep people out of here. It’s getting too crowded as it is now.
To make the little sup thingie as in Ashes [sup]2[/sup], do the following:
Inside of two brackets then sup, then, all by itself, the number 2, then, again, inside of two brackets put /sup. Try it it’s fun. There’s prolly an easier way, but that’s the way I know.
Polycarp, might I ask what part of NC you live in (just a general area, FWIW)? I’m in the Hampton Roads area, and I’m wanting to figger out if we’re country neighbors.
I know we haven’t had much interaction, but I happen to hold you as one of the cooler Dopers, and to join our MMP clique reinforces that opinion.
Did anyone else start wondering about halfway through this thread why they’re called storm doors? They seem like the first thing that would be whipped about and torn off your house during a really good storm.
