Yesterday's projects:

Had these slide-outs in the apartment and finally decided to put them in the base cabinet next to the sink - kind of a no-brainer since it's the only kitchen cabinet narrow enough for them to go in without wasting a lot of space.

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The rubber safety caps on the bottom one had falllen off and I can't remember when they did that... it's possible that they fell off in removing them or in packing them up and are floating around here somewhere in the bottom of a box or one of the many collections of odds, ends, and "what the hell is this thing"s that I've amassed over the last two months. :haha:

Anyhoo, if I find 'em I'll slap 'em on there, if not I'll figure out something else or just leave it like that.

Later in the day I decided to tackle the sagging kitchen countertop issue, seeing as how I finally got to Lowe's on Friday and picked up these little helpers:

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Hammered them into the space under the counter from inside the cabinet, worked like a charm!

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Once I had the counter raised up enough along the middle, I was able to get my "support beam" in place

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and slide it out to brace the previously unsupported center of the countertop.

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Then it was just a matter of wiggling it into a good spot to be secured to the existing structure, for which I once again raided my small personal hardware collection. :O:

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No more saggy countertop! :woot:

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:rock:

And to the victor, my friends, go the spoils.

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OM NOM NOM.

And now, gentlemen, you know what I did for a Klondike Bar. :O:

Very nice Frau. Keep'em coming. I think it's safe to say we all relate to "Home Sweet Home".:up:

Most impressive! You could hire out on the side.

You could demand a lot more than a Klondike bar. :yep:

Nice Frau!

And I agree with Steve. You could demand at least a crate of Klondike Bars. :)

I'm hungry.:dead:

Well, get to work! :O:

Oh-fically started house hunting on Friday.:yeah:

Most impressed :cool:

Impressive tool work Frau and a fitting reward.

:timeout:We need a separate thread on this search. C'mon Jason you know you want to.

Again, late to the game; been off for a couple of days...

Regarding The Marx Brothers, I have been a lifelong fan of their work. I once even dragged my first ex to a clandestine screening of one of their "unavailable" film being held in the basement hal of a UCLA frat. (A couple of the Marx's films were taken out of circulation due to disputes over releasing rights, now long settled. The only way to see those films was if someone had a bootleg print.) I have had the joy of introducing many people to the joys of the Marx Brothers over the years, much in the same way I have been able to introducew them to the early films of Woody Allen and Mel Brooks...

Here is one of my favorite scenes where Groucho, as President of a mythical country holds a cabinet meeting:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsW-atvN9y0

And the infamous "What's the Password" scene:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySqec8WrEQQ


I'm glad, Frau, you were able to resolve you countertop problem. Does this now establish you as an expert in counter intelligence?...

Perhaps...

But has she ever won a Buckeye Newshawk Award?...

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@ vienna: LOL!

Well I do feel good about getting the countertop taken care of, I may add some more support later on but for now I think it's good. At least with it level I've been able to start sitting things out where I want them to go which frees up room I need in other places.

I did get quite a lot accomplished today, got all the kitchen drawers organized and things put away in them where they need to go. I *think* all my kitchen utensils, etc., are accounted for with a place to call home and if there's something I haven't yet found and unpacked it can't be much.

Got a lot of stuff sorted as to where it will sit on the counters and figured out what I'm gonna do where for the most part. Still need to take care of the sagging half shelf in the peninsula cabinet, I have some pretty heavy duty shelf brackets that would probably do the trick but there's no framing there I can attach one to - the back of the cabinet is too thin to screw anything into. I'll have to find or cut something the right size to wedge up against the cabinet back between the base and the bottom of the shelf and attach the bracket to that. :hmmm:

A place for every thing and every thing in its' place.:up:

I like the way you shimmy too.:03::D

HOW TO FIX A SAGGING HALF SHELF IN A KITCHEN BASE CABINET,
by Frau Kaleun

Step one: go to Lowe's and spend a hundred dollars. Not because you need that much stuff to do the job, but for the simple reason that it has now become impossible to go to Lowe's and NOT spend a hundred dollars.

Step two: go to Jimmy John's and get something for dinner, because they are freaky fast and you don't have time to fool around either making your own dinner or waiting on someone else to make it. YOU HAVE A SHELF TO FIX, DAMMIT!

Step three: go home and eat your dinner while standing over the kitchen counter looking at the bag full of stuff you bought at Lowe's and wondering why so much of it has nothing whatsoever to do with the job you are about to tackle.

Step four: forget about the job you were about to tackle while playing around with the cool new flashlight you just bought at Lowe's. Put batteries in flashlight. Read directions on back of package warning you about intensity of light beam produced by said flashlight, and instructing you not to shine beam directly into your own eyes.

Step five: turn on flashlight. Shine beam directly into your own eyes.

Step six: blink profusely for several seconds until normal vision returns. Store flashlight in back of kitchen junk drawer pending day when sun burns out and entire solar system descends into the perennial blackness of unlit space.

Step seven: realize that after working late, going to Lowe's and spending a hundred dollars, eating dinner, playing with flashlight, and sorting through the rest of the stuff you bought, you are now too tired to mess with the stupid saggy half shelf and it's almost nine o'clock and oh look there's another Top Gear marathon on BBC America.

Step eight: go watch Top Gear. During commercials, wander back into kitchen to refill glass. Open kitchen junk drawer and admire new flashlight. Wonder if it has a 'stun' setting more appropriate for basic home use. Resist temptation to shine it into your own eyes again just to be sure.

Step nine: look at other stuff you bought at Lowe's and think about how when you get home tomorrow you are gonna fix the hell out of that shelf, yessirree no two ways about it. Consider the fact that you have a second long half shelf in another base cabinet that isn't sagging yet, but doesn't have any center support either. Realize that you only have one white shelf bracket.

Step ten: go to Lowe's and spend a hundred dollars.

Wash, rinse repeat?:D

That's like working up a lather and the hot water heater fails, explodes violently through the roof and creates numerous new projects to tackle.:huh:

At least you'll have a flashlight.:sunny:
Did you buy duct tape?


This is where women differ from men...
Shopping.
We know what the quarry is, we hunt it down, kill it and bring it home.
Women head out with a target in mind but, get distracted by that nice blueberry bush and start shopping.
Retailers know this and plant blueberries to distract and entice you into picking them. The gift card/s took one for the team, eh?:03::D