Raising the roof (well, sink) on Tuesday

It was hot and muggy (again) on Tuesday. I didn’t go home for lunch, for a change. I ate at the Newburgh Grille with Jake. I had the ham and bean soup and a mini Greek salad.

So, when I got home after work, the cats were all p*ssed off. But, when I gave them their treats, they backed off.

I relaxed for a bit and returned a couple of phone calls. Then I got started on the garbage disposal again. This time I used Jake’s idea of the bottle jack. It was too short so I cut some 2x4’s to set underneath the jack and raise it up.

I started jacking it up, but the rubber gasket wouldn’t seat, so I jacked it up a little more. I still couldn’t get it, so I got up off the floor. That’s when I discovered I’d picked the whole sink up an inch or so!

It was getting late, so I didn’t have time to try my next (and final idea). I think I will take the whole sink out, lay it on two sawhorses upside down and try to put the garbage disposal in and tighten it down. If it works, I’ll put the sink with the disposal back in place.

I warmed up more ribs for dinner and watched the rest of Lawrence of Arabia. I actually saw that when it came out. The nuns marched us all over to the New Baltimore theater for the matinee and we all got to see it free!