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[NickFitz]

Morning denizens

Sunny start here, though there's also cloud around and it'll get cloudier by lunchtime. It's still warm enough but not too warm, being 16°C with a goal of 20° this afternoon. The barometers are back up a bit, at 1010/1018mB

[xoggoth]

Back from hotel stay after nephew wedding. As usual it was me got the loony dancing going.

[NickFitz]

The flat's hallway has now been cleared of clutter, providing all the access they're going to get for delivering the washer-dryer short of taking a few walls out, which is forbidden by the terms of the lease. I even vacuumed it! Surprising how much dust gathers in a wholly interior space

And Amazon have just delivered some cheap runners which I'll put down to protect my lovely 1960s parquet floor

The tricky bit is going to be the kitchen door, where they'll have to sort of pivot it to get between the units within and the doorframe. There's a corner cupboard whose door I could remove, which would give them an extra couple of inches. But I won't bother with anything like that unless the situation demands it; it'll only take a minute to remove it if it's needed, but then I'd have the tricky business of putting it back on

If the whole kitchen door needs to come off…

[ladymuck]

Morning all

There was sunshine when I got up but that's been replaced by cloud. Currently 18 degrees with a high of 23 expected. The sun may reappear occasionally. Barometer up to 1022 mBar.

Sunrise 05:58; Sunset 20:09 BST

The day started with me realising, while being incensed by an interview on R4, that I had a meeting at 9 am. I was up and logged on in plenty of time, with a coffee. Two meetings now done and I'm having some toast.

The quote for the repairs to my car came in at north of £6k incl VAT. That's more than the car is worth but my brother says the cost doesn't really matter if I have no intention of selling it. The rust on the rear wheel arch is worse than I'd deluded myself into thinking, seeing as I've known it's needed attention for several years now. I'll think on it for a few days. The quote is good for three months, which gives me time to plan how to pay for it should I go ahead.

[NickFitz]

The delivery folk are currently on stop 10, with mine being 26. The estimated time of arrival is now between 15:52 and 19:52

But I've no idea how reliable their time estimation algorithm is, of course

[malvolio]

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If the whole kitchen door needs to come off…

That's easier than you might think. Chock it underneath when it's open enough to reach the hinges. Take out two screws from each hinge, then remove the last three from the bottom hinge upwards. To put it back, put it back in the chocks, screw in one screw in the top hinge to support it in place, then one in the other two hinges, then the rest. It should be back where it started.

For chocks I use three wedges along the width of the door (one to the left, two to the right) to keep it level.