The Garage

When we got back from Texas last Saturday we arrived at home to find that the 4-cabinet shelving unit installed in our garage by a previous homeowner had fallen off the wall onto our washer and dryer. Other than the shelving unit itself, which turned out to have a flimsy support on the back, the only casualties were a jar of busted paint and a pair of Michael’s athletic shorts. Luckily a paint can lodged in the middle bore most of the weight and the open cabinet door on the right missed dislodging the gas line from our hot water heater. However, after relocating all the contents of the shelves to the center of the garage I managed to break one of the fluorescent tubular bulbs from the bottom of the shelves. We had to evacuate the garage and air it out to get rid of all the toxic mercury fumes and I spent a few hours cleaning up the mess and discarding anything that may have been contaminated (e.g. scrub brushes) because they couldn’t be easily wiped down with disinfectant. Needless to say, we have spent a good deal of time in the garage last weekend and this weekend trying to fix the mess!

The photos don't do the mess justice. There was a ton of
little stuff inside the cabinets. The paint from the busted jar
also leaked inside the dryer door but did wash off.

The cabinet door is resting on the
gas line to the hot water heater!

Tyler has enjoyed poking around the garage
and playing in the driveway while we work.

Daphne loved her cousins' portable swing so
much that we bought her one on craigslist
last weekend. Plus, the vibration mechanism
in our bouncer is pretty much shot.