BOOM!

Last night, around 9pm we heard this HUGE BOOM! Scared us to death! I was watching tv and Pete was in the bedroom on the computer and he can running out and was like "What was that?!" We both went around the house looking to see what it could've been. It sounded a lot like when trucks dump off a big dumpster. That loud metal-y sound. We couldn't find anything in the house or basement, so Pete went outside. He said it was quiet as could be out there. Finally he decided to check the garage and that's when he found what happened.



You'll notice attached to the garage door railing is a large spring.

You'll notice on this side that the spring is now gone. It shot off and hit the metal railing and rolled under the car. Like my Aunt said, we should be thankful that didn't happen when we were in the garage! We could've been seriously hurt! Plus, very thankful it didn't hit the cars.

You can see how it bent the railing though. Pete said the builders did an awful job of installing the garage door. When we moved in, it didn't have an automatic garage door opener, so Pete installed that, but the construction of the railing and stuff is bad, so maybe it's a good thing it has to be replaced.

You can also see how the cable broke. So, that whole side is a mess. We're going to be parking outside now until we can get it fixed. Pete worked for a long time to get the cars moved out, because the door would NOT go up. He was pushing with all his might and it would only go up a couple feet. Really not sure how he actually even got it up. But, he did. Got the cars out and told me not to use the garage door anymore until we get someone in to repair it. At least the weather is nicer now and we don't have to park outside with snow. Yes. I'm spoiled. After spending nearly 10 yrs in Goshen without a garage and having to dig myself out on a number of occasions each winter, I quite like not having that problem any more. :-)