Written Instructions
By peavey
@peavey (16936)
United States
May 2, 2016 5:01pm CST
Let me tell you a story. A few short years ago, my daughter bought a plain screen door. I helped her install it. It was a simple job that took us about a half hour.
Fast forward to a couple of weeks ago. I needed a new screen door for the garage so I could air things out without worrying about flies and squirrels. Not a big deal, right?
Except that no one seemed to have plain jane screen doors. I bought what they had, brought it home and we opened it up and went..."Huh??" After the first paragraph of instructions, my eyes glazed over and my daughter claimed a headache.
It was adjustable. There were odd pieces and weird pieces. The instructions might as well have been all in Chinese (part of them were). We looked at each other and decided to ask my son to look at it. He is a whiz at all things mechanical and otherwise. He solves puzzles without trying, comes up with solutions I would never think of.
I waited expectantly, but even he couldn't figure it out. He found a video online that showed how to do it and went and looked at all the pieces again. Finally, he said he could probably figure out how to hang it but he would do it his way.
Does anyone need a screen door? I will give it to you.
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11 responses
@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
2 May 16
At that point I might have called a handy man to see if he could just make one. Everything is becoming such a joke! What happened to simpler is better? Less is more? Oh good grief. I hate that you've even had to go through that. It's so ridiculous!
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@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
3 May 16
@peavey Exactly! It should be pretty simple. We have a local hardware store in town that will put screens into windows or doors or whatever needs it. So I know that there are people who understand the simplicity of it. I really hope you can get this done. It sure sounded simple enough to me!
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
3 May 16
he he hope your sonfinally got it put up wow reminds me of years back when my hubby got a swing se for our little ones He put it up his way and it was fine except for four pieces left over that we never did figure out what they were four. since it was stable and the kids loved it all was fine.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
3 May 16
OMgosh, that is so funny and so real. happens to us often these days.2 people like this
@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
3 May 16
i've never heard of a put together screen door.that's new to me.
we've still using the aluminum doors my grandma bought about 45 years ago.
i'll never get rid of them.i looked at newer doors for farts and giggles and some look so shoddy nowadays.
@ricki_911 (21625)
• Toronto, Ontario
2 May 16
Iknow what you mean!
We have this at work and they always get me to install things.
But sometimes I just not in the mood or have the patience.1 person likes this
@pinkCardigangirl (587)
• United States
4 May 16
Ha ha! It reminds me of the bunk beds we got several years ago. My boyfriend was trying to figure out the instructions and I could see his frustration. I walked over to take a look and ran far far away. lol. He did a great job of putting it together. It took him hours to figure out, but he eventually got it done. :)
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