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Broken Office Chair

Tuesday, July 11th, 2000

Dear   [Lynn],

Well, I had a start this morning. I was perched on the big, black office chair, concentrating on an email. Then, a wrenching jerk, a thud, the sounds of jingling pieces of broken metal, and the seat of the chair dropped about 4 to 5 inches very quickly, and went BOOM. At least the thing didn’t tip over. Inspection underneath revealed that the 3/8’’ hardened steel shaft that centers the rocker spring, had snapped like a broken pencil. I’ve only had this chair for 11 months. Can you believe it? And it wasn’t cheap either. Cost $450.

Anyway, I called the manufacturer, and they knew right away what it was and they’re sending me a new piece for free. Cool, ‘eh? Well, they were obligated to do that, as the chair has a 5-year warranty. But that warranty is only on the non moving parts. So I guess they did do me a favor. :-) Apparently, they’ve experienced numerous other, similar complaints.

More later.

Tom

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Fixed Chairs

Monday, March 13th, 2000

Dear   [Lynn],

Hi honey. I missed you. It’s been kind of empty around here without your cheery voice to help me wind down at the end of the day.

Sorry I missed your call tonight. Mom, her friend, and I were watching the Terminator 2 movie. Will talk to you tomorrow.

Did you get all the work done on the mainland?

I fixed a couple chairs over the weekend and did some wiring for my sister Joann. We went to Lowe’s today. Love that place. Very easy to spend lots of money. But I was good. This time. :-)

Catch you tomorrow.

Tom Hesley

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Nephew’s Party Thoughts

Sunday, February 27th, 2000

Dear   [Lynn],

The nephew is 7 years old now. We all had a nice time. The celebration ended last night at 11:00, with most of the kids got into trouble for wrestling, and their parents had enough and took them home to bed. Even the birthday boy, Grant, got into a bit of trouble for rough-housing. But all in all, he should remember the day fondly.

Yep, polarfleece and Teflon tape. Always good to learn something new every day. I’ve been running lots of Yahoo searches and reading about plumbing and electrical work and parts.

Enjoy your rehearsal today.

Supposed to be a nice day here today until later this afternoon, when thunderstorms will visit. But the high should get to around 60 degrees. So, am going to take a walk. About 3 miles.

Good for you.

I slept until 10:00 this morning, then, listened to the radio for another hour. Then, sat in the bathtub for another ½ hour. :-) Good way to spend a Sunday.

Once it starts raining, going to work on another rocking chair. Many of its screws are broken and so, will drill them out where possible, and put in new ones. My sister has several other chairs that also need work. So may get to them this week. There’s never a shortage of things to do around here.

Talk to you later.

Tom

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Dear Lynn: Typical Weekend Activities

Sunday, October 31st, 1999

Dear   [Lynn],

Well, let’s see. Common activities are:
• Visiting my Mom and siblings in Altoona.
• Walking around Center City, Philadelphia.
• Spending afternoons reading in the various parks around here.
• Dining with friends.
• Catching up on email. :-)
• Mall shopping – there are 3 malls I visit often. However, this has become less of a favorite activity because they are so crowded these days.
• Health food shopping. The only store close to here closes at 6:00 during the week. But they’re open until 8:00 and Friday nights, and all day on Saturday. Called ‘Harry’s Natural Foods’, the place is one of those Mom and Pap establishments. Crowds are usually pretty small, and they’re always willing to answer questions and help you find uncommon foods. I love the miso.
• Doing small appliance and furniture repairs in the apartment (squeaky rockers, burned out light bulbs, drippy faucets, Etc.).
• Occasional bowling, roller blading, visiting friends, concert and movie going, miniature golfing, and just hanging out.
• And, whatever else comes up.

Later,
Tom Hesley

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