July 5, 2017. Western Head, Nova Scotia. Living by the Shore.

Yesterday we had to call George, our builder.  Three of our doors would not open.  Living beside the ocean has it's charms, but also it's problems.   The doors would not open because the metal doors from the garage had rusted.  And one hinge was so rusted it was coming apart.  This all caused by the salt in the air coming off the ocean.  The damp air does not appear to be full of salt but it is.  My friend Mary who lives two houses along the shore from us, has a solution.  And it works.  Before she leaves for the season, she takes a big bottle of vaseline and coats all the metal surfaces with the stuff. She covers the outside door knobs, metal light fixtures, hinges and everything she can find that is metal.  When she arrives, she brings a rag so she can open the door.  So far she has not needed to replace anything, not even the hinges.

George came to our rescue.   The long tern solution is to replace three doors but in the meantime, the doors now open properly.  But it is temporary.  George thinks the repairs might last five months or five years.   Time will tell.  Now we can get out of our master bedroom to the deck and leave the garage out of the two doors.  We were down to always using the big garage doors.  George is a wonderful worker and he always help us when we are in need.  Now all is working at our home on Shore Road.  But you know it will not last.  Always something needing attention.  But we are enjoying our situation now.