Day 2495 The mind of a child.

13th June 2024

We had to deliver the long white dresser this morning. It all happened quickly, this is usually the sign that something would go wrong, but they were seduce by the free delivery.

This is when we realised how heavy it was, it was solid, not in a quality material way, because the only real in it was the top, and that was a veneer.

On the way back we picked up some plants that were set by the roadside, Kelli had seen them on the way out to do the delivery, but having a full truck we couldn’t stop.

There were quite a few blackberry lilies, which, if they survive might spread like crazy, but we’ll deal with that, if they overrun, we’ll set them out by the side of the road.

I wanted to work on the cover for the raised bed.

I had some chicken wire, so I found my electric stapler and the staples.

Dealing with the wire is line handling a snake, it has a mind of its own. Eventually I positioned it where I wanted and fired in a staple. Then I stretched it and tried to fire in another staple, but nothing happened.

Was there a jammed staple? I couldn’t see anything, but it wasn’t working.

I thought that taking it apart might be the best solution, so I started to undo the eight screws holding the mouldings together.

I carefully prized the two pieces apart, suddenly all the parts fell out, oh no! Doomed.

Now I was face with the guts of my stapler in my lap, and no idea how it went together. Panic took over, I couldn’t understand how the part was designed like that. I would have expected the components to be assembled so that the top part lifted off exposing all the parts.

With a bit of thought, and trial and error I rebuilt it, refitting the eight screws, I gave it a test. One staple fired, then nothing. Removing the eight screws and lifting off the cover I discovered that the solenoid had interfered with the wires that connect to a micro switch. I noticed one of the wires had been detached from the switch.

I found my soldering iron and reattached the cable.

This time I rerouted the wires to avoid the solenoid, refitted the eight screws, and gave it another test, this time it worked, hurray!

It had only taken me an hour, only fifty eight minutes more than the six year old had taken to assemble it in the first place.