Bookcase Fix

Above, the fixed bookcase and my supervisor. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

At long last (well, four years and two months), I finally fixed my bookcase in the den/guest room. I've had it for over 30 years. 

When I moved from Tarzana, California to Jamestown, New Mexico four years ago, somehow a critical cross board that goes on the bottom of the bookcase got left behind. When it was set up again, the center part of the bookcase sagged. I found some blocks to put underneath to support it, but it still sagged.

So, over the weekend, I made a new support board (with help by Greg Lucier and his table saw) to fix the problem. I had some white paint to paint the board. 

This morning, I took all the books out of it and put the board under the now-empty bookcase. That wasn't so bad, but taking out all of the books and putting them back in was a chore and wore me out. It took about and hour and a half for the whole process this morning. I was also suffering from nasal congestion from the wind-blown pollen in the air today. I had to get some Dayquil. It helped a lot with my breathing, but left me listless. 

The bookcase fix isn't perfect, but it is much better than it was. (It hasn't been totally right since it fell over during the Northridge Earthquake in 1994.)

I should sleep good tonight.