wait, that wasn't even on my list

Today we took a trip to down to Portland to pick up some things and while down there we stopped in at the hardware store to buy some useful bits (eyehooks, a 1x4, and 2 carabiners). These bits were for an indoor cloths line. When we first moved into this house I thought about putting one up, but never got around to it. Then when Jim moved in, it was no longer a consideration because he spent a lot of his time in the space where the line would go. But yesterday the drive belt on the cloths dryer gave out. So I suddenly remembered the design.

Did some measuring, dug out some scrap wood and some wood screws, and had at it. In a few hours there was a fully functional cloths line, held in place by gravity and friction, removable for when we have guests, requiring no holes in the walls or other permanent changes to the house. Total cost $27.

I also got to try out the bit brace that derien got me. It was not well suited for drilling the little tiny holes, like using a sledgehammer to put in a tack. But I've never seen a tool better for driving wood screws. Big long wood screws went in smoothly and easily. I'm never going to use a screwdriver or a power drill on those again!

I'm quite pleased to have it done, but bummed that I can't cross it off my list, it wasn't even on my list.