I got the screen door thing all resolved. When we did remodeling last summer and pulled out the slider in the kitchen and put in French doors to the patio, I didn't want a screen door swinging into thecooking shelf on my patio that I keep my roaster oven on. So we got one of those tension retractable screen doors installed. Man....is that tension ever strong! It can get away from you if you don't hold it firmly as it retracts, and it's really loud if it snaps by itself into the metal receptable!
Well, one day one of the dogs either walked right into the screen (it's real fine mesh) or pawed at it and the strong magnets that hold it extended let go. The thing retracted so violently (as it does if you don't hold it during retraction) and it scared the begeezus out of Button and Zipper both. Now, they approach the screen door with great caution! I have also since stitched a ribbon X on it at eye level and dog level so nobody accidently walks into the screen anymore.  |