- Buy New Microwave – Open Box, Floor Model Woo Hoo, Deal!
- Try to Cram Microwave in Car
- Carry Microwave Upstairs
- Discover Microwave Didn’t Include Mounting Plate – Boo, Not Such a Deal!
- Back to Store – We’ll FedEx You a New One
- Start Marking Wall
- Drive to Home Depot for Stud Finder
- Find 7 Different Places for Stud Edge
- What?! I need an Outlet in My Cabinet?!
- Hire Electrician
- Wait for Mounting Plate
- Wait, Wait, Wait, Wait
- Call Store
- Call Store Again
- Drive to Store – Can’t Get Part, so We’ll Give You New Microwave, Same Price
- Wait for Delivery Drivers Between 2 and 6
- Delivery Drivers Come at 7:30
- Go to Home Depot for 2 New Drill Bits and Longer Bolts
- Drill Baby Drill
- Oh My God, There’s a Stud There Too?! I used the wrong bit, VERY WRONG
- Drive to Home Depot for Longer Screw, Hope that fixes it
- Mount Wall Bracket
- My Drilling Mistake Pulled Me Off Center by 1/16″. At least it’s sort of level
- Hang Top Cabinet Template
- I Need a Different Drill Bit For the Top Cabinet?! FFS!!!! Why Don’t They Use the same sized screws and bolts? I think they’re just F’ing with me now
- And, it looks like the longer bolts I got were TOO Long
- I don’t want to go back to home depot for a 3rd time today. Screw it. I’ll go tomorrow
- To Be Continued…..
Adventures in Installing My New Microwave
Sep 25th, 2009 by Will