Went by an ex-girlfriends place the other day... she'd talked me into
keeping an eye on her place while out of town.

While there, I noticed her front door hinges were COMPLETELY dry, to the
point of it being hard to move the door. The frame flexed, and you could
hear it up the block. Huge heavy door, sporting 3 big beefy hinges.

Being the nice guy I am, I offered lube it.

I did it the day she came back, and did it right too... took the door
down, cleaned out a couple of tablespoons of dry rust spooge, and put it
all back together with a thin coat of white lithium grease.

What a difference! Once done the door would 'float' all the way from one
end of it's travel to the other with only the slightest nudge. She was
tickled pink at the time.

Now I'm catching hell about how anyone could 'just sneak in
unannounced', and how she can't sleep anymore because of it... wants it
put back like it was, and won't even discuss getting bells or some other
noise maker.

Making matters worse, I went through this same scenario several years
ago with someone else, and had even told her the story before I lubed
the door. She'd thought it funny at the time.

Wish ol' Sam Kinnison were still around. Sure miss him sometimes.

You just can't win. Hope she doesn't up and sue my ass. She's the type
that'd take a crack at it... and has successfully done it (to others)
for less than this in the past.

Erik