western australia

Can you see the golf balls?

@JudyEv (382104)

Rockingham, Australia

June 28, 2021 7:07am CST

We’ve had a lazy day today and haven’t done much at all. However, we did attach golf balls to tape and hung them from the top of the garage. If you’re wondering why, it’s so that we know when the car is sufficiently in the garage that the roller door won’t hit it. When the ball touches the windscreen, we know it’s time to hit the brake. We could have put a piece of timber on the floor but, if we need to use the garage to make something, I was worried that we’d be tripping on the wood. I think the balls are a better idea. If we keep hitting our heads on them, we can always hitch them up out of the way. We also lined a few more shelves in the kitchen. We’ve now done most of them. I’m not sure what’s on the agenda for tomorrow. I need to make a chocolate slice so perhaps that’s a ‘tomorrow’ job.

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@LadyDuck (502491)

• Italy

28 Jun 21

This is a good idea, at least you know when it is the time to hit the brake.

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@LadyDuck (502491)

• Italy

28 Jun 21

@JudyEv You are so right, my husband complains all the time of how modern cars are built.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jun 21

With modern cars, the front slopes off and it's hard to know when you are close to something.

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@Butterfingers (66603)

• India

28 Jun 21

That's a good option and will be useful for you

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jun 21

I think it will work quite well.

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@Butterfingers (66603)

• India

28 Jun 21

@JudyEv yes it should

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@snowy22315 (208950)

• United States

28 Jun 21

That should work out well for you.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jun 21

It should work well. At least, we're hoping so.

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@prinzcy (32299)

• Malaysia

28 Jun 21

That's a good idea. I would usually turn on the light if I drive through narrow pathway. Brighter light mean I'm close to the wall.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jun 21

That is a good way to judge your distance too.

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@xFiacre (14785)

• Ireland

28 Jun 21

@judyev A very hi tech method indeed.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jun 21

I'm not sure how to respond to that! lol

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@sarik1 (7818)

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28 Jun 21

That is good idea.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jun 21

Thanks. We think so too.

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@m_audrey6788 (58468)

• Germany

28 Jun 21

What a great idea.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jun 21

I think it should work well.

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@m_audrey6788 (58468)

• Germany

28 Jun 21

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@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

28 Jun 21

That is brilliant! That would have been great for when I used to live with my parents . . . I was never sure if I was getting too close to the back wall. My dad put that big thick piece of wood on the floor - I often hit it

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@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

29 Jun 21

@JudyEv My dad didn't even bolt it to the floor - I often scooted it over with the car

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jun 21

The wood works well but I thought something bolted to the floor would just be a nuisance at other times.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 Jun 21

@much2say That's another thing we thought would happen too. I hope you never ran into the front of the garage. lol

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@RebeccasFarm (91297)

• United States

28 Jun 21

What a great resourceful idea Judy. No I cant see them though lol

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jun 21

There are two white lines going from the ceiling to the windows of the cars. The white is white tape and at the lower end is a golf ball.

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@RebeccasFarm (91297)

• United States

28 Jun 21

@JudyEv Oh there you go thanks ever

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@Juliaacv (56257)

• Canada

28 Jun 21

I haven't heard of anyone doing it with golf balls, usually we've used tennis balls in the past since they won't dent if they drop off.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jun 21

we didn't have any tennis balls and were too impatient to wait till we went shopping to buy any. Hopefully these won't fall off. They're attached with screws.

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@DaddyEvil (174482)

• United States

29 Jun 21

I don't see anything wrong with that idea. It keeps the floor clear and makes sure you won't dent a vehicle.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jun 21

That's pretty much the idea. You're coming in gently anyway so the golf ball isn't going to hurt the windscreen.

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@DaddyEvil (174482)

• United States

29 Jun 21

@JudyEv It should just bounce off, even if you bump it pretty hard.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jun 21

@DaddyEvil It would need a really good whack before it would break the windscreen.

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@wolfgirl569 (135770)

• Marion, Ohio

28 Jun 21

That will work better. A neighbor had to do something similar as his wife hit the wall one time

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@wolfgirl569 (135770)

• Marion, Ohio

29 Jun 21

@JudyEv We dont even use our garage for the trucks

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 Jun 21

@wolfgirl569 There is just enough 'apron' in front of the garage if we can't fit them in but we'd prefer to keep them out of the weather.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jun 21

If we don't park the big car exactly right, we can only get round the front or the back. It's pretty tight.

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@Fleura (35034)

• United Kingdom

28 Jun 21

When we moved here we found the previous owners had hung a plastic bottle cap on some string for the same purpose. However my partner has now taken over more than half the garage as his 'home gym', so what with that and a table tennis table, there's no room for an actual car!

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jun 21

I can understand that. It's only the last two days that we've been able to get both cars in the garage. Once they're in, there is virtually no room for anything else.

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@LindaOHio (222417)

• United States

28 Jun 21

Balls hanging from the ceiling are good. We put a piece of black tape on the freezer next to the car to gauge where to park..

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jun 21

That's a good idea too. You just need something as a bit of a guide.

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@allknowing (153530)

• India

29 Jun 21

That is high-tech precision idea

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@allknowing (153530)

• India

29 Jun 21

@JudyEv You definitely know that I do not know

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jun 21

@allknowing Actually I didn't 'definitely know' as I've been surprised before about how familiar some terms are in other countries. KISS stands for Keep It Simple Stupid so I'm saying Vin and I go for simple solutions where we can.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jun 21

We always works on the KISS principle. Do you know about that? lol

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@moffittjc (128835)

• Gainesville, Florida

4 Jul 21

I think this was a wonderful idea to use the golf balls. I might have to try that in my own garage!

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@moffittjc (128835)

• Gainesville, Florida

8 Jul 21

@JudyEv Well yes, a tennis ball would probably work better, but if the golf balls work for you, then that is just as well too.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul 21

I think most people use tennis balls but we didn't have any. These are working perfectly at the moment.

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@DeborahDiane (40847)

• Laguna Woods, California

18 Jul 21

@JudyEv - We have done the same thing in the past, but used tennis balls. You are right about tripping over a piece of timber. We had a plastic car stop that we had on the garage floor for a while, but we constantly tripped over it. I think the balls from the ceiling are a much better idea!

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@DeborahDiane (40847)

• Laguna Woods, California

19 Jul 21

@JudyEv - Yeah, the golf balls were a great idea!

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Jul 21

We didn't have any tennis balls - and we don't like 'wait'!!

but there work quite well.

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@workathomefan (8957)

• Prairieville, Louisiana

30 Jun 21

My dad has been a golfer for years.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 Jun 21

Some people really love their golf. Vince likes the odd game but isn't fanatic about it.

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@oahuwriter (26773)

• United States

29 Jun 21

Good idea. I hope winter is mild. Summer right now pleasant with northeast breezes. Need more night rain and rain in dry spots of islands.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jun 21

Compared to many we do have mild winters. Maybe one or two frosts but that's about it.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 Jun 21

@oahuwriter It would be really hard to sleep with those temperatures.

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@oahuwriter (26773)

• United States

30 Jun 21

@JudyEv How lovely & fortunate! It's 80° or 26.6 C now at 8:35PM!

It's warm.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

28 Jun 21

Used to do the same. Now the car has cameras all around, it beeps to let us know when to stop.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jun 21

These beep too but we need to be very close to the front so that the roller door will go down safely.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

29 Jun 21

@JudyEv I do understand.

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