Bob B. Searchin — Episode 2: The Garage Door That Ruined Saturday

Last week on the 5 Stages of Bob Series: Bob heard a strange noise coming from his garage door. He told himself it was "probably nothing" and said he'd deal with it later.

Later has arrived.

It's the first Saturday of the month. Cars & Coffee! The farmers market! Bob had been planning for this all week.

His wife had mentioned the farmers market more than once. Bob also knew she assumed the garage door issue had been handled. Because that's what Bob let her believe. He had not called a garage door professional.

Bob puts on his Cars & Coffee Tucson shirt, grabs his coffee, and walks into the garage already picturing the drive.

Bob presses the garage door opener. The door starts to rise. Then it stops. Halfway.

Just enough to see the front of his car, but not enough to actually leave.

The garage door makes a noise that sounds like metal, springs, and bad decisions. Bob stares. The garage door stares back. Bob scratches his head and says the sentence that always makes things worse: "I'll deal with it."

That's when Bob's wife walks into the garage. She's ready, bag in hand. Farmers market on her mind.

She looks at the garage door, then Bob's car, then she notices the real problem. Her car is stuck too.

Now Bob isn't just missing Cars & Coffee. Bob has shut down the entire household.

Bob enters garage door R&D mode

Bob pulls out his phone. Watching videos titled things like "Easy Garage Door Fix Anyone Can Do".

Because Bob has a DIY degree. What Bob doesn't mention is that it took him eight years to complete his first DIY project without eventually calling a handyman anyway.

The problem with garage doors

Garage doors don't slowly fail when it's convenient. They wait for the perfect weather, the busiest morning, the moment two cars absolutely need to leave.

Garage doors are heavy, and under tension. And when something goes wrong, guessing usually makes it worse.

What Bob should've done

Bob should've used HomeRouteAZ. We connect homeowners with trusted, locally owned garage door professionals right here in Tucson.

No endless searching. No sketchy listings. No calling ten places hoping someone answers.

HomeRouteAZ routes you to a trusted local garage door pro so you can get on with your day. Bob's full name is Bob B. Searchin. And "searchin" clearly doesn't get the job done.