Back to door hinges and door frames - Dad also sold automatic door closers. I believe the original ideas for door closers had to do with enhancing energy efficiency (keep the air conditioning from escaping) and to meet changing fire safety regulations that required certain doors in public building to remain closed to prevent the spread of fire should one occur.  Somewhere in the 1980s, Dad got the door closer bug, and started installing them on many of the doors in the house.

No one else in the house was particularly happy about this. The closers made it more difficult to carry groceries into the house - and you couldn't easily leave the door open to let in fresh air. I don't know how those who are frail can get into some banks and department stores, the doors are so hard to push or pull. I'm looking at the door to my motel room as I type - getting luggage in and out can be a bear.

Whine, whine, whine. Happy Sunday - that's all for now -