I had wanted to just call the garage door company and have someone come replace it. I've heard that if the spring snaps it can be horribly damaging to whatever, or whoever it hits. However, Matt watched a youtube video about how to work on garage doors, then felt he was sufficiently expert to attempt a do-it-yourself repair. I was dubious, and unsupportive. (All I could imagine was the addition of a hospital bill to the garage door expense and the automotive shop bill.) Since I was an unwilling assistant, he employed a couple kids. They spent several hours on Saturday fixing it. It actually turned out fine. He was very safe about it all. They took out all the panels, bent them back into a mostly straight plane, then reattached them. It was heavy work, but Dallin and Kaylee were good about it and I think they had fun doing something so unusual.
The motion is a bit rough, but now the door can at least go up and down again. We haven't quite decided when to replace the door. Matt commented that we should at least wait until Kaylee is done learning to drive. She did not think that was very funny.
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