Broken Glass
Well, our patio doors are in desperate need of repair....so yesterday I attempted to take one out of the track to see what kind of wheels I would need to buy for the bottom. Damn if it wasn't being stubborn and needed a little force to get it out. Well, I accidentally twisted the frame and CRACK there goes the glass. It didn't shatter, but it broke up real nice within the frame, large shards hanging slightly outward. So I put some gloves on and removed the glass, then used a hammer in the driveway to break it up into smaller pieces I could put into a doubled up trash bag. That was a pretty loud process.
So now we have a nice piece of plastic taped to the opening. Have to lock our back doors at night leading into the porch whereas before we just left them open. Our cats miss hanging out there now at night. Have to find out how much this is going to be to replace, not that we have any extra money :( . Feel free to Paypal me any money if you have any laying around, heh heh. I could use a new digital movie camera as well while we're at it.
Anyway, I think we have broken a LOT of glass since we moved into our house. Between us and our friends, here is a short list: glass patio door, Nambe® glass bowl (chipped from a strong gust of wind that knocked a painting into it and it fell to the floor from our mantle), crystal champagne flute (wedding gift...not cheap), martini glass, Planter's Peanut jar (not that we were saving it, just mentioning because it was glass), drinking glass (busted from ice machine on fridge)...possibly more, I'll update in the Comments as new glass breaks. And please, stop emailing me constantly for updates on this blog....I know the comments sections fill up pretty quickly...and it is a lot of information to sift through, but trust me I read it all.
So now we have a nice piece of plastic taped to the opening. Have to lock our back doors at night leading into the porch whereas before we just left them open. Our cats miss hanging out there now at night. Have to find out how much this is going to be to replace, not that we have any extra money :( . Feel free to Paypal me any money if you have any laying around, heh heh. I could use a new digital movie camera as well while we're at it.
Anyway, I think we have broken a LOT of glass since we moved into our house. Between us and our friends, here is a short list: glass patio door, Nambe® glass bowl (chipped from a strong gust of wind that knocked a painting into it and it fell to the floor from our mantle), crystal champagne flute (wedding gift...not cheap), martini glass, Planter's Peanut jar (not that we were saving it, just mentioning because it was glass), drinking glass (busted from ice machine on fridge)...possibly more, I'll update in the Comments as new glass breaks. And please, stop emailing me constantly for updates on this blog....I know the comments sections fill up pretty quickly...and it is a lot of information to sift through, but trust me I read it all.
posted by Chris at 2:40 PM
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Ok, last night I busted another glass object. You see, we usually buy Kamchatka vodka (or however you spell it) in the large size, then fill a nicer glass bottle to pour it from. I had this bottle of Fris vodka (wasn't very good) and it had some of the cheaper vodka in it. Pulled it out of the cupboard and "slip" busted on the floor. The list goes continues....
It's been quite a while since I updated this blog, but just a few nights ago I knocked over a martini glass next to the sink and it shattered into some nice chunks into a soaking pot in the sink. It was a nice martini glass as well, little glass green olives glued around the base. I think we have 2 or 3 left, not sure if another of the set of 4 broke in the past but I can sure picture it in my head.
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