ray thinks so:
this was an old, full-length real glass mirror that weighed a ton. the previous owners of the house had attached it to the back of a hallway door without glue... only those little screwed-in flanges held it in place. i guess the weight finally became too much to bear because this morning the flanges suddenly gave up. the mirror shattered when it hit the floor (after first scarring the wall behind the door, and taking the faceplate off the thermostat)... i woke to the sound of a crash, then ray shouting "i'm ok!"
it took us probably 15 minutes to get all the little shards and glass dust cleaned up.
happy birthday, ray! i bet you're excited to see what the house gives you tomorrow!
Posted by xta at June 17, 2005 10:28 AM | TrackBackthis is the house telling ray that he's supposed to have a party.
Posted by: lisa at June 17, 2005 12:23 PMholy crap! sorry about the mirror - but I don't think it's bad luck...just too much weight!
happy birthday ray - try not to open any umbrellas indoors, just to be safe :-)
Posted by: pinky at June 17, 2005 02:01 PMI think that you all are ok because *you* didn't break a mirror - it broke itself.
Goodness what a mess!
Once a co-worker/friend was late for work. She explained to me that morning she had dropped a full plastic milk jug while trying to put it back in the fridge. The jug landed on it's bottom, milk ejected from the top and srayed her, the kitchen, and fridge - everything with 2%!
Why do these things always happen in the morning?!
Posted by: John Boy at June 17, 2005 02:50 PMand it wasn't even from me looking at it. i was just opening the door from the other side and DOWN it CRASHED.
the problem was too many of the dozen or so screw-in clips were too worn/stripped/loose. i'd see 1-2 of them now and then hanging down loose instead of being clamped onto the m!rror, and i'd tighten 'em, sorta. but it had been a long time since i remembered to check. i'd often feared this would happen. but hey i was only 39 then, nothing like the mature careful experienced 40-year-old you see writing before you today.
oh and now i have to be christa's m!rror, which means instantaneous frequent CORRECT fashion judgments like, "this shoe or that one?" "this blouse or that one?" aack, i need to watch more of her tv shows to get these questions right!
Posted by: ray ray on the wall ubinger at June 18, 2005 01:22 AM