He’s a lovable, little, klutzball!!
He WAS, until I had him do this thread - no breaks (of wine-related items) since!
He owes me.
Thread drift: Our home-owners’ insurance (SoCal) required that we install a leak detector to bind the policy. At the beginning it was a pain as it “learned” our usage, but it did spot a running toilet a month ago.
About a year ago, I had my pressure relief valve spring a leak(an 1/8 inch stream of water shooting 15 ft across my basement) and my gate valve below malfunctioned. Called a local plumbing company. I had to call 911 to report an emergency to get my city to come out and shut my water off. (I had ziptied a plastic bag around the pipe and valve which directed the water into a tilted bucket which then flowed into the floor drain.) The city responded in 20 minutes at 1030 at night and for no charge (as it was reported as an emergency). It did end up being $1200 for the repair, but oh well. The buried shut off valve where I’m connected to the city water supply was about 10 feet onto my property.
Edit.All my primary shut offs are now marine valves.
I guess I’m glad my plumber recently urged me to replace the ever-so-slightly leaking pressure valve on my hot water tank. He said that, if it went, the well pump would just keep pumping water onto my basement floor if I wasn’t there to close the main shut-off valve. And I have no floor drains!
Is that The Tempest? If so, that hurts, although less than the Absurd
Water is corrosive, hot water is nasty corrosive. Definitely was a good idea to get ahead of it.
-Al
Yep
Partial credit
Nope, doesn’t cut it . . . .
This looks very blue-collar or labor-oriented, and a bit dirty, so for those reasons, I’m out!
For a guy who can’t plant a bush without busting a waterline, I can see why you’d avoid any hands-on work. You’re lucky you “have people for that.”
I wasn’t sure where to post this note, but this seems like an appropriate place: I purchased some GV Home Burgundy glasses from @davidkong and Glasvin this BerserkerDay, and I really like them.
I previously used Grassl Cru for Pinot Noir, and they are great. They are thin and delicate, with a stem so thin it flexes when you swirl wine. And they absolutely terrify me. Every time I handle one I’m afraid it’s going to break. (I know, I know. They’re sturdier than they look.)
These GV Home glasses are sturdier than standard Glasvin glasses, but still handblown (so there are no seams in the glass/stem). They seem to me to be the perfect compromise between the drinking experience and durability. The lip of the glass is cut and thin, while at the same time there is just enough glass so that they seem delicate without seeming fragile.
The only negative I’ve run into is that both glasses I purchased have minor imperfections in the foot. One has a few bubble, while the other has a wrinkle (?) of some sort. Neither blemish is noticeable without close inspection or touching the foot of the glass, so I’m willing to chalk this up to the “character” that comes from being handblown.
Anyway, if you’re reading this thread, I figure there’s probably a reason. If you’re clumsy like me, these GV Home glasses are worth checking out.
I bought a bunch of them for that exact reason. And this BD16 bought some Fontaines. Brittle glasses is the exact opposite of what I need!
Costco has some Stolzle all purpose glasses a few years. I bought a couple dozen thinking they would be a one time run and I wanted to have them for casual dinner parties. Damn if I haven’t broke one yet.