This past weekend Patrick was working hard to winterize the house - both inside and out.
With the early snow last week, I suggested we bring the glass portion of our patio furniture inside to melt the ice on some old towels and then once it was dry - we could store it in the garage for the winter.
(We didn't want the ice to melt on the new drywall in the garage!)
Sunday morning Patrick very carefully carried the glass through the kitchen and mud room, into the garage. He slowly rested the glass on his foot to reach back and close the door to the house... Not brushing the glass against ANYTHING!
Given the name of this post - I am sure you can guess what happened next!
The table top shattered into what I truly believe was over 3 million pieces! Flying across the garage, into the mudroom and even into the kitchen! Thankfully it was the kind of glass that is made to break safely - Patrick walked away unscathed - though pretty shocked!
(For those of you that watch How I met your Mother ...Barney: "Am I dead?!?" - was the look of surprise on his face!)
We spent a good chunk of the morning sweeping up glass and I am sure will continue to find it for the next few days!
So for those of you that have not yet winterized --- please take note... moving glass from the warmth of your home into a very chilly garage ---- Not a good idea!
And kindly remind us in the spring - we are in the market for a fresh piece of glass for the table!
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