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  • spanner570
    • May 2009
    • 15475

    #1

    All Hail Toughened Glass! A narrow escape for little old me......

    This morning I was having a brew sat in my favourite chair whilst picking fluff from my navel and listening to a tractor beating the s*** out of the hedges in our lane. Some would call the process 'Trimming', when there was an almighty bang inches from my head. A stone about the size of a golf ball had shot off the flail and somehow come through or over our tall hedge, smashed through the first thickness of our double glazing before getting lodged between the two layers of glass. We had toughened glass installed in case of bird strikes but didn't foresee missiles!
    I dread to think what might have happened if we'd have had ordinary glass.

    Here's the damage.

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    From the outside.
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    From the inside with the stone wedged between the two pieces of toughened glass.
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    The farmer friend and neighbour was quite philosophical about it and just told me to get it fixed and send him the bill.

    I still think I'll go out and buy my first ever Lottery ticket!
    Ron
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  • Jim R
    SMF Supporters
    • Apr 2018
    • 15785
    • Jim
    • Shropshire

    #2
    Hi Ron
    You were very lucky indeed. You could have been outside or, as you say, not had the toughened glass fitted.
    I would have missed your fun threads!!!!
    Jim

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    • scottie3158
      • Apr 2018
      • 14242
      • Paul
      • Holbeach

      #3
      Ron,
      That must have been a brown trouser moment, glad the damage was only to the glass.

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      • Guest

        #4
        Good grief!!! Lucky escape Ron.

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        • Guest

          #5
          My word Ron your a lucky man. It doesn't bare thinking about .
          Glad your ok mate . :thumb2:

          453

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          • rtfoe
            • Apr 2018
            • 9114

            #6
            My goodness Ron, that was a close call. Now did you manage to get your thumb out of your navel after that sudden jolt? :tongue-out3::tears-of-joy:

            Cheers,
            Richard

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            • stillp
              • Nov 2016
              • 8103
              • Pete
              • Rugby

              #7
              Bloody hell, that could've been a lot worse!

              Pete

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              • Tim Marlow
                • Apr 2018
                • 18940
                • Tim
                • Somerset UK

                #8
                Wow, one in a million there.....
                Glad you’re OK...
                Tim

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                • Jon Heptonstall
                  • Apr 2018
                  • 1704

                  #9
                  That's a fair sized chunk of rock. Could 've taken your head off!
                  Jon.

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                  • Guest

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Jon Heptonstall
                    That's a fair sized chunk of rock. Could 've taken your head off!

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                    • Fernando N
                      • Apr 2018
                      • 2448

                      #11
                      You're one lucky man Ron, glad you're still around to tell the tale and did you get that lottery ticket?

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                      • colin m
                        Moderator
                        • Dec 2008
                        • 8784
                        • Colin
                        • Stafford, UK

                        #12
                        I'm glad you're ok, but I am wondering if Mrs Ron believed you. Did she confiscate your catapult ?

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                        • BigGreg
                          SMF Supporters
                          • Apr 2018
                          • 2186

                          #13
                          DAAAAMMNNN... Luckly u are ok....

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                          • Ian M
                            Administrator
                            • Dec 2008
                            • 18272
                            • Ian
                            • Falster, Denmark

                            #14
                            Holy carp batman, that would have put a dent in your tin hat!
                            Glad that nowt happened to you and that the farmer agreed to settle the damage.
                            Group builds

                            Bismarck

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                            • spanner570
                              • May 2009
                              • 15475

                              #15
                              Thanks for the kind and humorous thoughts and comments, boys.
                              We try and stay safe and look right then left, but sometimes unexpected things like this happen and one starts to have the sobering thought that no matter how careful we all try to be circumstances can change in a split second.
                              So the message must be 'Do it NOW' whatever you perceive that to be.

                              Thanks again.
                              Ron

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