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Fleur @Fleura (33734) • United Kingdom 17 Sep

Many years ago I was friendly with an older couple who I used to refer to as ‘my mad old friends’, because they were ‘old friends’ in both senses of the word, and they were definitely eccentric. I must write more about them...

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Many travellers fear seeing the valley from transparent sky walk

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (22294) 14 Sep

There are many skywalk created with transparent glass. When a traveller walks on top of it and may sit also they can see the valley from the top. On a height above 13000 feet many people fear to see downwards. The hills look...

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Took photos...

Stacey @xstitcher (37850) • Petaluma, California 16 Jul

Of this ring (pictured). When I took it to my jeweler friend, she said it was Sterling Silver with red glass set in it as well as marcasite accents. Okay, then, that's what I'll put on the listing. After I get...

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Another shattered dream...

Pitstop @pitstop (15501) • Australia 17 May

I have lost a couple of my favorite coffee cups this year and now it was the turn for one of my favorite glass tumblers to follow them to the bin. No dramas - an accidental bump and it lost its shape. This one was not of much...

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How to choose?

Fleur @Fleura (33734) • United Kingdom 9 May

Last weekend there was a VE day event in the village, and for that we needed plenty of glasses. There were not enough available in the village hall, and the cost of hiring them, although not that much per glass, added up to quite...

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"A screw, and a glass"

Stacey @xstitcher (37850) • Petaluma, California 5 Jun 24

The maintenance guy came, and he fiddled in my kitchen sink for a few minutes. Then he held something I couldn't see from where I was sitting out in his hand and said, "A screw, and a glass." (I'm guessing he meant a piece of...

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Bangles

Always smiling @allknowing (153627) • India 18 Feb 23

Right from childhood I have worn bangles but not any more The bangle seller would roam the streets and we girls would pester mother until she bargained with the guy. It was a tough call not knowing what to choose but budget...

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Date Poem: Monday, July Eleventh, Two Thousand And Twenty-Two

Stacey @xstitcher (37850) • Petaluma, California 14 Jul 22

Mirrors of glass Just show Everything That is on the outside. The mirror of the Word shows All we need To see on the inside; The good, the bad, and the ugly. © Stacey Uffleman 7-14-22

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Just replaced a new glass on my window

Belex Hanns Abel @Belexhanns (3431) • Kampala, Uganda 17 Aug 21

Its just late evening here and I'm about to lay down and rest. Yesterday, the glass in the front window got broken. I was around as I had left for work. But gift, my wife told me some one out side the fence hit it using a stone....

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Shattered

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (167551) • United States 28 Jul 21

Yes, shattered is the condition of one of my 9x13 glass baking dishes. I was going to make Rice Krispy treats in it, but knowck it off the top of my stove. It hit my tile floor. That was it. It must be made of some safety type...

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What do you drink your water out of? Does it make a difference?

Pitstop @pitstop (15501) • Australia 21 Jul 21

You can drink water out of a glass, plastic tumbler, steel tumbler, ceramic cup or even a Tupperware tumbler. Does it alter the taste of the water? I find drinking out of a glass tumbler the best. Maybe a steel tumbler is also...

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Human terrarium

Fleur @Fleura (33734) • United Kingdom 20 May 21

There’s a fashion at the moment for designing buildings with lots of glass, so as to flood the interior with plenty of natural light. This can be a really nice feature for a building in the middle of nowhere, but might not be so...

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I swept the kitchen floor

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (167551) • United States 25 Apr 21

Just had to do a bit of sweeping at my house. Both halves of the kitchen, laundry room and some from the hallway. Do you have any idea how far a small Corelle saucer can shatter if it hits a ceramic tile floor? You do not want to...

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The glass shattered in little pieces.

marguicha @marguicha (229808) • Chile 9 Apr 21

I was trying to open a jar so that I could take out some dill pickles. It was the kind of jar that has a tight glass lid. I first tried to take it out with my hnds and I could not do it. So I used a knife. And the lid jumped and...

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Cannot even drink 3 glasses a day

lady Di @lady1993 (27221) • Philippines 2 Apr 21

I always forget to drink a glass of water per.meal. Thinking back on today, i do not think i even drank 3 glasses. when the suggested is 8. What do you do to remind yourself?

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Broken Glass in Shipment From WalMart

CarolDM @CarolDM (203399) • Nashville, Tennessee 23 Nov 20

Have always enjoyed my coffee in the morning. Percolator coffee was used for awhile. I like my coffee piping hot. I actually found an instant coffee that is wonderful. Nescafe dark roast. Surprised this coffee is instant, as it...

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Chihuly Glass Festival

CarolDM @CarolDM (203399) • Nashville, Tennessee 20 Nov 20

Always wanted to attend the Chihuly Glass Festival. It is back in Nashville and just extended through January. The exhibits are spectacular. A friend has invited me, but we will wait and see how things go. Probably will try to...

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A new recycling initiative for our state

Judy Evans @JudyEv (370754) • Rockingham, Australia 12 Nov 20

We’ve invited friends for dinner so we need to go to town for a few things. We’re also going to take a heap of plastic and glass bottles to a new recycling place. Our state has just started giving a 10c rebate on some articles....

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The Drinking Glass

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 24 Oct 20

The image of the glass has always been used - 'the glass half full or the glass half empty' or 'fill the glass to the brim, walk around the block, what do you see?' The glass is for drinking. That is a given. Eighty per cent of...

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A swimmer balances a glass of milk on her head

Jayanth @jayanth_77 (7179) • India 4 Aug 20

Katie Ledecky an American swimmer and 5 times Olympic gold medalist swam in a swimming pool with a glass of chocolate milk on her head. The video she posted on social media has gone viral and people are marvelling her skill....

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