Last nights fix-it project

@TheHorse (238268)
Walnut Creek, California
September 30, 2018 2:23pm CST
We all have skills. One of my skills is breaking CD jewel cases. Sometimes I break them when I first open a new CD. Other times I break them later, when I put too much torque on one side while opening them. Last night, before my music gig, I decided to try out my new superglue on a couple of CD cases I'd broken. I figured that if I was gone, I woudn't be tempted to "test" my work, re-breaking the cases. It appears my repairs were successful. Both cases are holding together fin this morning. Are there certain objects you're skilled at breaking? In another post, I'll discuss my sordid history with plastic forks.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
30 Sep 18
You just had to go and bring up plastic forks. We use plastic forks in the camper, the heavy duty kind you can wash and use several times. Unless you're me, that is. I've lost count of the time I've had to hunt down a errant fork tine so that I wouldn't accidentally eat it.
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vanny
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
30 Sep 18
So it is called fork tine...I am learning. :) Thank you for the word.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
30 Sep 18
@TheHorse Yeesh!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
30 Sep 18
Yep. Me too. I worry about what a plastic tine would feel like coming out the other end.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Oct 18
I don't think I break too many things. You've probably put a spell on me now and I'll start breaking objects left, right and centre.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Oct 18
I'm so sorry. Do you still listen to "CDs"? If so, open the cases from the very middle and you'll avoid the torture I've subjected myself to.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Oct 18
@JudyEv If you open them from the edges, as I tend to do, you'll apply too much rotational torque, and the dang thing will snap in the middle. Do you know the word "torque"? My guess is yes. @Vandana7, @Maluse, and others have been discussing that word.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Oct 18
@TheHorse I'll do that.
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vanny
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
30 Sep 18
What is Lata Mangeshkar doing in your house?
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vanny
@vandana7 (102698)
• India
30 Sep 18
@TheHorse I have only your word..
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
30 Sep 18
@vandana7 It's actually an album that pays homage to her. It's some of her famous songs played on traditional Indian instruments. No vocals.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
30 Sep 18
Don't worry. She is safe with me. Oh, I'm listening to that CD right now.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
1 Oct 18
I do not break objects but I tend to twist the straps of my handbags.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
1 Oct 18
@TheHorse I really cannot understand, I have to straight the straps all the time.
The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Oct 18
I wonder which movements lead to the twisting.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
30 Sep 18
Glad you got them fixed. I dont break them very often
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
1 Oct 18
@TheHorse Just slow and easy. New ones are the worst as they seem stiffer.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Oct 18
@wolfgirl569 Yes, plus they have that tape along the sides. That's done me in a few times.
The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Oct 18
What is your secret? I still feel more comfortable dumping an LP out of its "jacket" I guess that makes me "old."
NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (127116)
• United States
30 Sep 18
I remember breaking them all the time. I haven’t used a CD in years.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
30 Sep 18
I've gotten a bit better. But I'd still say that no CD case is safe from me.
The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
30 Sep 18
What's your main source of music these days? I try to stay low tech.
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (127116)
• United States
30 Sep 18
@TheHorse Apple Music and Pandora streamed through Alexa when I’m home and through my phone and car when I’m driving.
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scarlet_woman
@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
2 Oct 18
amazon's real good at breaking jewel cases too.. saws-all blades.it don't saw all.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 Oct 18
Heh. I hadn't thought of that. I was implicitly (in my post picture) taking credit for breaking the David Crosby CD case. But that one actually came to me broken.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
30 Sep 18
That's great that the super glue worked
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Oct 18
Yep. I'm always trying to figure out what works for different "projects."
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Angie
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
30 Sep 18
I can`t think of anything I break.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Oct 18
You are one lucky person. Let me take a sip of my evening coffee...oh nooooooo!
A A
@anya12adwi (10292)
• India
11 Oct 18
I see Lata Mangeshkar..!! Have you listened to her?? I am sure her musics are serene and not that groovy..
Diana B.
@BloggerDi (3121)
• United States
2 Oct 18
I'm glad you repairs are holding. Great news! I have a knack for breaking the pump thingy on bottles of lotion, hair gel, etc. When I first open that type of bottle, I guess I twist it wrong. I'm not even sure how I manage to break them, but I do.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
2 Oct 18
Heh. That's a good example. I also break the tops on my Elmer's wood glue. I guess I forget to wash the top off enough and the thing gets glued to itself.
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