Oomph! Don’t Forget to Open the Door
By DianneN
@DianneN (247216)
United States
February 11, 2020 8:03pm CST
I was out on the lanai, when I heard our landline ring. I rushed to answer the phone, and smacked into the sliding glass door face first!
I forgot it was closed.
Let me tell you that it hurt!
My forehead and my cheek are red, and I banged my nose darn hard, but I am fine after icing it.
Due to the salt spray from the water, those glass doors need frequent cleaning. I guess I shouldn’t be fanatical about keeping them so clean.
By the way, it was a wrong number.
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@sallypup (58266)
• Centralia, Washington
12 Feb 20
Total ouch. @RasmaSandra is right: put something on that window so that you see it. People do it for birds. You can do it for you- best Valentine's Day gift ever.
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@marguicha (216234)
• Chile
12 Feb 20
Sorry! And sorry. I hate it when I run to a wrong bell or a wrong number. And yes. I would not exaggerate so much with the glass windows.
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@marguicha (216234)
• Chile
12 Feb 20
@DianneN That is dangerous unless the glasses are very thick. I decided to clean once in a while the sliding glass of my window to the terrace since Luna came to my house. I suppose that now I could try to have the terrace clean again. With 2 years of age, Luna is now starting to behave.
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@DianneN (247216)
• United States
12 Feb 20
@marguicha The glass is hurricane glass and extra thick. I smeared it with my sunscreen and saw where my face hit the glass. I had to clean it once I recovered from the shock!
I’m glad Luna is beginning to behave more. She probably smears up the glass with her nose.
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@averygirl72 (37763)
• Philippines
12 Feb 20
Be careful next time with glass doors
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@averygirl72 (37763)
• Philippines
12 Feb 20
@DianneN Maybe it can happen to me too
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@DianneN (247216)
• United States
12 Feb 20
@averygirl72 It could, but try hard not to let it happen. It does hurt!
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Feb 20
Ouch, that would be painful and more painful upon knowing it's a wrong number. Our glass door is colored to avoid mistakes of assuming it is open. But many house guests still bump their face on the colored glass door.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
12 Feb 20
@DianneN maybe you install a colored glass like ours.
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@DianneN (247216)
• United States
12 Feb 20
@Alexandoy I’ll have to find out if our condo association would approve.
Whatever we put in must be hurricane proof, and I must be able to see Orville the osprey clearly.
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@besweet (9860)
• Ireland
12 Feb 20
@DianneN It happens to everyone sometimes, to think about something else and not pay attention to where we are going. In the house it's easy to get distracted because we know our way around easily and I guess in your mind the door was open and you didn't think about it twice.
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@wolfgirl569 (96258)
• Marion, Ohio
12 Feb 20
I couldnt help but laugh. Glad you are ok. Maybe let them get a little dirty at least.
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@wolfgirl569 (96258)
• Marion, Ohio
12 Feb 20
@DianneN Sorry, but the picture of you in my head 
Well you know.
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@moffittjc (118729)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Feb 20
Ouch Dianne! You need to be more careful! But, I can't say that I have never done that myself. Of course, I was more embarrassed than hurt, because the two times I can remember doing it, were both times when there was large gatherings at my house.
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@moffittjc (118729)
• Gainesville, Florida
12 Feb 20
@DianneN Me be careful? That’s not in my vocabulary!
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@thelme55 (76479)
• Germany
12 Feb 20
Ouch! It really hurts. I know. I had the same experience hitting my face in a glass window but it was the glass window of a jewelry shop when I went shopping with my friend in the city ages ago.
Better put a red sticker on your glass door so you will see if it is close or not. I am glad you are not seriously hurt.
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
12 Feb 20
Sorry you're hurt. It would be safe to put something on a glass door so as not to accidentally bang it.
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@DianneN (247216)
• United States
13 Feb 20
@Nakitakona I will think before I leap!
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@Nakitakona (56302)
• Philippines
13 Feb 20
@DianneN I see. It's a mistake of removing that decal.
So it poses a possible accident, doesn't it?
Any solution to avoid accident may happen?
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@RasmaSandra (74001)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Feb 20
Ouch ouch ouch I am feeling your pain. Hey, be careful you need to put up a big decal of some kind on that door. I hope you feel better and glad you didn't get a broken nose. Consider that decal!
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@LindaOHio (158237)
• United States
12 Feb 20
Ouch! You definitely need to put some stickers on those doors! I'm sorry you were hurt.
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