A big bang in the middle of the night
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (369432)
Rockingham, Australia
January 16, 2026 9:09pm CST
A few nights ago, we went to bed about 10/30pm and about an hour later, I was just managing to get to sleep when there was an almighty crash somewhere in the house. I shot out of bed with my heart pounding.
Some years ago, friends had overhead cupboards come crashing down and I thought that might have been what had happened. I checked the kitchen, laundry, Murphy bed in the spare room (that pulled out of the wall when we were installing it) but nothing seemed amiss. As I came back past the little store-room something didn’t seem quite right.
The Weldmesh panels on the second shelf had fallen forward, sending the wine bottles toppling over each other. Would you believe that, despite the horrific noise, only one bottle broke when the shelf collapsed on top of it. And the crash didn't even wake Vince.
The photo was taken after we cleaned up the area. Today we’re making repairs so it doesn’t happen again.
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13 responses
@LadyDuck (491006)
• Italy
17 Jan
You were lucky that only one boggle broke. I remember when one of our library top shelves broke, the books on that shelf fall on the floor and little by little also the other shelves broke. When I entered the room I thought a thief had been there.
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@GardenGerty (167275)
• United States
17 Jan
It could have been much worse, but my heart is beating now just reading this.
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@JudyEv (369432)
• Rockingham, Australia
12h
The noise was just SOOO loud. It was all the bottles hitting each other but none fell far enough to break.
@celticeagle (184476)
• Boise, Idaho
21h
Only one bottle? You must have a guardian angel. I thought it might have been a transforming. That happened once where we used to live. It made a terrible noise.
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@JudyEv (369432)
• Rockingham, Australia
12h
Later, I worked out the noise was like tipping a whole heap of bottles into a bin half full of bottles. We were so lucky that only one broke.
@wolfgirl569 (128104)
• Marion, Ohio
17 Jan
Glad only one broke. Hubby can sleep through loud noises too
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@Shiva49 (27806)
• Singapore
17 Jan
It is indeed frightening when we are asleep and are startled out of bed with a huge bang.
I have had occasions when such happened and I had to walk around gingerly to find out the cause.
Of course the worry is of some intruder going about his job!
Good that the damage was repaired with minimal loss.
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@LindaOHio (211074)
• United States
17 Jan
I can't believe Vince didn't wake up. I sleep very lightly and would have freaked out. I'm glad only one bottle broke.
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@valherma00 (644)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
2h
unknown noises can disturbs us a lot. i am glad it's all well now. also, Vince has a good sleep
