Probably my most memorable ‘Oops’ moment: our glass dining table exploded whilst I was standing only a couple of yards away! I won’t forget that for a long time, but apparently it’s not such a rare event. I lost my favourite blue vase in that unforgettable incident.
On the water, of course, you get to see the end product of a number of ‘oops’ moments. Glad we weren’t involved in any of these:
On the Canal Rhône a Sète.
And both of these on the Canal du Midi.
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Sandra, this is a great gallery of “Oops” moments. The table incident must have been more than a little scary!
janet
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I was interviewed on the radio about that little episode. And they brought an expert onto the programme who said it’s caused by tiny stresses in the glass that suddenly explode, often without any external stimuli. 🙂 Have a good weekend, Janet.
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You, too. Lots of Christmas things to get done this weekend (hopefully.)
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wow, the glass top exploding is scary. never heard of it. good that you were not injured.
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I think they’re made of safety glass, so though you might get bruised by the projectiles, you probably wouldn’t get cut. At least I think how it works – I was just outside of the firing range!
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Great shots! That glass table exploding sounds terrible–glad you wee not hurt! My jaw dropped when I saw that photo!
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I was facing the other way when it exploded – I thought someone had shot at me through the window! 🙂
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That must have been very frightening! Glad you weren’t hurt in the incident! 🙂
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Yes, so was I. Thanks for visiting.
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Wow, Sandra. I challenge anyone to come up with a better ‘Oops’ gallery. 🙂
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It was a good challenge this week. I had to choose from a number of ‘oops’ moments. 🙂
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Yes it is a good challenge, but so far, I’m stumped to come up with anything. 🙂
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Oh my, I’ve never seen a table explode like that. Glad no one got hurt. 🙂
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I’d never heard of such a thing before, but when I looked it up, I found it’s not all that unusual.
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Merci beaucoup, heureuse retraite! 🙂
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Goodness! Just recently I’ve been thinking that glass dining tables are a good idea. Perhaps not. But I’m so glad you were not hurt – I can’t imagine it would be much fun being hit by glass, ‘safety’ or otherwise.
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Hi Veronica, I was just thinking about you. Everything turned out fine in the end, the supplier heard the item on the Jeremy Vine programme on R2. They offered us a replacement dining table free of charge, and discounted a nest of matching tables too! Good job I don’t have a weak heart though, it was like a bomb going off. 😦
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A very scary moment to have glass explode without a clue to you. Was it from the heat edited by your lap top? I have a glass dining room table.
Great selections for the challenge, Sandra.
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That oops moment is a bit scary for me. I have a glass kitchen table. It’s very heavy glass, so I hope to heck it won’t explode. I’m glad you weren’t hurt. Those boats were a bit creepy also.
—- Suzanne
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Lots of oops moments in the water! I’m sorry about your blue vase. 😦
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