MORE window smashing fun…
Sunday 27th April
Its Chris’ 30th birthday today and also the Greek Orthodox Easter Sunday so we have family over for a BBQ at 12. The entire house , including the backyard, has been scrubbed, swept, windexed, dusted etc. Clutter has been ruthlessly thrown of banished to the 3rd drawer in the kitchen (where all miscellaneous objects wind up).
So Im done with brekky by 9am and am washing up when Alex starts having a tanty about the blocks not fitting into the square holes in his truck. He’s sooking and sitting on the window sill and banging his head backwards on the glass panes.
Alex: Eehhh. Not working… ehhhhh *resumes the reverse head-butting*
Me: ALEX! Youre going to break the-
S M A S H
Just as i say the word ‘glass’ he smacks his head back and the glass cracks into a 6 arm star with 2 pieces slightly pushed outwards, leaving a nice sharp jagged edge.
I fly around the breakfast bar and grab him off the window sill, by the head feeling for glass in his skull and inspecting for blood. Husband immediately wakes to the sound of smashing glass (i should make that his morning alarm ring tone!) and is helping me inspect the possible head trauma. Thankfully theres no damage.
Chris finds some cardboard to tape up the window then rings Windscreens O’Brien. Thankfully the guy shows up in an hour.
He looks about the lounge room and asks: "Have i been here before?" I don’t know whether to laugh or cry! I make a mental note to put the glass repairers number into the house phone speed dial menu. I should have just asked for his private mobile number considering he’s been to the house 3 times in 4 months!
Our party guests were oblivious to the window disaster and my mother came up with a helpful suggestion- board up the windows with plywood. Yeah thanks for that pearl of wisdom, Mum. Im not exactly going for the "we’re not homeowners- just squatters" look! 
So out of the 12 panes of glass we have managed to destroy and replace 5. I should start taking bets on which window is next on the Smash List…
April 29th, 2008 at 1:26 am
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April 29th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
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