Clyde - Glass in the Tongue!

I can't keep track of where everyone lives in this ng. If you're in the
States I have a tip for you to find cheaper bottled ornamental
veggies/fruits.



"Bev" wrote in message
...
: Some months ago I acquired a little treasure. I have always admired
: those elegant bottles with ornamental fruit or vegetables inside, i.e.
: beautifully coloured yellows,reds and greens, usually a hideous price.
: This one was a beauty, tall, thin and a nice wavy shape, it contained
: long thin bright red peppers. I put it in the patio on a glass table in
: a place of honour.
:
: I heard the smash, I am used to the sound since THEY moved in.
: Clyde had done an excellent job on the bottle. Fortunately he hadn't
: broken the glass table top. He had smashed the bottle completely and
: was licking a vinegary-type liquid from amongst the broken glass. I
: should have left him to get glass in his tongue, he deserved it. I gave
: the beautiful red peppers a decent burial but am wondering if I will
: ever get rid of the vinegar smell from the patio!
:
: Bev
:
:
: --
: I believe in an open mind, but not so open
: that your brains fall out.

Some months ago I acquired a little treasure. I have always admired
those elegant bottles with ornamental fruit or vegetables inside, i.e.
beautifully coloured yellows,reds and greens, usually a hideous price.
This one was a beauty, tall, thin and a nice wavy shape, it contained
long thin bright red peppers. I put it in the patio on a glass table in
a place of honour.

I heard the smash, I am used to the sound since THEY moved in.
Clyde had done an excellent job on the bottle. Fortunately he hadn't
broken the glass table top. He had smashed the bottle completely and
was licking a vinegary-type liquid from amongst the broken glass. I
should have left him to get glass in his tongue, he deserved it. I gave
the beautiful red peppers a decent burial but am wondering if I will
ever get rid of the vinegar smell from the patio!

Bev


--
I believe in an open mind, but not so open
that your brains fall out.

On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 23:22:55 -0500, "Hopitus2"
wrote:

I can't keep track of where everyone lives in this ng. If you're in the
States I have a tip for you to find cheaper bottled ornamental
veggies/fruits.



"Bev" wrote in message
...
: Some months ago I acquired a little treasure. I have always admired
: those elegant bottles with ornamental fruit or vegetables inside, i.e.
: beautifully coloured yellows,reds and greens, usually a hideous price.
: This one was a beauty, tall, thin and a nice wavy shape, it contained
: long thin bright red peppers. I put it in the patio on a glass table in
: a place of honour.
:
: I heard the smash, I am used to the sound since THEY moved in.
: Clyde had done an excellent job on the bottle. Fortunately he hadn't
: broken the glass table top. He had smashed the bottle completely and
: was licking a vinegary-type liquid from amongst the broken glass. I
: should have left him to get glass in his tongue, he deserved it. I gave
: the beautiful red peppers a decent burial but am wondering if I will
: ever get rid of the vinegar smell from the patio!
:
: Bev
:
:
: --
: I believe in an open mind, but not so open
: that your brains fall out.

Water will dilute the vinegar and the odor should leave in time.

"m. L. Briggs" wrote:

On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 23:22:55 -0500, "Hopitus2"
wrote:

I can't keep track of where everyone lives in this ng. If you're in the
States I have a tip for you to find cheaper bottled ornamental
veggies/fruits.



"Bev" wrote in message
...
: Some months ago I acquired a little treasure. I have always admired
: those elegant bottles with ornamental fruit or vegetables inside, i.e.
: beautifully coloured yellows,reds and greens, usually a hideous price.
: This one was a beauty, tall, thin and a nice wavy shape, it contained
: long thin bright red peppers. I put it in the patio on a glass table in
: a place of honour.
:
: I heard the smash, I am used to the sound since THEY moved in.
: Clyde had done an excellent job on the bottle. Fortunately he hadn't
: broken the glass table top. He had smashed the bottle completely and
: was licking a vinegary-type liquid from amongst the broken glass. I
: should have left him to get glass in his tongue, he deserved it. I gave
: the beautiful red peppers a decent burial but am wondering if I will
: ever get rid of the vinegar smell from the patio!
:
: Bev
:
:
: --
: I believe in an open mind, but not so open
: that your brains fall out.

Water will dilute the vinegar and the odor should leave in time.

Yes, I diluted it with heaps of water so hopefully it will smell better
soon. I live in New Zealand and there are quite a few of these sort of
bottles around in gift shops. I seem to have lost my taste for them
after this though, lol.

Bev
--
I believe in an open mind, but not so open
that your brains fall out.

Yes, I diluted it with heaps of water so hopefully it will smell better
soon. I live in New Zealand and there are quite a few of these sort of
bottles around in gift shops. I seem to have lost my taste for them
after this though, lol.

I'm not sure what stores you have in NZ Bev but Target here in Australia
stocks those kind of jars - at least they did a year or so ago. I think
somehow B&C know which are the more expensive targets for mischief though!

Kathryn

Uh oh.....you live in KiwiLand. I was going to say that in USA (at least
around my area) those things are a fraction of the "gift shop" cost at a
chain store specializing in outlet retail from overstock of more expensive
stores. The name of the chain is Big Lots (name is a parody on its purpose).


"Kathryn" wrote in message
u...
:
: Yes, I diluted it with heaps of water so hopefully it will smell better
: soon. I live in New Zealand and there are quite a few of these sort of
: bottles around in gift shops. I seem to have lost my taste for them
: after this though, lol.
:
: I'm not sure what stores you have in NZ Bev but Target here in Australia
: stocks those kind of jars - at least they did a year or so ago. I think
: somehow B&C know which are the more expensive targets for mischief though!
:
: Kathryn
:
:
:
:
:

Hopitus2 wrote:

Uh oh.....you live in KiwiLand. I was going to say that in USA (at least
around my area) those things are a fraction of the "gift shop" cost at a
chain store specializing in outlet retail from overstock of more expensive
stores. The name of the chain is Big Lots (name is a parody on its purpose).

"Kathryn" wrote in message
u...
:
: Yes, I diluted it with heaps of water so hopefully it will smell better
: soon. I live in New Zealand and there are quite a few of these sort of
: bottles around in gift shops. I seem to have lost my taste for them
: after this though, lol.
:
: I'm not sure what stores you have in NZ Bev but Target here in Australia
: stocks those kind of jars - at least they did a year or so ago. I think
: somehow B&C know which are the more expensive targets for mischief though!
:
: Kathryn
:
:
:
:
:

Yes, we have a chain of cheapo stores here in Kiwiland called the
Warehouse and I seem to remember seeing some of those bottles there at a
fraction of the gift shop price. I keep most of my ornaments stored
away in the spare room now (surprise surprise) so I won't be getting any
more bottles until they become mature sensible cats - fat chance.

Bev
--
I believe in an open mind, but not so open
that your brains fall out.

:
:

Yes, we have a chain of cheapo stores here in Kiwiland called the
Warehouse and I seem to remember seeing some of those bottles there at a
fraction of the gift shop price. I keep most of my ornaments stored
away in the spare room now (surprise surprise) so I won't be getting any
more bottles until they become mature sensible cats - fat chance.

Bev

Oh ye of little faith!!!

Lois

"Bev" wrote in message
...
Some months ago I acquired a little treasure. I have always admired
those elegant bottles with ornamental fruit or vegetables inside, i.e.
beautifully coloured yellows,reds and greens, usually a hideous price.
This one was a beauty, tall, thin and a nice wavy shape, it contained
long thin bright red peppers. I put it in the patio on a glass table in
a place of honour.

I heard the smash, I am used to the sound since THEY moved in.
Clyde had done an excellent job on the bottle. Fortunately he hadn't
broken the glass table top. He had smashed the bottle completely and
was licking a vinegary-type liquid from amongst the broken glass. I
should have left him to get glass in his tongue, he deserved it. I gave
the beautiful red peppers a decent burial but am wondering if I will
ever get rid of the vinegar smell from the patio!

Bev


--
I believe in an open mind, but not so open
that your brains fall out.

Oooh, Bev! I can sympathize! I had long wanted a Galileo thermometer, those
pretty glass tubes with floats inside that tell the temperature based on
their position in the tube. I finally got one and put it on an upper shelf
in an open shelving unit that also housed the TV. A few days later, just as
I got to work, I got a call from DH saying "You'd better come home, Pippin's
knocked over your thermometer. There's glass everywhere and the fluid inside
smells flammable." DH was late for a meeting, so I rushed home to clean up
the mess. There was indeed glass everywhere, and the fluid smelled like lamp
oil. It was all over the back of the TV and the carpet. I cleaned up what I
could, the rest evaporated pretty quickly and ultimately there was no harm
to cats, electronics or carpet. But I still long to have a Galileo
thermometer. (I may eventually pick up a wall-mounted one...)

-Caroline S.

I really enjoy reading about Bonnie and Clyde. And every time I do,
and see how well they live up (down?) to their names, I say a little
prayer of thanks that they're not my cats.

If they were mine, they wouldn't be mine any longer because I'm afraid
that by now I'd have throttled one or both in reaction to all the
mayhem they do. I really don't know how Bev and her DH put up with all
the damage and destruction to their house and goods and property.

Is their behavior typical of their breed? (Burmese, isn't it?) Or is
it just their personalities? Are they likely to calm down a bit as
they get older?



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