On Sunday, September 1, 2019 at 1:01:45 AM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On 8/31/2019 7:34 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> >>
> >> "ZZyXX" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>> On 8/30/19 7:42 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> >>>> I got this set of mixing bowls when I got my first apartment.
> >>>>
> >>>> https://www.amazon.com/Vintage-Pyrex...teway&sr=8-135
> >>>> The listing says they were made in the 80's. That could be. I thought I
> >>>> got mine in the late 70's, but at any rate, they are about 40 years
> >>>> old. The blue one had an accident within the first two weeks. I took
> >>>> bread dough from it, put the dough in the pan, washed the bowl, went in
> >>>> the other room, heard a crash and found the bowl on the floor, cracked
> >>>> in a few pieces. It was replaced with a clear blue bowl. Still have
> >>>> that.
> >>>>
> >>>> Fast forward to yesterday. My gardener asked for gluten free blueberry
> >>>> pastry and some chocolate fudge. I have to do more research on the
> >>>> pastry so he's getting gluten free oatmeal blueberry bars. I used the
> >>>> red bowl to make those. Put them in the oven, washed the bowl, then
> >>>> used it to make microwave chocolate fudge.
> >>>>
> >>>> Washed the bowl again and set it in the dish drainer. Apparently I
> >>>> placed it too close to the edge because it slipped into the sink. I
> >>>> tried to catch it but was too slow. Mind you, it did not drop from a
> >>>> great height. The drainer is shallow and is right next to the sink. So
> >>>> it just kind of slid.
> >>>>
> >>>> Now I have never seen this happen before but perhaps it is because the
> >>>> glass is so old. It did not break into large pieces. I'd say about half
> >>>> formed small flakes, or tiny bits like sand. It was as if it broke off
> >>>> in layers! The largest of the bits were not even as big as a dime.
> >>>>
> >>>> The worst part is that I have a garbage disposal. I watched the bowl
> >>>> land on the bottom at the opening to the disposal. I'm sure some glass
> >>>> went down it right off the bat but I watched as if in slow motion as
> >>>> the pile of bits collapsed and went down the sink. And then I went
> >>>> fishing.
> >>>>
> >>>> I have cuts all over my right hand and arm and somehow both knees. A
> >>>> sharp bit landed on the floor and I guess my knees went on it as I got
> >>>> down under the sink to unplug and fiddle with the disposal. I spent 5
> >>>> hours removing glass. I finally saw advice online about using a shop
> >>>> vac. I do have one but the gardener was using it but I don't know where
> >>>> he put it.
> >>>>
> >>>> The wrench that came with the disposal is missing and none of my Allen
> >>>> wrenches seem to be the right size. The gardener has more. Meanwhile, I
> >>>> ordered the correct wrench from Amazon and hopefully he can get it
> >>>> going again.
> >>>>
> >>>> But in thinking about Steve and his accident, it's a wonder this didn't
> >>>> happen in the microwave! That's a scary thought!
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> a good garbage disposal should be able to crunch glass. I just had the
> >>> same thing happen and had no problem grinding it away
> >>
> >> Dunno.
> >
> > Some years ago a neighbor accidentally dropped a beer bottle in the
> > disposal. He said it ran better after that and put a bottle in every few
> > months.
>
> Weird!
>
> I suppose it's possible that something else got in there that I don't know
> about.
>
> I got the wrench from Amazon today. Got it working, but the next time I
> tried to use it, it made the whirring sound then went silent. Got down under
> the sink and not only had some little metal part with two screws come off
> and was just hanging on the cord, but the cord was no longer in the socket.
> Put those things straight, used the wrench again and got it working.
Perhaps you should call your kitchen the "Chaotic Kitchen" as you have such
strange problems within its walls.
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