Learned a safety lesson this morning...

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Learned a safety lesson this morning...
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Sat, 04-04-2009 - 12:27pm

ALWAYS wear safety glasses when dealing with (fixing, etc.) glass and wear shoes in the house. Everyone is fine, thank goodness! Dh was in the bathroom standing in the tub fixing our sliding glass shower door (replacing the rollers on top) and it literally exploded in his hands. He was not twisting it , pushing on it, or otherwise putting pressure on it, just holding it. It didn't slip or fall or anything. It's about 20 years old so I'm sure fatigue was a factor. There was glass all over the bathtub (the same kind of small chunks that a car window breaks into) and all over the floor in the rest of the bathroom. Dh ended up with cuts on his hands and sand size grains of glass on his face. Fortunately, nothing got in his eye! I was sitting on the toilet keeping him company and holding screws, etc. in my pjs wearing no shoes or slippers. We called to Evan and he brought me my shoes and the broom and dustpan. We swept up what we could and dh used the shop vac to get up the rest of it. He even had to shop vac the drain because there was no cover on it at the time.

Guess we're out looking for new doors for the shower this afternoon. :( Definitely NOT in the budget at the moment. We'll have to use the $ I just paid into the line of credit to take care of it :P I was hoping to leave that money there to cover bills later in the month if dh doesn't get paid (AGAIN)!

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Registered: 01-13-1999
Sat, 04-04-2009 - 12:31pm
OMG, how scary for both of you.
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Registered: 03-25-2003
Sat, 04-04-2009 - 12:41pm

I'm so glad neither of you were injured.

What about (temporarily) getting a rod & shower curtain?--it would be way cheaper than new doors.

It would depend on the make of your shower, though...is there enough of a lip from the bottom?





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Registered: 01-06-2006
Sat, 04-04-2009 - 12:42pm
Yup!! God, fate, or whatever you like to call it was definitely on our side! It was just a total shock. One second he was holding the door and the next there were little chunks of glass all over the bathroom. There wasn't even time for him to shield his face! One of them could have easily ended up in his eye!
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Registered: 08-11-2007
Sat, 04-04-2009 - 12:42pm
Glad everyone is ok.My dh always wears safety glasses when he is working on stuff.He even wears them when he mows the grass.He used to make Gabby wear them when she did sparklers too.Can you replace the door with a shower curtain for now?That way it would be a lot cheaper.

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Registered: 01-06-2006
Sat, 04-04-2009 - 12:47pm

Thanks! The shower rod and curtain is a terrific idea! It's a tub so a shower curtain would work very well. I'm thinking that's the way to go. I'm hoping I can find a large enough tension rod so nothing permanent has to be screwed in to the fake marble on the walls.

Things have definitely been "roll with the punches" style around here lately. :)

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Registered: 01-13-1999
Sat, 04-04-2009 - 12:49pm
If it's a standard size tub you should be able to find a tension rod at Lowe's , Home Depot, Wal-Mart, etc.
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Registered: 07-04-2004
Sat, 04-04-2009 - 12:54pm
Wow how scary. That is a good reminder about safety goggles and shoes! I'm glad no one got hurt.

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Registered: 01-06-2006
Sat, 04-04-2009 - 12:54pm
Thanks! Great idea! I think that's where we're headed. It's a 58 inch tub (dh measured in preparation for said trip) so I think it should be fairly simple. Most tension rods adjust within a few inches of standard size.
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Registered: 03-25-2003
Sat, 04-04-2009 - 12:54pm

Wal-mart has a great selection of tension rods. Make sure you measure the width of your tub before you go.

And you may want to pay a little more for a microban shower curtain. Regular shower curtains are about $3, microban about $9 but last more than 3 times longer before they start getting moldy/mildewy, which you don't want in your house anyway.

and don't forget the shower curtain hangers.





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Registered: 01-06-2006
Sat, 04-04-2009 - 12:59pm
Thanks! I probably would have forgotten about the rings. I have always had sliding glass doors (except for 4 years in college) so they're something I wouldn't have thought about. The microban shower curtain is an excellent idea. Our bathroom does not have a fan or vent to the outside so it gets pretty stuffy and is prone to mildew if we don't leave the shower doors slightly open.

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