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Posted by Tabitha on August 17, 2003, at 0:53:06
I'm restoring my old weighted double-hung windows. Got the first top sash to come down today. Triumph is mine! Little did I know, there's an extra set of weights for the top sash. They're so adorable. Divided panes, too.
All the bottoms go up, but the tops have been painted shut about 3 times. I'm lucky, most of my sash cords are intact. I've got -ulp- eleven of them to work on.
Sad thing is, some future owner will probably put in those g*dawful vinyl replacement windows with the fake glued-on dividers. Those ugly things are the scourge of my 1940s neighborhood. One of my favorite houses recently fell prey to them. Idiot new owners! Grrr. I love old windows.
I guess I'd better just get maximum enjoyment out of them as long as I live here.
Oh.. my! A miracle just happened. I have my curtains open, the better to enjoy all my windows.. and there's suddenly a huge moon framed by the top window! No kidding. Clearly the gods of home improvement are smiling on me.
Posted by Dinah on August 17, 2003, at 1:08:55
In reply to The windows are opening, posted by Tabitha on August 17, 2003, at 0:53:06
Natural consequences, Tabitha. In this case, natural rewards.
Yeah, I love old glass too. In my therapist's old office they had the old poured glass in the waiting room window. You know - the sort with bubbles and a little bit of wave. I used to sway back and forth in front of the window and watch the trees and houses dance. (All the better to announce it was a mental health clinic. lol.)
Posted by gabbix2 on August 17, 2003, at 1:35:38
In reply to Re: The windows are opening » Tabitha, posted by Dinah on August 17, 2003, at 1:08:55
Thats really funny! at my psychiatrists office he used to have old glass, and on one of the windows he had one of those 'sun catcher' ornaments,
and directly behind it outside was a tree.
I noticed that if I stared at it long enough,
just the right way I could really trip out on it cause it would look like one of those "magic eye" pictures. You know the ones that if you stare at the weird design "nothing" long enough enough suddenly a picture jumps out at you.
I suppose mine wasn't quite as obvious as yours though. ;0
Posted by slinky on August 17, 2003, at 4:45:55
In reply to The windows are opening, posted by Tabitha on August 17, 2003, at 0:53:06
>and there's suddenly a huge moon framed by the top window! No kidding. Clearly the gods of home improvement are smiling on me.
See that big orangey star? That's Mars...
Enjoy the veiw.
Posted by NikkiT2 on August 17, 2003, at 7:58:58
In reply to The windows are opening, posted by Tabitha on August 17, 2003, at 0:53:06
I love Sash windows.. we have them in our flat.. but the last owner stole all the damned weights!!! *l* So although everything is intact in them, we have to prop them open with baseball bats still!!
And I also hate it when people replace beautiful old windows with new plastic ones.. grrrrrr
Nikki xx
Posted by Tabitha on August 17, 2003, at 11:59:51
In reply to Re: The windows are opening, posted by NikkiT2 on August 17, 2003, at 7:58:58
what a shame! are you sure the cords aren't just broken? the weights might have fallen down inside the pockets.
Posted by NikkiT2 on August 17, 2003, at 13:15:54
In reply to Re: The windows are opening » NikkiT2, posted by Tabitha on August 17, 2003, at 11:59:51
We recently smashed out lounge window and had to have a window company out to replace it.. they had to remove the whole lower sash to replace it. I explained that the sahs cords were broken, but when they removed the window they found the cords all intact but the weights missing!!! Damned cheek I say!
Nikki x
Posted by BekkaH on August 17, 2003, at 23:27:53
In reply to The windows are opening, posted by Tabitha on August 17, 2003, at 0:53:06
> > Sad thing is, some future owner will probably >put in those g*dawful vinyl replacement windows >with the fake glued-on dividers. Those ugly things are the scourge of my 1940s neighborhood. One of my favorite houses recently fell prey to them. Idiot new owners! Grrr. I love old windows.
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Tabitha, your post reminds me of the scene in hell from the Woody Allen movie DECONSTRUCTING HARRY. The main character, Harry Block (Woody Allen), goes down to hell to confront the guy who stole his fiancee away from him. The scenery is straight out of Hieronymous Bosch's THE LAST JUDGMENT. Woody Allen speaks with several people who've been condemned to spend eternity there, including his father, who just wants to go to a Chinese restaurant. Finally, Woody Allen strikes up a convervation with a stranger. Woody says to him, "And why are you here in hell?" The man responds, "Because I invented aluminum siding."
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