I once inspected a project that involved miscellaneous repairs to windows,
siding, doors and such.  It was a pleasant day as I recall and at a site that I
remain fond of beyond all reason.  I found myself doing a double take at a window
in the gable that I had not bothered to the climb the ladder to really look at
closely.  Then I did a triple take.  Then I got in my car to leave.  I stopped
and looked again.  something was wrong, but I had no idea what.  So I got out of
the car and climbed the ladder.

I discovered that dowels had been stuck to a single glass plate with caulk and to
most I suppose it appeared to be a real window.

I did not fall off the ladder.

I did not say a word.  It was Friday.  I did not say anything about this on
Saturday...out loud.  Sunday morning I lost it, called the contractor up,
demonstrated that I do in fact know how to use those words in a relatively simple
and direct statement.  He of course was just as calm as could be, "oh...you don't
like that?  Well, I'll fix it."

I kind of miss that s.o.b.

-jc

Ruth Barton wrote:

> Hi Mike,  Thanks, I never had occasion to call them anything till I
> had to write about them.  I don't have a problem removing them, they
> have to be removed to remove the window and I remove the window sash
> to paint.  I am a fussy old fart and like to paint the WHOLE SASH,
> not just the part that shows and I don't like to open the window and
> see where where paint has dripped down on the bottom of the upper
> sash, which is only seen when the lower sash is up.
>
> I just think my parting strips have gotten thin over the years as the
> windows rattle back and forth.  Now why do the wiggle from side to
> side, and can I get fatter parting strips?  Ruth
>
> At 9:19 AM -0400 4/10/00, Mike Devonshire wrote:
> >In a message dated 4/9/2000 9:09:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask]
> >writes:
> >
> ><< those little skinny sticks
> >  that go between the upper and lower sash. >>
> >
> >Ruth-
> >
> >Thjose things are called "parting strips" or if bull-nosed on the inner edge
> >"parting beads". If you are trying to remove them yourself, they are called a
> >pain in the ass.
> >
> >Village Idiot
>
> --
> Ruth Barton
> [log in to unmask]
> Westminster, VT