tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post27993134232500658..comments2024-03-29T07:35:12.517-05:00Comments on stuff from ellen's head: no winter to speak of so far, maybe even spring, and boxing up artellen abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-22706756235030824192020-01-15T21:06:46.121-06:002020-01-15T21:06:46.121-06:00yep. thermal shock. I can't tell you how many ...yep. thermal shock. I can't tell you how many pieces I cracked over the years from impatience.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-10438095648733866682020-01-15T19:01:16.315-06:002020-01-15T19:01:16.315-06:00When I was buying and selling antique china on eba...When I was buying and selling antique china on ebay, I had only a couple of items arrive broken (both for me and for my customer) but I learned one important lesson. When it's cold, DO NOT unpack china until the box and contents have warmed up to room temperature. The finials and handles will break right off if they're too cold when they meet really warm air. Who knew? I'll say this -- I'm glad to be done with all that. When I downsized for my move, I thought about selling some things, but it was just too much trouble. Way too much.shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-11856282077711332932020-01-15T13:56:36.630-06:002020-01-15T13:56:36.630-06:00right? though we have had years with basically no ...right? though we have had years with basically no winter to speak of but that was before. I fear this coming summer and every one after is going to be brutal and dry.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-79984535802258176602020-01-15T13:31:33.929-06:002020-01-15T13:31:33.929-06:00Awesome packing idea. Yeah, it's been some str...Awesome packing idea. Yeah, it's been some strange weather for winter. Since I've lived here (17years now) it has never gotten this warm. I have the AC on right now and it's so bloomin hot outside. The outside thermometer says 81 and that thing is in the shade. If this is what we can expect for winter then summer is going to roast us to death.Leannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313664441343901006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-83227480446896557412020-01-15T11:49:34.452-06:002020-01-15T11:49:34.452-06:00Your packing technique is smart, considerate, and ...Your packing technique is smart, considerate, and practical.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-54825340939833260972020-01-15T09:45:38.209-06:002020-01-15T09:45:38.209-06:00That is some serious packing technique! (Obviously...That is some serious packing technique! (Obviously of utmost importance in your industry.)<br /><br />We're having weirdly warm weather too. I don't like it.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-22507778735440779502020-01-15T07:53:21.807-06:002020-01-15T07:53:21.807-06:00Okay. All I can say is- you are a PROFESSIONAL IN ...Okay. All I can say is- you are a PROFESSIONAL IN ALL REGARDS! <br />I can barely make myself put an envelope in the mail. It's one of my weird little neuroses. <br />Same here with the is-it-spring-already? I think we're supposed to get back down into the thirties next week. We'll see. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-1550190215517947952020-01-15T03:29:41.564-06:002020-01-15T03:29:41.564-06:00Obviously, I am convinced that your art work will ...Obviously, I am convinced that your art work will sell and that there will be no returns. But sending them off after careful packaging must feel a bit like sending a kid off on her first trip alone.<br /><br />We have early spring here also. No frost at all, everything just keeps on flowering. Bees have been spotted. In January. Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-20007359565885202412020-01-14T21:06:37.477-06:002020-01-14T21:06:37.477-06:00yes, all individual pieces wrapped separately. I&#...yes, all individual pieces wrapped separately. I've only had one thing arrive broken and I'm not completely sure it arrived broken. ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-42910979418594940152020-01-14T20:45:17.375-06:002020-01-14T20:45:17.375-06:00I helped a friend close down her antique (and coll...I helped a friend close down her antique (and collectibles) gallery by selling a huge chunk of it on EBay. It involved a lot of packing and shipping. I didn't envision shipping stations as manned by gorillas, but as "manned" by men who didn't have round edges on the chutes the packages sped along. No, it was all right angles. As soon as a package got stuck at a right angle, all the other packages jammed and jammed and jammed and hey, presto, the first box exploded and the expensive, antique, Snow White cookie jar would smash into a thousand bits. It was my job to defeat the right angles with parcels that could withstand....even gorillas. I made two mistakes, and refunded all the money and ate the loss. One was a cookie jar, and a kind customer who told me about right angles, and withstanding them. (Not the Snow White jar. That made it through.) The second was a damn whisky bottle. Johnny Walker or some such, with a stopper made in the glass likeness of whoever. The bottle was in a molded styrofoam casing, in a form fitting box. I figured one more padded box would get the job done. Wrong. The stopper was broken. I see I should have packed it separately. Hindsight....Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.com