When my son was about 10 he and his friend were shooting a BB gun in our front

Jul 19, 2024
5:41:05pm

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yard. Later that week our neighbors returned home from vacation and found three or four front room picture windows with BB holes in them. That ended up costing us close to $1,000.

Not the age at which boys make the best decisions.

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Our son's friend just broke a big window of ours with a rock.

cougfanblue All-American

Jul 19, 5:27pm

Just the outside pane?

pink22

Jul 19, 5:28pm

Yes

cougfanblue

Jul 19, 5:29pm

My wife’s under the impression that we can’t just replace one of these…

cougfanblue

Jul 19, 5:28pm

Yes you can. They’ll deglaze that unit and put in a new one. Glass and labor

pink22

Jul 19, 5:30pm

This is correct. I’ve been in glass contracting industry for a long time.

Flippy

Jul 19, 5:35pm

Fantastic. Should I just get a few quotes?

cougfanblue

Jul 19, 5:38pm

Yes, smaller glass service/contract shops are your ticket here. Those that do

Flippy

Jul 19, 5:42pm

I had a German Shepherd that went right through a window like that.

dratax

Jul 19, 5:32pm

RE: My wife’s under the impression that we can’t just replace one of

Hup

Jul 19, 5:34pm

What the heck is that in your back yard?

TNT

Jul 19, 6:55pm

It's a really nice chicken coop

SaturdaySpecialDay

Jul 19, 6:59pm

A chicken coop? Have hard times hit at the cfb household?

TNT

Jul 19, 7:01pm

Rabbit hutch. They’re evil.

cougfanblue

Jul 19, 7:01pm

What the heck is a hutch?

TNT

Jul 19, 7:03pm

Has TNT never been to Wymount Terrace?

Cougar Junkie

Jul 19, 7:13pm

No sir

TNT

Jul 19, 7:21pm

Kind of like a cardboard box but nicer. You’d love it.

cougfanblue

Jul 19, 8:16pm

It looks like your son's friend just signed up to be your personal assistant.

Cougar Junkie

Jul 19, 5:31pm

The kid is pretty much scared for his life. We tried to calm him, but he's quite certain his parents will kill him.

cougfanblue

Jul 19, 5:34pm

Personal assistant = no telling his parents 😁

Cougar Junkie

Jul 19, 5:34pm

His other friend ran home and told his blabbermouth mom, who proceeded to text the other parents about it.

cougfanblue

Jul 19, 5:35pm

Just make him your butler.

benny1982

Jul 19, 5:37pm

This. We have five or six butlers now. It's very nice.

byujacob

Jul 19, 5:45pm

Mowing the lawn for the rest of the summer

astroman

Jul 19, 5:39pm

RE: It looks like your son's friend just signed up to be your personal assistant.

ConnCoug

Jul 19, 6:07pm

Do not file a claim. Probably less than your deductible anyway.

blueaussie

Jul 19, 5:31pm

By far

fattycoug

Jul 19, 5:41pm

You mean the kid and his parents are going to pay for it?

Ojiisan

Jul 19, 5:33pm

They just offered. They're a great family in our ward.

cougfanblue

Jul 19, 5:34pm

Dang. You didn't even get to threaten them first? Such a bummer.

durandal

Jul 19, 5:35pm

When my son was about 10 he and his friend were shooting a BB gun in our front

osbooks

Jul 19, 5:41pm

That's exactly how old the kid is 😃

cougfanblue

Jul 19, 5:42pm

Please tell me what age boys make good decisions? I have three boys and I have not found that age yet.

Wingnut

Jul 20, 7:37am

When I was a teenager I put a golf ball through a window in our basement. I put

David Lo Pan

Jul 19, 6:09pm

Probably just pay for it, I wouldn’t charge their parents unless it’s a teenager

BNcoug

Jul 19, 7:29pm

Are your windows new within the past 10 years? Most window companies have

leanmeanCoug

Jul 20, 6:48am

The lifetime warranty is not for something like this. If the low e fails or

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