Our new house is about 3 miles from the Hayward fault line, which, according to seismologists, is "due" for its next big quake. Yikes! When we bought the house, my sister (a civil engineer) made sure that I asked all the right questions about what reinforcements were put into the building of our house to sustain an earthquake.
So, naturally, when we purchased a flat screen TV for the living room, Jay wanted peace of mind, that should there be an earthquake and we weren't home, his baby would be safe and sound and not shattered on the floor in a million pieces!
After doing some research he went out and bought Quakehold! Safety Fasteners.
Now inside of the box there was a sample of Quakehold museum putty. I didn't even know this until we redid the bathroom downstairs.
As I was putting the finishing touches on the newly striped bathroom, Jay came in and saw my refurbished salad dressing bottle filled with sand and dried flowers sitting pretty on top of the toilet. He immediately became dismayed. He went on to say, how it wasn't safe and people would knock it over, blah, blah, blah...But I didn't want to budge. Then he disappeared into the garage and came back with a huge smile on his face! And I knew he had found us a solution.
This stuff is super duper strong. It really took A LOT of effort to remove the bottle from the toilet. I was able to lift the bottle and up came the toilet bowl cover with it! The best part about this putty is that it does not damage your surfaces and is totally reusable! So if you have the special vase from Aunt Vesta that you don't want tipping over during the next quake run out and get some Quakehold museum putty today!
Now inside of the box there was a sample of Quakehold museum putty. I didn't even know this until we redid the bathroom downstairs.
As I was putting the finishing touches on the newly striped bathroom, Jay came in and saw my refurbished salad dressing bottle filled with sand and dried flowers sitting pretty on top of the toilet. He immediately became dismayed. He went on to say, how it wasn't safe and people would knock it over, blah, blah, blah...But I didn't want to budge. Then he disappeared into the garage and came back with a huge smile on his face! And I knew he had found us a solution.
This stuff is super duper strong. It really took A LOT of effort to remove the bottle from the toilet. I was able to lift the bottle and up came the toilet bowl cover with it! The best part about this putty is that it does not damage your surfaces and is totally reusable! So if you have the special vase from Aunt Vesta that you don't want tipping over during the next quake run out and get some Quakehold museum putty today!
It's very unfortunate that most Californians, like my self, are not ready for "the big one". I'm glad to see that there are easy and fast ways to earthquake proof your valuables. Not only that...it seems idiot-proof! Thanks for the ideas!
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome Rose!! Glad we could help out with our little tidbits of information!!
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