the wife is so smart

[epgorge]

I was reading a post the other day about carpets on the floor to stop bottles from breaking, so I discussed this with my wife. My wife doesn't understand my obsession with bottles but does appreciate their history and diversity. She stops at fondling.
Regardless, she is just so smart and usually looks at things in the most simplistic ways. She told me, rather than carpet our entire house (we live in a federal with wooden floors) I should fasten filament (transparent fish line) across my displays of bottles.

It works.

 

[capsoda]

I have seen pic from a few forum members that do that. We don't have to many quakes but we do have hurricanes an though I have yet to have one fall off a shelf I am still concidering using the idea myself.

 

[jane8851]

How about using museum gel? Works good and is reusable too.

 

[epgorge]

We do have an occassional shaker here in the NE but I just need keep the damn cats out of hte kitty nipper.
Ep

 

[epgorge]

My wife's family comes from GA. She says its just southern intelligence. I reminded her they originally came from England .
Ep

 

[capsoda]

Yes but they got smart in the South eatin grits. [sm=lol.gif]

 

[digdug]

I used fishing line on my shelves. You can barely notice it. Check out the photos under Soda's-Green Fanta and the Tab bottle postings. I think it is going to work for me.

 

[epgorge]

Jane,

That's my wifes name too. I don't know where to get gel. I asked down at the country story and they looked at me kinda funny.

Ep

 

[jane8851]

Hi Ep,
You can get it here:
http://www.improvementscatalog.com/home/improvements/89869-Clear-Museum-Gel-Putty.html

I use the clear gel but I would think either the gel or the putty would work.

Jane

 

[CrewelaDeVil]

You can also get Museum Wax. I think it is sold at hardware stores. I forgot where I got mine.