The Crack in My Kitchen Window

One morning, I woke up and went into the kitchen to make my coffee as usual. While washing some dishes, I noticed that there was a small crack in my kitchen window. I leaned in closer to investigate it. The crack was only about 3 inches long, and I supposed that it had been caused by the neighborhood kids who liked to play baseball on our quiet street in the evenings. I thought it was no big deal and that I could call up a glass replacement  specialist later. I went on my way to work.

Around lunchtime, I stepped out of the office for an appointment with a client and but stopped by the house first to feed my dog. To my surprise, the crack had grown to about 5 inches. I started to get worried, but I couldn’t address the problem at that moment, because I would have been missed my important meeting. But when the meeting was over, I phoned a local glass repair shop to check out the ever-growing crack.

The expert who came to my house told me that it was a good thing I had contacted them at that point. Had the crack gotten any larger, the glass could have fallen out, leaving my house vulnerable to a break-in! Luckily, it was just one window pane that was damaged. The skilled worker quickly, replacing it in no time so that I could get back to the office. I left my house feeling confident that it was once again safe and secure.

I learned a valuable lesson that day. No matter how small a nick or a crack in your window might look, you should contact a professional in glass replacement immediately. You don’t want to invite burglars into your house, and you certainly shouldn’t risk injuring yourself or others with shattered glass.