There are all sorts of hazards to home ownership. Just this week, the insurance company notified me that they have no insurance on record for us. Note to self: fax proof today, or they'll buy insurance for us. Not-so-great thing about HOA insurance (since we're a condo now, thank you very much) is that it's technically commercial insurance and you can't cancel it.
One that I didn't count on is impulse purchasing, especially when it comes to building materials. But there you have it: a warehouse sale by Vertrazzo, and just one slab left of Millifiore. (A guy bought the other one at 7:50am - 10 minutes before the warehouse was technically open.) I bit. For a shocking amount of money, I got a 1000-pound slab of recycled glass countertop and a stone frabricator to take it away to his warehouse until I can afford the install it.
Check it out: The green glass is from bottles, the red from car tail lights - or possibly from recycled Tiffany lamps.
http://www.vetrazzo.com/palette_mille.html
I am happy.
