http://www.iphoneglance.com/index.php/2013/02/18/thief-stole-64k-worth-of-apple-products-by-throwing-rocks-through-the-stores-glass-door/
$100,000 for a glass door?
:eek4: With the profits they are making they can afford to have them made out of gold. :laugh:
I do remember thinking when I visited the Apple Store locally that the frontage didn't offer much security.
Can't have taken much planning, with all the shop layouts the same. :whistle:
:)x
Like most of Apple's claims - totally exagerated.
The whole shopfront might be worth tens of thousands - although unlikely to be $100k, but the door? No way - $1000 maximum for one of those, measured, cut and installed.
Maybe it costs more to get the edges rounded :p
... and the logo stuck on. :)x
Quote from: Polchraine on Feb 24, 2013, 16:22:53
Like most of Apple's claims - totally exagerated.
The whole shopfront might be worth tens of thousands - although unlikely to be $100k, but the door? No way - $1000 maximum for one of those, measured, cut and installed.
I don't think they get them from a double glazing firm but I'd agree, might be a bit exaggerated but then again, salesmen can probably sell them anything.
Quote from: pctech on Feb 24, 2013, 20:19:55
I don't think they get them from a double glazing firm but I'd agree, might be a bit exaggerated but then again, salesmen can probably sell them anything.
I have a glass floor in part of my bedroom - also forms the ceiling in a lounge bay. It is about 2.4m x 1.2 metres and 30mm thick. Consists of two laminated sheets of glass, 19mm and 10mm along with several tinted and adhesive layers in between. The edges are chamfered, it is cut to within 1mm, one side polished and the other gritblasted. The weight is around 160kg.
Where did I get it? I called my local glazing company who make glass panels, glass doors, double glazed units &c ... cost around £500.
My next will be one for the shower room ... cost around £200.
Quote from: Polchraine on Feb 25, 2013, 00:55:59Where did I get it?
I'm tempted to ask
why did you get it - but I'm not sure I want to hear the answer!
Sometimes it's best to use one's imagination Simon. :laugh:
I was trying to avoid that! ;D
I did and quickly regretted it. :hehe:
Quote from: Simon on Feb 25, 2013, 11:42:18
I'm tempted to ask why did you get it - but I'm not sure I want to hear the answer!
We have a large bay in the lounge which extend up to the bedroom. At one time it was going to have a spiral staircase up to the bedroom with doors but the EA objected to the location so the bay way reduced in size and staircase removed. So rather than have a double height void, we went for a glass floor which can be walked on and we can sit in the area on sunny mornings or evenings when it is to chilly for the attached balcony! Being tinted green and grit blasted it is not possible to see through - just shadows and it is curtained off at night.
Bet you haven't sat out on the balcony for a while! :realcold:
Last Thursday was a glorious day here is sunny Porthcawl. No doubt we will have another next year. ;D
I believe Polchraine lives in the wilds of Scotland! ;D
I was up there in July 1994 and the temperature was a blistering 28C. ;D
I was on Skye in October 1990, and we were hill walking in t-shirts. I think they've had it pretty rough recently though. ;D
We went to Skye on our 1994 Grand Tour of Scotland. We went all the way up to John O' Groats and along the top. Magnificent scenery and wall to wall sunshine. It was actually August 2nd until August 16th now I come to think about it.
You do have a great memory for dates! ;D
When we went to Skye, the Kyle of Lochalsh ferry was still operating. Although it must be better for the islanders on the whole, I think it's a shame they built the bridge, as the remoteness was part of the island's attraction.
I remember taking the ferry from South Queensferry.
We had to use the ferry but the bridge was built and not yet opened. I have to be honest and say that I hated the place because of the midges. We had to stop for petrol and the garage forecourt was black with them. Thankfully it was a manned pump and all I had to do was crack the window open about a milimetre slip some money through. But hundreds of the creatures forced their way in and tormented us for days. The best part of the Isle of Skye is the view looking back towards the mainland. Have I said too much now? ;D
I was warned of the midges before we went, but I don't recall them being a problem. Perhaps it was the time of year? :dunno:
The only time I encountered them in 12 years of living up, was during summer one year around the lochs on the west coast, they were never an issue in Forres.
Sensible people visit in June, before the midges are around. ;D
I was living there. ;)
You must have been on holiday the first two weeks of August 1994. :laugh: We were hotel hopping using our new fangled mobile phone which we towed behind us on a trailer. :laugh: The car was an N reg Rover 414 Si which we had collected a few days before and it was its first run out.
My first car was an L reg 414 SLi. I remember the 103bhp (when new) was the most out of all my friends ;D I dare say the insurance was too!
Quote from: Simon on Feb 25, 2013, 21:07:48
I believe Polchraine lives in the wilds of Scotland! ;D
Only part time ... Normally a lot of March and September with some other weeks when I feel like it.
10 minutes to Heathrow, 40 minute wait for flight, 90 minutes later, pick up car in Aberdeen and a 40 minute drive.
One of the local BT exchanges - not the best of pictures but was taken with a very early camera phone back in 2006!
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/Polchraine/BT_exch2_zps29de5d88.jpg)
Quote from: Lance on Feb 26, 2013, 23:33:00
My first car was an L reg 414 SLi. I remember the 103bhp (when new) was the most out of all my friends ;D I dare say the insurance was too!
They were lovely cars and I had 80,000 trouble free motoring until the day I p/exed it when the coolant disappeared for no good reason. I think many of the components were made by Honda which explained the reliability. Mine was a nice charcoal colour and I remember paying £13,000 for it which seemed a lot of money at the time.
Going back to topic......................I thought it funny that it was in Boulder, Colorado. Certainly have some powerful rocks there. :slap:
Quote from: jane on Mar 07, 2013, 19:02:59
Going back to topic......................I thought it funny that it was in Boulder, Colorado. Certainly have some powerful rocks there. :slap:
:rofl: