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westfork woman
True Blue Farmgirl
554 Posts
Kennie Lyn
Emmett
Idaho
USA
554 Posts |
 Posted - Nov 26 2012 : 11:30:38 AM
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I narrowly averted disaster this morning. I was putting the last items in the big pantry cupboard that holds all my home canned stuff. The cupboard is 4 ft wide, 16 inches deep, and about 7 feet tall, and was completly full. I left the room, and came in a few minutes later to find the cupboard listing forward. It creaked and groaned and in a few seconds would have fallen forward. It is a big heavy thing, I never thought about it falling. I wedged my hip against it and started unloading it, putting the jars on the floor. In the process a big graniteware pitcher fell off the top and glanced off my shoulder. I finally could lean on the cupboard and push it upright. But I had nothing to put under the front edge. I kept looking around and finally could reach a small cast iron skillet, I slipped it under the front and stablized it, then unloaded everything else. So all my summer's work is on the kitchen table, the counter, the top of the washer, and on the floor in the kitchen and pantry. What a scare. Can you imagine the mess that would have made? If it wasn't for the doors the jars would have started falling out before I noticed it. Scary. I might have just run away from home.
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pinokeeo
True Blue Farmgirl
559 Posts
Phyllis
Oregon
USA
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Posted - Nov 26 2012 : 12:53:20 PM
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Wo, what caused the listing? Was the floor uneven, or did something break off the cupboard. I'm glad you were able to save your harvest.
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Betty J.
True Blue Farmgirl
1403 Posts
Betty
Pasco
WA
USA
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Posted - Nov 26 2012 : 1:02:00 PM
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I think now's the time to seriously consider screwing it into the studs behind it. Just to think of all that hard work on the floor is humbling. Thank goodness you averted a disaster.
Betty in Pasco |
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
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Posted - Nov 26 2012 : 1:06:38 PM
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I have mine screwed into the wall just in case! So glad you saved everything!
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westfork woman
True Blue Farmgirl
554 Posts
Kennie Lyn
Emmett
Idaho
USA
554 Posts |
Posted - Nov 26 2012 : 1:07:11 PM
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I think I just had too much weight on the top and front. The floor isn't terribly level, but not that bad. The cupboard has been in the same spot for about 10 years. I have never had it this full. I am trying to decide the best way to anchor it to the wall.
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pinokeeo
True Blue Farmgirl
559 Posts
Phyllis
Oregon
USA
559 Posts |
Posted - Nov 26 2012 : 6:06:14 PM
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I think I would go to the local home improvement center and ask for some suggestions. They are usually pretty good at having the right stuff for anchoring.
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edlund33
True Blue Farmgirl
1503 Posts
Marilyn
Renton
WA
USA
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Posted - Nov 26 2012 : 8:43:27 PM
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Kennie Lyn, they make nylon straps that you can use to attach furniture to a wall to keep it from toppling over. It is used to secure furniture in earthquake areas and would work to keep your canned goods upright. I'm so glad you caught it just in time and were able to avoid a messy disaster!
Cheers! ~ Marilyn
Farm Girl No. 1100
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rphelps4
True Blue Farmgirl
620 Posts
roxanna
westport
indiana
USA
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Posted - Nov 26 2012 : 9:11:12 PM
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| Well thank God it didn't fall on you. Roxanna |
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Nov 27 2012 : 10:04:05 AM
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I would have cried right there. All that hard work alone........not to mention the mess!
Glad the crisis was averted in time for sure!!! |
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hwright95
True Blue Farmgirl
90 Posts
Heather
Murfreesboro
TN
USA
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Posted - Nov 27 2012 : 3:10:49 PM
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wow, lol me too Netty, when I was reading. glad you are unharmed
Heather Wright~ Farmgirl Sister #2187 “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It's not.”
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queenmushroom
True Blue Farmgirl
985 Posts
Lorena
Centerville
Me
USA
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Posted - Nov 28 2012 : 09:37:27 AM
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Get a carpenters level. You know the kind with the bubbles in it and is about 3 and a 1/2 to 4 foot long. Check the cabinet from side to side and front to back. The bubbles will center when it's level. Shim where needed with shingles or slats. Glad you were able to.save your canning.
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delicia
True Blue Farmgirl
917 Posts
delicia
cincinnati
ohio
USA
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Posted - Nov 29 2012 : 09:14:58 AM
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| WOW so glad that you saved everything. I always learn so much from all the ladies on here. Let us know how you work it out. |
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westfork woman
True Blue Farmgirl
554 Posts
Kennie Lyn
Emmett
Idaho
USA
554 Posts |
Posted - Nov 29 2012 : 3:20:31 PM
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Thanks for all the suggestions and good wishes. The cabinet was built as a tobacco cabinet in a grocery store, so it is heavy and well built. It has adjustable feet, so DH leveled the feet, then we screwed a rough cut 1x4 to the wall studs, then screwed the cabinet to the board. I have two of these cupboards, fancy dishes are in the other one, we fixed it to the wall also. They have adjustable shelves, so I moved them around, and managed to get more stuff in the canning cupboard. Now that is is screwed to the wall, I am not worried about it falling over. The worst part of the whole thing was when I was pushing against the cabinet keeping it from falling over, and thinking I might have to stay there all day, until DH came home. I am glad I could reach that skillet to prop it up. Everything is so well orgainized now, too bad it never stays that way.
Greetings from the morning side of the hill. |
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Beth Jones
True Blue Farmgirl
3196 Posts
beth
tallassee
alabama
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Posted - Dec 06 2012 : 06:04:07 AM
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Thank goodness you found it when you did..So glad everything came out ok!! Smiles
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