{"id":16559,"date":"2021-03-01T17:20:02","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T22:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=16559"},"modified":"2021-03-01T17:24:59","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T22:24:59","slug":"broken-bottles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/16559","title":{"rendered":"Broken Bottles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re getting our deck replaced.<\/p>\n<p>Finally.<\/p>\n<p>But that&#8217;s not really what this post is about.<\/p>\n<p>When they tore off the old deck, they exposed the (pretty damaged) original house steps. And I noticed something bizarre: what looked like broken bottles embedded in the bottom step of each set of stairs.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/50994630107\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2021-03-01_Deck_Steps_014\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50994630107_5890f1b4a1.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"2021-03-01_Deck_Steps_014\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Front door<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/50994517871\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2021-03-01_Deck_Steps_015\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50994517871_3230b054e2.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"2021-03-01_Deck_Steps_015\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kitchen door<\/p>\n<p>Upon closer inspection, they really do look like broken bottles.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/50994518136\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2021-03-01_Deck_Steps_011\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50994518136_2eb0d32ae5.jpg?resize=333%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"2021-03-01_Deck_Steps_011\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That almost looks like a Pepsi logo to me.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/50993818158\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2021-03-01_Deck_Steps_018\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50993818158_dc464ed5b4.jpg?resize=333%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"2021-03-01_Deck_Steps_018\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And this one has writing.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/random_michelle\/50994629877\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"2021-03-01_Deck_Steps_018 (2)\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50994629877_9bfbb277be.jpg?resize=500%2C488&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"488\" alt=\"2021-03-01_Deck_Steps_018 (2)\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This is the same picture in mirror image.<\/p>\n<p>The lower part of the text there looks to be &#8220;BOTTLE OF MORGANTOWN&#8221; but I could be wrong.<\/p>\n<p>So, why on earth were there bottles embedded into the cement stairs? Since there is no cement in the bottle, I am guessing the bottle was broken after the cement was poured. It&#8217;s a 1930s house, so is this some weird Great Depression thing?<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/15152\">house just has so many surprises<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re getting our deck replaced. Finally. But that&#8217;s not really what this post is about. When they tore off the old deck, they exposed the (pretty damaged) original house steps. And I noticed something bizarre: what looked like broken bottles embedded in the bottom step of each set of stairs. 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