Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2020-02-19 12:48 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
>> On 2/19/2020 9:37 AM, Gary wrote:
>>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>> My mom bought me a new one from Lowe's.
>>>> https://products.geappliances.com/ap...pecs/JB258DMWW
>>>
>>> Looks nice, Julie.
>>> You should declare it "OFF LIMITS" to your gardener friend.
>>>
>> Indeed!Â* Don't want him to carelessly fall onto the glass and
>> break the oven window and door again.
>>
>> Her mom bought it for her.Â* I'd have charged the "gardener".
>>
>
> If a long term guest/resident managed to break the door on my oven
> I would expect him to pay for repair or replacement. I would not
> tolerate someone staying in my house and doing damage like that.
>
>

Dave, the gardener was a hell of a lot more than a short term guest.

IIRC, he originally lived in the backyard shed until he eventually
gained indoor status.

He dutifully pruned her begonias until he accidentally destroyed
the oven.

Mom has now fixed that, so on to the next episode.