No sooner had I typed up my goblet-shaming tale and set it to publish last Thursday than Hick set out like a cat with its tail on fire to GET MY NEW GOBLET!
In fact, I had my new Official 2020 Future Pennyillionaire Fortune Goblet at the time that blog post published! I'm not one to trash a perfectly good blog post just because a new development makes it obsolete. I had readied it on Tuesday night, along with another one, to publish on Wednesday when we would be at the casino, and on Thursday when I would be tired from going to the casino.
Friday, I washed my new glassware and took pictures. And now, for the big reveal, which I've only waited 11 months and 13 days to share...
Looks like I'm also covered for 2021. Granted, they are more dessert dish than goblet. But you must realize, after seeing what Hick tried to foist on me last week, that they are better than ramekins! They are thick glass, and I wondered if they would hold enough of my Fortune. The Pony says they will, because they flare out. He also insisted that they have to be at least as good as the plastic Little Caesar's marinara sauce container that I'm using now.
After washing, I had them air-drying in the sink drainer. So now I need to wipe out the hard-water deposit on the base. Sure, I'd rather have actual goblets, the same size and shape of my other two, but these will do.
You might have noticed that they cost Hick 50 cents each at Goodwill. He always goes in Goodwill on our way to the casino. I step out to stretch my legs and change my shoes (gotta wear my complete gambling uniform) after the 90-minute ride.
I had just gotten back in A-Cad when I saw Hick returning. I couldn't see if he had anything in his hands. When he opened up the door, he flourished them like he'd just thought of presenting me with such a gift on the spur of the moment. Not like I'd been harping about getting them for 11 months and 9 days.
I will gladly use these vessels as repositories for my 2020 and 2021 Future Pennyillionaire Fortune. I have no plans to reimburse Hick for the $1.00.
I can envision these overflowing with coins. Be careful with the change you get back. Someone slipped me a coin from Bolivia.
ReplyDeleteYes, visualizing can align The Universe to bring coins to me!
DeleteI don't think anyone will be scattering Bolivian coins across Backroads to tempt me. But if they DO, I'm picking them up anyway!
When I was a wee lad, those are what we used to get ice cream sundaes in at the soda shop in the drug store.
ReplyDeleteThe pennies are not as tasty a filling as ice cream, but they will last longer. Those containers are heavy glass. They certainly won't tip over.
DeleteThese will work. Absolutely! I don't think you owe him $1, especially with the long wait. Looks good.
ReplyDeleteI hope my pennies don't get stuck in their narrow bottoms! I'd have to use a knife to pry them out. I have not offered to pay Hick the $1. Or even mentioned the cost. So far, he hasn't thought to demand payment.
DeleteThey look lovely and are far superior to the plastic sauce thingy you are currently using. We have hard water here in South Australia too which is why I always cloth dry my dishes instead of air drying, because then I'd have to dry off the hard water marks later anyway.
ReplyDeleteThey are like a different species, compared to my plastic Little Caesar's marinara sauce thingy!
DeleteI'm not ambitious enough to dry by hand. I'll do it with the clear glassware that we use for beverages at holiday dinners. But the plates and bowls don't show any ill effect, unless I set the bowls right side up where water pools before evaporating.
Finally! The thickness of the glass will come in handy when filled with coins, coins are heavy!
ReplyDeleteHope I'll be able to lift it!
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