On 10/17/2010 8:43 AM, Flying Pig wrote:
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What is 'sea glass' and 'sea crockery'? Garbage in the sea a long time? Do
you collect this stuff?

Sea glass is broken pieces of glass which have become sand-weathered to no
longer having any shiny parts, including the edges. It can take up to 20
years to happen...

Do a google on sea glass wind chimes (one of the artsy projects Lydia uses
it for) to get an in-depth view. Blue is particularly rare, clear less
common, and brown and green the most frequently found.

Sea crockery is much less common, of course, but it's colorful bits of
crockery (vs glass, most of which comes from bottles thrown overboard).
It's the rarity which makes it interesting. Generally, crockery doesn't
take as much tumbling to soften the edges, and it's already opaque, so the
fired colors usually persist pretty well.

All interesting flotsam - you'd be amazed at what pops up from time to time.
I found the diesel jug mentioned in the post in pristine condition. If I'd
known that Moeller would send me replacement spouts, caps and seals for free
(my new ones I bought had a safety nozzle which failed quickly, not allowing
any fuel to flow; they sent me a full set of replacements), I'd have taken
it rather than use it as a hanging monument!


OK. I suspected as much but wasn't sure.