Chair Mending

　　I have three folding chairs designed mainly for outdoor use, for example in the camping ground. They are cheap but really comfortable with an adjustable back support. I have one in my rooms of both my house and office.
　　One day, the one in my office broke, as shown in the first picture. The end of the frame was sharp and it seemed that it had torn the cloth of the chair. I could have replaced it, but I decided to mend it using a marble to prevent any more damage from the sharp end of the frame.
　　I went into my storage house in my garden this morning, which stores a series of gadgets, such as skis, climbing, camping and fishing gear, and tires, to take out a mending kit for the tent. This kit is essential for climbing particularly in winter. You have to carry the kit when you climb the mountains in winter, because damage to the tent is directly connected to accidents, and possibly death. I thought it was the best way to use this kit for mending my chair, whose cloth was so tough and resembles that of the tent. Another picture shows how the chair was mended.
　　By the way, when my wife saw me enter the storage house, she strongly suspected me of plotting something unfavorable for her, i.e. climbing. It was not an easy task to remove her suspicion. Anyway, my operation of the chair was well done.

(Vocabulary)
marble 1 [U] 大理石; 2 [C] ビー玉
gear [U] 道具, 用具; [U] 装備, (スポーツなどの) ウェア
climbing/camping/fishing gear  登山［キャンプ，釣り］用具
running/hiking/tennis gear  ランニング［ハイキング，テニス］ウェア
rain gear  雨具

Comments

[maggie]

まぎぃ語録でいくと

銀河新星、あけまして
玉て箱！

わたしは、新居浜市在住です。

よろしくお願いいたします。

うぃうぃ♪←これも、わたしの口癖なのです。

まぎぃ

[KUMO]

　メッセージありがとうございました。お互い、日本の様子を世界に知らせていきましょう。僕は松山市在住です。

[maggie]

こんばんは！
ご神木の記事にアクセスいただき
ありがとぅございました。

あなたの記事は以前、読んだことがありました。
随分前になりますね。＾＾

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実はいったん、筆を折る宣言をしていました。

でも、ここ地元を紹介しながら、自分自身の学びが
深まるにつれ、やはり、また書きたい気持ちが戻って
きました。

アメブロ以外からのあなたの訪問も、また、何か意味
があるように思いました。
こころから。『ありがとうございます。』

まぎぃ

[Jennie]

Good job! How very resourceful!