tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946828884576315274.post134217510880364888..comments2023-03-08T05:23:38.357-05:00Comments on My Steeped IdentiTEA: The First CasualtyBrittinyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825906040669925909noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946828884576315274.post-6497663195040258052012-01-09T14:14:03.632-05:002012-01-09T14:14:03.632-05:00I think this is good that you've taken somethi...I think this is good that you've taken something constructive from this, like a life lesson.<br /><br />I've noticed that often, there can be a lot of pressure to continually speed up, but there gets to be a point where the cost of speeding up becomes greater than the benefit...sometimes in tangible things like this breakage, or worse, a car accident if someone is speeding or stressed, but more often, in other things, such as mistakes we make that may have deep ramifications later on.<br /><br />I try to keep things within a certain zone of slowness...if things get too fast beyond a certain point, I tell myself that any gains are actually an illusion.Alex Zorachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08335878680429494039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946828884576315274.post-2387154970907339502011-12-30T08:59:08.859-05:002011-12-30T08:59:08.859-05:00I agree to a point about continued use. I've s...I agree to a point about continued use. I've seen the teapot at Rishi before and other places and it is nice. Here's my opinion on buying a new teapot instead.<br /><br />If you shop at Rishi again, buy a new Tsuki teapot on their site. Seventeen dollars is really cheap for a teapot. Also the heat from boiling, or very hot water, may not allow the glue to hold. Excessive heat can weaken the ceramic at the break points, causing it to re-break at the stress points. Superglue may do the trick though.<br /><br />My first teapot I used for tea was a gift and it chipped inside where the lid fits on, so with the lid in place you can't tell it is broken at all. A break at the handle is bad, because it takes most of the weight and-if repaired-will likely break again.<br /><br />I'm not trying to tell you what to do, but IMHO, I'd buy a new one because in the end you'll have a stronger teapot, up for the task of brewing tea for many years to come! :))<br /><br />You could reglue the broken one & use it for display, and buy a different teapot. A few years ago, I bought a high handled Yixing teapot and the handle broke. Well, I reglued it and now it has been on display for years! Hope this helps. :))ScottTeaMan (Steepster)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946828884576315274.post-44229388920127314222011-12-29T18:17:02.899-05:002011-12-29T18:17:02.899-05:00Ah, sympathies on the casualty, but I like your ap...Ah, sympathies on the casualty, but I like your approach to its continued use!Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05753205572837649406noreply@blogger.com