The Black Hole

You know the black hole that consumes socks from the laundry so that you eventually end up with at least one sock that's missing its mate?

Well we've got a black hole that consumes the screws that hold window stops in place. Note the screw near the bottom of the side stop and the holes for the two missing screws on the bottom stop.

Not surprisingly, between the various windows in the house, there are 74 missing screws by my count - and a handful more missing their washers.

There are also a few screws that have been replaced with the wrong type. It's not like the correct ones are made out of Unobtanium by Bavarian Elves, they're just brass screws with round, slotted heads.

So I might as well buy a box of 100 each next time I'm at Seven Corners.

And I'll have to find a way to antique/age them so they don't look so out of place next to the old ones.