Make me feel better

Add my name to the clumsy club historical rolls. This is actually a very good argument for not regretting having to play in the "merely" $250-ballpark...Just think how stupid you'd feel right about now if you had been running one of those multi-$K cart's (which so many audiophiles apparently seem to be able to purchase straight-faced without wondering what about their construction could possibly justify the orders-of-magnitude price increase over a base model...True, they might sound great, but any cartridge sounds the same with its cantilever under the sofa... :-)

I have twice come home to a cantilever that was sitting on the LP. I'm not sure who did it although once I'm pretty sure it was the babysitter. The other time I can't find anyone to blame. For that reason David99 I am blaming you! It's all your fault, because I don't want to be responsible for it!
There, after breaking my cantilever and being scolded about it, do you feel better about breaking your own???

Well David:

You have certainly improved since the time that you used a powered up Aleph 3 for a foot stool and ended up branding a portion of your body.

Now you can consider yourself an older/wiser much more delicate/refined "klutz".

Feel better?

I broke a cantilever off my Clearaudion cartridge with zero hours on it when I flicked the tonearm into the side of a record while unlatching the tonearm lock on my new Rega p3. I still have to be careful with that thing, it just doesn't suit my fat fingered approach. The vendor sent me a new cartridge for only $160, taking pity on the inept.

Thanks guys,at least you made me laugh!
Tom,hows a basic 103 sound? What do those letters mean anyway? 103S,103R etc..
Sean-Band camp? I should have known :~)
Jeff-I tore out a tonearm wire once too :>(
Nrchy- I broke your cantilever both times.I was with your baby sitter too.Didnt know?
Dekay-Im glad you remember the "aleph burn" I didnt know those suckers got so hot!
Thanks guys for the support.Time to shop around.