It is a sad day indeed. This was what my Chemex looked like at it's best, brewing me clean crisp coffee. I didn't take a picture of the broken Chemex, it would have been too sad of a picture.
How did I break it? I actually smashed it with a coffee mug. I was pulling a mug out from the upper cupboard and was setting it down on the counter. But before I hit the counter, the mug hit the rim of the Chemex, shattering the upper funnel. well, no use crying over spilled coffee or milk or shattered Chemexes - I will be getting a new one, may be the old school model with the wooden handle this time, the one Sandy originally wanted.