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Ross
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Why twist it at all? Tap the lid on the counter, break the vacuum seal et voilà! It opens easily, no force required.As a right handed person it is still the torque of twisting to the left to open a jar. An up and down twist is much easier for me than left to right - able to get my body behind it! [emoji38]
Curious if any of you try it - would like to know.
Oh, I didn't realize you were referring to old jars.Yes, GG I have and still do tap lids - especially new jars. Old jars are a different story - it has nothing to do with the vacuum seal. It is one of two things - icky sticky gunk or some macho man thinks it has to be cranked just one more turn.h
Our counters are so cheap I take the jar out to garage and hit the lid on the flat top of the railing. We have a three-step-and-landing arrangement (read: intrusion) from the garage floor up to the entry door of the house because of the yard grade. I also wear a rubber glove on the hand doing the smacking. I figure with my luck, one of these days that jar is going to break right in my hand.When I run into a stubborn jar lid, turn the jar upside down an hit the lid squarely on the counter a couple of times...
I bought an oil filter wrench, it's adjustable and works like a dream.
They make the same thing for twisting off an oil filter, yes. I'm thinking this opener will sit in the drawer neat and tidy.
Wiping the threads on the glass with a little edible oil (corn, sunflower even olive - whatever you have in the cupboard will do ) before replacing the lid helps to make opening a little easier.Oh, I didn't realize you were referring to old jars.
Wiping the jars occasionally helps with the icky junk thing I can't help you with the macho man issue, though - I have enough problems with that one myself, although he's getting better [emoji38]
With an unopened jar I turn it upside down and hit the flat of the lid on the counter top. Once usually does the trick. releases the seal but doesn't spoil the lid for future use when the jar is empty ( I tend to re-use old pickle jars when I make chutneys and pickled onions.)Mt. Olive sweet pickles jar. I could not twist that lid off. I pounded it with the butt end of a butter knife.
How do you convince an old man to wear his hearing aid? My father just called. He can't hear anything. His hearing aid "is only for when I watch TV". In the meantime he accuses me that I speak too quietly. I am screaming into the phone already, my coworkers are wondering what is going on. If that was all I'd probably handle it, but he is verbally abusive. I don't know what to do.
I told my kids to shot me if I am going to be like that when I am old.
How do you convince an old man to wear his hearing aid? My father just called. He can't hear anything. His hearing aid "is only for when I watch TV". In the meantime he accuses me that I speak too quietly. I am screaming into the phone already, my coworkers are wondering what is going on. If that was all I'd probably handle it, but he is verbally abusive. I don't know what to do.
I told my kids to shot me if I am going to be like that when I am old.
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As for his calling you at work.Don't accept his calls.
Shine him on until you can talk to him at home.
Munky.
Here is my vent du jour. My biggest customer is driving me crazy. They have been a customer for about 12 years, and still don't listen to me. They live in a parallel universe where anything they want to happen can magically happen -- as long as someone else is tasked with making it happen.
I am currently dealing with one of their delusional episodes. The next few days are going to suck. I'm not going to be able to get the job done according to their plans, and then, I'm going to tell them for the umpteenth time, "I told you this was going happen."
Oh, they are are in their 30s and make a lot of money, and like them, I knew everything in my 30s and made a lot of money. Now, at 57, I actually know a lot more than I did in my 30s, but can't get "kids" in their 30s to listen to me.
Don't get me wrong, I love to see young people come up with new ideas and innovations. But, there is a balance to be maintained between innovation and experience.
CD
Take advantage of it. Call him names and insult him... you will quickly find out if he really can't hear you.
My parents are both in their mid 80s, and both have hearing aids. It is entertaining to watch them talk to each other, and my sister and I can talk about them quietly, and they have no idea what we are saying.
CD