Reusing Birthday Cards, For the Same Person?
By Sherry Duncan
Editor's Note: This one made me chuckle :-)
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RE: The Can Opener
A lot of cans I buy have the pull tab.
Post by LITTLE SUZY
RE: The Can Opener
YES Missystone48, that's the object of my rejection!
I have lupus & MS and have a lot of trouble with my hands, they never seem to have the same thoughts and ideas my head does and refuse to cooperate with one another!
My fingers will never be able to operate that thing unless I end up stranded and my choice is to open a can of soup or eat the bugs like that survivor guy does on tv, desperation does make us more able, doesn't it? lol
Actually, I think I'd eat a tree while searching for a giant rock to open the can with or put it on the fire and wait for it to explode and hope I can catch some of the soup in my hat lol.
I have a Gizmo electric and the same hand opener that Cindy does and I love them both. I would love to go out to dinner more often most of all lol.
Thank you for the compliment micksgirl, living with my mother was a serious study of the bizarre! She was always doing crazy stuff and unfortunately I think it runs in the family!
Post by wolfbytez
RE: The Can Opener
My father was in the navy and he always had a pt-13 ( I think that's what they are called) on his keychain. A pt-13 is what the guys use out in the field to open cans with. It's about an inch long. I had the same problems with can openers and one day I needed to open a can and of course none of the five I had in my kitchen would work, then I remembered my pt-13. It never fails you. It is in my kitchen window where it stays because it is so small I'm afraid I might lose it. That is all I use now.
Post by missystone48
RE: The Can Opener
I am sitting here with tears rolling down my face as I laugh so hard at your story wolfbytez. Between your story and Cindys you both have made my day, thank you.
Post by micksgirl
RE: The Can Opener
I loved your story and kinda wondered if you stole it from me? I always thought these things happened to me and Erma Bombeck only.
Have you ever tried to use one of those tiny military can opener things that look like a broken part of something else? (they are about 2 inches long) If not, I really need to send you one and read that story as I enjoy a good laugh!!
Being a domestic goddess has its price for sure lol
One time many years ago my mother saw a spider in the house {and freaked} and couldn't get the can of bug spray to spray as the nozzle was plugged up.
In her panic to save the world from spider man wannabes she took a hand can opener to it....OMG!
As soon as she got it in the top of the can it took off like a helicopter across the room, can opener and all, like a missle.
It flew all over spraying everything in sight endangering everyone as it spun around out of control. Luckily, my mother and all of us kids were hiding from it in a closet and peeking out to watch what it would do next so no injuries were recorded, BUT....my uncle came home from work as it was dancing across the room and almost became a casuality and exclaimed that my mother was a nut and a danger to herself and others and should not touch things she didn't understand! lol
Thank you for your story and your sense of humor---much needed by all.
Post by wolfbytez
RE: The Can Opener
Whenever I come across somebody my age that criticizes me for using a lot of convenience foods. I inform them that the Lord created the person that invented these things for a reason. These people always seem to be ones that have some physical problems like people are apt to develop as they get older.
I have a friend who about kills herself making dinner rolls for the holiday meals and then complains for a week afterward about the pain she has in her shoulders. She about had a fit when I told her I buy the dinner rolls. I also use instant potatoes, boxed stuffing mixes and canned gravy. I just don't want to spend all my time in my dark little kitchen, when I could be sitting in the living room visiting. Let alone it is hard for me to stand for very long and my shoulders aren't in real great condition either. Nobody ever told me it would be so painful to get old. lol.
Post by redhatterb
RE: The Can Opener
You sound like my type of person. I depend on cans a lot. I have noticed they don't make can openers like they used to. I haven't been able to find the brand called "Swing-Away" for 2-3 years. Those were the can openers that lasted forever. I have spent as much as $10.00 for a hand held can opener. It does work, but not as smoothly as it should. I don't want an electric can opener as they take up too much room on my scanty counter tops. Something else I have noticed isn't as good as when I was young is the cans that some companies have started making with the rings that are supposed to pull the top off. I have had more of these rings pop off, when I only have the can about 1/8 of the way open.
Post by redhatterb
RE: The Can Opener
I used to have a Pampered Chef can opener. Even though it was just a black plastic and metal thing-a-ma-bob, it gave me a warm fuzzy feeling every time I used it. But it's been MIA for several years now. I bought a cheap off-brand to replace it, but it's just not the same. Your post brings a tear to my eye, making me long for the way things used to be. Heh heh, kidding, but only about the tear. Everything else is true. Your story was a hoot to read.
Post by Mrs. V
RE: The Can Opener
I really enjoyed your story, and this has never happened to me, I swear!
Post by micksgirl
RE: The Can Opener
Great story! You should submit this to Pampered Chef and even some journals (Family Circle, Woman's Day, even Readers Digest) because it is a hoot. We have all had those "Ah Hah" moments and, as you noted, things just don't work the way they used to.
Keep up the writing along with the crafting and reading (also my passions :} ) because you have a talent for it.
Post by melodybh
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