Post by: Guest on October 12, 2005, 06:44:03 PM
I gots this jar of homemade Colorado Pickles; they look really nice with the seasonings and all,and I have no doubt these are as great as the other jars of these I have "opened" and enjoyed before. Just I would like to get THIS jar opened to confirm of course.
Okay, maybe I am a bit out of shape. I have always had the benefit of great hand, wrist, forearm strength from using my hands ...etc, in a former line of work. I am the one that the jars were handed to and I opened.
I have broken slip-jointed pliers ...yeah that stings. Needle nose hurts too...
Earlier today I was in the mood for Olives. Olive Jar - It too was a bit "difficult" - I did not get any Olives from that jar. Seems the lid was really "on there" and when "it broke loose"...I had broken the glass with the thread part off the rest of the skinny jar. At least I was smart enough to be on the front porch when Olives, and juice went everywhere...
The Pickles are currently upside down in very very warm water. Seems this lid has some rust "attempting to" hinder my success.
Check - Sitting on floor with jar near chest to use muscles that way.
Check- Rubber Grippy Jar Opener Thingy ( I tore it in process)
Check -Cussing
Check - Cussing More
Check- Banging Lid on Counter
Check- Banging with Heavy Spoon around top
Check - Banging lid with screwdriver handle
Check - Going Under the Thingie that seals lid on Ball Mason jar with boxcutter blade.
If the LEOs show up and bust me, That was NOT a Motalav cocktail I had in my hand.
"Honest Officer, I was holding that Jar of Pickles , extended over MY yard while standing on MY porch, using a BIC lighter going around the lid thingie , to get the blasted thing loosened up to open the blasted thing. I don't care what your LEO helicopter "thinks" he saw when he flew over a bit ago"
LawDog...you would believe me wouldn't you?
Not yet. I ain't giving yet. Matter of Principle now.
Post by: Winston Smith on October 12, 2005, 06:51:49 PM
Post by: Guest on October 12, 2005, 06:53:55 PM
Post by: danny on October 12, 2005, 06:55:38 PM
Post by: Guest on October 12, 2005, 06:56:30 PM
That is when you utilize the old fashioned , hand held can opener with the hawk-bill looking opener thingie.
Darn Right I have had a Back-Up Plan all along.
Post by: Guest on October 12, 2005, 06:59:57 PM
Humm...sounds like a great excuse to have one.
I hate it when the tools you put off buying, had stolen, get lost , broken...are the very ones you need "at this moment".
Gotta be a Murphy thing...has to be...most definitly.
Great Idea / Reminder thanks!!
Post by: Guest on October 12, 2005, 07:12:29 PM
Need bigger Pipe Wrench than the 40 y/o size 14 made in Germany I have...
Bigger Vice too...
Post by: Guest on October 12, 2005, 07:31:17 PM
Mmmmm Great Pickles!!!
I appreciate all the assistance and ideas - Thank You.
I just sat down in a cubby-hole in the garage, feet on wall, braced myself real good, got a Grip, and refused to stop.
"psss...crinkle....psss...crease...psss...Smack!". The outer ring started moving, bending, getting a crease...I kept going, until it broke loose.
Whew!
Post by: jefnvk on October 12, 2005, 08:27:53 PM
Post by: tjy2001 on October 12, 2005, 08:36:24 PM
ducks...
hehehehe
Post by: mtnbkr on October 13, 2005, 01:47:49 AM
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Black and Decker makes an automatic jar opener I think.
We gave one to my wife's grandfather a couple years ago. Neat device.Chris
Post by: Larry Ashcraft on October 13, 2005, 05:26:43 AM
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Black and Decker makes an automatic jar opener I think.
They do, and we have one. Trust me, they will not open that jar of Steve's. That I know for a fact.If you have an electric can opener mounted under a shelf, they usually have a jar opener built into the bottom. Just insert, pull tightly forward and turn.
I haven't found a jar yet that could defeat this device.
Post by: Guest on October 13, 2005, 05:29:04 AM
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Black and Decker makes an automatic jar opener I think.
I need to check this out for mom - Good Idea!Of course this involves me "actually" going to a store and looking for one. Not known for being a shopper...
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I've got a pipe wrench the size of a toddler.
*Grin* Always wanted one of those, don't have a need for one really, just always wanted one. The story goes I was out with my Uncle at his Plant. I was around 3 y/o and about "so tall" and this Pipe wrench, was much much older and a more than twice my size. I made a beeline for this pipewrench leaning against the wall.
I succeded on getting it to stop leaning. *Thud*.
Uncle proceeded to share how I grabbed the handle and jerked - pipe wrench jerked back and I went down.
Uncle said I had this astonished look, got up and dusted my hands and started looking around.
I surmised the really really big link chain was not a good idea right quick...it was as stubborn as the Pipe Wrench as so far in not wanting to move.
Rope...I can do rope, 3 year olds and rope are made for each other.
I slipped one end into the hole of the handle. I tied a "toddlers knot" after I got this rope "the way I wanted it" called a "toddlers line" - Not very popular, seems the bow-line is still better and has proven itself for a long time.
I "was" standing when I attempted to take my first step. Okay, I can do this on hands and knees...
I provided some entertainment for my Uncle and his co-workers. Here I am 3 years old, dragging a pipe wrench bigger than I am to the table where the guys were . Uncle had a unique laugh, one of those folks enjoyed hearing.
I 'eventually' got that pipe wrench to the table. The fact one of the guys or my Uncle would get up and use heavy booted foot to straighten me out ( seems I was head down, grunting and not watching what direction I was going...)
"May" have assisted me some. I did all the hard part. Not only was I trying to get that wrench, I had to entertain these guys...
I was later handed one "my size" . Placed in my hands with the guy still holding onto it...I did not drop it.
I was planning to "sit down real fast" anyway.
Finally got one I could handle, I was having good time with some nuts and bolts allowed to play with.
They make good hammers...I got that Hickory Nut open all by myself.
Post by: charby on October 13, 2005, 06:21:00 AM
Plus have you price buying lids and bands together, stuff gets expensive in a hurry. I just wish the folks I give jelly and salsa too would return their jars. Well looks like no canned deer meat for them this winter if I don't get my jars back.
Charby
Post by: Nathaniel Firethorn on October 13, 2005, 07:04:42 AM
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*Grin* Always wanted one of those, don't have a need for one really, just always wanted one.
http://www.jimslimstools.com/detail.aspx?ID=5142 . Only $268.92, but you could replace the shaft of the USS Nimitz with one. 
- NF
Post by: Larry Ashcraft on October 13, 2005, 07:08:24 AM
I've seen that done and it just doesn't look "right", but maybe we'll try it.
Post by: charby on October 13, 2005, 07:21:02 AM
I have heard that a lot from people that see my stash of canned goods.
Charby
Post by: Brian Williams on October 13, 2005, 08:12:36 AM
but it is the principle of the thing...
Kind of like the old canned ham that you had to use the key to roll the strip off the can. Most folks were lost with out that store bought key.
Post by: K Frame on October 13, 2005, 08:13:33 AM
The only real purpose for the ring is to hold the lid firmly in place while the can is processing to ensure that it seals.
If the jar seals correctly, the ring isn't needed again until the jar is opened and the contents partially consumed. Then the ring holds the lid in place while it's in the fridge.
Post by: Larry Ashcraft on October 13, 2005, 09:31:17 AM
The basement is a little humid, causes the rings to rust just enough that we have to replace them every year.
Funny thing though, I was still giving Steve trouble after I went to bed last night.
Post by: Guest on October 13, 2005, 10:06:08 AM
Please show Grandpa Larry these Pretty Pictures of Expensive Shotguns.
The other booklet show a really neat Spanish made 32 gauge o/u - I think you NEED this one since it so special just like you. Fiocchi has shells for these; the shells are really neat, bigger than a .410, not 28 ga size either.
Granda Larry won't mind, he will always think of you and me when you get it...
Oh Sadie, I have not received my Antelope meat yet...
Bye Bye
Your Adopted Uncle Steve
Post by: K Frame on October 13, 2005, 10:13:39 AM
Put a handful of mothballs in a tin can in each of the cabinets.
As the mothballs sublimate, they drive moisture laden air out of the cabinet.
Post by: Larry Ashcraft on October 13, 2005, 10:31:59 AM
And Steve, you are an EVIL man.
Post by: LawDog on October 13, 2005, 10:43:24 AM
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LawDog...you would believe me wouldn't you?
Actually, I'd be trying to adapt the "red-hot iron and wet napkin" port opening technique to your pickle jar.That, or using a bayonet through the tin lid.
I purely do love a good homemade pickle.
LawDog
Post by: USP45usp on October 13, 2005, 10:43:40 AM
.Wayne
Post by: Guest on October 13, 2005, 11:08:06 AM
I really appreciate kind gestures and gifts of homemade goodies. The goodies are great - it is the people I get these from that are the Greatest.
Larry and Sandy Fixed me up in Tulsa with goodies. I have been saving and savoring these goodies. Just decided to open another jar of pickles is all.
Just like I saw a classmate's kid the other day on campus. She had to show me she still had the little metal pencil sharpener I gave her.
She found out she was going to hang with mom at the College.
"Will Steve be there?"
"Yes of course"
"Wait...wait..I forgot something".
Some people are special - the gifts are reminders of these people, what memories are made of.
She just was intrigued while her mom and I were outside studying. I produced a small metal hand held pencil sharpener. She was doing her studies, facinated with my metal sharper. Asked to see it and try it out. Sitting there being a lady, doing her homework... Said it made her homework answers "come out right the first time".
Bright eyes, big smile, and a hug later...well seems that sharpener followed her home.
I have more of these sharpeners , I was a kid once. I remember ...
Post by: grampster on October 13, 2005, 01:16:26 PM
Steve, the cap came off very easily. No trouble a'tal.
