From: m35products (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Sat Jan 07 2006 - 12:43:20 PST
Hmmm...
I'm having a hard time buying a pair of left-hand gloves. Does anyone (who
Arthur "one left, one right" Bloom
----- Original Message -----
> Well the older bottles did have more glass in them since they were
is, presumably) left-handed, want to go in on two pairs with me? Then he can
use the two right-hand ones. I'm also having a bit of difficulty hitting my
left hand with my left hand. I am not, you see, "the man from Nantucket."
From: "MV" <MV@dc9.tzo.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 2:45 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Coke bottle (jeep) cap
> actually reused - not just recycled. Coke used to rewash the bottles
> and refill them.
>
> I used to refill the vertical dispensing coke machine with the door in
> the hardware store where I worked as a kid. (ages 12-17) Now they sell
> those machines as antiques. Hmmmm... wonder what that makes me.
>
> But it sounds to me like we have a technique problem here regarding the
> removal of the cap.
>
> The proper removal technique is to hold the bottle in your left hand and
> place the cap on a sharp edge. Then use your left hand to impact your
> left hand just behind the bottle thus forcing the bottle down and away
> from the cap. Don't try and bang the capped bottle against the surface
> unless you have good medical care nearby. (;->)
>
> You newbies who are not near or beyond 50 years of age should take
> special precautions the first couple times you try this. Gloves might
> be a good idea. (;->)
>
> Dave
>
> Convoy Magazine wrote:
> > uh, back in the good old days we used to do that same
> > thing of hooking the edge of the cap onto a hard
> > surface and a quick smack and voila...
> > used primarily on "stubby" Cdn beer bottles, (only
> > Canadians of a certain age will remember) and of
> > course on the occassional pepsi/coke/etc bottles..
> >
> > HOWEVER- the important thing to remember is that back
> > in WWII Coke came in the smaller 8oz? bottles, and
> > they were much stronger structurally than the new
> > bottles.
> >
> > Even early "larger" format bottles were stronger than
> > today. The glass thickness, (if not quality as well)
> > was much greater than now.
> >
> > Using this opening method on "today's" thinner bottles
> > (especially beer bottles which are very weak) is much
> > riskier (right ian??) than in the good old days.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Monty
> > bring back the stubby!!!
> >
> > --- International Movie Services <ims@telus.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >>I was demonstating the technique to the sucessful
> >>candidates (read
> >>survivors) at a basic training "smoker" way out in
> >>the boonies. Hit the cap
> >>a bit hard, bottle shattered and laid open half the
> >>palm of my hand. Blood
> >>and beer,
> >
> >
> >
> >
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