From: m35products (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Sat Jan 07 2006 - 14:43:27 PST
Oh, I undertood perfectly. I jut kept getting my two left hand confuded with
my two front teef.
apb
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From: "V SCHWARTZ" <vsaws@optonline.net>
To: "m35products" <m35prod@optonline.net>; "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
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Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Coke bottle (jeep) cap
> You know Arthur,it's the common sense part that you super smart guys lack.
I
> being of advanced age and lmited verbal skills understand the technique
> perfectly .
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "m35products" <m35prod@optonline.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 3:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] Coke bottle (jeep) cap
>
>
> > Hmmm...
> >
> > I'm having a hard time buying a pair of left-hand gloves. Does anyone
(who
> > 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."
> >
> > Arthur "one left, one right" Bloom
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > 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
> >
> >
> >> Well the older bottles did have more glass in them since they were
> >> 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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