Re: [Paddlewise] RE: Re: Whirlpools, Dastardly Thingys, and Other Debacles

From: Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 18:29:11 -0800
Loved those!!!

I had an "opening moment" when I returned from South America after several
years of working for a US Government entity. My father, who was
60-something, offered me a beer and when I said "yes, please" he took a
bottle out of the fridge, twisted off the cap, and handed me the beer.

I was dumbfounded. He had clearly gained strength in his hands while I had
been gone.

It wasn't until my mother did it the next day that I realized that someone
must've invented an easy twist-off bottle cap.


Craig Jungers
Moses Lake, WA

On Dec 23, 2007 2:28 PM, <rebyl_kayak_at_energysustained.com> wrote:

> G'day,
>
> Then of course there was camping one time with a can of baked beans and I
> whip out my Leatherman and proceed to open it dexterously in front of my
> companions who seem terribly interested in my skill and prowess. I finish
> the task tip the beans onto my plate and see the ring pull on the other end
> of the can while my miscreant mates fall about chortling!
>
> Better stop now I'm starting to remember too many stupid things.
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