From: Ed (mojoedd@bellsouth.net)
Date: Sat Jan 07 2006 - 12:53:32 PST
APB,
You are a bad man son, a bad man!! :-) I saw that too but you beat me to
the punch.
Best Regards,
Ed
"Sirs, you have no reason to be ashamed of your Confederate dead; see
to it they have no reason to be ashamed of you"
----- Original Message -----
From: "m35products" <m35prod@optonline.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 15:43
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
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