From: V SCHWARTZ (vsaws@optonline.net)
Date: Sat Jan 07 2006 - 13:17:50 PST
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 .
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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
>
>
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> From: "MV" <MV@dc9.tzo.com>
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> 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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