From: MV (MV@dc9.tzo.com)
Date: Sun Jan 08 2006 - 08:15:53 PST
Well, although it was definitely not intentional, I'm glad I could help
supply a good laugh for some of you who caught my gaff.
Dave - aka - Lefty.... (;->)
m35products wrote:
> 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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