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June 2005

Tuesday, June 07, 2005

What’s up with my hand man? Either I’m falling apart at the seams or Gatorade is screwing their caps on too tightly. Every time I go for a drink now I have to evaluate how to open it up. In an act of desperation the other night – and probably not for a lack of other influences – I tried hopelessly to open a bottle of Gatorade in my kitchen. Finally – and as a last attempt – I just cut the top off with a steak knife.

That’s like using an automatic weapon instead of a fly swatter to kill a mosquito at a BBQ.

But that’s what guys like me…guys who have arthritis and get really frustrated with it…do when they feel helpless. And I’ll be damned if a stupid bottle of Gatorade is going to get in my way of good hydration.

So instead of feeling sorry for myself and my weakening hands, I felt victorious as I clutched a decapitated juice bottle. What a man.

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CJ Feature Staff posted 06-07-2005 18:23 ET (US)   Click Here to See the Profile for CJ Feature Staff  
This article is for responses to Seth's June 2005 entries to his diary.
 
http://www.creakyjoints.com/sethsdiary/200506.shtml
whistler posted 06-12-2005 10:00 ET (US)     Click Here to See the Profile for whistler    
I know the feeling of battling with bottle tops.
 
Jars are also particularly problematic, especially if I'm trying to open a new one and the "jar opening" device is working.
Cathy Roche posted 06-21-2005 17:49 ET (US)     Click Here to See the Profile for Cathy Roche    
I have a struggle opening everything. I use scissors for opening boxes, but bottles and cans are the worse! Cathy R.
magbue posted 06-24-2005 09:12 ET (US)     Click Here to See the Profile for magbue    
I hate getting stalled in the middle of cooking by a jar I can't open. I've discovered that 'Hot Spots,' those silicone potholders/insulators, help me open sticky jars by providing cushioning and traction.
Clydean posted 06-27-2005 22:23 ET (US)     Click Here to See the Profile for Clydean    
Hey you all have you seen an under the counter V shaped attachment that will help with opening about any size bottle cap? I've had mine for years, works wonders. I don't even remember where I got it. Maybe one of those catalogs you get in the Sunday paper. Carol Wright or something like that.

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