That problem is why I have a spare pair of 12" water pump pliers in the junk drawer...one size fits all.
Posted on 01/17/2023 1:25:46 PM PST by SamAdams76
Tapping the lid part on the counter top was my go-to method until we got the kitchen renovated. The first time I smacked the jar lid on the new stone counter I heard a gasp and turned to see the First Mate glaring at me. “If you crack my new countertop, you are a dead man!” Since I cannot use the new wooden flooring, I now step out into garage and tap the lid on the concrete floor. It takes a moment longer but neither my life nor my manhood is in peril.
I dunno....
Some of these new plastic pickle jars can be a real pain in the ass to open..
Pop a top again...
If she can’t get the lid off how did she pre-loosen it in the kitchen before bringing it out into the living room in front of everyone to watch?
Was it a collective effort by all the women in the kitchen beforehand? A plot they were all in on possibly?
Costco sometimes carries a jar of Artichokes that is very difficult to open. Complaints show up in the reviews. I tried all the tricks and could not get it open. I ordered a thing from Amazon that tucks under the lid and pops the seal.
Unfortunately, it only works on certain size lids. Doesn’t work on diet coke bottle lids...but a small pry bar does work on them.
She had other women in the kitchen with her to help. Or maybe one of her older brothers loosened it earlier.
It was a setup
Well.... was it broken?? :-)
About twenty-four years ago when I was pushing 50, my new wife seriously slammed her knee cap into the trailer hitch of my SUV. I thought it might be broken
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As far as I need to read. Simple solution. Buy a new trailer hitch, they are not that expensive.
If brute force and blunt instruments don’t work, running hot water over the lid will lead to its expanding just enough to twist it off.
Not the best first or second look, but very likely to work (and something the little lady could have probably done herself).
Agreed, giving up and going to another guy are both bad moves, unless you’ve got The Hulk sitting on the couch in the next room.
I use the hot water and tapping methods too. But, the best thing I use is a very thin square of rubber...(or rubber like). It works like the rubber band that someone mentioned. But, no finagling to get it on...it can be square or round and covers any size of lid.
Try it, you’ll like it.
Tap around the edge of the lid on the counter or with maybe the handle of a butter knife and then it just comes right off.
I have ALWAYS survived the pickle jar challenge.
I see no need for any REAL man to fear.
Through the refrigerator door.
You grazp the jar in one hand and the lid in the other hand and turn them in opposite directions. The trick is to continue to exert force until the lid yields. It will happen if you can get past the point where you feel like it isn’t working.
Oh, how sorry I am for you losers. When qualifying a woman to be a wife, there is trust, sensibility, good looks and an even tempered disposition. For some gents money or career skills can enter into the equation. And, love always a necessary component. But strong hands is also a factor to consider. I could describe the myriad of circumstances where they are a treasure, but some things are better left unsaid.
I can say that the two artists I have been married both worked with their hands all day every day and never brought me a pickle jar or any other jar. I have had to shoot a few rodents and stomp on a few spiders and critters to establish manliness. But, no jars.
That problem is why I have a spare pair of 12" water pump pliers in the junk drawer...one size fits all.
Who needs a man when you have...physics?
That side works fine also! I’ve done that a time or two myself. :-)
HAHA!! Not a worry for me, my kitchen is 30+ years old with the original counters. But I certainly don’t blame her, especially if it’s a nice granite or something.
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