Non-Obvious Answers to the Stupid Problems Life Gives Us

Problem: Where do I find one of those old-fashioned jar openers (also called a "lid wrench")? (figure 1) They worked so much better than all the modern alternatives.


figure 1
figure 1


Answer: Go to the hardware store and buy the largest plumber's wrench you can find. (figure 2)


figure 2
figure 2



Got the idea? Send me more! Help defeat the little cultural gremlins that try to make life more difficult than it needs to be!


Robert Munafo's home pages on HostMDS   (c) 1996-2010 Robert P. Munafo.   about   contact

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License. Details here s.13