On Monday, April 10, 2017 at 11:44:30 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2017-04-10 4:31 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Monday, April 10, 2017 at 6:55:12 AM UTC-10,
>
> >> I'll admit I've only used it a few times for those jars that simply
> >> refuse to budge. So far so good and may need it more and more in
> >> the future. At least there seems to be plenty of these gizmos on
> >> the market for people to choose what suits them best.
> >>
> >> Funny how the grip diminishes as we age but the ability to bend the
> >> elbow to shove food in our pie hole does not.
> >>
> >> ;-)
> >
> > I think it's funny too. I still have a pretty good grip but it's
> > tough to stand from a sitting or lying position. This makes working
> > under my car a daunting task. Old people must suffer from a shocking
> > lack of upper body strength.
>
> Many old people do, especially people from earlier generations. Many
> boomers have gone to great effort to keep fit. I belong to a kayaking
> club and most of the really active members are 60 plus and have great
> upper body strength. One of our members is a woman my age, a former
> competitive rower, and many fit men would have a hard time keeping up
> with her.
>
>
>
> >
> > Typically, I'll slide a knife under the lid rim to break the seal -
> > then it'll be easy to open. Otherwise, one of these babies will
> > always do the trick:
> >
> > https://cdn.mscdirect.com/global/ima...8497649-24.jpg
> >
> >

Paddling is big over here. You can always spot the girls that paddle. Broadbacks they have.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5eX0Pl4I_4