On Sun 04 Sep 2005 05:28:03a, jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Ever have one of those "darn, I should have patented this" ideas? I'd
> been using big rubber bands to secure the lid down on my 20 year old
> slow cooker (stretch across the lid and then around the cooker handles)
> for years before I bought the new one. They just made the rubber bands
> "prettier"
>

And they made money on it! More's the pity you didn't apply for a patent.
Same thing with "bungy" cords.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four,
unless there are three other people.