KaiS. wrote:
> And why is that the impregnable packaging is reserved for NON-food items???
Oh, it's not.
Every try to open "Old Dutch" potato chips? The ones that come in two
plastic bags inside a cardboard box. They've got some kind of quantum
thing going on...you pull and pull and all of the sudden the bag
explodes and there are chips everywhere...
Chris
Tom Watson said:
>On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 20:53:18 -0600, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>"John" wrote in message
>>> How do people survive who do not have or know how to use hammers,
>>> screwdrivers, pliers, vise-grips, heavy duty shears or other implement
>>> to access the contents?
>>
>>A pocket knife ... tis a manly tool, and the acquisition of which was
>>heretofore one of the first steps to manhood.
>
>I was a Pocket Knife Man but went on to become a Leatherman Man.
>
>The Phillips cams out under pressure - they need to deal with this.
They have - Square Drive.
>(watson - who is listening to Ode To A Butterfly and wondering how a
>human being can pick that fast)
Tom, is that of the Nickle Creek variety?
Greg G.
On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 20:11:38 -0600, "RonB" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I have often thought that people who develop some of this plastic packaging
>should have to spend their eternity opening them.
>
>RonB
>
Check out:
<http://www.comics.com/comics/frazz/archive/frazz-20051129.html>
:-)
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Easy - just ask my sister. She's on husband #5 - none of the others knew
what a hammer looked like much less how to use one.....;-)
Bob S.
"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> How do people survive who do not have or know how to use hammers,
> screwdrivers, pliers, vise-grips, heavy duty shears or other implement
> to access the contents?
>
On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 22:18:10 -0500, Greg G.<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>Tom, is that of the Nickle Creek variety?
>
>
>Greg G.
They spell it "Nickel" but I believe them to be the same.
That kid who plays the mandolin is completely amazing to me.
Tom Watson - WoodDorker
tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (email)
http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/ (website)
Swingman said:
>"John" wrote in message
>> How do people survive who do not have or know how to use hammers,
>> screwdrivers, pliers, vise-grips, heavy duty shears or other implement
>> to access the contents?
>
>A pocket knife ... tis a manly tool, and the acquisition of which was
>heretofore one of the first steps to manhood.
And hope that the skills for use accompanies such an acquisition.
Otherwise, one is likely to remove a finger or two attempting to open
those freaking heat-sealed plastic vaults of personal injury. <g>
Greg G.
As someone who works for a company that makes such plastic packaging,
such as clamshells, trifolds, cards (plastic front glued/sealed to a
carboard back)...yeah, its overkill on many items!
I'm a moldmaker. I agree, it seems like overkill on some packages, but a
lot of it is done to prevent "loss" (shoplifting).
I hate to open such thing too. Thats what utility knives and scissors
are for! :)
John
The pocket knife is mandatory, I carry two, one in each front pocket (yes, I
do use them a lot). The clamshell type container has outdone it though. I
open them with a scroll saw.
"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "John" wrote in message
> > How do people survive who do not have or know how to use hammers,
> > screwdrivers, pliers, vise-grips, heavy duty shears or other implement
> > to access the contents?
>
> A pocket knife ... tis a manly tool, and the acquisition of which was
> heretofore one of the first steps to manhood.
>
> --
> www.e-woodshop.net
> Last update: 11/06/05
>
>
"John" wrote in message
> How do people survive who do not have or know how to use hammers,
> screwdrivers, pliers, vise-grips, heavy duty shears or other implement
> to access the contents?
A pocket knife ... tis a manly tool, and the acquisition of which was
heretofore one of the first steps to manhood.
--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 11/06/05
"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Tom Watson" wrote in message ...
>> On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 20:53:18 -0600, "Swingman" wrote:
>>
>> >"John" wrote in message
>> >> How do people survive who do not have or know how to use hammers,
>> >> screwdrivers, pliers, vise-grips, heavy duty shears or other implement
>> >> to access the contents?
>> >
>> >A pocket knife ... tis a manly tool, and the acquisition of which was
>> >heretofore one of the first steps to manhood.
>>
>>
>> I was a Pocket Knife Man but went on to become a Leatherman Man.
>>
>> The Phillips cams out under pressure - they need to deal with this.
>
> I've got one of the original Leatherman tools and, as with most other
> things, they don't make'm like that one any more.
>
> Damn thing is just too big to put in your pocket, and with the cell phone
> and tape measure on the belt, already in danger of the 'butt crack boogie'
> as it is.
>
> But you're right ... a Leatherman tool answers the OP's original question,
> like it was made for it.
Think about Duluth Trading--Longtail T, or, failing that, tool belt
suspenders. The suspenders are black and ugly but have padded shoulders and
work.
Greg G. wrote:
> Tom Watson said:
>=20
>=20
>>On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 20:53:18 -0600, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>"John" wrote in message
>>>
>>>>How do people survive who do not have or know how to use hammers,
>>>>screwdrivers, pliers, vise-grips, heavy duty shears or other implemen=
t
>>>>to access the contents?
>>>
>>>A pocket knife ... tis a manly tool, and the acquisition of which was
>>>heretofore one of the first steps to manhood.
>>
>>I was a Pocket Knife Man but went on to become a Leatherman Man.
>>
>>The Phillips cams out under pressure - they need to deal with this.
>=20
>=20
> They have - Square Drive.
>=20
You mean Robertson.
>=20
>>(watson - who is listening to Ode To A Butterfly and wondering how a
>>human being can pick that fast)
>=20
>=20
> Tom, is that of the Nickle Creek variety?
>=20
Listening to music while drafting, woodworking or programming is one of=20
life's great pleasures...
>=20
> Greg G.
--=20
Will R.
Jewel Boxes and Wood Art
http://woodwork.pmccl.com
The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those=20
who have not got it.=94 George Bernard Shaw
On Fri, 02 Dec 2005 14:45:32 GMT, "Charles Self"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"Chris Friesen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> KaiS. wrote:
>>
>>> And why is that the impregnable packaging is reserved for NON-food
>>> items???
>>
>> Oh, it's not.
>>
>> Every try to open "Old Dutch" potato chips? The ones that come in two
>> plastic bags inside a cardboard box. They've got some kind of quantum
>> thing going on...you pull and pull and all of the sudden the bag explodes
>> and there are chips everywhere...
>
>They do that with most everything these days. Cereals were easy to open
>until they got away from waxed paper. Now, it some kind of plastic coated,
>somewhat stretchable, junk that is best opened with scissors...the U.S.
>packaging world's answer to getting the least out of what is in a package.
>Put half the food on the floor or in a sink full of dirty dishes.
>
Look at it from their standpoint -- the more you spill, the faster you
have to buy more.
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 20:53:18 -0600, "Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote:
>"John" wrote in message
>> How do people survive who do not have or know how to use hammers,
>> screwdrivers, pliers, vise-grips, heavy duty shears or other implement
>> to access the contents?
>
>A pocket knife ... tis a manly tool, and the acquisition of which was
>heretofore one of the first steps to manhood.
I was a Pocket Knife Man but went on to become a Leatherman Man.
The Phillips cams out under pressure - they need to deal with this.
(watson - who is listening to Ode To A Butterfly and wondering how a
human being can pick that fast)
Tom Watson - WoodDorker
tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (email)
http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/ (website)
[email protected] (John) writes:
> How do people survive who do not have or know how to use hammers,
> screwdrivers, pliers, vise-grips, heavy duty shears or other implement
> to access the contents?
Power tools!
--
Sending unsolicited commercial e-mail to this account incurs a fee of
$500 per message, and acknowledges the legality of this contract.
Tom Watson said:
>On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 22:18:10 -0500, Greg G.<[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>Tom, is that of the Nickle Creek variety?
>>
>
>They spell it "Nickel" but I believe them to be the same.
Oops - Missed that. My legs must have been dangling down, down...
You have the advantage of having the album sitting in front of you...
>That kid who plays the mandolin is completely amazing to me.
Yepper. The flourishes he manages to fit in between the notes that
'normal folks' can play are indeed phenomenal.
Greg G.
"Chris Friesen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> KaiS. wrote:
>
>> And why is that the impregnable packaging is reserved for NON-food
>> items???
>
> Oh, it's not.
>
> Every try to open "Old Dutch" potato chips? The ones that come in two
> plastic bags inside a cardboard box. They've got some kind of quantum
> thing going on...you pull and pull and all of the sudden the bag explodes
> and there are chips everywhere...
They do that with most everything these days. Cereals were easy to open
until they got away from waxed paper. Now, it some kind of plastic coated,
somewhat stretchable, junk that is best opened with scissors...the U.S.
packaging world's answer to getting the least out of what is in a package.
Put half the food on the floor or in a sink full of dirty dishes.
"Tom Watson" wrote in message ...
> On Thu, 1 Dec 2005 20:53:18 -0600, "Swingman" wrote:
>
> >"John" wrote in message
> >> How do people survive who do not have or know how to use hammers,
> >> screwdrivers, pliers, vise-grips, heavy duty shears or other implement
> >> to access the contents?
> >
> >A pocket knife ... tis a manly tool, and the acquisition of which was
> >heretofore one of the first steps to manhood.
>
>
> I was a Pocket Knife Man but went on to become a Leatherman Man.
>
> The Phillips cams out under pressure - they need to deal with this.
I've got one of the original Leatherman tools and, as with most other
things, they don't make'm like that one any more.
Damn thing is just too big to put in your pocket, and with the cell phone
and tape measure on the belt, already in danger of the 'butt crack boogie'
as it is.
But you're right ... a Leatherman tool answers the OP's original question,
like it was made for it.
--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 11/06/05