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Swanny Tue 13-Sept-16 15:46:41

Anya I hope your DH is back by now and you've managed to get your drinks sorted brew smile

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Anya Tue 13-Sept-16 15:02:35

DH's gone to pick GSs up from school as I can't drive yet. He left 30 minutes ago. I tried to make myself a cup of tea, but will have to have it black as I can't unscrew the top of the milk

Thought I'd have some squash instead, Can't unscrew that top either hmm

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shysal Tue 13-Sept-16 14:05:29

I think part of the problem is that nowadays the ring pull snaps off too easily, a manufacturing fault of the can rather than the gizmo we try to use. This always happens to me when opening Asda tinned tomatoes.

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MiniMouse Tue 13-Sept-16 14:04:59

Chicken You could try turning the can upside down and using a conventional opener smile

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Swanny Tue 13-Sept-16 13:58:47

I bought one of those Lakeland gizmos a couple of years ago and just cannot get it to work. I've broken fingernails, gouged out lumps of skin and sworn at it, all to no avail grin

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chicken Tue 13-Sept-16 13:50:58

I've just tried to open one of these ring-pull cans with the Lakeland gizmo as my poor old arthritic fingers can't do it any other way, and the ring shot off with the speed of a bullet, clipped my swollen joint en route and hit the window before vanishing into the great unknown. I then tried, with throbbing finger, to use the electric can opener, but it just sneered at the unconventional rim, so OH attacked the can with a screwdriver and I finally got at the prunes! Oh for the old style cans. At least I then had the measure of the enemy.

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