Comes the neatening…
Several days before I take time off, I do a bit of a clear-up. This is not because I’m a tidy person; it’s because I’m a very untidy one. It gets out of hand and makes me miserable. Cannot be miserable for birthday!
Anyway, this object turned up. I remember buying it from a blacksmith. He had a lot of cool things I didn’t need, but this one at least wasn’t very expensive. I think it’s a bottle opener.
Agree?
Posted: April 29th, 2025 under personal.
Comments: 5
Comments
Comment from Deborah HH
Time: April 29, 2025, 8:28 pm
It looks like a very stylish bottle opener to me.
Comment from Uncle Al
Time: April 30, 2025, 1:49 am
Yes, it almost certainly is a bottle opener, but it is backwards by my tastes. This one has the hook on the near side and you have to lift the long part to uncap the bottle. I prefer the ones with the hook on the far side where you push down on the long part to get at the good stuff.
But it is attractive enough I’d be happy to use it anyway!
p.s. Lifting up takes muscle. Pushing down takes weight. Yes, I have perfectly adequate muscle, but I have a surplus of weight!
Comment from Durnedyankee
Time: April 30, 2025, 9:01 am
Looks like a lot of work to me, but I’m not a blacksmith by trade.
Comment from thefritz
Time: April 30, 2025, 9:42 pm
well, get yourself a Cooper’s real Ale, chilled to whatever temp you deem proper (probably warmer than I would like) and see if that nifty goo-gah opens the bottle. If it does, you have your answer and a delightful liquid repast…
Comment from Joe A
Time: May 2, 2025, 1:40 pm
Much like a similar equipment usage rule that is popular on the internet, anything is a bottle opener if you try hard enough.
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