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ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 1 Apr 2023 10:39

It's almost impossible to get the glass lids off jars of Douwe Egberts coffee, as they fit so tightly.
When the lid does come off, it always jolts the jar, which means the coffee granules spill all over the place.

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 1 Apr 2023 09:52

I think those tins of tuna etc that have a pull tab to peel back the top of the tin have changed in the last couple of years either the tab breaks off or the tin 'lid' just refuses to peel back and I resort to a tin opener.

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 31 Mar 2023 23:54

I have trouble with those tabs to open packs of corned beef etc

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 31 Mar 2023 19:49

It's like those child-proof medication containers.

I have long had problems opening them, much worse now with arthritis having set in.

But my daughter could open such bottles for me from the age of 5! :-0

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 31 Mar 2023 18:36

I have spent about 10 minutes trying to open a battery pack, scissors, sharp knife and I got there, sooooo what happened to keeping things like away from children and telling older children not open them anyway.

Researching:
Frame mainly from. Reading Berkshire. Vos from Netherlands. Nelson and Sowerby from Newcastle. Pickles from Saddleworth and Australia. Bainbridge from Durham. Willmot, Wilmot. Wilmott from Berkshire.

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