the pickle jar | pad patter 9.14.21

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  1. keepscrappin

    keepscrappin ScrapWithTheWind

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    I found a life hack today to tap around the seal of the lid with a wooden spoon to break the seal.... worked like a charm!

    Am I the only one who can't open a pickle jar? Please tell me I'm not! :giggle :duh:groan:hissy
     
  2. IntenseMagic

    IntenseMagic Some grannies cuss a lot. I'm some grannies.

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    I've always tapped around it with the handle of a butter knife, but yes...always gives me fits!
     
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  3. bestcee

    bestcee In love with places I've never been to

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  4. Iowan

    Iowan Is this heaven? No, it's Iowa

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    I’ve always hit the lid but that doesn’t even work for me anymore. My daughter gave me this gizmo-sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t!
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  5. gonewiththewind

    gonewiththewind I choose joy.

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    I use the same thing that @Cherylndesigns uses . . . it's a round disk of thin rubber and it opens up any jar with ease! I didn't buy mine. It came in a swag bag my hubby got from work so it has his company's logo on it.

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  6. StefanieS

    StefanieS Think it over, think it under

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    I have the rubber thingy and sometimes tap around the edge, sometimes running hot water over the metal lid helps - the metal expands more and faster than the glass.
    But mostly I make the googley eyes at hubby and hand it over. He opens anything like that very quickly and easily.
     
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  7. littlekiwi

    littlekiwi I charge by the hour for anything before noon

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    I am hopeless with opening any type of jar or can for that matter
     
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  8. jk703

    jk703 CEO of Anything and Everything, Everywhere

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    My tool is pretty specific... I have a husband that I use just for this.... and now a taller than me solid 16 year old too. :giggle
     
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  9. bestcee

    bestcee In love with places I've never been to

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    I don't know, I have one of those tall husband tools too!
    I'm working on the taller than me child - give him another year or big growth spurt. :giggle
     
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  10. jk703

    jk703 CEO of Anything and Everything, Everywhere

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    These tools! :giggle It's fun to make him do things for me now... cause he's "strongman." They -hubby or kids - don't possess good eyes for finding things though...
     
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  11. Memaw2Wm

    Memaw2Wm Well-Known Member

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    I have a "punch" can opener and use the pointed tip under the lid's rim to gently break the seal, then I can easily open the jar. Similar to this one, but w/o the bottle opener on the far end.

    I also have the same T'ware pickle container as Courtney, but rarely transfer my pickles into it any more.

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  12. bestcee

    bestcee In love with places I've never been to

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    :yesss What is it with that? Like, why can't they find things in front of their face?

    I say way too often: If it was a snake, you'd be dead.
     
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  13. keepscrappin

    keepscrappin ScrapWithTheWind

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    I had one of those. I said “had” because it’s mysteriously missing now that Aspen moved back to school. :giggle
     
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  14. keepscrappin

    keepscrappin ScrapWithTheWind

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    hubby usually opens jars for me but he was at the office when I needed him.
     
  15. keepscrappin

    keepscrappin ScrapWithTheWind

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    Enjoy em while you can. Those boys grow up and move out and get married quicker than you expect. I can’t believe my son has been married for 2 years already.
     
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  16. keepscrappin

    keepscrappin ScrapWithTheWind

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    I’m the only one in the house who can find things. My mom used to say “ if it was a snake, it would’ve bit ya” :giggle
     
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  17. keepscrappin

    keepscrappin ScrapWithTheWind

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    I used to have one of those but don’t know what happened to it. Probably one of the kids. :giggle
     
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  18. jk703

    jk703 CEO of Anything and Everything, Everywhere

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    Ha! I'm using that. I've never heard of that saying. We call them Man-Eyes in my house, lol!
     
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  19. amien1

    amien1 I do enjoy a good exclamation point!

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    This is funny because I've always tapped the edges & opened everything myself. I'm having some elbow issues (tennis elbow- ugh!) and asked my hubby to open the marinara jar last night & he said "Wow, you actually need me! I feel so important!" lol I'm pretty independent & impatient= I never need him for handyman type of stuff! ;) ;)
     
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  20. Nemla

    Nemla Stretching my skill set

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    I tap it gently on the tiled part of my kitchen wall, if that does not work then I ease the tip of a butter knife ( not sharp ) under the lid and that breaks the air seal.
     
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