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Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by Mendel Leisk, Jul 6, 2022.

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  1. fuzzy1

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    I have accumulated more first-hand failure experience now than 40 years ago, and have a better idea what to watch for.
     
    #1841 fuzzy1, Jul 23, 2024 at 3:04 PM
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    Mendel Leisk Senior Member

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    Not shy to admit, my main issue is lifting tires back on. I've adapted: have the wheel "just" clear, no more than an inch. Roll the wheel/tire up, as close as practical, and oriented to suit studs. Tuck my toes under the wheel (around 4:30 and 7:30) and lift, while guiding onto the studs with my hands.
     
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    Luckily for me the 15 inch Prius wheels are not too heavy. My wife's Subaru wheels are a bit heavier. At 81 I can still handle the job and should for the next few years.

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  4. Mendel Leisk

    Mendel Leisk Senior Member

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    Pretty much everybody-proof, but they didn’t see me coming. Cap says press-and-turn. Tried that till I just about injured myself. Then out to the garage, try vise and pliers: no dice. Two surgeries and a repeated application of pliers: it’s opened.

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    ^one more hurdle, locking band has to be removed; it has deformations locking against sim on bottom edge of cap. IMG_5037.jpeg
    ^ telling, that even now pliers required to get it unscrewing.
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    ETC(SS) The OTHER One Percenter.....

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    I call those "Adult-proof" containers......
     
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    Mendel Leisk Senior Member

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    Had a similar cap on a tin of acetone; except it was mercifully easy to dissect.
     
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    Worked with a lot of teak oil in shipyards many years ago - & have some teak furniture as well. As that stuff begins to thicken / coagulate inside those caps - it becomes impossible to remove, due to the cap's safety feature & the oil turning to a form of glue. But for its cost - it's almost worth throwing out.

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    I worked with a man much older than me. He could take an apple in his hands and twist it into two perfect halves. Seemingly with little effort. I’ve tried and nothing happens.
    Now I am getting even weaker. Sometimes I use diagonal wire cutters to snip at the caps.
     
    #1848 Mr.Vanvandenburg, Jul 24, 2024 at 2:34 PM
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    Mendel Leisk Senior Member

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    Scenario: elderly man, sprawled on floor, dead, his unopened, childproof heart med bottle beside him.

    I sometimes have to break out the oil filter pliers, for spaghetti sauce jars.

    That bottle of peppermint essesnce oil though, was a non-starter. Your apple splitter guy could maybe wrench the neck right off it, but the cap was not going anywhere.
     
    #1849 Mendel Leisk, Jul 24, 2024 at 2:57 PM
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