Has This Happened to You?
Dec 19, 2021 17:59:30 #
I was having wine with my spaghetti tonight, so I reached down to remove the cork from the already-opened bottle, and I cut my finger on the foil remaining on the top of the bottle. The cut is 1/4" long! Has this ever happened to anyone else in the history of the world? I'm 77, and I opened a few bottles of wine in my time. Crazy! 
It's good to end the day with a laugh, and a bowl of ice cream.
It's good to end the day with a laugh, and a bowl of ice cream.
Dec 19, 2021 18:18:54 #
Dec 19, 2021 22:09:48 #
RiJoRi
Loc: Sandy Ridge, NC
"Curses!" said Jerry as he sucked his finger, "Foiled again!" 😜
--Rich
--Rich
Dec 20, 2021 05:58:19 #
Dec 20, 2021 07:03:32 #
I'm not a wine drinker but I've gotten "paper" cuts on many food product labels and don't get me started on blister packs.
Dec 20, 2021 07:20:51 #
Bartulius wrote:
I'm not a wine drinker but I've gotten "paper" cuts on many food product labels and don't get me started on blister packs.
A pox on the inventor and makers of blister packs.
~Lee
Dec 20, 2021 08:05:18 #
apacs1
Loc: Lansdale, PA
jerryc41 wrote:
I was having wine with my spaghetti tonight, so I reached down to remove the cork from the already-opened bottle, and I cut my finger on the foil remaining on the top of the bottle. The cut is 1/4" long! Has this ever happened to anyone else in the history of the world? I'm 77, and I opened a few bottles of wine in my time. Crazy!
It's good to end the day with a laugh, and a bowl of ice cream.
It's good to end the day with a laugh, and a bowl of ice cream.
That's why you should remove the top part of the foil before pulling the cork. Never pull a cork through the foil and you won't leave rough edges.
Dec 20, 2021 08:09:54 #
I'm 73 Jerry and as WE get older our skin thins. Be very careful. Maybe your son could open the wine bottles for you. 
Dec 20, 2021 08:33:59 #
RiJoRi wrote:
"Curses!" said Jerry as he sucked his finger, "Foiled again!" 😜
--Rich
--Rich
Oooh! Good one.
Dec 20, 2021 08:34:44 #
Ava'sPapa wrote:
I'm 73 Jerry and as WE get older our skin thins. Be very careful. Maybe your son could open the wine bottles for you.
When I'm incapable of opening my $5.50 bottle of wine, I'll cash in my chips.
Dec 20, 2021 08:36:12 #
I don't have that problem.
I don't recork wine...
We either finish it...or it goes into a a properly sized decanter.
I don't recork wine...
We either finish it...or it goes into a a properly sized decanter.
Dec 20, 2021 08:41:20 #
Canisdirus wrote:
I don't have that problem.
I don't recork wine...
We either finish it...or it goes into a a properly sized decanter.
I don't recork wine...
We either finish it...or it goes into a a properly sized decanter.
I try to limit my wine drinking to half a glass. I posted that I received 15 bottles of wine from CA for about $75 - Naked Wines.
Dec 20, 2021 08:43:32 #
Jerryc41: Makes sense. You're drinking the good stuff, which doesn't come with a damn cork versus a screw cap. Sample list: Boone's Farm, Red Dragger, 20/20, Mogen David, and my favorite of course, Andre's, which by the way, now comes in cans.
Dec 20, 2021 08:49:44 #
St.Mary's wrote:
Jerryc41: Makes sense. You're drinking the good stuff, which doesn't come with a damn cork versus a screw cap. Sample list: Boone's Farm, Red Dragger, 20/20, Mogen David, and my favorite of course, Andre's, which by the way, now comes in cans.
How about a box of wine?
I remember a line on "Night Court." The "bum" was opening a bottle of wine, and he said, "Hey, someone stuck a cork in this bottle!"
Dec 20, 2021 08:50:31 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I try to limit my wine drinking to half a glass. I posted that I received 15 bottles of wine from CA for about $75 - Naked Wines.
Well, I don't drink wine much at all...and I was a member of the WSJ wine club for about 4 years.
They buried me in wine...lol. I was giving cases of the stuff away all the time.
Usually only drink wine when we have guests...
A decanter is nice if you use the proper size...no air is the key to storage.
I find wine goes off after only a few days if I don't use a decanter.
Oh, it's still drinkable...but there is definitely a fall off.
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