1 December 2017, 21:49
You guessed it! I forgot "Murphy's Law".
Last night I was fixing chili for supper. I whipped out my trusty "manual" can opener (no electric can opener for me - the power may go out), and heard a distinct "ping" as I started to open a can of kidney beans. The can opener had opened its last can!
Not to worry. I dug out my trusty 1962-vintage P-38 from Uncle Sam and quite a few minutes later (plus a few cuss-words) managed to have the can opened to where I could access the contents. No big problem, though my hands still are sore today.
But then I started to think (which I obviously hadn't done before).
Why didn't I realize, before last night, that anything mechanical can break?
What if the S had HTF? Lots of our food is in cans. How could have I opened them (short of using a hammer and chisel or an axe) in the long term?
If something had happened to me, how could BHC open a can of food?
Today, I went out and bought two top-of-the-line Farberware hand-held can openers.
Now I'll be looking at other simple mechanical tools/gadgets that I/we use every day, and have back-ups for each.
Lesson learned, finally!
Last night I was fixing chili for supper. I whipped out my trusty "manual" can opener (no electric can opener for me - the power may go out), and heard a distinct "ping" as I started to open a can of kidney beans. The can opener had opened its last can!
Not to worry. I dug out my trusty 1962-vintage P-38 from Uncle Sam and quite a few minutes later (plus a few cuss-words) managed to have the can opened to where I could access the contents. No big problem, though my hands still are sore today.
But then I started to think (which I obviously hadn't done before).
Why didn't I realize, before last night, that anything mechanical can break?
What if the S had HTF? Lots of our food is in cans. How could have I opened them (short of using a hammer and chisel or an axe) in the long term?
If something had happened to me, how could BHC open a can of food?
Today, I went out and bought two top-of-the-line Farberware hand-held can openers.
Now I'll be looking at other simple mechanical tools/gadgets that I/we use every day, and have back-ups for each.
Lesson learned, finally!