Nutek

Can't you just soak her with the hose again until she does it properly?

Pulaski

That is usually my last step too, before consigning the bottle to the recycling bin.

Bahtatboy

Just needs to be careful with the scissors in close proximity to the tube of J Y Kelly.

Bob

There is. Originally designed for airplanes, to make it easier to de-ice the wings.

Elmer, the glue folks bought the rights to use it...don't know if they are using it though.

Cardienscarf

Container Store sells mini spatulas for just that purpose.

Pulaski

Unless the Bottle is conical they are likely ineffective, and if the bottle isn't transparent you are just waving the spatula around hoping to find something. A utility knife from Lowes, on the other hand, to slice open the bottle is easy and 100% effective.

That said we have a set of mini spatulas, which I use for mayo and anything in a glass bottle that doesn't drain out on its own.

SultanOfSwing

People who enter an intersection when there is not sufficient space on the other side of the intersection for their car to fit, so they just sit actually in it, blocking the way for those on the cross road once the light turns red. Applies to a left turn in this case, but equally annoying when people travelling straight ahead do it and block a cross street.

I was luckily in front of it this morning, but there's one light in particular that gets mildly backed up on my way into work. I had a bus in front of me, I estimated (correctly) that there was enough room for it and me on the road we were turning on to, at which point the back of my car just cleared the light pole and no more. At least five more cars, if not more, proceeded to follow me instead of waiting at the line for their turn (and I don't care if there's a green light, only utter douchecanoes proceed into an intersection with no room - they are up there with left lane hoggers on the Interstate). Three of them had to do that thing where they pull alongside the person in front of them, making an utter cluster**** within the intersection itself.

Every bloody morning some twathandle does that. I've had people pull out and around me while I wait by the line for a space to clear. May they all chance a fart and follow through after eating spicy food on the hottest day of the year with no access to bog roll. ****ing knobmonkeys the lot of them.

Pulaski

The USPS tracking web site thinks "The item is currently in transit to the destination." is useful information!

SultanOfSwing

They're using a giant catapult. Your package is currently in mid-air.

Pulaski

I thought it meant it is in a Ford panel van.

sir_eccles

Woah there, don't go all rushing into putting the package in a van already. I've got to have a word with the union boys who is allowed to take it from the shelf to the van.

Nutek

That is "Laser Ship".

SultanOfSwing

If you wanted luxuries like that you should have had it shipped via FedEx

Steerpike

Let's face it - left lane hoggers are nowhere near as useless and troublesome as people who block intersections - not even close! Lane hogging in the US is just a way of life, and one that is quite easy to adapt to and (literally) 'work around'. Blocking intersections is an utter disaster.

One thing I used to do in this situation was to turn the corner, then keep a long gap in front of me until the light changed (behind me) and then pull forward, thus freeing up a bunch of space to allow all the cars to clear the intersection. Not always easy but helped sometimes.

SultanOfSwing

In terms of seriousness of the offence, yeah you're right. Actually, my biggest peeve in the left lane are the arseholes who even when you're only using it to pass will still run right up your arse through the entire duration of the pass.

Now, often I'll be passing 3 or 4 slower cars before I move back right again, so that one really does grind my gears. Satisfaction is immense if the fuzz pull them over farther down the road though.


That can work if you have room.