Ophelia wrote on Tue, 18 May 2010 15:43:05 +0100:


> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sat, 8 May 2010 19:17:01 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>>> Is anybody else suffering from Blue Lid Anxiety Syndrome? (with the
>>> occasional reddish lid thrown in to make matters
>>> even worse?)
>>
>> OK. Blue lid anxiety is caused by owning or collecting many
>> of those Ziploc, Glad, Hefty, HEB, and Oscar Meyer containers
>> with blue lids (red for the last) and clear bodies.
>>
>> Each container is designed to look exactly like the other,
>> except for small discrepancies around the rims. No lid fits any of
>> the competitors containers. And no container is
>> labeled as to their manufacturer.
>>
>> I made a rule in my house that only HEB brand containers will
>> be bought from now on. But those little green men under the bed have
>> been scurrying out at night and bringing home
>> foreign containers from god knows where. And it'S ****ING ME
>> oFF TRYiNG TO FIND A LID THAT MATCHES A CONTAINER! DAMMIT!
>>
>> So now you know. Sign my petition.
>>
>> <sigh>

> I KWYM!! <signing on>

> I actually got rid of a load and now buy one type from one
> place! --

I have a roll of masking tape in the kitchen. I place an inch or two on
the lid and indicate the contents with a marking pen.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not