"Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message .com>...
> Everything seemed to be going OK at work today but then a major catastrophe
> occurred. I was opening a bottle of Chardonnay at lunch and the corkscrew
> broke! I have a couple of them at home, but only one at work. A few
> minutes of jiggling with Channel-lock pliers saved the day.
>
> From now on I'm keeping a spare in my desk.

I had a similar experience.

While piloting the Exxon Valdez, the lever corkscrew broke with the
screw staying in the cork. Always prepared for any and every
emergency, I pulled the Swiss Army Knife (SAK) out of my pocket and
ran its corkscrew right on top of the broken one. With some effort I
was able to extract the cork. After enjoying that bottle, it was time
for the second. I twisted the cork off my SAK and found that the
broken screw was jammed inside the SAK screw. Always prepared for any
and every emergency, I pulled the Leatherman from its belt pouch and
using the pliers, unscrewed the broken screw out of my SAK corkscrew.
And then enjoyed another and another.

The rest is history.