On 1/8/2016 11:18 AM, l not -l wrote:
> On 8-Jan-2016, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> Not really. I only mention cheddar cheese because it figures into the
>> story.
>>
>> A couple of nights ago one of my neighbors, who just arrived in town
>> (he's a seasonal resident) invited me and another neighbor over for a
>> little get together.
>>
>> I get over there and he's got a little bowl of mixed nuts, some sliced
>> cheddar, hummus and crackers sitting on the kitchen table. And a bottle
>> of wine.
>>
>> He's obviously new to entertaining. This despite being at least 60
>> years old. He had a bottle of wine but no way to open it. Gee, how
>> were you planning to open it?
>>
>> The other neighbor hadn't shown up yet so he called her. Do you have a
>> corkscrew?
>>
>> We got the bottle open and she was looking in the cabinets, do you have
>> any glasses? Nope. So I walked back across the street and got three
>> wine glasses.
>>
>> Who invites people over for wine and snacks without having a way to open
>> the bottle or glasses to serve it in?
>
> A guy who planned to have wine and snacks alone; then realized he did bring
> a corkscrew when he moved in for the winter. 8-)
>
I assume you meant *did not* bring a corkscrew.

This guy is not a drinker. I have no problem with that. I could have
brought my own wine - in fact, I did. But really, he's got a bottle of
wine and invites people over... damn, no way to open it. Nothing to
pour it into, either. I found that odd to say the least.

Jill