On 16 Dec 2018, Ophelia wrote
(in article >):

>
> "Cheri" wrote in message news >
> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On 12/15/2018 3:00 PM, notbob wrote:
> > > Yes, it's finally happened. I'm old enough, now, to have been cursed
> > > with a case of "Gimpy Grip".
> > >
> > > Yep, I can no longer open a difficult jar/bottle without some kinda aid.
> > > Â I got beer bottles and the like covered (church key), but jars and
> > > twist-top bottles are a bother. I am beginning to use my mom's old OXO
> > > Good Grip jar opener:
> > >
> > > https://www.oxo.com/jar-opener-with-base-pad-438.html
> > >
> > > ----similar, but older-----
> > >
> > > Geez, what am I gonna do when I can no longer lift/pour a 4qt pot? 8|
> > >
> > > nb
> >
> > That gives you leverage but still needs strength. Once you break the
> > seal, it is easy to open. Use this
> > http://www.leevalley.com/us/garden/p...=2,40733,40734
>
> I have this one, I love it.
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/Swing-A-Way...er/39182402009
> 2?hash=item5b3a88127c:rk:1f:0
>
> Cheri
>
> ==
>
> The other day I couldn't get the tops off a bottle of oyster sauce and a
> very
> small bottle of vanilla. Even D. had to exert himself hard to get them off.
> So given that, I didn't have a hope

I just bash the lids on the side of a wooden table. That always seems to work
as the vacuum vanishes and pressures are equalised.