Is anybody else suffering from Blue Lid Anxiety Syndrome? (with the
occasional reddish lid thrown in to make matters even worse?)

-sw

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?)

Glad, Hefty, Ziploc, HEB brand.... (Oscar Meyer - red lids).

-sw

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>

-sw

"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!
--
--
https://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/

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

On May 17, 8:54*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> 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>
>
> -sw

Ziploc and Glad both are clearly marked with the brand name.

N.

On Tue, 18 May 2010 12:35:49 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2
> wrote:
>
> Ziploc and Glad both are clearly marked with the brand name.
>
What's really annoying is two lids (same brand) that are ever so
slightly different in size. One lid fits on both bottoms and the
other on only one... invariably, family members will chose the lid
that fits both to cover the bottom of the smaller one, leaving me to
figure out where the lids that fits the remaining bottom is hiding.
Right now, I have a whole slew of tops and bottoms that don't fit
because someone has taken leftovers home not returned the containers.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

Sqwertz wrote:
> 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>
>
> -sw

Interesting. I find myself collecting more of the old Pyrex etc.
containers with glass lids.

--
Jean B.

On May 18, 4:48*pm, sf > wrote:
> On Tue, 18 May 2010 12:35:49 -0700 (PDT), > wrote:
>
> > Ziploc and Glad both are clearly marked with the brand name.
>
> What's really annoying is two lids (same brand) that are ever so
> slightly different in size. *One lid fits on both bottoms and the
> other on only one... invariably, family members will chose the lid
> that fits both to cover the bottom of the smaller one, leaving me to
> figure out where the lids that fits the remaining bottom is hiding.
> Right now, I have a whole slew of tops and bottoms that don't fit
> because someone has taken leftovers home not returned the containers.
>
> --
>

I hate the sort of square shaped Glad lids that have to be placed just
right in order to fit. They are square, but the lid only fits in one
position.

However, after fighting my husband for years over how to store these
containers - he finally won. We store them with the lid attached.
Luckily, I have a cabinet big enough. I used to stack the lids and
bowls separately - which is necessary if you have limited space.

Tracy

>> On Tue, 18 May 2010 12:35:49 -0700 (PDT), > wrote:
>>
>> > Ziploc and Glad both are clearly marked with the brand name.
>>
>> What's really annoying is two lids (same brand) that are ever so
>> slightly different in size. *One lid fits on both bottoms and the
>> other on only one... invariably, family members will chose the lid
>> that fits both to cover the bottom of the smaller one, leaving me to
>> figure out where the lids that fits the remaining bottom is hiding.
>> Right now, I have a whole slew of tops and bottoms that don't fit
>> because someone has taken leftovers home not returned the containers.

I've been a ZipLoc fan since they came out.
One ( square ) lid fits all, one ( round ) lid fits all.
Then they "imoroved the product" and the new/old lids
are not interchangeable with the new/old containers.
Grrrrr.... Wrote an eMail complaint to Mr.ZipLoc,
got the usual "envelope of coupons" as a mea-culpa.

I had a short romance with the RubberMaid ( red lid ) containers.
Within three weeks, four failures. ( cracks ).
Surprising ! RubberMaid is usually "good stuff"

I'm back to ZipLoc. ( using up the old ones first )
Then toss 'em when they really get ratty
from the spaghetti/microwave connection.

On Tue, 18 May 2010 11:23:52 -0400, James Silverton wrote:

> 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.

It's not the contents we have a problem with. It's covering the
contents with the appropriate lid.

Thank you Ophelia. I thought maybe a was mental defective there for
a while. Now I just feel less of one.

-sw

On Tue, 18 May 2010 12:35:49 -0700 (PDT), Nancy2 wrote:

> On May 17, 8:54*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
>> 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>
>>
>> -sw
>
> Ziploc and Glad both are clearly marked with the brand name.

No, they'e not. Not the bodies.

-sw

On Wed, 19 May 2010 10:58:40 -0700 (PDT), Tracy wrote:

> I hate the sort of square shaped Glad lids that have to be placed just
> right in order to fit. They are square, but the lid only fits in one
> position.

I haven't experienced that one yet. One more thing to look forward
to.

-sw

On Wed, 19 May 2010 11:24:06 -0400, Jean B. wrote:

> Interesting. I find myself collecting more of the old Pyrex etc.
> containers with glass lids.

People store leftovers in glass?

<shrug>

-sw

Janet Baraclough > wrote:

>from Sqwertz > contains these words:

>> On Wed, 19 May 2010 11:24:06 -0400, Jean B. wrote:

>> > Interesting. I find myself collecting more of the old Pyrex etc.
>> > containers with glass lids.

>> People store leftovers in glass?

>all the time.

>I've got a set of 5 nesting ovenproof glass bowls with clip on plastic lids,
> for storing leftovers in the fridge.

I use the 500- or 750-ml Luminarc "working glasses" with plastic lids:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA300_.jpg


Steve

"<RJ>" > wrote
>
> I'm back to ZipLoc. ( using up the old ones first )
> Then toss 'em when they really get ratty
> from the spaghetti/microwave connection.
>

After several years of dealing with the tupperware/glad/whatever plastic
ware avalanche, mismatched lids, etc. in my cabinet, I tossed them all and
just use dishes covered with wrap or foil and pyrex glass dishes with the
rubbery lids. I hate plastic. My everyday dishes are great, sturdy Noritake
oven and microwave safe, pretty too.

On Sat, 22 May 2010 16:36:30 +0000 (UTC), Steve Pope wrote:

> Janet Baraclough > wrote:
>
>>from Sqwertz > contains these words:
>
>>> On Wed, 19 May 2010 11:24:06 -0400, Jean B. wrote:
>
>>> > Interesting. I find myself collecting more of the old Pyrex etc.
>>> > containers with glass lids.
>
>>> People store leftovers in glass?
>
>>all the time.
>
>>I've got a set of 5 nesting ovenproof glass bowls with clip on plastic lids,
>> for storing leftovers in the fridge.
>
> I use the 500- or 750-ml Luminarc "working glasses" with plastic lids:
>
> http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA300_.jpg

Oh, plastic lids. Glass lids was why I don't use them.

-sw

Sqwertz > wrote:

>On Sat, 22 May 2010 16:36:30 +0000 (UTC), Steve Pope wrote:

>> I use the 500- or 750-ml Luminarc "working glasses" with plastic lids:

>> http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA300_.jpg

>Oh, plastic lids. Glass lids was why I don't use them.

Right.

I figure that unless they are stuffed full, there won't be
many pthalates or too much bisphenyl-A migrating out of the
lid into the food.

But to avoid even that possibility, there are the jars with
glass lids and a little wire closure mechanism, or pyrexware
with glass lids (although those don't seal tight).

Steve

On Sat, 22 May 2010 17:02:12 +0100, Janet Baraclough wrote:

> The message >
> from Sqwertz > contains these words:
>
>> On Wed, 19 May 2010 11:24:06 -0400, Jean B. wrote:
>
>>> Interesting. I find myself collecting more of the old Pyrex etc.
>>> containers with glass lids.
>
>> People store leftovers in glass?
>
> all the time.
>
> I've got a set of 5 nesting ovenproof glass bowls with clip on plastic lids,
> for storing leftovers in the fridge.
>
> Janet

refrigerator storage is usually glass (or ceramic) bowls topped with
plastic wrap. we're talking a couple few days, right?

your pal,
blake

Sqwertz wrote:
> On Wed, 19 May 2010 11:24:06 -0400, Jean B. wrote:
>
>> Interesting. I find myself collecting more of the old Pyrex etc.
>> containers with glass lids.
>
> People store leftovers in glass?
>
> <shrug>
>
> -sw

Yup. Nice nonreactive glass.

--
Jean B.