Close to Home by John McPherson for March 02, 2021

That is indeed one of life’s frustrations. A frustration that only gets worse with age. ARG!

Digging the cotton out of the top of aspirin bottles takes a while, too.

Opening ANY modern package.

Finding the edge of the plastic wrap!

Which is why I fold the end over itself after I’m done with it.

I have thrown a few rolls of tape in the trash because of this.

…..CHOO!!!! ??

I have a packing tape banjo and don’t have that problem.

I think somebody wasted more than 37 days of their life researching this

Ever tried looking for glasses….without your glasses?

My lawyer advised me that “not folding the end of the tape down” is not grounds for divorce.

Draw arrows inside of the roll, showing which direction to drag your nail in case you forget to fold under the end of the tape.

I can almost believe that. Actually, once I find it, the tricky part is getting a whole piece of tape to come off. I keep getting shards. Many of my packages go out with shardy tape jobs.

I belive this. The question is: Who does this research and why?

Even the blind! :-0

Now damn it Bleeb ! That’s a little girl, we have boundaries here, research can only go so far.

And another 25 days trying to open those supermarket produce bags.

Take the plastic bread tab that most folks throw away and stick it under the end. Problem solved…!

“Daddy, what’s wrong with mommy?!”

“She’s okay dear, she’s just having trouble with some tape.”

“Okay… but should I be worried about mommy?”

“Only if you see an explosion, dear!”

Origins of the phrase “There’s no end to it”

There’s a joke about a biography of the guy who invented adhesive tape but it never got read because no one could find the beginning.

The final event that put her over the edge. The daughter sees that mom has lost it.

don’t forget little annoyances like:

1. Not replacing the cap on the toothpaste tube

2. Installing the toilet paper rollin the holder so that it rolls behind it.

3. Not recapping the marker so it dries out and is ruined.

4. Forgetting you left something in the office break room fridge so it stinks up the whole area.

5. Forgetting to lower (or raise) the toilet seat when finished.

almost as bad as trying to open those plastic bags in the produce dept.

I can totally believe this!

Don’t forget toilet paper rolls!

At first I thought she had a coffee cup.