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Post by Bonny on Apr 29, 2016 20:05:26 GMT -5
Do you think it was due to over-use? 
Since I'm camping at the condo this could have been a crisis.
Fortunately I carry a spare in the car. Always be prepared! 
What crisis have you recently avoided?
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Post by justme on Apr 29, 2016 20:21:26 GMT -5
This reminds me I need to go but a few of those 2 dollar corkscrew from Wal-Mart as backup...and a couple bottles of wine with screw tops as emergency backup.
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Post by msventoux on Apr 29, 2016 20:25:42 GMT -5
Isn't that why people carry Swiss Army knives or Leatherman multi-tools? So they can have a spare corkscrew without letting on that they're worried about their regular corkscrew breaking due to overuse.  |
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Post by suesinfl on Apr 29, 2016 20:31:17 GMT -5
Is it sad to say that I've had that happen and actually used a knife? 
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Post by Bonny on Apr 29, 2016 21:13:02 GMT -5
Is it sad to say that I've had that happen and actually used a knife?
Yes, I was desperate, it was late and it made a mess, but it worked. I was thinking that I might have to break off the neck! 
Unfortunately I don't carry my sword with me when I'm traveling. 
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Post by justme on Apr 29, 2016 21:13:04 GMT -5
I've yet to need to, but I totally have that YouTube saved on how to open a bottle of wine with a shoe
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Post by MJ2.0 on Apr 29, 2016 22:12:31 GMT -5
Do you think it was due to over-use?
Since I'm camping at the condo this could have been a crisis.
Fortunately I carry a spare in the car. Always be prepared!
What crisis have you recently avoided?
Lmao! Reminds me of my broken corkscrew story from thanksgiving.  |
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Post by NastyWoman on Apr 29, 2016 22:38:46 GMT -5
Do you think it was due to over-use?
Since I'm camping at the condo this could have been a crisis.
Fortunately I carry a spare in the car. Always be prepared!
What crisis have you recently avoided?
Phew, I already had my car keys in my hands to come to the rescue ( NastyWoman knows that where there is a broken winescrew there is wine to be had shared)  |
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Apr 29, 2016 23:46:21 GMT -5
That reminds me..... Last semester I took apart the fancy cork puller I bought TD for Christmas a few years ago to draw all the guts of it. I still haven't put it back together, and am not sure I remember how to do so.  www.wineenthusiast.com/legacy-corkscrew-(antique-pewter).aspETA: We keep a corkscrew in the glove compartment of each car, and we have a spare in the house. |
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Post by Works4me on Apr 29, 2016 23:50:17 GMT -5
Bonny - I am so thankful you were well prepared in case of emergency!
The last time I broke my corkscrew I did not have a backup and used a screw driver to accidentally push the cork into the bottle. It worked but I now have several backups on hand.
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Post by stillmovingforward on Apr 30, 2016 1:18:17 GMT -5
Switch to hard liquor? I mean.......... wine, really? Hard liquor, you can just pull the top off and GO!  |
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Apr 30, 2016 1:51:31 GMT -5
We've forgotten to pack a corkscrew foe vacation several times now. Result is that we have multiple corkscrews in the house. I keep one in my bathroom bag now and dh usually packs a spare too. But there's at least 3 in the silverware drawer right now...
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Post by marvholly on Apr 30, 2016 5:41:09 GMT -5
i don't worry about corkscrews. Have NOT used one in years. Sheapo wine for me. Screw cap or cardboard multi-liter tappers.
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Post by debthaven on Apr 30, 2016 5:44:47 GMT -5
I would have thought that you of all people would carry a Swiss Army knife LOL.
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Post by resolution on Apr 30, 2016 7:27:08 GMT -5
I just keep a back up cardboard box of wine rather than a back up cork screw. |
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Post by mmhmm on Apr 30, 2016 7:34:40 GMT -5
ROFL! Had it not been an emergency, all you needed to do was ask me! I'd have gladly sent you one. I rarely drink wine; however, when I moved I found I had three corkscrews! Why? I have no clue!  |
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Post by Bonny on Apr 30, 2016 8:43:24 GMT -5
Do you think it was due to over-use?
Since I'm camping at the condo this could have been a crisis.
Fortunately I carry a spare in the car. Always be prepared!
What crisis have you recently avoided?
Phew, I already had my car keys in my hands to come to the rescue ( NastyWoman knows that where there is a broken winescrew there is wine to be had shared) You are a friend in deed; willing to drive 500 miles south with a replacement corkscrew. |
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Post by Bonny on Apr 30, 2016 8:53:51 GMT -5
I would have thought that you of all people would carry a Swiss Army knife LOL. It's in my backpack in the garage in Idyllwild. We were packed to the gills coming down here. Couldn't fit the backpack, cat, cat stuff, tools and all our other cr*p in the car.
But suffice to say, one of my extra ones is going in my portable "office" for emergencies.
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Apr 30, 2016 8:57:41 GMT -5
I'm on my phone so I cannot access the smilies. Please picture the ROTFLMAO smilie here. I had no idea people carried corkscrews in their car. I'm not sure if that's a sign of lunacy or brilliance.  |
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Post by Bonny on Apr 30, 2016 9:05:08 GMT -5
I'm on my phone so I cannot access the smilies. Please picture the ROTFLMAO smilie here. I had no idea people carried corkscrews in their car. I'm not sure if that's a sign of lunacy or brilliance. LOL, I know you guys won't believe me but I have hardly used the "back up" corkscrew for its intended purpose but I sure have used the foil cutter A LOT. I've used it to cut twine, as a box cutter and a crude substitute for scissors! |
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Post by MarleyKeezy78 on Apr 30, 2016 9:32:11 GMT -5
You know what works in a pinch, a screw and a hammer! Had to pull this little gem out at a couple of family gatherings  My family though it was hilarious! You just screw the screw down into the cork just leaving enough space to fit the claw side of the hammer under and work the cork out |
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Post by suesinfl on Apr 30, 2016 9:49:05 GMT -5
A true Girl Scout, always prepared. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2016 10:38:21 GMT -5
I broke mine a couple of months ago. Damn thing snapped off into the cork. I used a pair of pliers to remove it and then after 20 minutes of trying to remove the cork itself with the pliers, found my dad's old swiss army knife with a corkscrew. I am quite positive he would not have been overly thrilled with the use I found for it but that sucker's now in my junk drawer while my new heavy-duty corkscrew is safe in the silverware drawer.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2016 10:40:44 GMT -5
Switch to hard liquor? I mean.......... wine, really? Hard liquor, you can just pull the top off and GO! A girl after my own heart! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2016 10:42:20 GMT -5
I've yet to need to, but I totally have that YouTube saved on how to open a bottle of wine with a shoe A shoe? ick. I have smelly feet. my shoes are going NOWHERE near my alcohol. just ick. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2016 10:42:37 GMT -5
I've yet to need to, but I totally have that YouTube saved on how to open a bottle of wine with a shoe A shoe? ick. I have smelly feet. my shoes are going NOWHERE near my alcohol. just ick. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2016 10:43:39 GMT -5
I've yet to need to, but I totally have that YouTube saved on how to open a bottle of wine with a shoe shoe? ust ick. [b Double post |
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Post by NastyWoman on Apr 30, 2016 12:59:31 GMT -5
Phew, I already had my car keys in my hands to come to the rescue ( NastyWoman knows that where there is a broken winescrew there is wine to be had shared) You are a friend in deed; willing to drive 500 miles south with a replacement corkscrew. What can I say, a friend and a bottle of wine in need... Who would I be if I weren't ready to help out |
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Post by justme on Apr 30, 2016 14:45:49 GMT -5
I've yet to need to, but I totally have that YouTube saved on how to open a bottle of wine with a shoe A shoe? ick. I have smelly feet. my shoes are going NOWHERE near my alcohol. just ick. Yeah, it's like super extreme back up emergecy. |
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Post by Bonny on Apr 30, 2016 16:41:55 GMT -5
A shoe? ick. I have smelly feet. my shoes are going NOWHERE near my alcohol. just ick. Yeah, it's like super extreme back up emergecy. You have to admire German ingenuity! |
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