What's Vexing You Today?

[Lamplighter]

I bought four tools today at the local hardware store.

One was a cutting tool,
one was simple pliers,
one was a package of screw drivers,
and one was diagonal cutter pliers.

In order to open the bomb-resistant packaging of the pliers, I needed a cutting tool.
In order to open the cutting tool, I needed diagonal pliers to cut the plastic wrap.
In order to open the packaging of diagonal pliers, I needed a screw driver.

I had to go out to the garden shed to find the pruning shears
to cut open the package of blades for the cutting tool, to open the ....

There is a special HELL for all people who work in the packaging industry.
I will hold the boat until each and every one of their damned souls are on board,
and I'll push them out into the Phlegethon.

[Trilby]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

I bought four tools today at the local hardware store.

One was a cutting tool,
one was simple pliers,
one was a package of screw drivers,
and one was diagonal cutter pliers.

In order to open the bomb-resistant packaging of the pliers, I needed a cutting tool.
In order to open the cutting tool, I needed diagonal pliers to cut the plastic wrap.
In order to open the packaging of diagonal pliers, I needed a screw driver.

I had to go out to the garden shed to find the pruning shears
to cut open the package of blades for the cutting tool, to open the ....

There is a special HELL for all people who work in the packaging industry.
I will hold the boat until each and every one of their damned souls are on board,
and I'll push them out into the Phlegethon.

I completely agree!

I know the special hell of not getting it together for the post office, too. It's really so easy so why do I torture myself by not just getting the thing boxed and going in to post it? It's not like the postoffice people are mean or weird or smell funny. I don't get it.

I DID manage to get a box of books to orthodoc and a few things to Cherry (a bit late, ahem) but otherwise I'm shite at it.

[Lamplighter]

I just experienced another episode of anger over plastic shrink-wrap,
and commented under my breath again:
"There's a special place in hell for those who design packaging".

My wife overheard, and said:
"Wouldn't it be funny if they died and went up to the pearly gates,
and found they were closed and sealed in shrink-wrap."

[xoxoxoBruce]

Wrapped gates.

A sharp pocket knife is a plus, not only for cutting shrink-wrap, but if you ever meet the inventor you can stab him.

[glatt]

Apparently, paint stripper will eventually eat right through the can it's being stored in.


And if there are plastic paint cans on the same shelf, the stripper will melt those cans too.

Turns out having a huge pile of saw dust in the workshop is very helpful in cleaning up a mess like that.