A Tip Of The Cap!

   Like most others who qualify for the
American Association of Retired Persons
I have become a familiar face at our
local pharmacy.
   There are all kinds of medicines that
are suppose to help us heal our ills or, at
least, relieve the pain.
   And that's great....IF....you can get the
bottle open!
   Safety caps were invented primarily
so that kids couldn't get into those pill
containers. That's great too.
   Problem is, the folks who designed
those safety lids have outdone themselves!
   Some evenings I've got to start early
to begin the opening process.
   There's only a couple of bottles.
   But the "opening code" varies from
one to the other.
   In one case you've got to press down
as hard as possible while your turn the
top at the same time. When you hear it
"click" just right you feel like you're
just cracked a safe at the bank.
   Another container as an arrow on
the cap and another on the edge of the
rim. The idea is to match the two then
use your thumb to flip the top open.
   That's usually easy except for those
few occasions when I try to get the
arrows lined up just right....in the
dark. You're suppose to be able to
feel that spot too. But that doesn't
always work. It's possible to strain
your thumb while perfecting that
opening flip.
   In that case you reach for the aspirin.
  Hopefully you're got a bottle that was
opened some time ago!
   If you're got a brand new bottle you've
first got to get that lid open, remove a
layer of aluminum foil that's apparently
fastened with some kind of 'Super Glue',
then begin to dig out enough cotton
to knit a small shirt!  By that time you
really need the aspirin!
    Maybe you're OK with just some
vitamins.
    Hope your orange juice opens
easily and that all your NEWS is good!