About 5 decades ago when those produce plastic bags first came out I was in the grocery store trying to get some veggies. My fingers just weren’t getting the bag open.
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It’s because your fingers are too dry. Moisten them and, voilà, the bag will open.
Well, yeah, I understand how moisture can help a finger grab stuff. But my fingers might be in a bit of different class. They’re kind of beat up from running too many rock drills, hammers, forging irons, grinders, and dozens of other tools that require more grip than soft touch. I’m typing this with two pencils because they’re (the fingers) wider than the keys and I hit a lot of extra keys. Finger prints are usually worn smooth from tool handles so in a pinch I might rip off a piece of a sticky label to handle a bag. Last time I renewed my driver’s license the DMV lady laughed at me ‘cause she couldn’t get anything but a smudge for a print.
No one’s ever accused me of having a light touch. Think Mongo in Blazing Saddles. Karras and I are very close to the same size. He was a couple years older but we played ball at the same time and it would have been fun to play with or against him. But we live(d) on the wrong sides of the country. I expect he couldn’t open a bag either.
As noted up thread I’ll just stick with waiting for a gal to come by and bail me out. My odds run about 50-50. Half that get close call for a restraining order. The other half think we’re old friends.