So, I sit down this morning to add a woodgrain effect on the cockpit floor of my D.VII. I know that Liquin Original comes highly recommended as a drying agent, so I have a brand new bottle just waiting for the lid to be cracked.
Ah, ha . . . typical child proof safety cap so I push down and twist. No result other than the cap spinning. Hmmm . . . must need more pressure down while squeezing the side of the cap while turning. This is getting complicated but I've opened a pill bottle or two in my day. Hmmm . . . still no joy as the cap spins merrily away, accomplishing nothing. This time I stick my tongue out the side of my mouth as that always helps. Still no joy. Okay, NOW I'll look for instructions.
What the heck are these Egyptian hieroglyphics doing on the top of the cap?
Have I found the code to Tutankhamen's crypt?
Oh . . . I think that's a thumb and forefinger. Okay, push down, squeeze, turn, add some tongue action and . . . still no joy. I'm always up for a challenge, but this is getting ridiculous. I've spent half an hour at this now so I'll sheepishly ask my engineer son to show me how to do it. Drat! He's a chemical engineer. I knew he should've taken mechanical! Well, there's nothing left but to ask my wife. I know from experience that she knows everything. Evidently, not this!
Last resort is to drag my sorry butt back to the shop and use the heavy artillery. Hack saw the lid off? Better not. I need those left hand fingers. Ah, ha for the second time!
No pill bottle is equal to a man armed with Channellocks and an empty baby food jar.
One hour after starting, who cares about modelling now. Certainly not me.
Cheers,
Chris
