Ladies, Open Your Own Jars ...

Here is a trick I learned 35 years ago:

Here is a jar and a tool you can use.

Do you know what holds that lid so

tightly? It's the vacuum ladies, it's

the vacuum. If you let air into the

jar before you attempt to open it, 

it opens like a breeze.

 Tool used and jar to be opened.

Find the part of the lid that has a void

underneath. Get under it with the bottle

opener and gently pry up with your 

other hand on the lid. When you allow

the air to enter, you'll feel the lid middle

rise. That means there is no longer a

vacuum. At this time you should be 

able to easily twist off the lid.

This is another method, but be careful not

to bend the lid edge. You can also use a

standard silverware knife or a screwdriver.

Just put them under as before and twist. 

What ever method you use, remember you

are prying against glass. So please be

careful. I hope this helps ladies.