i am aware of that issue. painfully aware. my beloved uncle died from it, very recently.
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Yet another chef knife casualty..
i am aware of that issue. painfully aware. my beloved uncle died from it, very recently.
buy Cutco knives on Ebay, reasonable price, very sharp and carry lifetime warranty no questions asked
Guy over here has a 1975 Ford Maverick in his gated marquesina. "He s just a poor old man, he cannot afford a new Land Cruiser." But 20, 30, 40, 50 year old fuddy duddy cars are now experiencing a regenesis of interest in the US.
Very, very recognizable. My mother in law came to visit us here in Europe for 4 weeks over Christmas. Within two days she broke one of my ceramic knifes trying to open a can. Never mind we do have a can opener and even that wouldn't have been needed since the can had a lip to open manually.
Another two days later she broke the next ceramic knife trying to pry open another can after she opened it with the can opener I explained her about after the first incident.
Then the kicker was both my wife and MIL telling me the knifes were very bad quality for breaking so easily (because, well, mother knows best I guess).
And don't get me started on the teflon frying pans I had to replace after she left.
funny, the knives don't break easily when you use them.
you can own a cellphone for a decade, and it will still function. in the DR, people go through at least 2 per year. they fall in toilets, get sat on, fall out of pockets, get stolen, you name it.
You guys are soft. Too much nonsense in your relationships. Not machista at all, its sound eunuch-ish.
"This is is the can opener, use it. Dont touch my knives or use them to open cans, or cut drywall or you ll be sleeping in the bus depot."
exactly!! ten chances to one, the phone they just broke was gifted to them by somebody..maybe when they have to lay out the 5 large themselves, a phone will last them a year.
maybe.
Oh no doubt. My lady friend has been using the same Sony cellphone since 2014. I finally am going to give her one of my BLU dual SIM phones because that old Sony wont let her update Whatsapp , plus mine has a front camera also.
But if its all they have they can make it last.
In any case, I gotta get at least one knife for MY use. Mi esposa doesn't mind dollar store knives with no handles, but I do. My chef knife was really too much of a workhorse for what I needed it for down here, which was mostly prepping lechosas for batidas. I'm on the Dominican diet now and found myself inconvenience by the price and availability of tropical produce while I was in the States.
As for smartphones, I brought free five hand me downs with me including one that we got repaired for 200 pesos. Give them things that need to be fixed and they seem to take more care.
As for smartphones, I brought free five hand me downs with me including one that we got repaired for 200 pesos. Give them things that need to be fixed and they seem to take more care.
that is why I suggested a lockable storage for your items that you want nobody to touch.
Good idea. I tried to bring down a $5 tool box I got on sale at LOWES, but it ended being too bulky. I already have a pistol safe I use for cash and small stuff that has a security cable.
.....exactly....every Dominican woman knows what a knife is for...open the cans......Brought from the usa a very good set of german knives, you know the ones in the wood block.... came into the kitchen one day to find mi girl fren using one of those knives to open a LARGE can.........I hide those knives where she will never find.....In the cabinet with the cleaning supplies.........Doc..........
My Dominican wife will open a can with a knife faster than any electric can opener. I keep waiting for her to cut herself. Been 12 years and not a nick. I gave up waiting. Asked hey why she never cuts herself. She laughed and said I have been doing this all my life. I bled a lot as a kid but there was never a can opener in our home.
At the risk of venturing off but still in the realm of unexplained Dominican behavior. What is it with eating out of cheap plastic bowls. Many are not microwave safe and leave a nasty greasy residue. Whole famdamily eats off plastic when we have a nice matched set of dishes and bowls. I toss them in the bin at every chance but more magically turn up. Anyone know?