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Flipping My Lid

It’s been a hard day but there’s no laws to say
That I can’t settle down with a gin
Late night R & R with an hour of TV
And then I will maybe turn in

The gin… that was easy, just spin that screw cap
Then tip up the bottle and pour
But what freaking demon has screwed G & T
It never was this hard before

This flaming recycling nonsense is mad
With screw caps that won’t separate 
The cap and the bottle do not come apart
And boy does it make me irate

A one handed action to top up my glass
To sparkle and fizz as I sip
But that is no more because some lunatic
Decided he’d give me some gyp

Brute force is required to crack that first seal
But the cap simply won’t unattach
It sits in the flow and it will not let go
As it acts like a half open hatch

So now I need one hand to angle the bottle
Another to hold back the cap
It’s driving me nuts, I just want to relax 
So much for this net zero crap

My bottle of tonic is sat in the cooler
But I settle down in my seat
The medics are worried about a big rise
In folk drinking alcohol neat.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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Jones Avatar
June 23, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Entertaining and lighthearted! This made me giggle.
Bauer Avatar
June 23, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Terry - I have never done that before and I am so embarrassed!!! Please forgive me. I am always called Irene in comments (and sometimes other wrong names) but I truly apologize. I guess I had responded to Jim’s poem before yours. I could never mistake your poems for anyone else’s!
Flood Avatar
June 23, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Don’t lose any sleep, Ilene… I was genuinely amused. Weird things happen on the Soup sometimes. Regards, Bernard ;-)
Bauer Avatar
June 23, 2024 at 1:14 PM
i love poems that deal with everyday frustrations in rhyme, jim, and this is a wonderful example of that. so many so-called "improvements" are just so annoying!!!
Flood Avatar
June 23, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Hey… who’s this ‘Jim’ fellow, getting the credit for my poetic rant? Haha… I’ve been called many things, Ilene… but thus far, never ‘Jim’. Nevertheless, I’m chuffed that you enjoyed Jim’s poem, Belinda ;-)
Christian Avatar
June 23, 2024 at 12:21 PM
A good write They even do that on some bottles of pop now. I snap the lid off from the other bit. The caps are anoying.designed to recycle together
Flood Avatar
June 23, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Sometimes it’s the little things that irk the most… those bottles just happen to be a pet hate of mine. Glad you enjoyed, Diane. Terry
Goldsmith Avatar
June 23, 2024 at 8:57 AM
I enjoyed reading your very creative write/fun picture. I do Not drink gin. With that said. Bottles are getting harder/harder to open. Years ago a rubber pad would help one to open the lid. Not now days. I ordered a special opener. I still have a fight to get the lids off. My questions is why??? Great write... Have a blessed day writing away...........................
Flood Avatar
June 23, 2024 at 11:25 AM
Thanks, Paula. The gin opens okay, it’s the tonic water that gets my goat. I haven’t actually started drinking my gin neat…. Yet!
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