Cutting Myself On A Tin Can

[Tilly2]

Yesterday, I opened a tin of tomatoes. It had a ring pull top. The lid came only half way off. I tipped the tomatoes into a sauce pan then tried to pull off the lid before washing the tin. It sliced into my palm!

I thought that tins were made on non-cutting 'tin'. Now I know that that is not the case.

(My little rant)

[Patsy33]

Oooh! Tilly...
I had these to tops that don't come off properly. I hate opening corned beef. They're lethal! Hope your hand isn't too sore.

[dunnitall]

Ouch! Unfortunately not but keep it clean and dresssed best you can...oops no pun intended and hopefully will heal ASAP.

[marval]

Poor you Tilly, hope it heals quickly.

[sunny-dave]

Nope - the dratted things are sharp even if they open properly.

The recycling stasi round here insist on all tins being washed - I've already nicked myself painfully doing that and I'm afraid they can now naff off - any tins that obviously need washing go in the landfill bin.

[Tilly2]

Thank you, Patsy, Dunnitall and Marval. :-)

I've put some Germolene 'New Skin' on it but it keeps opening up.

Never mind. It will heal. I'm just very surprised that you can still cut yourself on a 'tin'.

[Tilly2]

Dave I just put some hot water in and swoosh it around. I don't put my hand in the tin.

I hate those ring pull things!

[Arksided]

Awe bless you Tilly... I don't know how you old folk cope at all with this stuff ;-)

[gness]

OOoooo.....blimey, Ark.....let me know when visiting hours are...grapes or flowers?.....x

[Tilly2]

Ring pulls are fine as long as they pull but they don't seem to. They just stop pulling.

[Patsy33]

I pulled a ring top on a tin of mixed vegetables from Tesco a few years ago. I had the shock.of my life when it exploded! It knocked my thumb and bruised it. I took.it back the next day to complain. Eventually, I had letter of apology and £20 compensation!

[gness]

Me too, Tilly.....haven't pulled for an age now.... :-(

[Tilly2]

Aww, I've put the can in the bin now. I never thought of that, Patsy.

[Arksided]

Gness I was all set to run, hoping that Tilly got my jest...however a Dozen red roses for you my dear... Tilly I do hope that you're ok though xx

[Old_Geezer]

There's such a thing as non-cutting tin ?
The danger of cuts is the main reason I object to washing rubbish. The householder takes all the risks.
One can get tin openers that split the solder joint leaving tin peril free.

[gness]

Bliss, Arky...thank you...x

[Tilly2]

Ark, I shall be expecting flowers too!

OG, do you have a link for those tin openers, please?

[tonyav]

Get yourself an hands free opener, Yilly.
Those can cuts are bladdy sore aren't they ( 'New Skin' the first time my mom put some of that stuff on a cut on me was the first time she heard me say a naughty four lettered word, gawd it stung ).
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=tin+opener

[Tilly2]

Yes, it did make my eyes water, Yont! I didn't mention that 'cos I'm tough. :-)

Thanks for the link. I'll get one of those Magic thingies.

[tonyav]

Yont! I didn't mention that 'cos I'm tough. :-)

Oi, wot are you sayin then, Yilly.

I'm sure Amazon will have the same openers if you don't fancy using Ebay.

[Tilly2]

Yeehow!