Opening gambit

FURTHER to Sarah Rainey’s informative article about the difficulty in opening many products, I can recommend nutcrackers as the perfect way to open a bottle of bleach. I have had many interested inquiries as to why I keep nutcrackers by the loo.

R. JONES, Frome, Somerset. HAVE you tried opening a plaster with an injured hand?

Name and address supplied. I USE a rubber glove to undo the lid of a stubborn jar. It works every time.

SALLY BROWN, Basingstoke, Hants.