Wreckless endangerment

I received my first wine label in the mail! Wreckless was kind enough to substitute wine for usual beer-and-sport afternoon to provide me with this interesting label. How strange it was to get a label sent to me from the United States with the name 'Johannisburg' when a major city in my country is Johannesberg. The city's name is derived from an Afrikaans name still commonly used today, albeit a shortened form (Johan). How odd to see that name (or close) on an American wine label. It's a small world. Anyway, thank you Wreckless for enjoying a wine-and-sport afternoon.

Many visitors to my site have asked how to get the labels off the wine bottles. Here are some tips.

1. The method I use the most often involves steam. I take a steam iron and hold it over the label for a few minutes. The label usually peels right off. Sometimes the labels are really sticky and a bit stubborn often resulting in a label that is not pristine, but most of the time this method is successful. Just please beware of that hot steam. The bottle gets quite hot!

2. Many people just peel the label off directly. It is good to test this method but don't persist if the label does not start coming off immediately unless you want to buy another bottle to enjoy...

3. Some people soak the bottle in hot water for a few hours. I have had limited success with this method but find it annoying because it just takes too long!



Seeing as I am writing about wine and drinking, I thought it was appropriate to talk about driving. Leaving varsity a few weeks ago, I found this note on my car. A younin' had rear ended my vehicle and driven away. I was not impressed. I contacted the good Samaritan Mike, who told me that she reversed into my car twice as if it was done on purpose. So dramatic! I don't have enemies that I know of. My guess is that she was either a stressed new driver or had enjoyed some intoxicating nectar.

I am still waiting for our local police to actually contact her and tell her that "I know what you did last month" but that might take a while.