How to open a bottle of wine... or why you should never buy a cheap corkscrew.

Moved into the new apartment today and decided to "celebrate" by having a glass of wine at home, which I was unable to do in the house. Picked up some dinner from O'Charleys, bought some flowers, lit a candle, put on some Bach, and got out my brand new (cheap) corkscrew to open the cabernet I bought for the occasion. Corkscrew went in easily, and then broke off in the cork. Not good. At least I could look at the bottle of wine and enjoy the fact that it was in the apartment.

Then I remembered what a former roommate and I did once in this situation, but since I don't have a hammer, I knocked the neck of the bottle off with a can opener.

Mmmm. That's a good cab.