Trying to open a bottle of beer without an opener?
Well, get that bottle out of your mouth RIGHT NOW because we have some information that will change everything you thought you knew about drinking in public.
This is not a drill, people!
World, meet your newest hero.
@niallgavinuk See https://t.co/lX6uY2UpIY— Patrick Dalton (@Patrick Dalton)1510166745.0
He published his first book, Shit London: Snapshots of a City on the Edge, in 2011.
Take, for instance, this rare sighting.
Who left the cat in charge?? https://t.co/3YRsxLik0x— Patrick Dalton (@Patrick Dalton)1510244376.0
And this is just sad.
This could've been worded better... https://t.co/PQdMujuC4t— Patrick Dalton (@Patrick Dalton)1510657276.0
But the reason Dalton is being hailed as a hero has nothing to do with his books.
It's because he's solved an issue that commuters have been struggling with since the beginning of time: How do you open your beer while on public transportation? His solution is nothing short of brilliant.It's a frustrating position to be in, to say the least.
You're on your way home from a stressful day at the office and you just want to relax with a cold one on the train, but alas, you have no bottle opener! What do you DO?! Do you try the old tooth method flawlessly demonstrated above? No. You do not. You'll break your teeth.Dalton, however, came up with something genius.
Just discovered an @SouthernRailUK life hack! https://t.co/UYkX4YEA0R— Patrick Dalton (@Patrick Dalton)1510609271.0
Needless to say, Dalton was pretty proud of his discovery.
@SouthernRailUK I feel like MacGyver or Ray Mears right now.— Patrick Dalton (@Patrick Dalton)1510609335.0
Dalton later downplayed his achievement to "The Fonz" level, which is no less impressive.
@SouthernRailUK I'm going to dial that back to 'The Fonz', I was over excited.— Patrick Dalton (@Patrick Dalton)1510609650.0
Not surprisingly, Twitter was in awe of Dalton's smart thinking under pressure.
@shitlondon @SouthernRailUK You're not working hard Patrick, you're working smart— B² (@B²)1510609912.0
Sadly, the story had a bit of a bittersweet ending.
@SouthernRailUK Left the train to discover I've lost one of the rubber bits from my earphones. The Lord giveth, the Lord taketh away.— Patrick Dalton (@Patrick Dalton)1510610892.0