We are late getting things together for the blog this week. However, if you arrive before Nancy gets the week written up and I get it into WordPress – maybe you will find the following interesting.
The blog is being put together on January 17th. This is known as “tin can” day. This has to do with efforts, during World War II, to recycle so that households were not helping Hitler. Dayton, OH has some of this story.
Collecting tin cans in Dayton, Ohio
Rather than food can, beer can, soda can or whatever the contents, the general term now used is the beverage can. The phrase tin can is common — and the game ‘kick the can’ usually required a tin coated steel can. Maybe kids don’t play games like kick the can now — too busy talking on their cell phones?
When we were quite young, cans did not have pull-tops and this led to the need for something to pierce the top. The solution was known as a Church Key that may, or maybe not, have had something to do with church. When we were kids, beer came in cans with solid tops and church keys were in great demand.
So, relax, have a drink, stay warm — this may take another day.
Tonight our weather is what is called a wintry mix — unpleasant to say the least.
John