Metal Trash Can Lids

      One Sat. we had gone down to visit Brian's parents. We usually take the high way to get there, but often take the bi-way back home. Just for clarification purposes, I'm sure all of you know what a highway is. A bi-way is the main route that was used before the highway was built. And taking 'back roads' means you were meandering your way there via non main streets.
     My usual preference is the bi-way or back roads methods of getting someplace. Well, if we have to be at such and such a place by a specific time, then take the straightest and quickest route. But then I pay a whole lot of attention to the scene passing by my window that's beyond the highway! Yes, I am one of those who really does enjoy taking long scenic drives. Well, at least I was back before this vertigo business. Now all of the curves and dips in the roads, etc. are anything but enjoyable ...
     A-n-y-ways, as we were driving along, we passed this guy on a riding lawn mower trying to mow the grass on his property that grew close to the fence, which was about four feet back from the road. The thing was, there were huge bushes growing up close to the other side of the fence. So he was driving along with one arm up in the air trying to protect himself from all of the branches which hung over the fence. The branches were definitely impeding his progress! Yet we were sure his wife wouldn't let him just cut them back due to all of the blooming flowers on them. o;-p
      I told Brian that it was to bad the guy didn't have a metal trash can lid to use as a shield. He could have held it along the side of his head thus protecting both his head and his neck!
      We then got to talking about all of the wonderful ways that those old metal trash can lids had proved themselves useful. ;-p
     They worked great as shields (such as knights use to use) for a variety of purposes!! Examples being: snow ball fights, when being unwillingly sprayed with the hose (helped you approach your attacker!), getting in underneath the overgrown bushes while playing hide and seek,  protecting your eyes from the bright rays of a flash light, as cymbals in a 'street band', etc..
     If there was at least two and a half inches of s_ _ _ (that white flaky precipitation stuff, the name of which my husband declares is a swear word ;-p), then those lids made wonderful impromptu sliding saucers when placed upside down on the s_ _ _ .
     Upside down, they even worked good for giving the dog water in. You know, when you forgot to bring his bowl out with you like you had been told, and you didn't want to face going back in to retrieve it .... or at least I'm sure they would work good in such a situation ... o;-p
     Many of us grew up hearing about how "the lids were suppose to stay ON the trash cans!!!"
     And we knew parents who deprived their children of many adventures, by chaining the lids to their cans!
     It was probably one of those same parents who invented the trash bins with the permanently attached lids which can be flipped on or off, but always stay attached. Yeah, yeah, yeah.... they might be ever so convenient, but where's the adventure in that?!!!

    Recently I spotted three of the old metal style trash cans. They were being used as huge flower pots out in front of a retro style cafe'. I glanced around, but was unable to spot their missing lids.... hey, I was going to take one of them down to that poor guy who had been mowing. Honest!!! o;-p