> Oh yeah, recycling tin cans is nothing new...Kids grabbed every one they > saw and made a toy out of it..back in the day. One way to walk on tin > cans is to punch a hole near the bottoms on both sides of 2 cans and run > a piece of baling wire through the holes, leaving a length on each > side...Turn the cans up so you are able to stand on the bottoms, tie the > wires at the top for a handhold ,hold the wires and walk...Kinda like > stilts...Makes a grand clanking noise...Another way is to stomp a tin can > so it clamps on to the heel of your shoe....A nephew told me they used to > clamp a can on each side of the foot AND the heel....Boy, they must have > been rich to have that many tin cans ! > > We rarely saw one when I was growing up...I can remember finding one that > had washed down the Big Ditch and taking it home to make curlers out > of...You never heard of that? Well, you get your Dad's mule > shears...which are coarse looking scissors used to trim the mules > mane...and cut the rims off so you have a cylinder...Cut the can into > strips about 1/4 to 1/3 inches wide and as long as the can is tall. Wrap > a piece of rag around it, then wind strands of your wet hair on it and > crimp the ends over to hold it.....[You could also save the metal strip > that was unwound to open a can of coffee .]Makes for some rather weird > dreams if you try to sleep in them...and I HAVE done that. Next morning > take all your 'curlers' out and comb your hair into a gloriously frizzy > 'Do'....For someone born with dead straight hair it was highly > desired....Luckily I got a permanent one time and now I have enough curl > in my hair to wear it in the short hairdo I prefer.....I have read about > girls rolling their hair on rags....Jeannie T ____________________________________________________________ Top 2010 Online Colleges Grant Funding May Be Available to Those That Qualify. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4d3684d38fc77a4451m06duc