"heyjoe" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 24 Aug 2014 13:37:29 -0700, sf wrote:
>
>> I have never even come close to cutting myself on the edge of a can
>> lid. Any klutz who does that shouldn't be allowed to be around sharp
>> knives either.
>
> I wonder how many folks recycle their tin cans. Around here the
> recycling center asks (in no uncertain terms - if you get my drift) that
> all tin cans be rinsed and free of food before putting them in the
> recycle bins. Cans that have been opened with a side cutting opener
> have an nice fitting lid to aid in rinsing the cans and the added bonus
> is no sharp edges to worry about if you hand wash the can before
> recycling.
>
> Hard as it is to believe in this day and age there are some of us that
> do not have a dish washer. Around here we wash the empty cans after the
> dishes are done and at the end tail end of this chore, all I want to do
> is get done as quickly as possible with a minimum of fuss and bother.
> Why have sharp edges on empty cans when they are so easy to avoid?

I had a can opener that did not leave sharp edges. I hated it. Why? It
left a long string of gluey looking stuff that would often land on the food
within. I don't know what it was but I know that I didn't want it in my
food.

Recycling is mandatory here in Bothell but I gather from talking to people
online that there are still some areas that either do not have it or if they
do, the recycler must drive there and take their things to them.

Not everyone wants or needs a dishwasher. I have one because it is nice to
know that I can use it if I want to. But most of the time I do not. I
rather find them to be a PITA to have to empty. I would much rather just
wash and put away as I go but... Sometimes if I have a lot of dishes all at
once, I will use it.