MMeM, Vol. 8 Issue 19 – Good Luck on Peel Offs

…millions still out of power, gas, water, and power.

Just heard on the news that out east in NY/NJ as everyone deals with the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, shelters are announcing that they could use canned food. But, they would prefer the type of canned food where the lid can just be peeled off by hand. Oh, but of course! I mean who wouldn’t? It’s just that the very concept of canned food is that it’s canned so it will be saved virtually forever and that humans in an emergency situation, might, just might work they’re way into the impenetrable container.

Ok, I’m SORRY! I feel bad for the millions still out of power, gas, water, and power. I do. But this news blurb reminded me of my stepson who about a year ago found himself at home, ALONE. He wasn’t scared and he did what he had to do to survive. He was hungry and needed dinner. The two ATM machines in our house, his mother and I, were not home.

The mere fact he’d even heard of or knew of canned food was a heavenly miracle. So, he picked out one to his liking, opened said can, and had dinner. Now, he didn’t bother himself with one of the 5 can openers in the house. No. Apparently, he was acting out the future aftermath that our fellow citizens find themselves in right now out in the Northeast. No, his chosen can of food was not a peel top. So like all opposable thumbed primate would, he figured out a way to do it himself.

He used a bread knife.

 

What can you say? I have no idea. I guess the stranded NYC marathon runners who had their race cancelled by Bloomberg just before they loaded the start pistol will have to be pretty handy too. Oh there will be some peel back cans of food donated by some people, but please. There won’t be enough to meet the need.

All we can hope for is good ole American ingenuity just like that shown by our starving son.

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