[pct-l] SWM ISO aluminium cans....

[tincanstoveman@hotmail.com (Tin Can Stove Man)]

Hey all yew PCT'ers,

So, I am in Oakland, Ca now, visiting my sister's house-o-breedin' (she just 
had her second kid a month ago), and I figured that I would use all the 
spare time I've got these days to make a whole bunch of Tin Can Stoves for 
my list of hikers in need.  Only I seem to have come across a problem, and 
that problem is that I can't find any large quantites of aluminium cans for 
the stoves.  I mean, I guess I could buy a case of cheap beer and drink it 
all, but it seems kind of missing the point.  In my normal secret 
headquarters, which is located in an undisclosed part of the rural East 
Coast, folks are such slobs that I never have any problem locating hundreds 
of used aluminum cans-- I just pick them up off the side of the road.  But 
here in California, everyone seems to be so damn fastidious that I can't 
find any-- go figure!

So I'm writing to the PCT list, since I figure all you PCT'ers live in the 
Bay Area, and here's me question-- does anyone out there who lives 'round 
these parts (preferably Oakland or SF) have a bunch of aluminum cans sitting 
around their garage that they would be willing to give to the Tin Can Stove 
Man?  I've got pretty much nothing but time these days, so I could always 
just ride my bike over to pick 'em up.  It pains me terribly to have all 
this free time, and not be able to find any cans.  I even went over to the 
recycling center in West Oakland yesterday, but no one there spoke any 
english, and my grasp of the spanish language is not sufficient to 
adequately explain the mission of the Tin Can Stove Man.  They probably 
thought I was a grade-A lunatic (which I guess in a way I am).  Anyways, if 
anyone out there has a few dozen cans sitting around their garage or 
something, drop me a line.  I'll be around for another 9 days or so before 
returning back East.

Happy Trails,
TCSM



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